- Malaysia registered a -33% year-over-year decline in e-recruitment in December 2015, when compared to December 2014, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI)
- Not one of the nine industry sectors monitored by the MEI witnessed positive annual growth in online hiring
- The Production/ Manufacturing, Automotive and Ancillary sector saw the least decline at -9% year-over-year, while the Logistic, Courier/ Freight/ Transportation, Shipping/ Marine sector witnessed the steepest decline at -35%
- Demands for Marketing & Communications professionals took lead in December, registering a 1% year-over-over growth, while the Software, Hardware, Telecom roles remained weak, registering at -66%