i think luck plays such an important role in finding a job too...
a lot have the same qualification but the salary can be such a big difference... and suddenly i felt i m quite underpaid...
nvm nvm... still young... just keep on going...

err... there was once lah... my fren punya fren sell vcd in pasar malam one... he told my fren... he can earn a 5 figure salary also in a month...

reveur... regarding the salary column... my point of view...
u have three ways to fill it...
1) write a solid figure (Eg: RM1.8k)
2) write a solid figure which u think is a bit higher and put negotiable [Eg: RM2k (negotiable)]
3) write 'Negotiable' and answer it during interview when they ask

basically, a lot of ppl says the second method works best... they write higher and the hiring manager will deduct RM200 from the amount u expected usually... but that is not always true... i went for the 3rd method most of the time and the employer will think u r a bit different... coz not many ppl write negotiable (without an amount)... so u might have some bargaining power here... just my 2 cents

tut and pkh

yeah... those typical chinaman thinking company is like this one ler... i was in one of the factory also as a technical engineer... wah lau... its a public listed company in KLSE main board somemore... but the pc... man... they are ancients... and the boss... yeah... can use use lah... why buy new one? u know... chinaman thinking... cut costs and stuff... zzz... and then like dont appreciate the employees... as long as the boss got money in the pocket... he cares nothing

There is nothing like a deserve start It depends a lot on which states you are in. I will just compare the pays in KL (Puchong, PJ, Shah Alam) and Penang (with all the MSC companies). In KL (which includes the 3 places stated earlier), the average pay for an engineer (be it EE or Mech) is around RM2k. However, it is different if you are working in huge companies like Accenture or Oil & Gas Companies. On the other hand, in Penang (or Kulim), the average pay is approximately RM2.4 - 2.5k. It will be higher if a person is a first class degree holder.

nope shinchan... the range is between 1.8k to 2k as in KL cases...
But there might be petrol allowances that accumulates to RM300 per month... And if the person is working in factories, there might be OT claims as well. So, it depends really. But as for basic salary, it is not RM2k to 2.5k... more like RM1.8k to RM2k, unless you are in Oil & Gas or big MSC companies.