Gaji fresh graduate zaman sekarang starting RM1,376

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Why are fresh grads earning less? Lack of digital savvy, recruiters suggest
Published 9 hours ago on 18 April 2019


KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Fresh graduates’ starting salaries have fallen because they lack digital skills in an increasingly competitive market and a tough economy, recruitment firms and economists have suggested.

Recruitment portal JobStreet.com said the new digital economy has created many new jobs and opportunities, but Malaysia lacked talents with the right digital skill sets to fill those jobs.

“In our recent Job Outlook Report 2019, it is highlighted that the talent landscape will be skewed towards digital skills but there is a limited supply of these skills in the market,” JobStreet Malaysia country manager Gan Bock Herm told Malay Mail.

He also cited a JobStreet.com survey in which 68 per cent of employers complained about fresh graduates asking for “unrealistic” salaries and benefits.

“The job market is becoming very competitive and fresh graduates are competing against other candidates for the same position who may have more working experience that are more aligned to market demands and industry needs.

“Instead of asking for higher salaries, fresh graduates must understand the expected salary level offered for that particular job and adjust their expectations accordingly,” he said.

A Bank Negara Malaysia report recently found a decrease in fresh graduate’s starting wages over the past decade, which the central bank attributed to a lack of high-skill job creation.

A fresh graduate with a diploma could earn a real salary of only RM1,376 in 2018, compared to RM1,458 in 2010, while a Master’s degree holder faced a similar decline in the same period from RM2,923 to RM2,707.

JobStreet.com’s salary report 2019, however, indicated that fresh graduates’ salaries have been “quite consistent” year after year.

“However, the ideal salary for fresh graduates may differ based on their qualifications and the industries that they are in,” said Gan.

Boutique HR consulting company Human Synergy said some employers refuse to pay fresh graduates competitive salaries because they had a higher risk of quitting and tended to job hop.

“This year, the economy is expected to be less robust than before, hence some companies have decided to be cautious on spending,” Human Synergy told Malay Mail.

“Wages usually form the bulk, if not the highest cost in any company’s operating expense. If companies need to maintain cost while ensuring higher output, fresh graduates unfortunately bear the brunt. Companies would rather pay more to attract experienced or skilled workers rather than spending on someone they need to train.”

Human Synergy noted that one of its clients took on a bio-engineering graduate as an HR executive, while another hired a chemistry graduate as a receptionist.

“Both seemed as possibly taking a lower pay than what they are potentially worth.”

Jayant Menon, lead economist (trade and regional cooperation) at Asian Development Bank, said the lack of high-skill jobs for university graduates was only one side of the problem, as many graduates also did not possess skills relevant to businesses.

“This is also why about a quarter of university graduates remain unemployed six months after graduating despite employers complaining about difficulties sourcing talent. This points to a skills mismatch that has its roots in a deteriorating education system that is underfunded and wrought with distortions,” Menon told Malay Mail.

“While Malaysia may be a net importer of labour, it has long been a net exporter of skills, with talent fleeing the country due to home-grown distortions, most particularly an affirmative action programme that has even failed its target group. All of this needs to change, and the current government has the mandate to do so, if only it can find the gumption.”

Sunway University Business School economics professor Yeah Kim Leng pointed to scarce skill sets among fresh graduates on data analytics, artificial intelligence, applications programming and e-commerce, as well as a sluggish labour market due to moderating growth, investment, and business expansion.

“Slow industrial upgrading, weak technological absorption and the labour-intensive nature of industries, particularly the services sector, are some of the factors contributing to the slack market for fresh graduates,” Yeah told Malay Mail.

“On the supply-side, there is an oversupply of liberal arts and general degree graduates and less so in science, technology, engineering and mathematics required by the technology and knowledge-driven industries.

“Even traditional sectors such as banking and finance, wholesale and retail trade and professional services are being reshaped by changing competitive factors which require the skill-sets taught in the new disciplines associated with the digital economy,” he added.

honam

sudah sudah la majikan dok bagi alasan lack itu lack ini, terus terang je la cakap yg company kat malaysia ni kedekut nak bayar gaji tinggi dan ambik kesempatan kpd graduate yg desprate nak cari keja. Majikan2 ni kebanyakan kalo boleh nak cari budak2 intern je buat keja supaya boleh bayar setakat elaun 400-500 sebulan, jimat byk duit company

jazaa100

Tak kisah lah brp....

Janji ada keeja, yg ada keeja & pengalaman pun tak secure lg skrg ni....

Perk77

Gaji kecik ke besar ke..hujung2 tk bayar ptptn....sibuk nk beli keta honda...

sambaldurian

Mungkin co malaysia masih terperangkap dlm era 60an 70an kot, Mungkin masih ingat harga umah teres masih rm70 ribu kot.

cmf_premierleag

aku tgk bbnu fresh grad skang mcm selamba je lepas starbucks hari2...asal dtg meeting je mesti carry kopi starbucks dr luar,acah2 urban cool tak minum kopi tea lady

R2D2

mungkin company ingat di bawah PH ekonomi berkembang pesat

asudau

cmf_premierleag replied at 18-4-2019 04:15 PM
aku tgk bbnu fresh grad skang mcm selamba je lepas starbucks hari2...asal dtg meeting je mesti carry ...

haah..kalau tengok kat starbuck, coffee beans semua tu penuh ngan budak2 muda..terpikir jugakk...banyaknya duit depa ni..mampu nak minum coffee premium hari2..hehe

cmf_blingblings

Mcm tak betul ja report ni, semua bergantung kpd keupayaan candidate kot. Anak aku baru habis belajar, Dip holder, gradpun belum dah dapat gaji pokok 2100.00, tu belum daily allowance, incentive/comm. Public Listed Co tapi belum permanent, contract for a year as dia nak further ambik degree after a year.

palmolive

cmf_blingblings replied at 18-4-2019 04:19 PM
Mcm tak betul ja report ni, semua bergantung kpd keupayaan candidate kot. Anak aku baru habis belaja ...

rezeki dia nak dpt company public listed.
masalahnya tak ramai berani join company gini..

glump

Fresh grad thn 2000 pun starting salary 2000...alahai

sambaldurian

cmf_blingblings replied at 18-4-2019 04:19 PM
Mcm tak betul ja report ni, semua bergantung kpd keupayaan candidate kot. Anak aku baru habis belaja ...

Aah,Tu rezeki dia. Sy ni ha starting rm1500, lompat 2 co br la dpt rm2500. Stay ngan co skg, wlupun gaji xhebat janji mampu byr tu ini (hehe dgn hutang bank lg). Syukur ada keje dr jobless. Mak sy dok le citer anak kwn dia poli je, tp gaji rm4-5 ribu, nk mcm mn. Rezeki masing2, janji bahagia.

shamsadis

nak buat apa gaji tinggi2?

cmf_blingblings

palmolive replied at 18-4-2019 04:37 PM
rezeki dia nak dpt company public listed.
masalahnya tak ramai berani join company gini..

Kenapa takut nak apply?
Actually anak I tak applypun tapi manager branch tu selalu jumpa dia masa dia part time jadi waitress kat rest bila cuti sem.
Anak saya lepas intern mmg dapat offer dari tempat tu tapi dia tiba-tiba tak nak terima. Nak tukar angin sbb nak further cuma lambat buat muet so terlepaslah masuk degree. Next intake pulaklah..tau-tau org offer kerja, try lahh

justchu

kesian mmg kesian bila fikirkan gaji budak2 jual kaya ball/wafer pun rm1100
sama taraf dgn diploma

tp pengalaman mula2 tu penting, yg penting start dulu. jangan memilih...zaman ni susah nk dpt keje

dino

cmf_premierleag replied at 18-4-2019 04:15 PM
aku tgk bbnu fresh grad skang mcm selamba je lepas starbucks hari2...asal dtg meeting je mesti carry ...

fresh grad company aku start 3k... tu pun die kata ciput haha

miss_strangers

justchu replied at 18-4-2019 04:50 PM
kesian mmg kesian bila fikirkan gaji budak2 jual kaya ball/wafer pun rm1100
sama taraf dgn diploma
...

Rasa sejak 10thn Lepas Pon Susah dapat keje juga...

Mamidingdong

Tak tau la nak cakap mcm mana, kalau gaji 10 ribu pun kat malaysia ni masih lagi kategori cukup makan, nak2 pulak yg tinggal kat kl, kk, penang. Kos sara hidup kena turunkan kot. Tp tu semua dari diri sendiri juga kan, kalau pandai manage gaji insyallah semua cukup walaupun gaji 1k je

iloveselangor

Korang stay n keje Kat Third World Country jangan nak demand lebih2 boleh Tak???

dino

palmolive replied at 18-4-2019 04:37 PM
rezeki dia nak dpt company public listed.
masalahnya tak ramai berani join company gini..

bkn tak ramai... tak dpt...  die tgk pointer...
3.8 and above.....

klau cukup2 mkn kena la bermula dr bwh.....