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Positive Job Outlook This Year, Says Survey

15 views · Published 10 February 2018 · 1:29 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics

According to Asia’s leading online employment firm, JobStreet.com both employers and talents have a more optimistic outlook this year.

In its Job Outlook Report 2018, it was found that job opportunities were expected to be stronger than last year, with 30 percent of Malaysian employers indicating an increase in hiring, a 12 percent increase year-on-year.

It also said 15 percent of the employers surveyed would also maintain their hiring rate, plus a notable drop in “hiring freeze” was observed by 5% from last year, affirming the growing momentum in hiring activity.

The survey added this growing confidence correlated with a rise in job postings, in which online migration of non-executive job postings, contributed three percent to the overall growth.

Employers should look into emerging needs of workers as pull factors to be competitive in talent attraction and retention.

The report also shared some useful insights on competitive hiring strategy such as employee compensation and benefits.

The top five benefits desired by employees were health-medical insurance, transportation allowance, medical coverage for family or dependents, pension or retirement fund and flexible working hours.

Positive Job Outlook This Year, Says Survey

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