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I’ve been working in IT for over 15 years. Earning my Azure certification through Yayasan Peneraju opened new doors for me. I landed a role as Assistant Manager of IT at a banking company. It’s been a fresh, exciting experience, and a step up from my previous position. I’m truly grateful for how things have turned out.
I also sincerely hope that everyone in this cohort finds even better opportunities ahead. Wishing all of us success in our careers and beyond.

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I joined GAIP24 C3 on 8/24 with intention to applied the skill on my workplace.

But, on 1/25, I need to resigned from the company because:

1. we are not paid for the salary for 2 months before (11&12 24)

2. If stay, given notice to 'cuti tanpa gaji'

3. 1 year of false contribution to kwsp

*Later knowing false contribution to perkeso also..

& personally I can't see the direction of this company anymore..

I started to do job search in 2/25, specifically after finished exam from the cert program..

From applying online in various platform (jobstreet, linkedin, indeed, myfuturejobs, facebook, company website) till joining career fairs..yet, no result.

I also research on how to write the resume nowadays, getting resume feedback from career fair that I went..during the job search.

During the job search, I also joined other training.. a 2 weeks training by SHRDC on data analytics & gen AI..thinking of I don't have enough skills as I don't get any job interview...

I also learn more about resume during this training.

Now I have a lot of resume versions.

And I even applied for the kyouth program that provide a contract staff programme on end of the april.

And the worst thing is, I can't provide the payslip to the peoplelogy! That may lead to the payback..

*I've sent my job search prove to peoplelogy.

In term of financial, fortunately get help from perkeso scheme, that can last for 6 month..

Suddenly, by the end of May, got approved to join the kyouth programme & now being placed in a host company for a 4 month contract.

Besides working with the host company, also have 4 days online bootcamp (include online courses & assignment) from this kyouth programme.

& financially, for this 4 month, fortunately is supported by montly paid by the kyouth programme.

Hence, now what should I plan/focus for the next step in my career?

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Im at that age i think work- life balance is most significant reason. I turned down many offer due to require me onsite, i just love work at home

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Just move to a new environment with totally new roles and responsibilities. Nonrelated with experience on skills

set and knowledge. All certificated be treated as knowledge and can't be use in new environment. Not to enjoy and no excitement. High pay is enjoyable? Think again.

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I had decided to resign from my current career job after 10 years, it hard for me but I had done the decision after I been think for long and listed the pro and con. For now, not only I was fear that I was jobless at the same time I have some sort of emotion damage that I scare people see me as someone with no career and future. The question now what I need do to go to keep being positive from all other perspective and keep have strength to believe that I have plan and I have to be confident with it without detracting with all those emotional and outsider may juggle or take about me. I feel demotivate and lost confidence in getting a new job.

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Given the ongoing rightsizing exercise, I’ve started to actively explore new opportunities and have attended several interviews. However, despite my efforts, I’ve yet to secure any offers. Frankly, it can be quite exhausting at times to go through multiple interview rounds only to be met with disappointing outcomes. I fully understand that the job market is highly competitive right now, with many others in the same position. That said, I would truly appreciate your advice on how I can better differentiate myself and position as a stronger candidate, someone who truly stands out.

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I dont know what i am doing here. I just want to tell you something.

Whatever you do, in the end of the day. What matter is peace of mind.

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I used to work in IT background role as a Apps Engineer (Cloud Engineer) in past few years and now working in Finance-related role. I love to work back in IT and wishing to land a job specifically in Cloud Engineer role. Thus, I decide to pursue these certs and managed to complete them.

I did perform well in current role and manage to automate multiple finance processes, which lead to my promotions as a specialist. Facing few challenges in managing people and now realize that I should get back on track chasing my dream role which I enjoyed doing it. It still another blocker as most recruiter looking for people with more experience in Cloud.

Where should I start back?

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nak jadi trainer dengan YP how? Is it good money? Must be certified ? I’m interested

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not perform during the interview, the reason was that failed to secure a new job. cakap semua benda boleh buat nanti makan diri bila dah hired. dapat kerja sebelum ni based on recommendation from previous superior, connections.

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Being senior worker is a burden due to management will take advantages by given task that is not in your job scope and expected you to complete all the task without really go through the negative impact.

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Firstly, I took these Azure certifications to gain more knowledge and upgrade my skills. However, I don't have any work experience in this field. I’ve also applied for jobs through LinkedIn, but I’ve received many rejections from companies, possibly because I lack experience. I believe I need proper guidance to improve my CV.

I’ve had some online interviews as well, but I tend to feel nervous when speaking, possibly due to lack of preparation and experience. I also struggle during interviews because sometimes my mind goes blank. I think I’m mostly worried about my English communication skills.

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After completing the Microsoft Course, I already know that knowledge still not yet able to push us to get the salary what I want.

Basically, I've a project and might everyone can do it as well, which is start with AI Agent module.

Then it can touch a bit what we've learn in Microsoft course.

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how to maintain or improve the salary if we change our career to the new one, still in IT (IT Exec.), however it is another part of IT (Cloud engineer)

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Life wasnt easy as we want it to be,coz thats life

Keep pushing,dont give up

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I’ve been in IT for over 6 years now, mostly working with hardware—things like servers, storage, and network support. Over time, I’ve been trying to move into a different area, especially cloud, but it’s been tough.

To help with the transition, I took some Azure certification courses, hoping it would open up opportunities. But even with that, I’m still finding it hard to land a cloud-related role, since most recruiters seem to want people with actual hands-on experience.

I’m feeling a bit stuck and would really appreciate your advice. What steps can I take to make myself more appealing for cloud roles and successfully shift my career in that direction?

Thanks so much for your time and guidance!

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I'm very interested in DS, but going into DS as an entry-level exec seems like a downgrade from my current career, and I'm in a totally different field for almost 14yrs. So I'm thinking about doing it as a side job or freelance only, while keeping my current job. Yes, I don't want to take a big risk like that at this age. Is my plan ok?

I was thinking about doing some DS project for my company. As they are not in my current job description, should I come in and charge them under consultancy? Maybe can guide me on how to do this?

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Can you teach me how do I approach a management that wants to systematically dismiss me from my organisation?

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Just wanted to share something I’ve been reflecting on. Even before I started taking the CDSP and CAIP certifications, I wasn’t entirely sure what I would do with them afterward. I come from a T&D background (specialising in tech), and while I enjoy what I do, I often find myself wondering how AI and data science will truly fit into my career path.

Still, I decided to pursue these certs because I believe they’ll add value and yes they helped me in more ways than I thought. It changed the way i see at things, the mindset, and improve my work process.

The future still feels a bit uncertain, but I’m hopeful that this will help me grow into a more specialised and future-ready role in L&D.

Lately, I’ve started to gain more clarity on the direction I want to take. But I’ve realized that what I really need now is the right mentor, people, or community to support and guide me along the way.

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I want to transition to pure role but lot of companies always tried to lowball the offer since i have no experience on the specific role. How and what should i do? they also always asking for previous salary to compare.

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As for nilow, i dont have issues with my career direction. I'm clear about where i'm heading and what i should focus and I actively apply my skills in my work by applying advance analytics, improving workflows and supporting better decision in big data projects. But sometimes i do question wether im doing enough, which i know stems from wanting fo deliver quality and lead effectively. However, there is one more challenge for me now and it is about increment to make sure my respinsibilities and contribution are recognised fairly.

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I enrolled in this certification course primarily to gain new knowledge and exposure in the field of Data & AI. Since my academic and professional background is not in data science—and I also acknowledge that my coding skills are currently limited—I see this as an opportunity to learn from the experiences of others.

To be honest, I’m aware that even after obtaining the certification, I may need to consider a junior-level position with a lower salary if I wish to transition into a data science career, due to my lack of hands-on experience in the field.

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How do I start?

How do I improve my CV?

How to build my project portfolio?

How to present myself better for the next employer?

Since I'm not in the Data Science and AI field, this question always keep playing on my mind,

I tried applying to lots of company that has an opening, i still didn't pass the preliminary screening.

I want to transition into the Big Data field, since I found my passion here.

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1) I am not a CS graduate, so it is tough for me to break into the IT field. What can I do to be able to land in IT field without IT degree? Do I need to enroll in master to get that "ticket"?

2) After I posted my AI/DS certification in LinkedIn, I got many offer/invitation for interviews (local and oversea) for AI/ML/Data roles but I am afraid to go for it because my programming skill is limited to Python/SQL. In job description, I see they posted many qualification/skills that I am not familiar or touch before. This makes me "give up" to go to the interview.

3) I am expecting my next IT job's salary will be on par or more than my current salary. When I put my salary demand, most of employer ghosted me. So if I try to land a job in IT, and I consider myself a "newbie" in IT, I cannot demand high salary and most probably I will get lower than what I am getting now. Is this worth it to go for lower salary? I have passion in this field but not ready to lower my salary. The only way is to get oversea job, but I need to be skilled enough.

Thats my concern.

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Currently, I’m working in an application support role, but I’m really passionate about data and AI. I’d love to get your advice on how to take the next steps — whether it’s building a portfolio, focusing on specific tools or platforms, or targeting certain types of projects or companies.

I’m also curious about how I can leverage my current certificate effectively to break into the field, and how I might position myself to attract remote job opportunities.

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How to get into the AI/Big Data Field? I know a lot of job opening out there but as someone who has no background in the data science, it is hard actually to land a job as a Data Scientist or AI Engineer. Even the chances to get interview for that position is somehow low. Seems like the certification itself is not enough.

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1. Certification is not enough. I need some projects to practice those skills. Any free website to share?

2. The best ways to change job scope? Ex: Finance to HR area

3. Company usually prefers candidates who have experience rather than like us(only have certificate without experience)

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CAREER-RELATED

How to ask for increment? Boss assume Data Science & AI should be in my job scope already (I am in Data Analytics scope)

COURSE-RELATED

How do I implement all of this ML / AI into real world pipeline? We learn the concept but little on implementation.

AI Course: When we tell this to others, they expected we know how to do and utilize all AI tools out there when in fact

we are more on learning on how the AI works behind the scene.

MY APPROACH IN MOVING FORWARD:

Upskill in Microsoft Fabric which offered integrated data services in one place; to start me with doing analytics, data science, data preparation, all in one place. This also help me to go to company that use Microsoft as their main platform.

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I just received an increment, which is something I’ve been aiming for and I’m truly grateful. However, my current role is now shifting away from data science and data analysis, and more towards leadership responsibilities. This change is making me rethink my path—while I do value a good salary, I also have a strong desire to deepen my expertise and involvement in data science.

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is it ok to not have desire to chase for promotion?

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is it ok to not have desire to chase for promotion?

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during my half year review with my SV earlier this week, i noted that despite being one of the longest in the team (10y) but i dont get the chance for promotion still. despite i proactively went for CDSP and CAIP on my own, it's more for my self improvement and i plan to join in data science/analytics project - but not chasing promotion. i just want to explore ny option beyond my current department. i think my skills and knowledge is best used at different department.

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Need existing DA/DS to assist me building my portfolio at Kaggle :)

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Need existing DA/DS to assist me building my portfolio at Kaggle :)

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Can this certificate get me into data job?

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"I have already applied to many job vacancies on JobStreet and LinkedIn, but I have never received a job interview. How can I improve my resume or CV? Are there other job platforms I should explore?"

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As we already finish this CDSP and AIP certification. I don’t have any experience(job) in this background career yet. Many companies consider/piorities candidate that have 2@3 years experience.

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I know what I want to pursue but I keep thinking am I in the right path?

I feel nervous when a company or agent contacts me about a job vacancy, and when the topic of expected salary comes up, they just shut me down. Am I not good enough to ask for the salary I believe I deserve, knowing my limits and self-worth?

I believe my CV contains all the necessary information, but I’m unsure whether the template is appealing enough to attract top employers.

I wonder if I'm truly ready to step into the technical world. I’m concerned about whether I can successfully deliver on the proposed project.

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I am being ghosted after applying to more than 30 positions, with most rejections coming without interview calls.

My salary expectations require management skills, but I have only managed 5 developers at most, and still doing technicals. So applying for management positions at high-profile companies makes me nervous and gives me KPI anxiety.

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I love Data, and I love my current job/field as well. With 10 years experience, no one willing to take me since I am still “a fresh” in it. While I have almost zero chance to move around within my organisation since they have well-defined career path structure. Penetrating to either way would be very difficult for me. I have doubt if I should keep my passion to myself or fight for it.

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Remote oversea job, increment, career alignment

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Remote oversea job, increment, career alignment

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Want to learn how to land a remote job?

Any CV sample from people who successfully land a job in overseas. Want to know what their tips and techniques?

I don’t know how to start the effective conversation with my manager on how to ask for promotion or projects that align with my interest and certificate. Sometimes, when I tried to speak about this, my manager seems not interested and change to other subjects.

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whats the best way to shift from our current job scope to a different scope 

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whats the best way to shift from our current job scope to a different scope 

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e.g. from operations to project management, from compliance to strategy, from IT to finance

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Never had the chance to really experience internal promotion from the previous companies.

Decided to pursue external self-promotion by job hopping after two/three years.

Job hopping seems to be the only way to achieve the career goals. Wont we jeopardise our career in the long run?

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“What if I’m not good at this?”
“What if others think I’m not smart enough for this field?”

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most of us coming from technical segment, i felt like I’m talking to myself during interview. What do interviewer looks for during the session? Or what should i presented during interview

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LinkedIn is like reverse Tinder

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What value should i sell if im not 100% confident leading the ai project even with this certification. How should i request a salary raise if that is the expectation?

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What value should i sell if im not 100% confident leading the ai project even with this certification. How should i request a salary raise if that is the expectation?

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I was problem to proof my strength during interview even i know i’m better on that

I feel like very hard to move from current to new level.

I think my CV is not so attractive

I dont know how to make the conversation interesting and always be short conversation.

I dont know how to make connections

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Career Transition Challenge After Certification

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Career Transition Challenge After Certification

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Recently completed my certification but facing roadblocks in advancing my career. Currently in middle management (mechanical engineering background) handling R&D data management.

Current Position:

Strong position within my company due to unique combination of engineering expertise + data skills

Specialized knowledge makes me valuable in current role

However, limited growth opportunities ahead

Key Concerns:

Competing against candidates with stronger data/coding skills and younger age

Fear of potential layoffs due to company downsizing

Skills may not be as transferable/valuable outside current company

Need to maintain current income level and responsibilities

The Dilemma: Caught between being well-positioned internally but vulnerable to company changes, while lacking competitive advantage in external job market. How to build transferable value while leveraging current strengths?

Feeling: Stuck between staying safe but stagnant vs. risking career move without guarantee of matching current position.

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Do we even have what it takes to land a job from a global corporation?

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I want to learn how to customize and optimize our CV to stand out from the other applicants

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I want to learn how to customize and optimize our CV to stand out from the other applicants

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As it is hard to get a call from recruiter after applying for a particular job

Maybe focus on CV customization to map each job description of a job ad

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I don't know which career path should I go with my current situation right now..

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Need to learn how to respond professionally in corporate especially when need to stand your ground. Being blunt does have it cost, and its not pretty.

How to negotiate your salary and the value that you bring to the company? The people that work hard will make a lot of mistakes to find the right solution instead the one that are not, however a lot of mistakes is seen as you are not competent and affecting your promotion. At the end of the day, the one that do less got the promotion in salary/ promotion, and we are the one left to clean up his mess

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How do I break into a leadership / strategy roles? Seems that the perception is I am a technical expert hence not really there yet? Is age a concern?

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I need more confidence to talk to other people.

I need to start learning to manage people under me.