Breaking The Glass Ceiling

Various studies have shown that males still dominate females in top-level management positions. This has been termed the proverbial "glass-ceiling".

Although there have been nations and countries where women served as leaders, companies are still lagging when it comes to getting women to run their organizations.

In this part of my interview with Ms. Jayjay Viray, Country Manager of JobsDB Philippines, she talks about how she was able to break the glass ceiling. It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears. But she was able to prove herself. She was able to transform JobsDB and make it an efficiently-run organization which has expanded into several divisions.

Some Thoughts on Job-Hunting From The Country Manager of JobsDB

Interviewing Ms. Jayjay Viray, JobsDB Country Manager.

Unemployment is one of the greatest problems of our country. Most people think that it only affects a small portion of the working class. Unfortunately, unemployment affects us all. Even those people with extensive professional experience gets affected.

Ms. Jayjay Viray, the Country Manager of JobsDB,  had been in-between jobs for three months before she was hired by JobsDB. It was a very challenging and difficult time for her. But as she said, 'things happen for a reason. She needed to through the hardships of applying for a job to learn to empathize with the applicants."

The thought of being without a job was truly demoralizing and it ate up the self-confidence of a person. Because, she says, "whatever you have done in the past is nothing when you don't have a job."

Importance of Developing Contacts

In my weekly show, View From The Top, I get to talk to a lot of amazing and wonderful people. The people I've talked with come from different backgrounds and industries. These people have "made it" so to speak.

I am featuring in a four part-series Ms. Jayjay Viray, the Country Manager of JobsDB Philippines. I used to work with in EdsaMail and met a her a couple of times when she was already with JobsDB and I was connected with another job portal company. Ms. Viray never ceases to amaze me. She is full of wit, intelligence and charm.

In this first part of the interview, she talks about the importance of developing contacts, maintaining relationships and developing friendship. In one of the quotable quotes during this interview, she mentioned that a person told her "there are two things that will make you successful in the Philippines, cash or contacts. But if you don't have cash, yet you have contacts you will make it."

That was why she started developing relationships and decided that she will meet someone new each day.

You can watch the interview below.