u took the offer ?

In mechanical line , Airconditioning , Plumbing and fire fighting .... But when u join Airconditioning - u will learn plumbing and fire fighting since its the principle line.



If u join fire fighting u wont learn shit except the firefighting side. For a newbie like you, u should go into airconditioning and learn things. LEARN AND LEARN .


Later after u learn everything - then u start looking for job at better companies like hicom-construction , sime darby construction and other mechanical side.


Or better u can jump into consultant firm after a year / 2

Thanks for ur information, haiz I also agreed with u ! As the air cond company still pending for the job , I plan to take the firefighting
job 1st ! Please advice me is it the right way to accept the job

din apply for M&E consultant?

my result is a bit suck to apply for the consultant ^^
btw i heard that the consultant job is quite stress

do u like their scope??what the package they offering? i believe tis job aso require long working hour...jus my 2cent

will start the job by Monday ! They onli work 5 days compare to other company 5 n half days!

erm last time my ex-co aso work 5 days...but in fact i hv to work frm mon to sun...they give replacment hol n only can tk one day at a time..the rest replacement leave tat still remain will be reimburse 50% of the value! in short i work for them FOC a day a week!

Wa wat field u working for ? I just found out that I work for the Product distributor's project engineer instead of the sub contractor ! Omg

I work wit the main contractor!IMHO I think it's good to reli choose a job that u like else u will end up changing job!frankly speaking I change few job aledi n my opinion is dun go to civil line..vy long working hour n low benefit!i myself vy regret for changing job,hopefully i cab hang on in my new job!willing to learn n patient is da key!

wat is job scope b field u looking for ? So wat field u think have the future prospect ? actually I planning to look for air cond line ! Wat do u think please advice me

I'm solely frm aircond line previously!HVAC!butit reli depend on individual!sm ppl like civil too!to me HVAC is ok!but I'm no longer in HVAC..divert to gas line soon..nt sure whether I like it notBUt I hv to try toluv my job n hang on for few year!

Aircond wa no bad 1? I plan to switch there == I think got a lot of things to learn ! Where is the location u work subang ? How long have u work for air cond? Y dun u switch to consultant or main con as their they pay good salary for experienced ppl ! Wat is the job scope for ur next job gas pipe ?

hi TS, i would suggest you to work as air-cond contractor. You will be much more exposed to contract work, site work and technical stuff compare with working as main-con. However, you got to deal with high pressure and have long working hour. Usually, sub-con is the first who get the blame when problem occurs. There are pros and cons, give and take. The work nature of main-con is more on monitoring the work progress. Working as main-con is more relax and suitable for those with experience. When you gain experience, then only you join main-con. At the time, it is your turn to pressure the sub-con For your situation, the first few years down the road, you will gain less knowledge working as main-con. Anyway, my advice is just apply to M & E in construction. Civil might have different story. Hope my opinion will help.

Well, from da replies here, I would say most of these forumers r in da construction line. I'm da same as nicvoo, a mechanical based M&E consultant engineer. My advice, dun step foot into da field. Betta opt for oil and gas, shipping, or other higher paying fields.

What about girls? I am female, doing mechanical engineering degree.

Other than construction (I do have an interest in it unfortunately), O&G, shipping, palm oil plantation, manufacturing factories, automobile.. what other fields or options do I have?

Please roughly give me the idea then i will do researches on it on my own.

This post has been edited by Mooi: Aug 9 2011, 11:16 PM

wow this thread is still ongoing...erm I jus join hydraulic line..kinda like it...

yeah. This field is sucks. It pays the least among all the engineering fields. I has been a few years in this field. I am now wondering can I change to other field.

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Added on August 10, 2011, 11:30 amI am a mechanical guy. I always compare different mechanical fields. After a few years of working in construction line, I just can comment on three fields as below:

Construction - Unless your dad is the director of company, this will safeguards your prospect. Otherwise be prepared to get exploited to the maximum in most chinaman companies. Consultant engineer will do design in office with damn low pay(around RM2000, rarely get increment). Contractor will deal with high pressure and long working hour at site(need to work on weekend).

O & G - Working in MNC will have a very good prospect, high income and bonus. Unless you work with local supplier. They are mostly chinaman companies also.

Manufacturing Factory - The job scope is usually very specific yet routine. Mechanical people are usually assigned to handle the production line or maintenance of machine and facilities. Most of the factory is in niche market. Sometimes, you may find hard to find similar job in same field. This kind of work requires least traveling, thus might be boring. Normally, MNC in electronic field will have better prospect compare to other factories.

To anyone, please correct me if i am wrong. Thank you.

This post has been edited by josephlau7966: Aug 10 2011, 11:32 AM

I agree O&G has higher pay n prospect but that does not come easy...the pressure mayb more than in construction line...unless u got a good cable in that co...

I believe both fields have the same level of stress. How is the life working in Hydraulic field? Are you working with Hydraulic equipment supplier for manufacturing field? I guess it is a niche market.

yes niche market and less competition..so far i still love my job and still hv urge to go work every morning with smiling face.can learn a lot of technical here and project management lor...