Some Malaysian Fresh Graduates Expect RM6,500 Starting Salary! Too Much?
According to MetroPerak, Malaysian fresh graduates are unhappy with the starting salary due to the current cost of living especially if you work in Kuala Lumpur.
Mass Communication graduate Audrey Yeap, 23, said she had different salary expectations based on which city she was expected to work in. She believes that around RM2,20 to RM2,500 would be good enough for her to work in Ipoh. However, if she were to work in Kuala Lumpur, she would hope for a little bit more than that, which is RM 2,800. The reason behind that is of course the living cost KL!
“Things are more expensive in a big city. If I move from Ipoh, I would have to consider renting a place of my own, and I would be paying more for petrol and toll considering, how congested larger cities are, especially during peak hours,” she told MetroPerak.
Having completed her internship in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, last year, Yeap said she received firsthand experience of the kind of lifestyle she could expect iif she were to work there.
“I know people say that food there is expensive, and I can only do what I can by finding food that’s as cheap as possible, like a plate of mee goreng for RM5.
“People suggest cooking on your own to save money, but with work and the traffic jams, I would get home late and be too tired to cook a good dinner,” she said.
According to Yeap, some of her friends were choosy about job applications and demand for a higher salary such as RM4,000. That would really be unrealistic if you are a fresh graduate!
JobStreet.com Regional Communications head, Simon Si said in a survey conducted by JobStreet.com last year, 68 per cent of the respondents said fresh graduates are asking too high salary for first jobs.
The survey disclosed that 60 per cent of fresh graduates expect a salary of RM 3,500 for their first job while 30 per cent want to be paid as high as RM6,500 in order to live comfortably. This means that there is a gap between what companies are willing to pay and what the candidates want to be paid.
The demand for unrealistic salary and benefits are the top cited reasons given by employers on why it is hard for fresh graduates to gain employment these days.
Mass Communication graduate Audrey Yeap, 23, said she had different salary expectations based on which city she was expected to work in. She believes that around RM2,20 to RM2,500 would be good enough for her to work in Ipoh. However, if she were to work in Kuala Lumpur, she would hope for a little bit more than that, which is RM 2,800. The reason behind that is of course the living cost KL!
“Things are more expensive in a big city. If I move from Ipoh, I would have to consider renting a place of my own, and I would be paying more for petrol and toll considering, how congested larger cities are, especially during peak hours,” she told MetroPerak.
Having completed her internship in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, last year, Yeap said she received firsthand experience of the kind of lifestyle she could expect iif she were to work there.
“I know people say that food there is expensive, and I can only do what I can by finding food that’s as cheap as possible, like a plate of mee goreng for RM5.
“People suggest cooking on your own to save money, but with work and the traffic jams, I would get home late and be too tired to cook a good dinner,” she said.
According to Yeap, some of her friends were choosy about job applications and demand for a higher salary such as RM4,000. That would really be unrealistic if you are a fresh graduate!
JobStreet.com Regional Communications head, Simon Si said in a survey conducted by JobStreet.com last year, 68 per cent of the respondents said fresh graduates are asking too high salary for first jobs.
The survey disclosed that 60 per cent of fresh graduates expect a salary of RM 3,500 for their first job while 30 per cent want to be paid as high as RM6,500 in order to live comfortably. This means that there is a gap between what companies are willing to pay and what the candidates want to be paid.
The demand for unrealistic salary and benefits are the top cited reasons given by employers on why it is hard for fresh graduates to gain employment these days.
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