The accounting industry is not typically associated with good work-life balance - or any life at all - but Big4 firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia has for a number of years now been leading the way in providing benefits and implementing changes in their work...

As we celebrate 60 years of independence and progress, we take a look at what the workforce was like back in 1957.

Malaysia’s rich natural resources and calm waters made it an important producer of primary products such as rubber and tin, and an important port...

We often get career questions from all corners of the legal profession via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things.

Question:

Hi Admin,

You say I need to put work experience in my resume but I just graduated and h...

Employers are receiving hundreds of applications a day and it is up to candidates to make themselves stand out from the crowd. It doesn’t matter if you’ve graduated top of your class or have good references from your previous jobs, one small mistake in the fir...

We often get career questions from all corners of the legal profession via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things. Submissions are anonymised.

Question:

Dear OP,

I read your article recently about saying ‘no’ to...

Feeling envious of your friends or colleagues who have a similar job as you do, but who get paid more for it? You feel like you’re both doing the same type of work after all, so is it just a matter of bad luck that you’re taking home less for what seems like e...

We often get career questions from all corners of the legal profession via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things.

Question:

"Dear OfficeParrots,

I just took my CLP exams and am waiting for my results. Should I a...

Are you one of those who just can’t say ‘no’, even if it means being saddled with more work on top of your regular tasks? Do you feel overworked, overwhelmed or even taken advantage of because you’re either too nice, too much of a pushover, or too ambitious?

Wh...

Who (in their right mind) likes meetings?

They start late, drag on needlessly with no resolution and end two hours later than scheduled so you’re no longer motivated to work. Apparently executives spend up to 50% of their work hours in meetings, 34% of which ar...

Contrary to what TV will tell you, not all legal disputes end up being battled out in court. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an area of law that resolves disputes without resorting to litigation, and has in recent years become a more popular area of pr...