Top 5 factors Malaysian Graduates Look for in their First Job
Jobstreet Malaysia Salary Report
What Malaysian Graduates Look for in their First Job
Article from Human Resources Online 21/10/2019 Mon 12:08 in All markets by Aditi Sharma Kalra
In TalentBank’s new survey of 28,000 graduates from Malaysia, it was found that salary and bonuses are among the top three things that respondents look for in their first job. In fact, while male graduates accorded C&B as their second priority, for women it was their number one priority.
More than half of the respondents (55%) comprise graduates from Klang Valley, while 45% of the graduates represent the other states.
You might also be interested to read these:
- Study Courses that has High Job Demand in Malaysia
- Top 20 Courses to Study in Malaysia that has High Job Demand & Stable Salary
- Top 10 Best Courses to Study in Malaysia
- What is the Best Course to study after SPM or O-Levels in Malaysia?
- Malaysia’s 28 Top Jobs in Demand in Future with High Salaries
- Top 10 Degree Courses in Malaysia with Highest Starting Salaries
For more information on how to choose the right course with high job demand, contact 01111408838
Please fill up the Form below and I will WhatsApp you and provide you with sound advise on how to choose the best private university or college in Malaysia to study at. If you do not give your mobile number or full name as in IC, your query will not be answered. Our knowledgeable & experienced counsellor will send you a message on WhatsApp & provide assistance from there.
Top 5 Factors Malaysian Graduates Want in their First Job
The following are the top five factors female graduates look for in their first job (in order of priority):
- Salary and bonuses
- Career development
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Company culture
The following are the top five factors male graduates look for in their first job (in order of priority):
- Career development
- Salary and bonuses
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Company culture
Surprisingly, two key aspects comprising the employee value proposition, i.e. flexible working hours and company culture, landed in the bottom two for both female and male graduates.
This survey was conducted on the sidelines of TalentBank’s Graduates’ Choice Awards, where Maybank, PETRONAS, Maxis, Samsung and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) were voted by local graduates as their five most attractive employer brands.
In the manufacturing category, Top Glove won the Best Graduate Employer Brand 2019, while Microsoft won in the tech category and Lazada topped the e-commerce category.
Other winners include AIA Shared Services in the shared services category, Uniqlo for the fashion category, Nestlé among FMCGs, Watsons for retail, and Sunway Property for real estate.
At the ceremony, TalentBank Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ben Ho, noted that undergraduates are beginning to discover the importance of their voice in signaling to the industry the importance of employer branding.
He added: “Second, from an employers’ perspective, the higher participation by undergraduates is an indication that young people are paying more attention to what companies do to brand themselves.”
