Before a law graduate can qualify as an advocate and solicitor in Malaysia, he or she must first undergo a 9-month work-training stint, known in the fraternity as a ‘Pupillage’. The law graduate will during this period be known as a ‘Pupil’, and a Pupil-master...

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...

Conventionally, students and graduates of a particular professional field would work and stay in that industry. Job options are straightforward, and the career expectations are therefore seemingly set. However, there are individual who decide to pursue a path...

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....

We often get career questions from jobseekers and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things. Today, we get to the bottom of an oft-asked question - how do you 'sell yourself' to potential employ...

Every year thousands of Malaysians flock to career fairs in search of opportunities and employment. Often these fairs are targeted towards fresh graduates and current degree students, seeking their first job. They feature a range of appealing prospective emplo...

So you've just finished your Certificate in Legal Practice exam, because you got a foreign law degree and you have to pass it if you want to practice law in Malaysia. The exam is a rigorous five-module affair and costs a bomb. It's also notoriously hard to pas...

There’s a certain etiquette to jobseeking that’s not intuitive, but there are many guides, tips and tricks for job applications to boost your chances and prevent career-killing mistakes.

Could there be something else you could do than just interpreting the law and prepping cases to go to court? Perhaps you had interned at a law firm and caught a glimpse into the life of a lawyer and now you’re curious to see what else is possible with your deg...