Malaysia jobs
Malaysia scored a major coup over its neighbors in Southeast Asia when it established the world’s first Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) with Alibaba in November 2017, and it’s practically guaranteed the nation’s startups are going to take full advantage. What this means for all of you jobseekers out there is Opportunity with a capital O, especially since the country is currently suffering from a shortage of local tech professionals. Time to plug the gap.
Job functions in demand
- 01 Strategy & Consulting
- 02 Administrative & Clerical
- 03 DevOps & Cloud Management
- 04 Executive & Management
- 05 Finance, Legal & Accounting
Perhaps surprisingly, Malaysian startups are looking to hire as many, if not more, full-time team members for marketing and sales as they are for the actual work of web or mobile development. This might suggest that at least some startups have already assembled their core development teams, and are now recruiting for the more auxiliary roles.
Whatever the case, familiarity with the intricacies of digital marketing and social media on one hand, or the latest and most popular programming languages on the other, should put you in a good position to apply online for almost any of these jobs.
Malaysia’s hiring landscape
Thanks to the inception of the DFTZ, e-commerce will almost definitely be where the most jobs in Malaysia are generated in the next few years.
Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese as a language of business has also become an increasingly good thing to have, on account of the Alibaba connection. Many listings for marketing or sales roles, in fact, specify language proficiency (English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin or Cantonese) as a basic or supplementary prerequisite.