How much worth do my 'papers' hold?

A lot of emphasis is put on application documents, be it your CV, cover letter, or academic transcripts and certificates of achievement. They are, after all, the first point of contact a potential employer has with you. An...

Regardless of the state of our economy, and even more so now, Malaysians have always been infamous for being part of the 'brain drain' phenomenon.

Just reflect for a moment on how many Malaysians you've spoken to who have said that they want or intend to live...

Many employers scoff at the fresh graduate’s concerns about working hours, and the concept of working only at work is now dead, thanks to technology (was it ever alive?). Of course, one should expect to put in a little bit more than the regular 8 hours of work...

The plight of lowly paid accounting firm employees, particularly at junior levels in Audit / Assurance, has plagued the industry for lifetimes and is happening both in Malaysia, Singapore and the region. 

We spoke with a former senior Partner of the Big 4 in...

The prevailing attitude in Malaysia is that its people should be fluent in their mother tongue - perhaps at home or socially - but not necessarily in the professional arena where a type of standard, non-pidgin (Manglish) form of English is preferred. Who hasn’...

Internships, in general, are short-term on-the-job experiential and training opportunities. While interns can be of any age or career level, Malaysian internships are geared towards students undergoing secondary or tertiary education with some students being r...

Are you embarking on your legal career or already forging a path in the profession, but still have a ton of questions on legal practice, soft skills, or maybe just want to pick the brain of a lawyer who has already walked the road ahead of you?

We're givi...

Following two other Big4 accounting firms PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and KPMG, Deloitte has moved from standard interview processes to a more creative form of assessing their graduate candidates: making them play games.

But not just any random game. Customis...

After years of crafting and seeking to successfully implement a compulsory continuing professional development (CPD) scheme, the Bar Council is pushing this year to make it mandatory by imposing fines of up to RM 500 for those who are not able to fulfil the r...

Scary fact: employers will take only about 6 seconds to review your application documents!

When an employer reviews your CV, they want to see if you have the right stuff to not only do the job, but also to fit in with the company culture. You therefore face...