The interview is your opportunity to meet the employer in person and convince them that you’re a good fit for the role. However, simple mistakes can make a bad impression and ruin your chances.

We often get jobseeking queries from fresh graduates and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. Some of them ask for pointers on how to ace the interview - and get that job. We've decided to take on some of the more common challenges when it comes to a...

Beginning January 2019, Malaysia's new minimum wage will be set at RM 1,050 a month and standardised across the nation. This will be a raise from the current RM 1,000 in West and RM 920 in East Malaysia, respectively. The move is part of the Pakatan Harapan go...

We often get jobseeking queries from fresh graduates and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. Some of them ask for pointers on how to ace the interview - and get that job. We've decided to take on the most common challenge when it comes to a job inte...

Your CV should be neat, concise and relevant to the jobs you’re applying for. Certain ‘action words’ and ‘key-verbs’ can get your CV past resume filters and help your application stand out. Being creative and making an attractive CV will also get you noticed....

After a gruelling application and job interview, you're offered a position with the company. Great! It's all in the bag! So you think.

Except, after taking the offer and excitedly preparing for your new job, the employer yanks the offer back. You're left cluele...

Malaysia's youth unemployment rate in 2017 is at a steady 10.8%. Just 2 years prior the rate was 10.7%, but what economists find worrying is that this figure is high compared to the general headline unemployment rate at 3.4%. Youths with tertiary education mak...

Some Malaysian fresh graduates claim to wildly inflate their salary expectation to avoid getting low-balled in their first job. Employers, they say, will always give you a lower rate than what you asked for, so throwing out a RM 3,000 to RM 4,000 range could g...

How much should you get paid for your work? You probably have an ideal figure in mind - enough for essential expenses, savings, and recreational spending - but are tentative about shooting too high. Who wouldn't want to earn RM 200,000 a day the CEO of Sapura...

The high-performing, highly-driven, overworked professional is glorified. Who, after all, doesn't admire the dedication and energy current Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad puts into his job, at 93 no less? Who wouldn't like to be motivated, always on-the...