Anonymous career talk from Malaysian job seekers — salary, interviews, company culture, WFH and more.
Target small companies or startups. My first internship came from cold-emailing 30 startups. 2 replied. 1 hired.
Private: 1-2 months typical. MNCs: can be 10-20% of salary. GLCs: often fixed months regardless of performance.
Positive feedback then silence. Never stop applying until you have a signed offer letter in hand.
Doing it for a UK startup. Paid in GBP, declared to LHDN. Invoiced through sole proprietorship. Best of both worlds.
RM3,200-3,600 for fresh Bachelor's. RM3,800-4,200 with ACCA. Low for the workload but the brand pays off later.
I ended up writing 3 published pieces and getting a byline. Pay was RM800 which is standard for media.
Level 1 pass rate around 40%. Worth it if you want asset management, research, or global finance roles.
Say yes to everything at first, learn the informal org chart, make friends with seniors. Don't try to impress through hours immediately.
Shell, Intel, Maybank, and some larger GLCs. They have actual training budgets, not just an annual webinar.
Mid-level: RM3,000-5,000 per project. Senior: RM8,000-15,000. Hourly: RM80-150/hr. KL market rates for 2024-2025.
Same happened to me. Pivoted to SME roles and learned more. Two years later I joined an MNC with real experience. Not the only path.
Document everything by email. Build genuine relationships across teams. Be consistently reliable, that is your best shield.
Real work, good team. Used Tableau and Salesforce daily. RM1,500 allowance. Great for anyone going into e-commerce.
Taboo to ask directly. Younger generation is more open. Platforms like SuperJobs have helped calibrate expectations.
3-month bootcamp, built 3 case study projects, applied to 25 roles, got 1 offer. 5 months from zero to hired.
Pay above market, strong L&D. Work-life balance better than 5 years ago. Shell brand travels internationally.
Warm referrals convert at 5x the rate of cold applications. I got my last three roles through people I knew.
Cafes for creative tasks, home for deep focus. Noise helps ideation but destroys coding sessions.
Proactive EOD summary emails worked. Manager had nothing to check on. Took about 3 weeks before they backed off.
Very hierarchical. Long hours Oct-Mar. Pay starts around RM3,200. Social events are fun. Leadership quality varies.
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