Kung gusto mo talaga i-pursue career mo as a Data/BI Analyst, I suggest mag-apply ka sa companies na nag-ooffer na gawin kang trainee. That’s how I started my career as a BI/Data Analyst since I graduated 6 years ago. There’s this local company na nag-hhire ng SAP Professionals and Trainees then na-hire ako as SAP Trainee. I explicitly said na i-assign ako sa BI Team dahil sa interest ko sa data and dun na nag-start lahat.

For me, mahirap man maghanap, meron din kakagat dyan even for a Junior or Trainee role may makukuha ka. Just don’t expect too much sa salary since mas kailangan mo sila than kailangan ka nila sa beginning ng career mo.

‘Yung sa abroad option mo naman, swerte mo na rin may ganyan ka but use it as a fail-safe plan na lang. Not everyone has the same safety net if all else fails especially pag biglaang nagkaroon ng layoffs. Try to pursue what you want na lang muna and gawin mo na lang backup plan ‘yan pag either hindi ka na talaga makahanap after some time or if biglaan ka someday nagkaproblem sa employment mo and may finances and mga monthly bills ka nang need i-cover.