I agree to an extent. LinkedIn MY seems to be very quiet when it comes to self-submit job applications. You submit a job application on LinkedIn Malaysia you get 0 replies and views.
Whereas when I was abroad in England, recruiters are more active and responsive. They willget you for an interview, put on KIV, or tell you no outright. Sometimes they may even call me up and give constructive criticisms on what to do on my application. I don't any of these on Malaysia LinkedIn.

This is the thing with Malaysia job market. RM2000+ for fresh grad salary is not viable anymore as we are not stuck in the 90s, 2000s. Most companies don't even want to give rm2500... But then someone has mentioned about supply and demand before. If you're field is oversaturated your salary will be lower. At one point I was paid less than rm2000 after having 3-4yrs combined experience in the industry.

If you protest, you kena fired lah. Would you rather have a job that pays low or have no job and be paid nothing at all?

Same lol.. If you are seeking career progress, then Malaysia is less likely to offer you that as the pathways here are pretty limited. BUT it's a good stepping stone and base to grow the basics.

Jobs in Malaysia was scarce when I graduated in 2015 and I can feel it back then. Now it's even worst and boleh rasa. Even if I got offered a job, the salary also low... Since I am based in Sarawak a lot of companies offered rm2000 at the most. I once asked for rm2300 and I got told "that's a very expensive salary.. sorry we can only offer 2k, take it or leave it".

That's the reality of Malaysian job market now. You want a job that pays you low salary? Or would you rather not have money at all? Covid really screwed up Malaysia lol.

Sarawak Information Systems bukan ICT/IT solutions company kan? I don't do ICT/IT, not my background tho.

That's why the quality of work keeps dropping. I'm not saying we shouldn't hire fresh grads and train them but sometimes someone needs to gatekeep the quality of works.

Really? My LinkedIn is still suggesting quality work from MNCs. However, everytime I apply in, I get ghosted. No replies at all. I will be lucky if they got back to me and said I wasn't shortlisted.
I agree with the Facebook part though. In the last 2 years I've looked into jobs posted on Facebook jobs, a lot are low quality jobs like labourer and lorry drivers that pay RM1200 no OT and benefits.
I applied into 1 company in Sarawak. Got the job and everything but it collapsed and went bankrupt due to financing problems. Unfortunate tbh and this role I had for less than 1 year.

Sarawak companies don't really hire that well tbh. I've been back with my family here in EM/Bru since 2018 and tbh the jobs that are hiring are low quality jobs. You can see admin jobs advertising for as low as RM900 back then and that was before the minimum wage was rm1200.

But you are right about the hiring hurdle tbh. In my last company my ex boss hired 1 IT exec where the salary was rm1800. My ex boss was a bit of a psycho so he treated this IT exec like shit, asking him to do so much work but pay only rm1800. The IT guy got really pissed so he left after 4mths...last I heard he's went to Kuching and he's getting paid rm2500.

I think most companies in EM are generally not very well off. If you can get rm2000 gaji considered not bad already.

No budget or limited budget. That's why can't pay better. Most IT ppl I know went to KL/WM to find job since the pay band is higher.

Am planning to move back to KL/WM when permissible tbh. The job market here is too sluggish. Am in the media background btw used to work in an int'l MNC. Had to quit and come back to EM to help my family for a bit. Now it seems like it has stabilised by some I plan on going back... But the travel restrictions though. Still haven't had a clear cut understanding of travelling interstate if it weren't for work.

You'd be lucky if you get hired. Am only saying this because Im currently based in Sarawak. Apply in to jobs in Swk, 99.9% ghosted. remaining 0.1% will tell you "application KIV/not looking to hire".

WM is a bit more "complicated"-ish. Applied in to a number of it for a position, I did get interviews from 80% of the application. BUT only catch: I had to be I WM, as they "cannot accept remote working" ironically.

FnF? Is that freelance meaning?
I've applied into SAINS before 2mths back. No response lol.

Oh lol no. I don't work in IT, but I still applied anyway to ask if they have any admin/media roles. Never got any replies. But then it's IT...its needed here in EM but the salaries paid to IT grads are low AF.