For many years, the issue cropped up again and again, made the news headlines, and even hit the parliament. The days have passed when a degree scroll can become your automatic passport to employment.
Cover image via Funny Malaysia Getting a job as a fresh graduate can be a tricky and arduous process. Adding to that, the recent years have seen an increasing number of Malaysian graduates pinning their inability to secure a job on the lack of relevant opportunities in the country.
Image via Funny Malaysia Image for illustration purposes only. The number does not include the ones that have just completed their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia SPMdiplomas, certificate programmes. The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education and JobStreet conducted a number of surveys on local fresh graduates and their employment patterns last year and here are some surprising information based on their findings: One in four fresh graduates in Malaysia remains unemployed for six months after their graduation.
Six out of those unemployed are below the age of Three main reasons why fresh graduates remain unemployed are: She stressed that there are plenty of jobs for fresh graduates in the country, but Malaysian graduates should first consider changing their attitude.
And for this we need to look at the attitude. However, Chook thinks that most candidates are unaware of this fact. They also look at your ability to communicate, your attitude, the soft skills you possess, and your ability to contribute to the company.
Meanwhile, P Kumanan, a business development manager at a recruitment agency, said that graduates who came from colleges with "small names" should stick to looking for jobs at smaller firms to start their career Kumanan, who works with Manpower Group, said that graduates should have realistic expectations when looking for jobs.
Do you think Malaysian fresh graduates have unrealistic expectations when it comes to looking for jobs? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!The seventh cause leads to cyclical unemployment. Frictional and structural unemployment occur even in a healthy economy.
The natural rate of unemployment is between percent and percent, according to the Federal Reserve.
Recently, Malaysian people have been taught facing on the issue of high unemployment rates among the local graduates. This issue has been a phenomenon to the current news as it has been aired on the television, newspaper, internet and others agency.
I have witnessed fresh graduates committing a few common mistakes and repeating them over and over, it’s an infinite queue I believe. But I will be serving as your consultant currently and will provide you with a few tips meanwhile highlighting the reasons that lead to course of unemployment.
Most of the unemployed in the Philippines are fresh graduates with about , added to the labor force each year. But a significant ratio of them also are workers who were retrenched from their jobs or whose employment contracts were not renewed.
The rising unemployment rate among fresh university graduates today is an upsetting trend. Now the pool of unemployed graduates is rising to worrying levels even in some high-growth economies.
This is due to several factors or causes that result in the increase of the unemployment rate today. Three main reasons why fresh graduates remain unemployed are: poor attitude, lack of English proficiency, and poor communication skills.
So, are unrealistic expectations, poor command of English, and attitude the real reasons behind why local fresh graduates can't get a job?