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Civil servant engineers

maximusdecimus2 — Mon, 27 May 2024 01:34:26 +0800

Hi I want to know if someone graduate with one of the traditional engineering degrees like mechanical, civil, electrical or chemical from a Malaysian government university and wish to work directly for the government (not GLC) for their whole life, what route should they take to get a role as an engineer? Also how is the yearly increment and bonuses calculated for say, an electrical engineer civil servant? Is it the same as other civil servants or different? Any civil servant engineers here with info? Thanks!

Would you move or stay close to family?

maximusdecimus2 — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:52:29 +0800

Hi all, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is a degree-holder but still working for low salary at a local factory. This is the situation.

After graduation, he worked at some Chinaman factory that produce vegetable oil in Penang mainland, salary was like 2.5k yet it was quite close to his parent's house so he didn't have to move, plus with the pandemic the jobs became hard to find.

Then last year after 2 years working there with little recognition he moves to another factory, this one even closer to his family house and salary about 3k, producing sweets and baking supplies. After 1 year working there and other factories near his house not too interested, he receives an offer from some local oil refinery factory based in Port Klang, salary about 3.8k yet this time he has no family support so he has to rent and the additional RM 800 will probably be sunk into the rental since it's quite high there, plus food and other expenses will probably take another RM 500 monthly so he will be left with maybe RM 2.5k monthly in his bank, which is similar to what he was earning at the very first job where he had little personal expenses and could just use the monthly salary for him and family. Would you roll the dice and accept this sort of offer? Or would you just stick with your hassle-free life earning little but being contented, and maybe only move if it's close to your family?

Applying SG jobs

maximusdecimus2 — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:14:04 +0800

Hi I have a question. When I try to apply for the better jobs in SG through websites like Indeed or LinkedIn or Jobstreet 95% redirect me to the Singapore government job website (mycareersfuture.gov.sg) which doesn't allow me to register unless I have something called Singpass which is for their citizens and PR's. It's only the lower-pay jobs that allow me to apply directly. So my question is how do I send in the application? Get the company details from the government website and send it directly to HR of that company?

The job market in Province Wellesley

maximusdecimus2 — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 23:11:30 +0800

Anybody working in Province Wellesley around here? How is the salary compared to similar jobs in other major towns around the country? I heard it's lower than places like Kulim and Ipoh and definitely lower than the island side. However cost of living in Province Wellesley, especially in the northern section is pretty cheap. If you're a degree holder with 3 years experience would you accept a job for RM 3000 around here?