Job Title : Programmer
Location : Penang
Job Desciption : Programming in PHP, .NET
Years spent in company : 8 months
Company : Software House
Industry : IT
Tenure : Contractual
Employment Level : Junior Executive?
Experience before joining : Fresh graduate
Salary When Join: RM 1800
Current Salary: RM 2200

Sent to HK once on 2nd month for 1 month with daily allowance RM 150.

Was actively looking for new job because I'm feel I'm underpaid for what I'm doing, was planned to join MNC but heard the annual increment is < 10% usually? Any comment or suggestion? Much Appreciated!

Actually I receive the letter for increment, it's suppose to be on February. But after I told my manager that I'm leaving soon (after finishing the HK project), then she trying to hold me by talking to HR manager to increase it on december.
She told me after her maternity leave (somewhere end of february) and will try to increase to 2500 again.
Yes I do know at least 1 year experience is important, I will leave it either end of my contractual period or 1~2 month later.
But somehow I think.. 2500 it's like too few to me for after working for 1 year. A little bit regret because last year before I start working, I got offered 2500 from head hunter to work in Intel but I refused (heard a lot of bad news like headhunter rarely increase your salary)

Yes annual salary, that's my main point of leaving because once MNC do provide bonus if you are permanent.
and also I planned to move to a job that are more to software security area which will be my main interest (but it's rarely to find these job, especially in penang)

I have a question
- If I have an offer from head hunter while they provide salary that I want with bonus, do you think I should go for it (Might have a chance to get converted to permanent or there might be a risk that sometime the job I got offered will never have permanent)

Comments are appreciated.

I heard from rumour that, headhunter get paid for senior post while they hire junior to earn your salary per month. or else the MNC pay them a lum sum for slotting people in. btw.. Headhunter = job agencies right? or there is different in between them?

Thank you so much for your comment.. I guess I will continue my decision to finding job now.

Any good channel to get yourself discovered by future employer?

too bad... I don't think I able to show my practical skill in programming in coffee outlet =="
Even that if we talking about project thing during lunch time, if the employer doesn't come to know me, he won't even know how to reach me and my current employer too. Very difficult to have that chances.

What I have in mind is trying to find a good company to work with, then let the employer discover your talent. That will be better since they can see how you perform during ur working time. Or get the job by reference of someone work in the company might be better as well?

wow housing allowance rm400. Per month or per year?

I guess our salary is base on how much our responsibility in the company, how important that your role that would impact the company business.

then it is a very great offer.. I will move on if I'm you

hi Palermo, yes in penang. Sure there is a lot of job vacancy out here, especially my company .. There are quite a few software house here also but mostly SMB and the pay might be just average, that the reason I'm looking for better job now too.