Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
I have worked in IT all my career, for large multi-national names. In my opinion best thing you can do is to get a job with a big multi-national company in the Philippines, ideally an IT-based company such as HP. Work hard for a few years and see which departments are dealing with international support/development of code etc. Then see if you can get an internal transfer. Ideally develop some unique skills which will help you sell yourself. Remember, the world is full of IT majors...

In order for a company to hire you in Europe the US they will need to get you a Visa. In the US this is hard and they have to prove an American can't do the job you're applying for - far too much hassle as there are probably thousands like you already in the US. I'm not sure about the UK Visa process but for sure I know companies won't bother and will hire locally.
This is what I've done when I was in the Philippines..I've been an employee of two multinational companies in Makati (Accenture and RCG Global Services)..I've had lots of trainings and almost 4 years of experience in Accenture and was able to get a job in Singapore after I resigned..then went back to the Philippines as I was hired by RCG when I was just having a vacation in Manila..worked there for almost 4 years too before going here in the UK to marry hubby. I was lucky enough to be sponsored of working visa for US, though I wasn't able to go to US.

I have a friend who got a 10 year multiple entry tourist visa to US. She and her hubby tried looking for a job there and even though they are fully qualified, they can't get a job as companies there were refusing to sponsor them of a working visa as it'll cost the company a lot (they've been told of that during interviews).

IT industry in the Philippines is BIG. Lots of opportunities there. A friend was sponsored by Accenture to work for months in London as the client sponsored him. Another friend was sponsored to go to US. I know lots of previous officemates and friends who was sponsored to go to UK and US and the clients absorb them as time goes. You're lucky you belong to that industry. My younger brother now wants to shift career, from being a nurse to becoming an IT person. He can see now which one has a better prospect of earning more, even if he just stay in the Philippines.