“You studied engineering but now you’re a real estate agent? Wasted lah!”

If you’re a young, new worker or are about to become one, you’ve probably heard this at the dinner table during family reunions. Well, you want to tell them, it’s not that easy to get a...

You get a lot of career advice from authority figures, experienced individuals, or just well-meaning relatives. Malaysians love giving advice, right?

While there’s a ton of good stuff out there, have you ever encountered well-intentioned advice that didn't rea...

Redefining transparency - get it?

Have you ever been told not to disclose a salary offer to third parties or told by your employers not to tell colleagues how much you earn? 

From an employer’s perspective, the concern is clear that discussions of pay may cau...

Whether it’s fruits and cookies for festivals, keepsakes on birthdays, or even currency in the form of lucky Red or Green packets, exchanging presents or buah tangan is intrinsic in the Malaysian way of building good relationships. 

However, gifting in t...

With technology enabling us to do our jobs from practically anywhere these days, some traditional careers that once required you to be chained to a desk at the office have now become location-agnostic.

So across Malaysia and Singapore, which traditional jobs no...

So often we hear about how hard it is to get a job. But what happens if you've accepted a new one and need to back out? Renegading on a job offer you’ve accepted seems like a real shady thing to do, but in some circumstances, that may be your only option.

Why D...

With disruptive technology already worming its way into our work (which mainstream professional can be productive without a phone or internet connection?), and tech companies’ efforts to make their technology smarter and more integral to our daily lives (Fitbi...

Many Malaysian professionals are often aspiring to leave or have actually left the country to work abroad, whether for a perceived higher pay, living standards, or opportunities.

In 2013, 308,834 highly-skilled Malaysians reportedly moved abroad and just...

If you’ve been in the workforce for a while you’re likely familiar with the common employees’ gripes within Malaysia. On the topic of salary, you might lament with your colleagues and friends within or without the company about how underpaid you are, how late...

Earlier this year Malaysia’s Minister of Finance - and serving Prime Minister - ranked the lowest among the finance ministers of the 12 largest economies in the Asia Pacific region. Last year in the same list compiled by FinanceAsia, we ranked 8th. FinanceAsi...