I notice that everytime an individual applies for a job, there is always the the question about, age, race and also not forgetting a photo! What has the age, race, etc., have to do with one applying for a job? As for the the picture, does it mean I would have a better chance of getting the job if I were to look cute? Does experience and qualification not lend much weight to an application for the post? Is the age factor a discrimination in a way? In the US, there is never a mention of age, race nor is a picture needed for a job aplication. Hoping that my fellow Malaysian bloggers could help enlighten me on this. Many thanks and have a wonderful day, folks.

Whether during financial difficulties, world economic slowdown or during booming times, we can find unscrupulous Employer and smelly HR every where. Smelly because they don't have their own brain and wit. Smelly becaues they follow suit the ultimate superior, the Employee, regardless of whether it is right or wrong. Smelly because at the end of the day, if Employer falls onto a pool of crap, they do too.

As an Employee, all you want is to perform your daily work and in return for remuneration. As an Employer, many fails to recognise that without these Employees, they are not able to build an Empire.

I don't know about you but i have met this people first time in my entire career life.

I left my comfort zone working along with my own peers for 7 years when this people approached me asking me to join them. The promise - I'll be confirmed after 6 months and a pay increment at a figure stated clearly in the letter.

Along the way I was asked to sign up for company secretarial course. I was asked to find an assistant to assist me. They are using all the sales and collection processors. They uses all the commercial agreements, templates, so on and so forth until now.

At the end of 6th month, they kept quiet.

At the end of 9 month, after asking, without just reason they asked me to tender my resignation. I asked for termination but they refused to do it.

On the 11th month, they came up with a plan, a performance improvement plan. A plan that has nothing to do about improving my performance, nor anything to do with my 2008 review.

Early on the 12th month, a family member joined as Head of Corp Affairs, someone who announced herself to oversee my department although much later she retracted that statement to me, personally and privately.

At the end of 12th month, task were completed. It was also the same time they gave me a letter - without just reason and justification. I was asked to leave immediately in the afternoon.

Will you work for a company where you have no security?  The name of the company will not be revealed at the moment but watch out for some telecommunication,IT company. Dont be fooled by the way they talk you in.

Here is what happened last Thursday, you decide and tell me what you think.

1. to draft S&P AGreement and Lease Agreement

(I was made to draft this even though an internal lawyer is not suppose to do it, besides the parties involved are not the same party they want to sell the Land to, so basically I am drafting for the sake of making them happy, thirdly, our external lawyer was surprised about this and told me he won't waste his time looking because the Land is in the midst of selling to a third party.

But i did and finished in time.

Their comment
Employer: " The agreement has been reviewed. it is like copy and paste from somewhere"
Me "Who reviewed it?

Employer: It has been reviewed
Me: Can i have a copy.
Employer: there.

I have no idea what was scribbling there!! It was a 2 paragraph that i saw thats all. Not sure about the content. Cant get to read it.
Me: I want a copy of it
Employer: No. We need to keep a copy. 
Me : I can make a copy now and return to you
Employer: No. We will give you later.

HR : sorry. We need to follow procedure.. we will cannot give you now.

2. Conduct Training

Employer "ok.. done.. got mixed review.. so.."

Actual fact : I scored 20.91 out of  30.Report further says : Highlights : Amongst other things, Speaker is prepared and training should be conducted again.

3. To provide legal and company secretarial expenses for month of May and June.

Done nevertheless

Their review : Ok this one done

4. To provide Customer meeting report

Done

Their review : ok done. we received the report

5. To update Trinity Process

Done.

HR: This is done

6. To develop internal document process review

Dont know what  is this! To ensure Customers files has certain documents - it is done..

Their review:-
 HR said there are other documents to review, which are not done.
Me : what other documents?
HR : those other folders?
Me : those folders for each company? There is nothing to update!
HR : YEah but you need to look.
Me : ok whatever.

7. Management Agreement

Done. COO checked. ASked him sign but he said let them >(sign first) Finance Manager signed, Head of Service Delivery signed. COO having the document now for him to sign

Employer : I didnt see the document. 
Employee : it is done, with COO now.
Employee : So I didnt review it! I should be looking it. so i don know
Me : but it is with COO now.
Employer: You should have given to me, right

Actual fact : the document is exactly the same as last year!! only changed the fees. Those agreements were signed and been signed by him and every one.

8. to pass my Taxation and Financial Accounting

Result not out.

Employer: result not out, so we dont know

We are not happy.. so you can leave now... immediately... 

HR : sorry. i ll sit here you can pack.. give us back the laptop.
Me : now? i need time to pack.. i ll go when am done. (it was 3.40 pm)
HR : I cant' i need to follow procedure
Me : I need the comments on the S&P
HR : sorry we cant give you

Tell me, what do you think of such review and the dismissal. If i lie in every single word, this is going to be defamatory. So, who wants to know which company is this and who wants to know their faces? I doubt it will be posted here but would love to know how many would want to find out

I've just finished my final semester in May 2009, and my university requires me to take up any course-related internship for 10 weeks. Since my hometown is in Penang, I decided to look for an internship in Penang. At that time, there were not many choices, and in the end, I end up with 1 offer.

It was my friend's parents' trading company. My friend, who is also working in this company, told me that they needed a clerk, so I tried to make a deal with him that I be his clerk, while he answer to my lecturer-in-charge of supervising me that it's an internship position. Simple, right?

At first, he told me that they need me to work until the end of September, which lasts 18 weeks. He again told me that the salary is just RM800, but since I didn't have much choice, and I understood that they're helping me to fulfill my practical requirements, I took up the offer but I managed to negotiate to shorten the contract to end of August. It was confirmed in 1st April because my university required me to confirm by then. Any change later will result in disqualification.

By May, my friend told me that my manager-to-be found out that internship positions are only worth a salary of RM500. They decided to pay me RM450 in the end.

My question is,
no doubt the salary for internship positions are commonly ranged between 0-500, but that is because actual training, courses, seminars and so on are provided, right?

I believe I deserve a clerk's salary.
Opinions please?

 With so many new graduates coming into the job market every year , there will definitely be many of them who would end up without a job.

 Malaysia being a country rich in natural resources and blessed with plenty of land - there is definitely a solution for all unemployment.

Why don't we encourage our graduates and those unemployed to go into modern farming. The ministry of agriculture can allocate in every state certain land for this new job creation purpose. They can also provide the good seeds for them to grow and tend to their farm and the harvest can then be collected and sold each month to pay for their salary.  Imagine this we are greening our earth and creating a sustainable economy that does not rely on foreign FDIs. Instead the young graduates can grow fruits, flowers and vegetables which can be easily sold locally in the market.

If saddened me , when i see so many young unemployed graduates sitting around doing nothing our loitering around at the mall. The current situation call for ideas by the people for the people. The tough times and adversity can only bring out better potential in each individual.

 We want our young people to strengthen their mind and have positive thoughts to go through a weak economic slow down.
Lets give the fresh graduates a new hope with a new job in hand .
 

Most local universities are having their convocation on August, while few on October. These are the times where fresh graduates are on the loose! Although Malaysia is at an economy downturn, there are still jobs for entry level.

Fresh graduates probably have a common question. Whether it is to work in KL, where there are more opportunities, or in their hometown (if they're not from KL) with lower pay but involves lower living costs and crime rate as well.

I am graduating on October and I'm into advertising/marketing BUT not sales. I'm currently working in a small trading company in Penang (which is also my hometown) just to fulfill practical requirements from university. I'm thinking, "Would October graduates miss out on more opportunities to the August graduates?" and "Is it better to work in KL or Penang, given that I am prepared for work pressures?" Can anyone please enlighten me?