Recruiting during pandemic
Due to the movement control orders, most companies are relying on video or phone interviews for the recruitment process. Some even engage job seekers virtually via webinars, which replaces career fairs. Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd Talent Acquisition Manager Shariza Mohd Razi said throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the company had been recruiting trainees and interns, as well […]
Malaysia’s unemployment rate continue to rise up to 5.3%
Msia’s unemployment rate rises to 5.3pct KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in May this year compared to 5 per cent the month before. Human Resource Minister Datuk M Saravanan said among the worst-hit sectors were tourism as well as manufacturing and services. Also badly affected, he said, were the self-employed, […]
12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials CONT (PART 2.)
7. Seltzer DITCHING SODA, MILLENNIALS SEEK A HEALTHIER FIZZ IN THEIR DRINKS While many millennials have little appetite for sugary sodas, that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking for other convenient carbonated beverage options — and they’re finding them in seltzers and flavored sparkling waters. Sales of sugary carbonated drinks have fallen steadily for several years, […]
by: Jerry Lim Jun Shiung
12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials
Millennials are one of the largest generations in history, and they’re on the cusp of their prime spending years. These are the industries that stand to benefit the most. Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. But over the next few decades, Generation Y […]
Guide for SMEs – COVID – 19
In February 2020, the Malaysian government issued an emergency stimulus package worth RM3.3 billion to counter the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak for SMEs. The government also allocated additional RM10bil to help support SMEs as of today. Here are some of the key takeaways; Restructuring and rescheduling of loans Apply for Bank Loan […]
How to apply for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN)
The Malaysian Government has released its guidelines and information on application for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional. (BPN). Before this, the Government has stated that Employers are not allowed to cut the pay of employees or force them to take annual leave, or even dismiss them without adhering to the employment contract during the movement control order […]
Resumes a terrible way to hire people
Sunday, 23 Feb 20202:20 PM MYT By Cassidy Leventhal Of Bloomberg Opinion Research shows that one of the most predictive components of success on the job is honesty. (Honest people, not surprisingly, are more likely to be conscientious and dependable – two big predictors of job performance.) Integrity tests, which can be purchased off the shelf […]
Jack Ma’s advice for Chinese entrepreneurs in the time of coronavirus: retool, reflect and restore work at a steady pace
The coronavirus epidemic in China presents an opportunity for entrepreneurs to retool themselves and prepare for the growth, said Ma, who drove Alibaba to launch Taobao in 2003 during the Sars outbreak. In his lecture at the Hupan College, Ma channelled Kazuo Inamori, the legendary founder of Kyocera Corporation. — SCMP Jack Ma, the co-founder […]
Building a Startup That Will Last
By Hemant Taneja, Ken Chenault July 08, 2019 For the past decade, growth rates have defined success for most technology companies. Moore’s Law enabled unprecedented computing power, setting off a sprint in winner-take-all marketplaces with increasing returns to scale. Growth-hacking became the entrepreneurial mantra of the early 21st century, resulting in the creation of new tech giants, […]
Should New Grads Take Any Job or Wait for the Right One?
Jodi Glickman September 27, 2019 Luisa Kloep is a 26 year-old newly minted graduate with a masters degree in fashion and sales management. Like many of her peers, she is bright, talented, and enthusiastic about her new career. She’s also unemployed and feeling dejected about the job search she started five months ago. Luisa, who […]