30 +/- 1

I always say that the age between 28-30 is the most important of one's career life.

From the employers' point of view, they see that this age range as the most eager to learn, the most aggressive and most reasonable in terms of remuneration. They love these kids because they possess drive and fire, mature and knowledgeable enough to make decision and wouldn't argue excessively with bosses.

From the perspective of 28-30 guys and girls, this represents a change. One who works in the field which yields minimal monetary rewards would want to change field in search for a gold mine. One who makes sufficient money before 30 will give up high paying job in search for the meaning of life and passion. One who doesn't really make a lot of money but getting sick of their old jobs would switch fields just for the sake of a change. For the ones who haven't changed anything since college grad, they are either very well positioned or too lazy or scared to make a move.

I am glad to see my friends at age of 29/30/31 are all making moves. Having the opportunities is one thing, but this to me has more to do with their gutsiness and thoughtfulness. They want to better position themselves in the next round of 10 yrs, because they understand the longer they wait, the more unlikely they will make the change. 30 is a threshold, if they still haven't figured out what they want to do after 30, obviously they are not thinking, and they should either be hella pretty (so to marry someone rich, and this applies to both boys and girls) or hella wealthy (so that they don't need the paycheck to sustain their livings).