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jitshiong
post Sep 6 2016, 02:45 PM

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QUOTE(Imleonardlim @ Sep 6 2016, 12:07 PM)
Age: 21 - 25
Job Title : Senior Sales Exec
Job Desciption : Hunting for mortgage loan from real estate and developer
Years spent in company : 4 years
Company : Local Bank
Industry : Bank
Tenure: Permanent
Employment Level :  executive
Location: Petaling Jaya
Experience before joining : 0
Highest education background : SPM
Salary : RM2,800 + comm avg RM4,000 total RM6,800 a month
Age: 25 - 29
Job Title : Insurance Agent
Job Desciption : Selling insurance plan & recruiting
Years spent in company : 4 years
Company : Local insurance company
Industry : Insurance
Tenure: Permanent
Employment Level : Non exec
Location: Petaling Jaya
Experience before joining : 4 Years (Bank, Mortgage loan)
Highest education background : SPM
Achievement in Insurance : MDRT 2013 & 2014, convention trip achiever, 
Salary : RM18,000 gross based on EA form
Reason to leave : Long story...
Age: 30
Job Title : Sales Executive, Property Developement
Job Desciption : Selling property (i am not real estate agent. I am developer sales staff)
Years spent in company : 3 months
Company : malay reputable developer
Industry : Property Development
Tenure: Still under probation
Employment Level : Jr executive
Location: Petaling Jaya
Experience before joining : 4 Years (Bank, Mortgage loan) + 4 years (insurance)
Total Experience: 8 years (proven sales record and EA form)
Highest education background : SPM
Current Salary : RM 2,500 + comm 0.12%
I am now dilemma level 99. What industry I am suppose to fit in to get higher income? Please feel free to drop me any comment.

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Your insurance job, 18k a month? That seems good. If you are good at selling insurance, can just jump to another insurance company.
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post Oct 18 2016, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(JohnJon82 @ Oct 18 2016, 11:02 AM)
How about Master with Ir. and 10 years of working experience?
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post Nov 8 2016, 08:03 PM

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QUOTE(jubz @ Nov 8 2016, 05:52 PM)
Got an offer from Singapore in the same industry and scope. They are offering 5k SGD. I understand that the pay won't be 1:1 but this looks like a huge cut (roughly 0.6:1). Am I getting ripped off here? Is it a decent deal? Quick summary: 5 years experience in IT Networking. Multiple CCNP certified (not that this really matters lol).

I have no issues with expenditure/savings as I don't use a lot nor have lots of commitments.
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Turn it down, u will be miserable with 5ksgd. U will be happier with a RM9k salary lifestyle in Malaysia compared to 5ksgd in singapore
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post Nov 9 2016, 05:26 PM

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QUOTE(jubz @ Nov 9 2016, 11:26 AM)
Can you share more on the miserable part? I presume you used to work in Singapore?
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Depending on ur lifestyle, if u r used to RM9k life in Malaysia, i'm safe to assume that SGD5k won't be an equivalent in Singapore. RM2k can land u a nice studio apartment. In SG, the equivalent is at least $1k. Food, although 1 to 1 is cheaper than Malaysia, only by eating at hawker center u can save money. Going to restaurants will be same as in Malaysia, just that u pay in SGD. U can have a nice car here with 1.5k monthly installment, SG, same 1.5k, else BMW (Bus, MRT & Walk). So in order to have the same lifestyle, 5k is not enuff...
but if u get SGD 9k, then it's ok.
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post Nov 10 2016, 03:16 PM

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QUOTE(zephyrus9999 @ Nov 10 2016, 12:07 PM)
Have you ever worked in SG before?

No malaysian will ever think of getting a car unless on expat packages / >10k SGD. Because? Common sense and I can rent wherever i want. In msia your car is a necessity for work. My VP is making ~20k SGD and he takes the bus to work. In fact, the sense of fulfilment taking bus to work here is greater than driving a fking car in a jam. Personally I take only a 10 minutes bus to work. My previous CPY the office building was directly across 1 street away.

Assuming RM 9k, save RM 3k a month, that makes it 1k SGD. Plus a decent condo room/studio cost 1.5kSGD

Balance RM6k (If include car, higher income tax rate, etc even lesser) vs SGD2.5k. With SGD2.5k in SG, I am very safe to say the spending power is equivalent to ~RM6-7k in msia, with decent nights out drinking & smoking & travel all around.
Every goods is cheaper in SG for the currency u earn (Except car + housing). Iphone 7 ~1ksgd vs rm3k+, Polo tee RM100 vs SGD30, Topshop pants RM250 vs SGD80, rubbish snacks RM3 vs 1.5SGD, Bottled water RM3 vs SGD1
Anyway RM9k is alot too. Considering you dont get CPF here as an EP, he could try nego for extra 10% to make it up
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Yes, I did work in Singapore b4.

Well, there's always difference in opinion. For me, I will see SGD 5k vs RM9k as a paycut which is not worthy of a jump.
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post Nov 10 2016, 07:41 PM

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QUOTE(zephyrus9999 @ Nov 10 2016, 03:56 PM)
and when was that?

3 years ago it was 2.5+ to 1.0. Now it is 3 to 1.

Secondly, inflation picked up too rapidly in Msia with shitty economic climate blundering in compared to SG. I dont remember a bloody milo ice costed me Rm2.5 and it pisses me off to see things rised up so fast in bolehland.

If 10 years ago, its acceptable to say RM9k > 5k SGD. Now, its more less comparable. The only trouble is if he accepts 5ksgd and work for some time, when go back msia need strong bargaining power to jump well well above 9k RM
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3 years back, haha
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post Nov 24 2016, 05:07 PM

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QUOTE(RedCoffee @ Nov 22 2016, 06:21 PM)
Job Title : Trainee Welder
Job Desciption :Welding, grinding and spraying paint.
Years spent in company : 2years and 7 mths.
Company : Tukang Besi
Experience before joining : none (always work random job before)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : SPM only.
salary : RM40 per day
Location: Taiping/Perak
Benefit: Off at Sunday, Holiday off but no pay, Chinese New Year Off 10days+ but no Pay, Bonus once a year 300-400only.

Sad....i'm turning 30 next years...how is my future? really feel so worry and scare when thinking of my future...still no saving how to go overseas for work?? HELP!!!!!
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Specialist welder earns a lot. Y not get certification or things like undersea welders. Pays handsomely
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post Jun 5 2017, 11:06 AM

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QUOTE(JohnJon82 @ Jun 5 2017, 10:18 AM)
Construction. Previous job was underpaid. Hence the increment % is quite high.
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construction industry in Malaysia is.... bangwall.gif
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post Jul 3 2017, 09:30 AM

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QUOTE(iamihaveto @ Jul 3 2017, 01:21 AM)
Hi guys, i am struggling between two options now.

I am drawing 8.5k MYR per month, work life balance, good boss, and friendly colleagues. (Got time to develop my apps and web-site, intent to start my own co. if there is a chance)

But recently, i got a SG job offering me 5.5k SGD,  By the look of the director and the speed they process my job application. I think it will be a BIG NO work life balance + heavy workload.

I know the final decision is always lied on my hand but i would like to hear some opinions from the forumers here. Thank you.

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if the offer was 8.5k, i'd say go. but the offer was 5.5k....nah, not worth it
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post Sep 6 2017, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(Quang1819 @ Sep 6 2017, 10:55 AM)
Got a friend from my uni, hes a bachelor in supply chain, havent even graduated and Texas Instrument offers him 3.6k to work there right after graduation and he has no experience other than that 2 months intern at DHL. He has a 3.7cgpa btw

What do you think? Is it bullshit or what lol 

And he said his friend in the same course (either supply chain or logistics) Shell offered his friend 4.5k, fresh grad.

the hell, I asked a few forummers here last time (logistics industry as well), their fresh grad salary was 1.8k-2.2k only. Those salaries from my friend are like two folds man
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sound ok to me, that should be rate although in reality most company won't offer that
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post Sep 6 2017, 03:21 PM

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QUOTE(Quang1819 @ Sep 6 2017, 03:11 PM)
Does it even sound logical? Fresh grad with no previous working experience straightaway more than 3k. Heck the other guy more than 4k

So how does it sound okay to you lol
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err....
cos fresh grads in companies I worked with pays that kind of salary to fresh graduate?

2.5k was when I first started working 10 years ago wei....
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post Sep 7 2017, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(Quang1819 @ Sep 6 2017, 05:26 PM)
Now I see JS all also 2k for management graduate. Got more than 3k meh
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Depends on the industry as well. I'm in engineering.
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post Sep 7 2017, 01:52 PM

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QUOTE(Stamp @ Sep 6 2017, 05:50 PM)
It was RM1.3k when I started working, 25 years ago.  biggrin.gif

but then KFC dinner plate was RM3.5 back then. now it is RM13, isnt it?
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Yes, agreed. That's y i said fresh grad salary of 3.5k and above for current market sounds about right
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post Sep 8 2017, 09:55 AM

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QUOTE(Quang1819 @ Sep 7 2017, 06:07 PM)
Stroll arounf JS, you'll see differently.
Heck many employers in Malaysia complain that 3k for fresh graduates is a joke
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I don't have to, it doesn't concern me. Dun stroll around looking at the negativity...find what u want and go get it
If u r good, they will pay, if u r not y should they

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post Oct 8 2017, 01:27 PM

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QUOTE(smallyfry @ Oct 8 2017, 10:37 AM)
Job Title : Engineer
Job Desciption : Design, Assembly and Validation
Years spent in company : 3
Company : MNC
Industry : Aero/Def
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Engineer
Experience before joining : 1
Highest paper qualification/ education background : MSc
salary : RM 9000
Location: KL
Age: 30

Changed to operation intern same company for Rm6000 + Rm1500 housing allowance, worth it?
Another company is offering 10k.
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Paycut? Y u wanna consider that offer?
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post Dec 7 2017, 10:32 PM

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QUOTE(mmw5610 @ Dec 6 2017, 11:25 PM)
I guess quite common nowadays as most of my fresh grad fren getting 6-8k. easily 10k after few years experience. mostly technical job scope like engineer or IT
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Mind sharing which engineering companies pay 6-8k for fresh grads? I would want to direct young engineers to join them.

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