Assistant engineer for what department?

Executive or engineer level starts at level 7 (assistant post maybe level 6, i cannot be sure), there is a position allowance which is included as your basic salary. Mileage (0.70 sen/km) & handphone on claim. Outstation allowance is RM 45 per day. Benefits are pretty standard, plus with hospitalization & also dental (limit depending on your position). Starting annual leave should be 14 days. For sales department there is also a special handphone purchase claim up to RM 500, after you are confirmed.

The position allowance was a gimmick. It is actually part of your basic salary. For examply, RM 2k basic salary agreed when interview. But actually in real, they will tell you as RM RM 1900 basic salary + RM 100 position allowance.

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Added on January 16, 2010, 7:09 pm

Depends on your career objective.

Yokogawa is pretty stable & never heard of any retrenchment before. But salary is pretty below average. Benefits are average. As assistant enginer, you probably need to help on DCS & instrumentation systems/projects commissioning.

WD I heard of retrenchment few times before. Benefits should be really better, assuming salary wise as well. Technician post, I guees you are involved in various plant maintenance & etc.