How to Negotiate Salary?

Salary is the important part of a job and the most valuable target in an interview. Companies negotiate salaries only with candidates who have cleared the technical rounds. The foremost point in salary negotiations is that the company is willing to include the candidate in their team and it will be based on the pay. Salary negotiation is similar to a straight line and its two endpoints.

Salary arrived at, should not dip below the candidate's actual worth
Salary asked for, should not rise above what the company can afford

First point implies company's gain and candidate's loss in terms of salary. The second point implies loss for both company and candidate in terms of a worthy employee and an opportunity respectively.


There are three stages in a salary negotiation, preparing for a negotiation, the actual negotiation talk and after the negotiation.

Preparing for a salary negotiation
The candidate has to have in mind that the company's representative is much more experienced in terms of salary negotiation. Therefore, ample preparation is necessary to reach a desirable conclusion. Preparations include the following aspects.

Salary range:
It is necessary to understand about the salary ranges for the job applied. This is very important for a first-ever salary negotiation. Salary ranges can be found from websites. For example, average accountant salaries in different states

Worth:
The candidate should know his/her worth before entering a salary negotiation. Ending up with a lesser-then-worth salary or losing the opportunity by negotiating for a skyrocketing one will not serve the purpose.

Experience, Performance:
The salary in mind should be proportional to the candidate's experience, achievements and mainly on performance in the interview.

Equated:
Salaries are not amounts of money. They also include benefits. A salary asked for should be a healthy equation comprising of monetary, perks and other benefits. Extra paid time off is also a benefit.

Company research:
Research about the company is a crucial factor in salary negotiations. Knowing the average salaries in the company will help.

Reason:
If the target company is reported to have a good growth or if a change in job is needed immediately, salary should not be a big concern. Switching to a job with better working conditions and less pressure is also an advantageous situation.

Actual negotiation talk
On the day of the negotiation, arriving on time is important. A professional attire identical to the one worn for the interview is necessary. While negotiating salary, few points have to be remembered.

Politeness in talk with literally no arrogance
Clear detailing of strengths, achievements and advantages
Asking, not demanding, for an appropriate salary, nominal increase from current job, with proper splits
Salary is not just money, added perks and benefits are a plus
Understanding the company's worth and future in the company
Understanding the negotiation time limit

After the negotiation
If the negotiation is successful, it is mandatory to obtain the salary terms discussed in a written format. In case of an unsuccessful negotiation, the candidate should leave with a handshake on a positive note.

Interview Tips

Getting invited for an interview is an achievement in itself. It means that your resume has created an overall good impression about your candidature. An interview is a final step towards securing your dream job.

Preparing for a job interview is an important step towards a positive outcome. Right amount of confidence with these following interview tips will lead to a successful result.

Interview Tips to Remember Before the Interview

First, read the interview letter carefully and list out their requirements for the interview.
Always draft a reply to the interview letter confirming the date, time and location of the scheduled interview. In case of doubt, do mention it in the letter and ask for a clarification.
Be on time. You may have to complete certain formalities before the actual interview. Thus, make sure you reach the venue at least 15 minutes earlier.
Let the receptionist know about your arrival.
Carry your interview letter with you.
Carry extra copies of your resume. You may have to distribute them to the department heads for filing purposes.
In case, you are required to bring your certificates and/or references, make sure you have them ready and neatly filed.
Be neatly attired. A clean and a professional dressing style is a sure way to impress the panel of interviewers.
Be well versed with your profile. You may have to elaborate your resume verbally to the interviewers.
Take some time to gather information about the company to which you have applied. Visiting their website and reading reviews will give you an insight into the company and will also prepare you for any discussions regarding the company.

Interview Tips to Remember During the Interview

Always knock before you enter. Out of nervousness, many candidates forget this basic etiquette which is unacceptable.
Greet each panelist with a smile on your face. A pleasing and calm demeanor soothes the initial tension.
An eye contact spells your confidence. Maintain eye contact with your interviewers while responding to their questions.
Your body language also speaks a lot about your personality. In fact, panelists can expertly decipher your body language and make out how involved you are during the ongoing rendezvous.
Be eloquent about your past achievements. Highlight those accomplishments that address to your current job application.
Clearly define your aims and objectives and underline your qualities.
Speaking too much or too less is definitely not recommended. While it is expected that you elaborate your replies, drifting from the original subject should be avoided at every cost.
Avoid interrupting any panelist. Listen to what they have to say and speak only when they have completed their question.
Similarly, reply to every question truthfully. A white lie can be very disastrous if the panelist asks you to verify your statements.
Stay calm throughout the interview. Do not fumble or stammer. If you do not understand their point of view, politely ask them to rephrase their statements and reply accordingly.
At the end of the interview, you may be asked if you have any questions. Be prepared with a list of 4-5 related questions. Putting your doubts across will let them know of your logical and analytical thinking process. You can also ask in what way the company can contribute to your career growth.
Discussing your salary package should be handled with care. Avoid quoting an unreasonable amount. Weigh your responsibilities, capabilities and your role in the organization and negotiate accordingly.
Avoid bad mouthing your previous employer. Negative comments will only help them to evaluate your approach towards the current organization.
Finally, close your interview by gracefully thanking the panelist for the meeting.

Interview Tips to Remember After the Interview

Remember to send a brief thank you note for the opportunity given to discuss the prospective employment.

Keeping these interview tips handy will help you to perform well in an interview. Remember to sell yourself hard but in a modest way.

Resume, Career and Interview Tips

On Dwi Agus blog, you will find lots of resume, cover letter, interview and other jobs and career related tips. Go though our list of articles. They provide information about free sample resumes and career options. It helps finding you that job you always looked for.


If you thought 'preparations' ended with examinations, you are in for a surprise! Preparations go a long way in the employment field as well. While entering the job market, you need to be prepared to impress the recruiters or employees, wherever you apply for jobs. Just having the subject knowledge is not enough, soft skills matter a lot. Along with that the so called secondary things become more important like the resume, letter of recommendation, cover letters, etc.

There are various tools for impressing the specially targeted professionals i.e. the Human Resources Department of every organization. The first and foremost thing that you need to be particular about is the biodata, curriculum vitae, or the resume.

Here we provide all the relevant and essential information on all the following things:

Career

Our Career Advice section is meant for everyone who has doubts as to what is career advice exactly, how important it is to have career advice, what does it actually do and evaluate a candidate and then show a path. We have sections on how to shape your career, how to change jobs for the betterment of a successful career, etc.

Interview

Interviews are probably the scariest thing of all when preparing for finding a good job. It is an important tool in the employment procedure. And believe it or not, almost everything depends on it. Starting from your personality to testing your confidence, integrity, depth of knowledge and expectation from the company as well as your sincerity towards work, everything is judged during an interview. With so much at stake, you really need good preparation for facing an interview.

Resume

Resumes are like a self-marketing document that introduces you to your prospective interviewers. It creates the vital first impression. The resume has to be very simple, neat and well organized with all the details given appropriately. There should be no ambiguity in the facts stated and you have to be little tactful while drafting your resume depending on the designation or organization you are applying in.

Cover Letters

This is the new 'in' thing while applying for a job and sending across your resume. Cover letters are letters that are written to give that extra push to your resume, so that it makes to the employer's or recruiter's desk. It has to be crisp and very confident as to how you can be useful and an asset to the organization. You have to convince them through cover letters, mentioning smartly what are your strong points.

Letter of Recommendation

Recommendation letters are very helpful and can give you that edge over others because someone is recommending you to the employers, which means you have someone who's doing the talking on your behalf with assurance of you being good and useful to the firm. Know all about how to get a good and effective letter of recommendation in this section of our website.

Salary

Can anyone not care about this while setting out to find work or even when considering a change of job? No. That is how important it is and so it is crucial to find information about how to present your papers, resumes, etc. in order to leverage the salary expectation and project it in a positive light without having to put much effort while negotiating the same.

These are factors that many are not aware of which gives an immense push for getting a good range of choice when it comes to selecting an option for being employed. The starting point of preparation for employment comes from these. Although very basic, it is very crucial to be aware of all these.

Following them will not only help you to boost your confidence, but also avoid you from getting dismayed by projecting yourself in not-up to-the-mark of the corporate world out there. So irrespective of whether you are a fresher right out of college or an experienced professional, the above mentioned factors are pointers that are sure to give you an effective projectile.

Crane Operator Resume

Crane operator works on crane to move position and lift or place machinery, equipment or other large objects at construction sites, ship-loading docks, railway yards etc. crane operator may work for construction firms, cargo handlers, railways and shipbuilders. There are verities of cranes today and crane operator may work on a tower crane, on a bridge crane, constructing buildings or on mobile crane. Cranes may be operated near or on the water. They are responsible for make sure about the safety procedures and practices during drilling operations. They report any incidents, abnormal situations and potential hazards to the Deck pusher or Tool pusher. Crane operator participates very actively with the JSA program.

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Crane director is also responsible for providing leadership and motivation to new members of crane crew. They train them to become good and well crew member and provide leadership and motivation to them. Crane director works as directed by supervisor and help in the supervision of crane crew. They are also responsible for maintaining a safe and clean work area. They do other duties as assigned.


Dwi Agus Hernawan
Offshore Crane Operator
Email : dwi_agus_hernawan@live.co.uk
Telp. : +62 85282093608


Objective: Looking for the greatest opportunity to work as a crane operator for a reputed company.

Skills:

Able to perform job functions very safely
Able to comply with company rules
Excellent communication and writing skills
Able to participate very actively in pre-job meeting with the crane crew
Able to work clean and safe work area
Able to carry out the safe rigging of equipment, tubelars and materials
Able to train new members and provide leadership and motivation to them
Able to assist drill flower operations as directed
Responsible for other duties as assigned

Work Experience:

Pt. Geoservices Ltd
Crane operator

Migas Cepu certified crane operator
Migas certified Rigger
Done other duties as assigned

Logindo Samudra Makmur
Crane operator

Responsible as a person crew in the fabrication, demolition and installation of structural steel and underground piping details
Responsible for performing routine maintenance as needed
Migas certified crane operator
Responsible for other duties

Education:

Bachelors degree
Migas Cepu Stage 3/Clas C Certified Crane Operator

How to Read a Load Chart Terex RT345XL

Each crane has a load chart that, in short, specifies the crane's capabilities—detailing its features and how its lift capacity varies when considering distance and angle. Just like the old saying 'if you fail to plan, you plan to fail,' failing to consult a crane load chart before renting or employing a crane for a specific job could leave you with too much or too little capacity for your job.

Before a crane is rented, transported, employed or purchased, the crane chart must be consulted. Everyone, from the crane operator, to the job supervisors, to even the sales guys have to know how to read a crane chart. Here's how.

To illustrate how to read a crane chart, we've chosen the chart for the Terex RT345XL, a rough terrain crane with a maximum lift capacity of 45 tons.

1. DIMENSIONS and WEIGHT - The chart shows the crane dimensions. It includes data for operation with the outriggers extended, transport weight, and steering dimensions. Knowledge of this information is especially critical if the crane will be working in a confined space, as the lifting capacity varies depending on whether the outriggers are extended. The transport weight (below) determines the trailer to be used, how to load the crane on the trailer, the route to take, and what permits are required to get it to the jobsite.

 

Along the top axis, the first number is the gross vehicle weight. In the other two columns, the arrows indicate the weight load for each axle depending on what additional accessories are loaded.

 

2. LIFT CAPACITY - This is where the magic happens. In the legend at the top of the chart, you can see these ratings apply when using 6.5 tons of counterweight, with the outriggers extended to 22 x 22.3 feet. Here, you'd graph out the specific lift the crane is needed for. The 'ft.' indicator on the left axis represents the radius, the distance from the center pin to the center of the load.

EXAMPLE: You need to lift a load of 15 tons (30,000 pounds) a distance of 25 feet. The distance is measured from the center pin of the crane to the center of the load. Once you determine the distance, look on that line for the largest capacity; that will indicate how many feet of boom must be extended. In this case, it is 45 feet.

It's important to note that the maximum capacity is always measured by the shortest lift, usually over the rear of the crane, and with the outriggers fully extended. While the Terex RT345 has a maximum capacity of 45 tons, lifts at any distance or height drops the maximum capacity dramatically.

 

3. LIFT RANGE - Just as important as lift capacity is lift range. For that, a range diagram is usually included in every chart which illustrates how much boom length is needed to pick up and lift a load both at a distance and at height.

EXAMPLE: You need to pick up a load at 25 feet and lift it to the top of a five-story, 65-foot building. Consulting the range diagram, 69 feet of boom is required to make the lift.

 

 

4. LIFT ANGLE - This chart illustrates the maximum lift if a luffing or fixed jib is used. Lifts with jib lengths of 32 and 49 feet (in addition to boom extension of 105 feet) are illustrated. With higher angles of lift, the maximum load capacity decreases. With a luffing jib, the angle can be automatically adjusted from the operators cab. With a fixed jib, of course, the angle is fixed.

5. CRANE IN MOTION - This illustrates the lift capacity for a pick and carry. Here, the chart illustrates the total weight able to be picked up at a 360-degree angle while stationary on wheels, the total weight being able to be supported both while slowly rolling with the load at a zero degree angle (creep), and the total weight able to be supported while moving at 2.5 miles per hour. The column to the left again indicates the radius of the lift, the one to the far right, the maximum boom length each weight can be carried at.