Graduate jobs in Malaysia

Malaysia is an inexpensive country to live in, while it opens up wide opportunities for young professionals for professional and personal self-realization. Not surprisingly, many graduates want to stay in Malaysia after graduation.

 Universities in Malaysia in the 2015 ranking

 What to study in Malaysia?

 Inexpensive education in Malaysia: Sunway College

 If you want to live in Malaysia, you have to find a job in the country and obtain a new type of visa. Where and by whom can a graduate work in Malaysia? Who has the right to stay in the country after graduation?

 Job market in Malaysia

 Due to its location, Malaysia is a key trading region in Asia, in addition to this, high-tech manufacturing, engineering and banking sectors are also developed here.

 With the explosive development of the oil and gas and electronics industries, graduates of Oil and Gas Engineering, Electronics, Technology, Electronic Engineering and Management in Malaysia have excellent career prospects.

 In the coming years, the country will also be in demand for financiers, business analysts in IT, sales managers and geologists. Knowledge in the field of accounting, IT, trade and oil and gas engineering will be in demand.

 In addition to an advanced engineering industry, Malaysia is the financial center of Southeast Asia and the largest Islamic financial and banking center. That is why there is an increasing demand for specialists in business, finance and accounting with a good knowledge of English, who are able to support the country's potential.

 By 2020, Malaysia is projected to create 275,400 new jobs in the financial sector.

 In general, good career prospects open up for graduates. Under the government's Economic Transformation Program, Malaysia plans to create 3.3 million jobs by 2020 in a variety of industries, including electronics (157,000 jobs), healthcare (89,000 jobs) and oil and gas (52,300 jobs).

 Who can stay in Malaysia?

 The most popular visa option for graduates wishing to stay in Malaysia is the Employment Pass. This type of visa is issued for a period of 2 to 5 years. If you want to stay in Malaysia only for a short period of time, less than a year, and have an invitation to work, the Temporary Employment Pass is suitable for you. The application process for each of these visas is almost identical.

 First of all, in order to obtain a visa, you need to be hired by a Malaysian employer. The contract or invitation to work must be attached to the visa application.

 After obtaining a job, the definition of the category of the employee follows. Depending on the importance of the position, qualifications and salary, there are three categories: employees in key positions, mid-level employees and technical workers.

 After obtaining a job, the Malaysian Visa Office must submit:

 - completed DP11 Form

 - contract or invitation to work

 - passport size photograph

 - copy of passport

 How to find a job?

 There are many different ways to find work in Malaysia. For example, there is the Asia Work website, where you can find current vacancies not only in Malaysia, but also in other Asian countries. In addition to job vacancies, the Expatypus forum provides advice from other expats and employers in Malaysia.

 It is not difficult for a young professional with a university degree to find a job in Malaysia. Foreign graduates are often offered vacancies for English-speaking positions by international companies, many of which are located in Malaysia.

 JobStreet, Expat Exchange and Recruit.net are also suitable sites for online job search in Malaysia and other Asian countries. All these sites are in English, they contain vacancies and links to companies and organizations that employ foreigners.

 Current vacancies can also be found in local newspapers and magazines, for this purpose it is better to choose English-language publications that are produced for expats.

 How can a university help?

 Universities in Malaysia often help their students in finding work; many begin to look for a suitable vacancy even before graduation. For example, the University of Nottingham in Malaysia has its own career center, where students are helped to find a job, write a resume, and provide important and valuable advice on the topic of employment.

 The Monash University Employment Center in Malaysia also provides support to its students and alumni and maintains links with various companies in Malaysia and other countries.

 In general, many foreigners live in Malaysia, there are branches of foreign universities and international companies, which greatly facilitates the process of looking for work and employment in the country.