Anonymous career talk from Malaysian job seekers — salary, interviews, company culture, WFH and more.
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.
Got promoted to manager at 27. Not ready. Wished I had stayed IC for 2 more years. Leadership needs time, not just a title.
Covers employment injury, permanent disability, and dependants in case of death. Also covers occupational diseases.
Deal sourcing, company research, attending pitches, maintaining portfolio tracker. Small team means real exposure.
3-5 years: RM7,000-10,000 at MNCs. Senior 5-8 yrs: RM9,500-14,000. ML/AI adds 20-30% premium currently.
Your own contributions (11%) are always yours. Employer contributions are also fully vested immediately, EPF belongs to you regardless.
Great pay, good benefits, world-class engineering exposure. Bureaucracy can be slow. Malaysia team is stable despite global layoffs.