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            <title>Contractor or consultant</title>
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            <description>I&amp;#39;m a civil engineering graduate for 2 years and currently I&amp;#39;m in a dilemma. Currently, I&amp;#39;m working as a site engineer in a contractor company but around three weeks ago, I got an offer from a consultant company (Project Engineer for Kumpulan IKRAM). I know this company is one of the most established in Malaysia so I took the offer immediately. Also the salary offered is a bit higher than my current one. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was due to start at my new company very soon but my current boss threw me a last minute offer. If I stay, I would be in charge of a new construction project from the ground up and will be promised future salary increments based on my performance. I should also say that my current company has a good track record in Sabah, with successful projects one after the other. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That got me thinking since I haven&amp;#39;t got many experience in my field yet, and this could be a great opportunity to learn more about site management works ( which I am more familiar with). On the other hand, I will be in charge for building assessment forensics and design works for the consultant company. I am a tad weak in this area but I&amp;#39;m ready to learn. I should add that I&amp;#39;m planning to take my professional engineer license in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s my question.&lt;br /&gt;1. Is it better to stay in familiar grounds or go to the uncharted territory?&lt;br /&gt;2. Anyone have any working experience with IKRAM before? What is it like? Is the future career advancement bright?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seniors in this field, I would be really glad if you can advice me on this matter. I&amp;#39;m really indecisive now.  &lt;!--emo&amp;:stars:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rclxub.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rclxub.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>redcassowary</author>
            <category>Jobs &amp;amp; Careers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:10:28 +0800</pubDate>
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