Hi, I think it is best to submit it in English, regardless of the language use in the advert. or the background of the company - bumi, MNC or chinaman. Even chinaman only acknowledge resumes written in English. Unless it is stated otherwise, but this scenario is rare.

hi ... you can check out American's resume writing on the internet .. they are usually 1 -2 pages long ... very short and simple ...

and academic job applications as well, which utilize a CV instead of a resume ....

hi cschong .. it is very hard to determine the name of the HR manager for large MNC companies where the HR group is large with multiple managers manning different responsibilities. Even if you call the receptionist, they might not know who is in charge at the end of the day.

for smaller companies, you may try Faceless's approach by calling up the receptionist for the manager's name or search the internet for the appropriate person to target your resume to. But not all companies (in fact a majority) will publish their staff's names and contact details on their websites.

I have read jobstreet's advice before (the link you provided) and found it not feasible to attempt this approach, unless I already have the information of the HR / Hiring Manager's name.

I am not sure what are the chances you get by impressing them with your initiative to look up their names and writing directly to them in your resume.

You can try this "bold" approach as well - call up the company and ask if they have any internship opportunities and then direct your resume to the person you spoke to..

all the best ...

this will only happen to govt offices, and maybe a couple chinaman companies ... haha

best to help your malay friends to help you out here ... malay language is not my forte as well.

try to source for online english - malay dictionary ...

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Added on April 13, 2011, 2:48 pmsorry,typo - should be best to *ask* your malay friends

This post has been edited by iamwho: Apr 13 2011, 02:48 PM

sorry, i missed out another sentence (this happens when i typed too fast) - try to source at english - malay dictionary for the word "assignment"

are you talking about advertised vacancies or unadvertised vacancies?

For advertised vacancies - MOST applications are directed to the Human Resources Department.

For unadvertised vacancies - yes, you can do so but chances are, your application will be KIV-ed, but no harm trying Before you do that, make sure you check out the company's background and the departments that are operating in it. This will help you to know the company's operations and management and the potential job types that are available in those companies. Good luck

I am not entirely sure what they do with duplicated job applications ... but u can try this as well. Call up their HR department to see if they receive your application or not, this approach is more sincere IMO ..

it depends on 1) how qualified you are and 2) how urgent do they need to hire someone

... if you are really qualified, they will still call you up for an interview and they may give you some time to fly over to west malaysia for the interview.