Online recruitment activity in Malaysia jumped 8% between October 2016 and 2017, according to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI)
The IT, Telecom/ISP and BPO/ITES sector reported the highest growth in online hiring activity at 41% growth year-on-year
The Retail sector saw the steepest decline at -23%year-on-year
Demands for Software, Hardware, Telecom professionals reported the highest annual growth in hiring demand at 60% year-on-year, while Customer Service talent were the least in demand at -37% year-on-year