The Malaysian Employers Federation says most companies will not be hiring this year. FMTNews PostMco FreshGrads
Fresh graduates face a challenging environment as they seek to enter the job market when the current lockdown is lifted.
It said job opportunities “were close to zero” as most companies were “tightening their belts” and thus would not be hiring this year. Shamsuddin said most of the job opportunities available for the time being were in the gig sector, which was not regular employment and may not be attractive to graduates.
“However, employers will be very cautious about hiring fresh graduates due to the challenging environment,” he said.He estimated the employability rate within the first six months after finishing studies as being less than 50%.
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