Category: Career News

Nursing Job prospect in Malaysia

Nursing Job prospect in Malaysia

If you are thinking of pursuing studies in nursing, read this article from TheStar. Its true that, people are saying that nursing is one of the good field to venture as the graduates is easily secure a job even before their graduation. But with thousand of students graduates every year from various institution, the prospect [...]

February 3, 2012 | 0 Comments More
We did not ask for too much salary !

We did not ask for too much salary !

Many are saying that the fresh graduate from Gen Y is very high demanding when it come to basic salary. However, the survey conducted by Jobstreet shown the other way around. For me the situation is simple, if you have strong competency and skills you are in the position to demand eventhough you a fresh [...]

December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Lucrative bonus and ESOS for SP Setia Staff

Lucrative bonus and ESOS for SP Setia Staff

Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) may be paying out lucrative bonuses and stock options to property developer SP Setia Bhd’s top management staff in order to persuade them to stay on with the company following an offer by PNB to increase its stake in the property developer. A source with knowledge of the proposed arrangement told [...]

December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Careers at Shell

Careers at Shell

Last week in the STAR, Shell Malaysia once again advertised various positions in the Company. Most of the job is very much on technical side and nothing much suit my interest. Anyway, if you want to start your career with Shell you can visit shell.com/career and select “Professional & Apply” –> Job Search –> Region [...]

December 5, 2011 | 4 Comments More
Higher Salary ! Lower Bonus ? for 2012

Higher Salary ! Lower Bonus ? for 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: Private sector employees received higher salary increments this year but the forecast bonuses for next year are expected to reduce. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Azman Shah Haron said the latest 2011 MEF Salary Survey for Executives and Non-Executives revealed that data collected from 214 respondent companies showed that the average salary [...]

November 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Jobstreet’s Survey : Fresh Graduates unrealistic salary demand

Jobstreet’s Survey : Fresh Graduates unrealistic salary demand

Jobstreet the leading recruitment portal in Malaysia has released its survey on fresh graduates salary demand. The survey is done based on 571 human resource practitioners who took part in the survey. The survey shown that 64% HR practitioners felt that the top reason why fresh graduates were rejected after the interview sessions was because [...]

November 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Most Malaysian Jobseekers Agree On Raising Of Retirement Age

Most Malaysian Jobseekers Agree On Raising Of Retirement Age

Most Malaysian job-seekers are in favour of the raising of the retirement age, a move that they anticipate will reduce the greater burden on savings due to the higher life expectancy. In a survey conducted by Jobstreet.com last month, 72 per cent of the respondents supported the call to raise the minimum retirement age from [...]

November 7, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for Hong Leong Bank Staff

Voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for Hong Leong Bank Staff

Immediately after EON Bank Group takeover by Hong Leong Bank Bhd, the Hong Leong group has announced the voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to reduce the manpower headcount in Malaysia. VSS is nothing new to the industry in Malaysia, previously many companies has done the VSS including the EON Bank Group. The VSS offered by Hong [...]

November 7, 2011 | 0 Comments More
List of recognised varsities for medicine

List of recognised varsities for medicine

The cabinet has rejected a proposed amendment to the Medical Act 1971 to make it compulsory for foreign medical graduates to sit for the Medical Qualifying Exam (MQE) before being allowed to practise in Malaysia. The decision puts paid to the plan to provide flexibility for students to pursue medical studies at varsities of their [...]

October 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Rules & Minimum Wages For Indian Workers

Rules & Minimum Wages For Indian Workers

The Indian High Commission here has announced revised guidelines and documents for the employment of skilled and unskilled workers from India which take effect from Nov 1 and they include a minimum wage structure for them starting from RM800 a month. The salary range as follows : Type MIN SALARY Unskilled workers (eg Restaurant, construction, [...]

October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More
HR Ministry To Attract Malaysians Abroad To Return Home To Work

HR Ministry To Attract Malaysians Abroad To Return Home To Work

As part of the government strategy to attract Malaysian abroad to return home to work, the Human Resources Ministry is examining factors other than salary that could entice Malaysians abroad to return to work in this country. Given an example of 250,000 Malaysian were currently working in Singapore, of which about 100,000 people were living [...]

September 21, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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