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fellycx
post Apr 3 2017, 11:31 AM

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QUOTE(pinkyd @ Aug 20 2012, 07:59 PM)
Yes... job interviews are such a pain... Corporate job interviews would test. your personalities, atitude and you have to debate on certain case studies. Yes, 10k are usually a salary for managers. Means u do less design work and more on managing the creative team. You can also earn 10k as a freelance designer if you are really good in design, business ethics and managing your clients. smile.gif. Again.. it comes to being organized and having good communication skills.
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Is being a freelancer in M'sia easy to get clients ?? rclxub.gif
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post Apr 3 2017, 02:03 PM

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QUOTE(Belloyat @ Apr 3 2017, 10:58 AM)
Wow, 5 digit salary.
I think maybe ur job quite tough rite?  rclxms.gif

If monthly salary 10k wow, i can buy house now. I wanna be like u.  laugh.gif
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I'm 29 now, already started balding cry.gif

QUOTE(etsuko @ Apr 3 2017, 11:18 AM)
Real 1-leg kick master you, @destfull laugh.gif

What's working in a GPS like?
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Almost same like working in Grab & Duriana, but more fun and a bit more power to decide things biggrin.gif
Belloyat
post Apr 3 2017, 02:36 PM

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QUOTE(destfull @ Apr 3 2017, 02:03 PM)
I'm 29 now, already started balding  cry.gif
Almost same like working in Grab & Duriana, but more fun and a bit more power to decide things  biggrin.gif
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Wow, ur age same with me but salary really big different. I manage to earn 2.8K/month only.

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blek
post Apr 3 2017, 06:04 PM

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QUOTE(Belloyat @ Mar 31 2017, 09:43 AM)
Job Title : Product Designer
Job Description : Design Product Outlook and Drawing
Years spent in company : 1 Years 8 month
Company : Manufacturing Factory
Industry : Electrical Product
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining : 3 Years
Salary : RM 2.8k

I'm 28 married and for that salary I can't even buying house. How to do?

Lets take a look at my journey on working experience.

2013--> After graduate, working at printing company as graphic designer and production manager. Salary Rm1300

2015--> After jobless about 3 month(personal matter), working back as creative marketing designer at boutique. Salary RM1500

2015-current--> Working at factory as Product Designer, starting salary Rm2.5k. After 1 year now 2.8k.

As start working at factory I manage to save money and get married at 2016. Now, focusing on buying house. But with that current salary, its quite hard to find house at Shah Alam/Setia Alam/Klang area because the price is crazy.

I ask people if want properties at that area, u at least need 6k income. For apartment 850sf already 300k that around 1.4k monthly, I'm targeting on landed house after survey all above 400k. Must atleast 2k monthly for house pay, so with the current salary i give up. 2 years more before i turn 3 series.

Any chance how to get higher pay in this industry?
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Manufacturing, Electrical. Panasonic?
its hard to believe you getting paid 2.8k only. do your study industrial design or product design?
but lets look back at your fresh grads, work as graphic designer, none have related to what you did now and your starting with 2.5k as a junior consider not bad. stay another year or two see how it goes 1st. thats the reason i always advise fresh grads choose your path correctly on your 1st job. it make what you are today.

i study industrial design also last time.
may i ask, an engineer or a designer is leading your department currently?

blek
post Apr 3 2017, 06:14 PM

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QUOTE(mmyang @ Apr 3 2017, 12:02 AM)
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Job Title : Interior Designer
Job Desciption : Interior Design
Years spent in company : 18 months
Company : Currently in MY.  HQ in Syd.
Industry : Healthcare/Consultancy
Tenure : Full Time
Employment Level : Intermediate
Experience before joining : prior intern/junior 6 months, 2 years online sales
Language: English, Chinese(so/so)
Salary: RM3.3k

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Not a conventional ID firm, but I somewhat deal with medical planing (designing hospitals) in a basic level. It's pretty specialized field. I understand in the overseas market it's pretty demanding. However, I'm interested to know what would my expectations be in our MY market within a year or 2.

Currently, designing is not my core scope. As our project is on a larger scale and ID is not as fancy as your typical ID firm. I'm dealing more with application of AU healthcare design standard, compliance of local ministry guideline, coordination with medical planners AR, M&E etc. I would say at the moment I'm more in a coordinator role.
I am considering in doing my MBA in a couple of years. However, I'm not certain if I will continue to stay in MY or work my way overseas esp if our salaries stay below RM5K within the next 2 years.

Anyone with an opinion on the best way forward?

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hello there,

your work are too specified and usually as a consultant appointed by the client to lias with the designer or contractor. every material and spec uses including layout have to go through you. you do little design only and usually amend on people's design.

i heard people that sell medical equipment making big money and they do provide such services as a consultancy also.

Does your job require special course or training?
Belloyat
post Apr 4 2017, 08:54 AM

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QUOTE(blek @ Apr 3 2017, 06:04 PM)
Manufacturing, Electrical. Panasonic?
its hard to believe you getting paid 2.8k only. do your study industrial design or product design?
but lets look back at your fresh grads, work as graphic designer, none have related to what you did now and your starting with 2.5k as a junior consider not bad. stay another year or two see how it goes 1st. thats the reason i always advise fresh grads choose your path correctly on your 1st job. it make what you are today.

i study industrial design also last time.
may i ask, an engineer or a designer is leading your department currently?
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Yes, I'm studying industrial design. But look up at my 1st journey on working exp, I start with graphic designer because quite hard to get job in Industrial design. I dont want to wait for a perfect/suit job that suit to me and taking a long break it just waste of time and money. I end up to start back as junior in industrial design although already work for 3 years but in other field. blush.gif

You guess what, I'm at Engineering Division and yes an engineer run this department. hmm.gif

Oh, btw I'm at Alpha Electric doing Instant Water Heater. sweat.gif
blek
post Apr 4 2017, 12:55 PM

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That's too bad. Engineer run a design development department. Other country in this field a chief designer lead the whole design department.
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post Apr 18 2017, 03:43 PM

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Job Title : Project Designer
Job Desciption : Project designer
Years spent in company : 1 year 9 months
Company : Construction
Industry : Architecture
Tenure : On 2month notice
Employment Level : Junior Executive
Experience before joining : internship 3 month
Salary : RM 2.4K
This month gonna be my last month. Change job as site engineer (architecture)
mmyang
post Apr 19 2017, 10:18 PM

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