JOB VACANCIES AT MALAYSIA 2018
Where
to look for a job
It
is very common to search for jobs on the internet and there are plenty of such
sites available for the Malaysian job market. The Malaysia Jobs Directory
offers an overview of the most common Malaysian job hunting websites. This is
especially useful and convenient if you start your job hunting already in your
home country. In this way you can already get an overview of the job market and
see what branch offers the best options. What is more, you can upload your CV on
most of the pages and make companies search for you instead.
If
you are already in Malaysia, have a look into the classifieds of the main
regional or national newspapers. Two of those, which are available in English
and also online, are the New Straits Times and The Star.
Another,
yet very efficient method, is to send out speculative applications. This shows
the employer that you are really interested to work in their company and have
not just randomly stumbled across their advertisement. Furthermore, a speculative
application displays self-confidence and the conviction of being the right
person for the company. A very common and also promising job for native English
speakers, is to teach English – either in a school or through private lessons.
There is an increased demand in this field, as many schools are introducing
subjects which are taught in English. You should definitely be able to find
something in this sector, however, be aware that it is not a very easy job to
do. If you want to find a job before coming to Malaysia check the TEFL site for
further information. This question repeatedly crops up every few other weeks,
and there has been much written about the difficulties for expats looking for
opportunities through the various mediums, and opportunities readily open for
expats. I have consolidated by responses in this thread:
Many
expats do not realise the way the Malaysian Labour and Employment industry
works, and therefore many of the facilities, infrastructure and agencies are
geared to very specific requirements. Unlike in Europe, North America, South
and Latin America, Middle East and probably rest of the world, Malaysia has not
opened up its borders whole heartedly to expats (and to an extent foreign
labour) to work here. To sum up, websites here do not cater to expats, because
the vast majority businesses here are not catered to such a pool of talent, because
they either have sufficient or acceptable pool of human resources.
However,
you will see in the next 3 years,
these trends changing. But keep in mind the
following facts: Malaysia is the 14th largest trading nation and has been in
the top 20 for many decades. It does not need expats just to get ahead. What
you see on the ground is not a fair reflection of what you do not and is
actually done. Malaysia's economic power houses are not based all in KL.
Penang, Terengganu, Malacca, Johor, Perak are major hubs/states outside
KL/Selangor.
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I
find a couple of those comments sweepingly misleading: searching for a job is
one thing, searching for an opportunity is another.
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