Malaysia registers a 5% year-on-year decline in online hiring activity in November, according to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI).
The Hospitality and BFSI industries recorded the steepest plunge in online hiring, down -17% and -12% year-on-year respectively
Finance & Accounts job roles were the least in demand at -10% year-on-year.
IT, Telecom/ISP and BPO/ITES and Oil & Gas industry records the steepest growth among industry sectors, up 28% and 16% year-on-year respectively
Customer Service professionals lead annual growth in online demand among occupation groups, up 6% year-on-year followed by Software, Hardware, Telecom professionals at 3%