Kelly Services published their hardcopy of Malaysia Salary guide 2008/09 around June 2008, but you also can download the softcopy of it here. Those of you who want to know how much of our neighborhood country made it can download the copy of it here.
You might notice that the figures in this guide is comparatively lower than those published in the ZDNet Asia IT Salary Benchmark Survey 2008 and Robert Walters Global Salary Survey 2008. One probable reason I found out is that Kelly Services' Malaysia Salary guide focuses on executives with less than 5 years of working experience, hence we can't expect the figure to be too high. In the guide anyhow, a Lead Electrical Engineer with 7 years of experience gets a salary range from RM5,000 to RM15,000.
Lets focus on IT professional salary. Professional in Singapore averagely getting more 1000-3000 in a value of a numbers. And of course after calculate this numbers with current exchange rate our salary is estimated lower RM2500 - RM6000 per month. Ouch!!!
Click here to download the Malaysia Salary guide 2008/09.
Click here to download the Singapore Salary guide 2008/09.
Showing posts with label Job Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Job Tips. Show all posts
Secret of your Success
Secret of your Success
"Sir, What is the secret of your success?" a reporter asked a bank president.
"Two words"
"And, Sir,what are they?"
"Right decisions."
"And how do you make right decisions?"
"One word."
"And,sir, What is that?"
"Experience."
"And how do you get experience?"
"Two words"
"And, Sir, what are they?"
"Wrong decisions"
The Job(s)
Roughly 2 months ago, i had a disagree with my boss. She is so far a type of bos who made a bad calls on decision. Therefore without any job offer yet on that time, i submit my resignation.
TODAY:
today is 21 day i fulfill my fasting in this holy month of ramadhan with my wife. Its been a challenging way ahead because im still in doubt whether to accept several offers in hand right now or focus on the business.
Selamat berbuka puasa!
TODAY:
today is 21 day i fulfill my fasting in this holy month of ramadhan with my wife. Its been a challenging way ahead because im still in doubt whether to accept several offers in hand right now or focus on the business.
Selamat berbuka puasa!
Why i dont update my resume
I dont update my resume that frequent because after i update on Jobstreet.com less than a week bunch of phone calls from head hunter and few companies. There's some of the company that wanna me join them and ask to meet up for a negotiation. Syukur kepada Tuhan atas semua yang terjadi dan kejadian yang berlaku dan akan berlaku..AMIN !
Declining Job Offer Letter
Sample Letter TO Decline A Job Offer
JA-088-105 Block XY
Apartment Raja Kundang
44444 Shah Alam
iP Sdn Bhd
Level 111, Tower 3
50088
22th March 2007.
Dear Mr Hansoon:
Thank you for the time and effort you spent considering me for a position as SUS Analyst. I appreciate your time and effort -- as well as HR personnel. I am grateful for your offer of employment.
While I believe firmly in the mission of your organization and appreciate the challenging opportunity you offer, the offer from iP Sdn Bhdis far away from my current career goals and interests. Therefore, although it was a difficult decision, I must decline your offer. I do appreciate all the courtesy.
I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to interview me and to share information on the opportunity and your company. I wish you and iP Sdn Bhd the best continued success. I hope our paths will cross again in the future.
Thank you again for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
sQew
Disclaimer: Syarikat, Nama Penerima, Jawatan hanyalah rekaan semata-mata untuk tujuan paparan umum. Tiada kena mengena dengan yang hidup yang mati apatah lagi :-P. Thanks for understanding syg ~~
One month after
Its been a month from the last post i made
Reveal:
My new hobby - surfing job recruitment websites . e.g: jobstreet.com, jobsdb, jensjob etc.
p/s:_________________
Reveal:
My new hobby - surfing job recruitment websites . e.g: jobstreet.com, jobsdb, jensjob etc.
p/s:_________________
Nineteen words that don't belong in your resume
This chart is based on the TechRepublic article "Choose your words carefully when crafting a resume," by Molly Joss.
It’s hard to believe that a few words could irritate someone enough to make them stop reading your resume, but it’s true. Some hiring managers and recruiters admit that they have their own mental lists of words that annoy them. Resume how-to books may recommend that you pack your resume full of as many verbs, adjectives, and adverbs as you can. But if you aren't careful, you could turn off more prospective employers than you entice. Effective word choice is what really appeals to hiring managers—not action verbs and glittery modifiers. Here's a rundown of some words that hiring managers say detract from the persuasiveness of resumes they see.
| Term | Reasons to avoid | Example | Possible rephrasing |
| Assist, | Hiring managers want to know what you did, not how you helped. If you're familiar enough with a task to put it on your resume, you can choose a better word than assist. | Assisted marketing director by researching PDAs. | Researched PDAs for marketing department. |
| Experiment | No one wants to hear about what you tried to do—only what you have accomplished. | Experimented with new LAN management software. | Tested and evaluated new LAN management software. |
| Skillfully, effectively, carefully, | Hiring managers often object to words that describe how well you do a particular task. In many cases, it comes across as boastful—and it's unnecessary. “If you aren’t good at it, why are you putting it on your resume?” one recruiter said. | Skillfully managed transition from Windows NT to Windows Server 2003 | Migrated organization from Windows NT to Windows Server 2003 with no downtime during business hours. |
| Cutting-edge, detail-oriented; coordinate, facilitate, transform; | Hiring managers say such words take up space without communicating much. They've seen them so often that the words have lost their original energy. Provide details and substance, not tired business jargon. | Detail-oriented manager with proven ability to oversee day-to-day network operations and to implement major technology initiatives. | Supervised an eight-member IS staff; completed two full-scale platform migrations; consolidated equipment and resources following facilities move. |
| Responsible for… | You’re a manager, so of course you’re responsible for something. Specify exactly what your responsibilities are and work in a few numbers to convey the scope of what you do. | Responsible for managing inventory, overseeing network operations, making new equipment purchases, troubleshooting workstation issues. | Supervised the support of 70 users running Windows XP and two servers running Windows Server 2003; implemented asset management plan for inventorying equipment; built a network operations team responsible for the internal infrastructure. |
p/s: read this before you submit your resume yall !
[musique on air] - Madonna = Dont cry for me argentina
Love Your Job, But never fall in love with your company
Must read this....
Love Your Job, but never fall in love with your company. An interesting speech delivered by a CEO of a premier IT company in India during an employee session with another IT company in India. He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people in Asia according the latest Asiaweek publication. He's also the new IT advisor to the Thai Prime Minister.
Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during Mentor Session:
LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BCOZ U NEVER
KNOW WHEN COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU - Narayana Murthy
I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days week, or more. Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary. Other people I know have put in these hours for years. I don't know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in the office this long.Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace. Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization. There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit. Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors. My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue. Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others. I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5 PM on Monday. Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company. They often complain about other people (who aren't working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry. Other
people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves. I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours. His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2 AM, Sunday. Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:
1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.
2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.
3) Go home.
4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play with your kids, etc.
5) Eat well and sleep well.
This is called recreating. Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts. They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'. They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.
In considering the issue of overtime, I am reminded of my oldest son.
When he was a toddler, if people were visiting the apartment, he would not fall asleep no matter how long the visit, and no matter what time of day it was. He would fight off sleep until the visitors left. It was as if he
was afraid that he would miss something. Once our visitors' left, he would go to sleep. By this time, however,
he was over tired and would scream through half the night with nightmares. He, my wife, and I, all paid the price for his fear of missing out. Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they don't want to
miss anything when they leave the office. The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening. That
is life !! Things happen 24 hours a day. Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap. Things will happen while you're asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake.
Hence "LOVE YOUR JOB BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY".
Failure is an achievement that holds you back for a moment,
If the first time you don't succeed, call it version 1.0 - the_berock -
[musique on air]
Simple Plan - I'll do anything
[mood]
Im f**king damn tired this week
Must read this....
Love Your Job, but never fall in love with your company. An interesting speech delivered by a CEO of a premier IT company in India during an employee session with another IT company in India. He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people in Asia according the latest Asiaweek publication. He's also the new IT advisor to the Thai Prime Minister.
Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during Mentor Session:
LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BCOZ U NEVER
KNOW WHEN COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU - Narayana Murthy
I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days week, or more. Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary. Other people I know have put in these hours for years. I don't know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in the office this long.Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace. Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization. There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit. Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors. My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue. Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others. I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5 PM on Monday. Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company. They often complain about other people (who aren't working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry. Other
people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves. I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours. His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2 AM, Sunday. Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:
1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.
2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.
3) Go home.
4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play with your kids, etc.
5) Eat well and sleep well.
This is called recreating. Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts. They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'. They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.
In considering the issue of overtime, I am reminded of my oldest son.
When he was a toddler, if people were visiting the apartment, he would not fall asleep no matter how long the visit, and no matter what time of day it was. He would fight off sleep until the visitors left. It was as if he
was afraid that he would miss something. Once our visitors' left, he would go to sleep. By this time, however,
he was over tired and would scream through half the night with nightmares. He, my wife, and I, all paid the price for his fear of missing out. Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they don't want to
miss anything when they leave the office. The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening. That
is life !! Things happen 24 hours a day. Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap. Things will happen while you're asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake.
Hence "LOVE YOUR JOB BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY".
Failure is an achievement that holds you back for a moment,
If the first time you don't succeed, call it version 1.0 - the_berock -
[musique on air]
Simple Plan - I'll do anything
[mood]
Im f**king damn tired this week
IT salaries to oncrease 0.5% on average in 2005
According to Robert Half Technology 2005 Salary Guide, average base pay for IT professionals overall will rise 0.5% in 2005, with larger increases expected in high-demand specialties such as information security and quality assurance. This compares to a 1.6% decline in starting compensation that was projected for 2004.
| Projected Average Salaries for IT Occupation | ||
| Occupation | 2005 | % growth from 2004 |
| Systems auditor | $63,250-$81,750 | 5.1% |
| Pre- and post- sales consultant | $53,500-$78,250 | 3.9% |
| Programmer/analyst | $52,500-$83,250 | 3.6% |
| Instructor / trainer | $43,250-$65,500 | 2.6% |
| Network security administrator | $63,750-$90,500 | 2.3% |
| Data security analyst | $68,250-$93,000 | 2.2% |
| Quality assurance / testing manager | $64,750-$86,750 | 2.2% |
| Disaster recovery specialist | $60,500-$90,750 | 2.2% |
| Internet / intranet developer | $51,750-$74,250 | 2.0% |
| Business systems analyst | $56,000-$80,500 | 1.9% |
| Source: Robert Half Technology | ||
p/s: Im not feeling well today and damn tired..sigh
JOB Player
Im happy today and fuhhhhhhhh wat a relief man because i have submitted my resignation letter to my HR Manager. She is really a nice person actually from the first day i met her on my interview day, i knew that she is a nice person, she had what we call as a mother's face and still pretty even maybe her ages exceed 40 with Arabic looks. Hmmm, just dont have that much time to get know her well as im going to leave this company soon in two weeks.
Talking about the Job Resignation, nowdays we got what we called Internet that contains anything you want from the bad things and the best things. From a how to calculate 1 + 1 to how to read and to porn site....its all have what we need in our self. So, i just want to give a simple instruction how to submit a resignation letter to your bos from how to write a resignation letter till a moment when you want to see HR personel. In my live a have submit 2 resignation letters, 1 with previous company and 1 that i have submit just now. To get a sample and write it on what you want is as easy as ABC(this is my recipe :p ). Just go to http://www.i-resign.com and then choose what category you are in And then insert data according to your details... and then customize and print it hahaha easy rite? Now actually if you go to HR ans said you a a personal matters to talk about they will give you a space to talk... and then you just submit your resignation letter. HR will be a nice person at that time (in case some company their HR sometimes a little bit ego).
Dude if a Job is a gurl im the player.... hahahhahah...... people who know me know why. But till now still cant find a rite gurl for me and for her just dunno ;)
[melody on air]
R.E.M-Imitations of Life
[Mood]
Happy and Cheerfull
[Outfit]
Work Outfit plus SPH Jacket - its very cold here my hands going to melt haha
Im happy today and fuhhhhhhhh wat a relief man because i have submitted my resignation letter to my HR Manager. She is really a nice person actually from the first day i met her on my interview day, i knew that she is a nice person, she had what we call as a mother's face and still pretty even maybe her ages exceed 40 with Arabic looks. Hmmm, just dont have that much time to get know her well as im going to leave this company soon in two weeks.
Talking about the Job Resignation, nowdays we got what we called Internet that contains anything you want from the bad things and the best things. From a how to calculate 1 + 1 to how to read and to porn site....its all have what we need in our self. So, i just want to give a simple instruction how to submit a resignation letter to your bos from how to write a resignation letter till a moment when you want to see HR personel. In my live a have submit 2 resignation letters, 1 with previous company and 1 that i have submit just now. To get a sample and write it on what you want is as easy as ABC(this is my recipe :p ). Just go to http://www.i-resign.com and then choose what category you are in And then insert data according to your details... and then customize and print it hahaha easy rite? Now actually if you go to HR ans said you a a personal matters to talk about they will give you a space to talk... and then you just submit your resignation letter. HR will be a nice person at that time (in case some company their HR sometimes a little bit ego).
Dude if a Job is a gurl im the player.... hahahhahah...... people who know me know why. But till now still cant find a rite gurl for me and for her just dunno ;)
[melody on air]
R.E.M-Imitations of Life
[Mood]
Happy and Cheerfull
[Outfit]
Work Outfit plus SPH Jacket - its very cold here my hands going to melt haha
JOB and LOVE
by : sqew aka syed
Love and Job, the hunting for those two are similar. Its hard to find a true love or your soul mate, as hard as you want to find a great job that will give you a satisfaction to your job lust not only love need a lust and make love but we did not call that as make job :D.
For me get a great job and of course money is coming as second is similar to get a your dream girl. A great job with a good pay, enviroment, good work collegue, nice bos and clean office is a same concept if i can my dream girl with a great body, great attitude, pretty, cute and love you. Both have to leave each other, means that in job perspective you have to love your job then job will love you automatically by giving you a good pay and a promotions. And in love persective, its not totally the same but if you love a girl but thats not mean the girl will love you back, but in this article of course my concern in a stable and good give and take relationship between a girl and a boy .
Cheating, everybody hate liars or peoples who lies on what ever they talk, its hard to take when somebody you love the most lie to you. Same in workplace, when sometimes your work collegue is actually a backstabber you cant avoid that in a real world. Its all the same.
But, there are some lucky people in this world get those two in their lives. Of course a dream job and a dream girl in their hand. The theory here is i think your dream girl will come later on after you are getting your dream job. Its true as usually good job comes with a good pay........... :P
Just a little theory i wrote down here
[Musique on Air]
Yellow Card - Only One
[Mood]
Bored
[Outfit]
Work Outfit - Plain Blue Shirt / Black Pants
by : sqew aka syed
Love and Job, the hunting for those two are similar. Its hard to find a true love or your soul mate, as hard as you want to find a great job that will give you a satisfaction to your job lust not only love need a lust and make love but we did not call that as make job :D.
For me get a great job and of course money is coming as second is similar to get a your dream girl. A great job with a good pay, enviroment, good work collegue, nice bos and clean office is a same concept if i can my dream girl with a great body, great attitude, pretty, cute and love you. Both have to leave each other, means that in job perspective you have to love your job then job will love you automatically by giving you a good pay and a promotions. And in love persective, its not totally the same but if you love a girl but thats not mean the girl will love you back, but in this article of course my concern in a stable and good give and take relationship between a girl and a boy .
Cheating, everybody hate liars or peoples who lies on what ever they talk, its hard to take when somebody you love the most lie to you. Same in workplace, when sometimes your work collegue is actually a backstabber you cant avoid that in a real world. Its all the same.
But, there are some lucky people in this world get those two in their lives. Of course a dream job and a dream girl in their hand. The theory here is i think your dream girl will come later on after you are getting your dream job. Its true as usually good job comes with a good pay........... :P
Just a little theory i wrote down here
[Musique on Air]
Yellow Card - Only One
[Mood]
Bored
[Outfit]
Work Outfit - Plain Blue Shirt / Black Pants
