Employment market remains robust despite expected downtrend in hiring — JobStreet

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KUALA LUMPUR: The employment market is still robust despite the anticipated hiring downtrend in the second half of this year.

JobStreet.com country manager Chook Yun Yng said employers were expected to reduce hiring in the second half of the year due to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation, where many employers believed they would be affected.

“But what we see is that employers are still hiring. There’s an increase of four per cent in job postings in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 compared to Q1 2014.

“There are currently 32,012 job offers on Jobstreet.com even as we speak, as shown on the website,” she told a press conference after the launch of ‘Malaysia Career and Training Fair (MCTF) 2015’ here yesterday.

Recently, Jobstreet.com released a survey analysis on ‘Job Outlook Q2 2015’ which revealed that 41 per cent of employers said they are hiring less in the second half of this year, compared to 14 per cent in the same period last year.

Meanwhile SEEK Asia chief executive Peter Everingham said incredible support from job-seekers and employers for MCTF reassured JobStreet.com to keep pursuing its mission of ‘Improving Lives Through Better Careers’. — Bernama