Anonymous career talk from Malaysian job seekers: salary, interviews, company culture, WFH and more.
Web Dev Bootcamp by Colt Steele, Python Bootcamp by Jose Portilla, AWS by Stephane Maarek, SQL by Jose Portilla, Complete JavaScript by Jonas Schmedtmann. These are evergreen and updated regularly.
Listing SPM subjects, vague objectives, and skills like MS Word. No quantified results. Fix these and you stand out immediately.
Not a brag post, just want to share the actual moves I made since a lot of people ask me this. 2022: Fresh grad, backend dev role at a mid-size company. RM3,500. Move 1: Got an AWS certification (paid for myself, RM400…
Left a toxic job 2 years ago. Took 4 months to stop having Sunday night dread about Monday. Sleep normalised after 6 weeks. If your body is reacting this way, the job is not worth it.
It is harder but not impossible. Need 2 years tax returns plus 6 months bank statements showing consistent income. Some banks require SSM registration minimum 2 years old. Maybank and CIMB have SME products.
For certain GLCs and government roles, the degree opens doors that a diploma cannot. Private sector increasingly cares less. If your target employers require it, yes. Otherwise your time might go further on skills.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications (DDIA) is the bible. Supplement with Alex Xu System Design Interview books. ByteByteGo newsletter is free and excellent. Practice on Excalidraw.
Score each of these 1-5: role scope, manager quality, team culture, growth potential, flexibility, location/commute, company trajectory. Total it. Salary is just one input of many.
Running dual monitors in 600sqft. Biggest upgrade was a proper chair, fixed my back pain completely.
Third time this has happened to me. My manager presented my analysis in a townhall with zero mention of me. Didn't even say "my team did great work", it was all "I've been looking into this and found that..." I know thi…
Do 1-2 projects for free (or at cost) for NGOs or friends. Document them as case studies. Cold email 20 relevant businesses with a specific offer not a general pitch. First paying client came from email 11 for me.
Figma won. XD is practically abandoned. Figma Dev Mode makes handoff much smoother. If you are not on Figma yet, move now, every design job posting asks for it.
Tech hiring has picked back up after 2023-2024 slowdown. Finance and banking are actively hiring at mid-senior level. GLC hiring is consistent. FMCG and retail are cautious. Highest demand: AI/data and cybersecurity.
Go to HRDCorp EzHRDF portal. Search by provider or course type. Make sure the provider is registered. Your employer contributes the levy, push HR to use it before year end or it resets.
Started running 3x a week during the pandemic. Focus improved, anxiety dropped, sleep quality went up. The energy I get from a morning run is worth more than any app or system I have tried.
Rotational programme with great exposure. Pay around RM4,500-5,500 all-in for fresh grads. Solid WFH-limited structured environment.
Every fresh grad I talk to turns down GLC jobs because the salary looks lower on paper. But no one is doing the full math. Here's a quick breakdown I did: Private company: RM5,000 base. EPF employee: RM550, employer: R…
Feast or famine is real. March was RM8,000. April was RM1,200. The solution: minimum 3 retainer clients, 3 months emergency fund, and never stop marketing even when you are busy.
Next.js + Supabase + Vercel + Stripe. Free to start, scales cheap, Stripe works in Malaysia with SST registration. Build and deploy in a weekend. Highly recommend this combo.
Quiet quitting is often the symptom of a worker who is mentally exhausted and protecting themselves. If you find yourself doing the bare minimum, ask whether the environment caused that, not the individual.
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