Thinking of getting a Masters that would be desirable in the DR

Nothing I can think of. If I had to work here I would have to move somewhere else. There are not "many employment opportunities" here.

Interesting question as you phrased it. Does that mean you would go after a Masters degree (fluent in Spanish, I hope you are) simply because that particular degree offered a chance of employment at some developing nations pay scale?

(I do understand a bit of your situation from your other posts).

Mm530 said:

I am thinkin about going back to post-graduate school to get a Masters.

For someone who would eventually want to live in the DR , what would be a good field to get a Masters...with the idea being that there would be many employment options in the DR ???

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Something oceanography-related, maybe. The reefs are in ****-poor shape and are going to need to be rebuilt if the ecosystem is to survive.

The DR government isn't putting any money into saving the reefs. The good paying jobs are about who you know, not what you know.

Unless you're a computer whiz and can put those skill sets to work for a large company, you're better off trying to marry into a prominent family. That would be your ticket in, moreso thsn an advanced degree in something like oceanography.

Master of Accountancy
Master of Advanced Study
Master of Applied Finance
Master of Applied Mathematical Sciences
Master of Applied Science
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Master of Arts in Special Education
Master of Arts in Strategic Communication Management
Master of Arts in Teaching
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Master of Accountancy sounds great with the exception that you would need to know DR's version of GAAP and the Spanish translation to the accounting terminology.

Bronxboy said:

Master of Accountancy sounds great with the exception that you would need to know DR's version of GAAP and the Spanish translation to the accounting terminology.

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Rumor is of an accountant that just left the DR for the USA. Illegal where he is now. No work from him in the DR. Left the DR. Mind you, strictly rumor..:devious:

windeguy said:

Nothing I can think of. If I had to work here I would have to move somewhere else. There are not "many employment opportunities"

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That's because you don't like the capital maybe. There are job opportunities enough in Santo Domingo.

With a good education in the right area and of course the fitting profile you can without much problems earn good money. I received job offers of 4-5000 dollars per month without applying. Of course, you won't get good job offers just by sending your resume to a bunch of people, but it's not true that there are no good job opportunities in DR.

And of course these kind of jobs are being held by the lucky 5-10 % of the population, but why wouldn't we be able to part of that with an education , capability to work independent and work attitude that is better than the average Dominican in that same 10% group?

SankyPanky said:

I just feel that (not taking a jab at any profession) accountants have a lower salary ceiling than other Management/Finance/Economics graduates.

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Experience out ways a degree in many professions. A recent graduate with an Masters in Accounting would not make the same asan accountant with a BS in Accounting and 20 years of experience.

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I am sure experience outweighs other things. I was talking relatively against other professions whereas you didn't mention any of this.

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Not sure of how others do (Management/Finance/Economics graduates) but I do ok with my BS in Accounting and over 30 years of experience.

But, then again, we are talking about DR and not NY.

SankyPanky said:

Which are these 4-5k US$ paying jobs? Fill me in brother.

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To give some examples:

- general director of a gym chain
- finance guy of a supermarket chain
- procurement manager of a retail chain
- procurement manager of a big printshop
- general manager of a big print shop

These are examples of average people like you and me (at least like me), nothing special, no hijos de papi y mami, making 200,000 pesos or more per month. (real examples).

One of my customers has been looking for a plant manager. It's not a complicated job, no rocket science, just common sense and the right attitude. Won't earn 4000, but 3,000 should be possible. (Right now the position is filled).

Of course you don't find these jobs when staying around expats and low/middle class Dominicans only. You have to inmerse in the Dominican society like you would at home and move in circles you would move at home.

Fifteen years ago I arrived here, not knowing one word of Spanish and I landed on a usd2000 job at pwc (without any relevant experience, only the correct education). Later I found out I had one of the worst deals of the other expats, because of thinking that in DR there are no jobs that earn money according to European standards.

Im not saying it's easy and everybody will be able to earn good money here, but if you can land on a good job in Europe you am an land on it here.

Mauricio said:

That's because you don't like the capital maybe. There are job opportunities enough in Santo Domingo.

With a good education in the right area and of course the fitting profile you can without much problems earn good money. I received job offers of 4-5000 dollars per month without applying. Of course, you won't get good job offers just by sending your resume to a bunch of people, but it's not true that there are no good job opportunities in DR.

And of course these kind of jobs are being held by the lucky 5-10 % of the population, but why wouldn't we be able to part of that with an education , capability to work independent and work attitude that is better than the average Dominican in that same 10% group?

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It is not me. It is a Dominican who went to the USA. I am from the USA. I made my money there and retired here.
The capital. It does suck.

SankyPanky said:

Can't speak with numbers as there isn't reliable data. All I can say in DR its from direct observations and from comments made by HR fellows, the salary discrepancy here tends to be much higher since there is a tremendous level of uneducated appraisal on operational value of certain jobs. Unfortunately the old school mentality, they don't assign much remuneration towards positions that are deemed as non profit-oriented.

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One reason I switched from being an engineer to engineering/sales. A huge improvement in salary/commission even in the US. It is how I was able to retire at 48 when the job market became very bad..
I could not imagine looking for a good job in the DR. Or a bad job, or any job.... It would be so limiting versus doing the same in a first world country.

m. of govt planning might hire you as a second opinion

Rare But Useful Master's Degrees

Mm530 said:

For someone who would eventually want to live in the DR , what would be a good field to get a Masters...with the idea being that there would be many employment options in the DR ???

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Master of Reliability
Master of Honesty
Master of Diligence
Master of Punctuality
Master of Perseverance
Master of Loyalty

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