Youth Unemployment in Malaysia – Research Report

My colleague and I had just finished the above report based on Malaysian youth unemployment in December 2016. The research was commissioned by the Youth Research Institute (IYRES)the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and had received grants from IYRES and UTM. We are in...

Happy New Year 2017

It is not too late to wish. Pejam celik we are already into the third week of 2017. My change of year has been crazy, moving with a blink of an eye. Chasing deadlines. Busy is good. May this year brings us more BLESSINGS, LOVES, SUCCESS, HEALTH AND MONEY :)....

Emerging Malaysia: Industrial and Organizational Challenges

Our new publication! I was the co-editor and contributors to several chapters. The book has 9 chapters. Being stuck in the middle between the finest nations and the hardly surviving ones is not easy. Hence, the next step forward is to move ahead and fly even higher...

Job fair for PWDs in Malaysia

I am so happy to find that such job fair exists! Kudos to JobsMalaysia. This should be a good platform for 531,962 registered PWDs in Malaysia* to find suitable employment. Here’s the full advert (copied from  Pihak JobsMalaysia Centre Kuala Lumpur ingin...

Reruitment discrimination in Malaysia

Are Malay Graduates And Job Seekers Being Discriminated In Malaysia? Yes, They Are. This is an old article. But very relevant. It may help with my current research on youth unemployment in Malaysia. Sad but true.. Malays are being discriminated. This perception has...

Big data in HR

Growing interests in this topic now.  This website and collection of resources by Bersin, Deliotte may be a good start to the big data craze. http://www.bersin.com/lexicon/Details.aspx?id=15302

Planning a CSR Program

  Last Saturday (22nd Oct) in my DBA class. We are brainstorming a CSR program. The winning idea – helping parents of autism kids. We are planning a collaboration with several stakeholders. Possibly NASOM, JKM, Autism Malaysia, KPJ and of course UTM-IBS. It...

Leadership Training for ATM Officers

Delivered a short module on Leadership to army officers (ATM) on 25th August 2016. The group was led by Major Siti Haizam (found out that we went to the same sec. school and stayed together in its hostel – SIGS). It was a fun session – getting to know...

How long should we work per week?

The debate continues… http://qz.com/770758/how-three-day-weekends-can-help-save-the-world-and-us-too/?utm_source=qzfb Meanwhile comparison among countries…