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Mohd Helmi Bin Mohd Ibrahim

2009431028

AP2263B

013-2677619

The assignment- interview the following person:

A Chinese professional worker if a G7, G6 or G5 contractor firm in

Selangor or Wilayah Persekutuan (has experience of more than 10 years

in construction industry). The job he is holding now MUST NOT be his

first job.

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY FORM-To be filled by interviewee

1. Name of student: Mohd Helmi bin Mohd Ibrahim

2. Name of interviewee: Liew Wei Liam

3. Name of the company: UEM Construction Sdn. Bhd

4. Address of company: 17 th Floor, Menara 2, Faber Towers, Jalan Desa

Bahagia,Taman Bahagia, Off Jalan Klang Lama, 58100 Kuala Lumpur.

5. Hand phone no : 012-2779915

6. Office telephone no.: 03-76230888

7. CIDB grade: G7

8. Position in company ( ) owner manager ( / )managerial

employee

9. Main type of projects company engage in:

( )Civil Engineering ( / ) Building ( ) M&E


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10.Number of permanent employers in company : 800 persons

11.Number of years you have worked in construction industry : 11 years

12.Highest education achieved

( ) Degree ( / ) Masters or PHD

13.Original professional training

( ) Architecture( ) Engineering ( / ) Quantity

surveying ( ) Building/Construction Management

( ) Others, please state :

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

To be filled by interviewee

Please rank the three (3) most influential reasons for quitting your previous

job.

Reason for quitting RankingSalary 1

Could not get along with my superiors

Could not get along with my colleagues

Job pressure was too high

Work was getting to be boring

Poor physical working conditions 3

Non flexible hours

The boss bad treatment of the workers

I have to have a job that enables me to attend to my family

I wanted to get more experience and knowledge 2

Other reasons, please state:

The Interview transcript.

Helmi: Ok.greetings.My name is Mohd Helmi; I am from UiTM Shah Alam,

from FSPU. Today I will conduct a survey, regarding, emm.. Why you quit


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your previous jobOk, emm.. Can you please.. (the interviewee giggles)

can you please..Aaa..briefly..em..introduce yourself?

Wei Liam: Ok, so my name is..aaa Wei Liam..Wei Liam aaWhat do you

want me to..

Helmi: Ok, aaayour academic qualification, please?

Wei Liam: Im aIm a QS..

Helmi: From University

Wei Liam: from TAR Collage..

Helmi: .. from TAR Collage..ok..ummmwhere,um, when did you grad?

Wei Liam: 1998

Helmi: 1998..Ok..Now you are working at UEM Construction Sdn. Bhdis it

true?

Wei Liam: Yaa..yaa..

Helmi: Is..errr your HQ is at Faber Tower?

Wei Liam:Yup..

Helmi:..Ok..your handphone number is 012-2779915? Ok..you are working

in.. CIDB..aaa..Grade G7..is that true?

Wei Liam:Ya..ya..

Helmi: Ok..ok..Aaa..Your position in the company is management..managerialemployee?


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Wei Liam:Yup..

Helmi: Ok..aaaI want to check back what already..you already put in the

form given..ok..The type of project you engage in is in..is in building..

Wei Liam: (nods his head)

Helmi: Ok..the number of permanent employees in the company?

Aaa..around.800 person..And then the number of years your work in

construction industry..aaa..11 years. And then your highest education

achieved is Masters, right?

Wei Liam:Ya..

Helmi: Ok, thank you. Ok, the original professional training..aaastill quantity

surveying..then..okwe move to multiple choice questions, that is the

essence of the interview today..ok..please rank the 3 most influential reason

for quitting your previous job..ok..Can you briefly ..aa..explain or tell us where

did we..did you work, previously?

Wei Liam: So..my last, previous company was IJM Construction Sdn. Bhd.

Helmi: Ok..IJM Construction. The..aa..can you tell , elaborate a little bit more

about the last project that you have conduct?

Wei Liam: My last project is mostly aa..commercial building..

Helmi: Commercial building..such as?

Wei Liam: ..Like aa..resort..resort..cost around..RM200 Million..

Helmi: Where are the location of the resort?


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Wei Liam: ..Bukit Tinggi..Colmar Village and French Castle..

Helmi: The resort been constructed by IJM?

Wei Liam: Ya(Smiles)

Helmi: OkThe reason of your quitting previously is..about salary.

Wei Liam: Mostly about salary laa..Salary..salary

Helmi: Can you..because this is for academic purposes, can you reveal

..aaawhat is your previous salary that make you not satisfy with the

aa..previous salary?

Wei Liam: My previous salary..ok..theerr..because of, first of all Im the

assistant QS when joining IJM so my salary a bit low laa ahha bit low..

(asking surrounding colleague for opinion)..around RM 950 per month.

Helmi: AaaaHow many years you stay with this salary?

Wei Liam: Because aaaaI have to aaaagain experience with the

company(lost of his words)

Helmi: After work around 3 years at IJM..

Wei Liam: Yes, my salary increase maybe around RM 1500..

Helmi: And then, when you work at this IJM company, did you directly work at

UEM or you got another company?

Wei Liam: I got another company..

Helmi: Ok, what is the name of the company?


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Wei Liam: Jet Concept. (Spelling the companys name) J.E.T Concept. Sdn,

Bhd.

Helmi: Basically..its a

Wei Liam: QS..

Helmi: The salary?

Wei Liam: The salary aah? Around RM3000plus

Helmi: How many years you work with this company?

Wei Liam: Hmmm.. 2 year plus.. 2 year plus..

Helmi: Then, aaa. Where this Jet Concept Sdn.Bhd. located?

Wei Liam: ..in Kuchai Lama..

Helmi: ..in Kuchai Lama..the procjects conducted?

Wei Liam: Mostly, they are the main-con..main contractors doing housing

projects. Housing project for this government..aaaamany for low cost,

medium cost double storey..

Helmi:..The PPRT one? The tall

Wei Liam: Yes.. yes

Helmi: The location of the PPRT if you dont mind

Wei Liam: Around Klang Valley..

Helmi: (Repharase the words) .. Around Klang Valley.. Ok, umm.. then,


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aaaa did you , ummm face any problems when working at IJM or at the

Jet Concept? First I want to ask when you work at IJM. Any problem you

face?

Wei Liam: Only salary laaa Environment is very ok, bonus ok, every thing is

ok..only salary

Helmi: ..the colleague?The..the

Wei Liam: very cooperative..they treat me very well

Helmi: And then at Jet Concept, the main con of the..of the.. PPRT

development around Klang Valley..Did you face any problems?

Wei Liam: Jet Concept. Ok, First of all , having 20-30 projects per year, so,

that company only employ one QS,

Helmi: Fuhhhh! (shocked)

Wei Liam: one QS, one account, one purchasing, two supervisors, one PM,

to run the whole job. So, very long, long working hours..

Helmi: and then you stressed out?

Wei Liam:..yes..yes..

Helmi: because all the load on your shoulder right?

Wei Liam:..yes..yes..

Helmi: Apart from this heavy work load, ok, what the other problems that you

face when working at Jet Concept?

Wei Liam: I think thats all..very heavy working load..


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Helmi: Ok.. AfterAs you working at IJM and Jet Concept where did you

gone after that?

Wei Liam:at UEM..

Helmi: Straight to UEM?

Wei Liam:Yes ..UEM..

Helmi: Can you reveal, not the exact figure, the round ..the range..the

approximate ?

Wei Liam: 5-10 (laughing with the colleagues).

Helmi: Seems that you happy working here..because you constantly smile

while working..ok..As the salary, did you satisfy with the salary, so far?

Wei Liam: So far, so good..

Helmi: And then, workload here?

Wei Liam: Workload here not much..

Helmi: Not much..now you are working on, aaa, Bank Rakyat ..Tower..You

are allocated at this site only?

Wei Liam:Yes..

Helmi: You are not sending at other site?

Wei Liam:Yes..

Helmi: That mean you can concentrate and..


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Wei Liam: Just one project..

Helmi: Just one project..?

Wei Liam: One project..

Helmi: And the quality is more better..You dont have any problem..ok.. How

many years you working here?

Wei Liam: AaaFive years..

Helmi: You starting around, 2005? Before or after the inception of Menara

Bank Rakyat?

Wei Liam: Before this project laa (Bank Rakyat)..This is not my first project,

Third project at UEM..

Helmi: The previous project at UEM?

Wei Liam: First Semi-D Linked House, at Taman Desa.

Helmi: And then you move to ..

Wei Liam: Exhibition hall for MARDI , Serdang..

Helmi: In MAEPS?

Wei Liam: Near UPM..

Helmi: Yang ada biru..dia punya bumbung biru.. Only the building or..the

whole facilities?

Wei Liam:Yes..


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Helmi: the whole MAEPS been constructed by UEM?

Wei Liam:Yes..

Helmi: We got ten more minutes.. OkThen we move to aa The reason

you quitting oknumber two.. You want to get more experience and

knowledge. As you been working 11 years, ok, what drives you to come to

work every day? Apart from gaining experience..

Wei Liam: What car I drive to work everyday? (Laugh). Money.Money

Helmi: Money is the object lah? Money is what you target?

Wei Liam: yaa

Helmi: You already told me about the previous experience.. What is the most

unforgettable moments or projects, or problems that you faced throughout

your 11 years of working? The most problematicThe problems that you

cannot forget..I mean, the BQ didnt finish on time..

Wei Liam: Ugut by samseng!

Helmi: Uiyyo! Can I ask how could that happen? If It is personal..

Wei Liam: Its personal

Helmi: owh..sorry..sorry..And then the knowledge, as you gain more

knowledge, did changing the company or doing the projects really gain your

knowledge about this quantity surveying or job? Did changing the company or

doing the projects make you understand what is QS all about?

Wei Liam: (Giggles) First aa..all my previous company is a contractor company..im a QS on the behalf of the contractor company. So Im doing


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mostly the contractor works , not only my QS work, but get experience to build

houses.

Helmi: You mean you are not just do what you learn college..

Wei Liam: I learn extra by builing the houses.

Helmi: Then obviously thats a added value In your CV, that mean if you

leave, you want to move to the next company, you think you can easily get a

new job with better salary?

Wei Liam: I dont think I have to move to other company..

Helmi: Because you satisfied with this ..

Wei Liam: if I want to move, I want to set my own company.

Helmi: You mean you want to set your own company?

Wei Liam: Yes I always want..

Helmi: you mean, thats your target now? How many years you will achieve

the target?

Wei Liam: Very soon Very soon(laughing)

Helmi:Ok, thats a hint..We got four more minutes because this interview

will..will take about 20 minutes, as I said earlier..Ok..at this multiple choice

questions, picking the number 3 ranking is non flexible hours. Can you, from

your point of view , describe the non flexible hours.

Wei Liam: For my duty as a QS for the contractor, so usually at the end or

beginning of the year, there are lot of tenders coming in. Maybe 3 or 4 tendersto be submit in 7 days.


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Helmi: You mean do all the costing..

Wei Liam: All the costing..all the pricing..

Helmi: In 7 days for how many tenders?

Wei Liam: Around 4-5 tenders. Very heavy, very burden I need a lot of time..

Helmi: because at the previous company you was the only QS and you have

to do all the works by your ownself..

Wei Liam: yes..

Helmi: ok.. That leads you to come early to the office and go back very late?

Wei Liam: Go back very late, around 3-4 a.m. every day.

Helmi: Everyday?

Wei Liam: Everyday.

Helmi: For the sake of finishing the tender?

Wei Liam: Yes..

Helmi: this make you wan to leave the company?

Wei Liam: Yes..

Helmi: when you face that short period of time to finish the tenders, what did

do to ensure all the things submit on the time? You join venture with other

QS?


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Wei Liam: Most of all is tembak. Maybe I have 5 tenders , I had done 2

calculated tenders, on the exact figure, and the rest I just tembak

(laughing) .

Helmi: Just cincai aa?

Wei Liam: Just cincai..No time to complete it at a good manner.

Helmi: Ok then, this burden, leads you to do the works not in appropriate

way? Are you agree with that?

Wei Liam: Yes..(nod his head).

Helmi: Because you the only one QS in the company,you are given all the

tenders to finish , and you have short period of time to complete that..This

leads to your efficiency and quality of work, I mean, when you got short

period of time, so many..

Wei Liam: It affected efficiency..

Helmi: Because you know you can do better than that?

Wei Liam: Yes..(nod his head).

Helmi: ok.. non flexible hour.. ok..thank you Mr Wei Liam for attending this

interview, this information will not be revealed anywhere, just for academic

purposes. I, Mohd Helmi bin Mohd Ibrahim, from FSPU AP226 wishing all the

best for you, and million thank you for your cooperation on me to complete my

course work. Aaa..with that, thank you.. (Shake hands)

Thank you very much.


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