Seeking job in KL-Malaysia

Kindly review your profile as it does not really match Malaysian standards and style.

I hate to say this but if after working in Malaysia you didnt manage to build an effective network to get a new job then maybe Malaysia isn't for you.

And I agree with gravitas. To be honest it is a cheesey looking website that didn't load properly anyway so all I saw was a cheesey "I am great" thing. You make yourself look like a dodgy used car salesman on that website. I suggest you change it immediately.

Your line of work is in the cyberspace.

People recognize you thru your work and getting that website out is one of the way to reach out to many people.

I think you are on the right track. Data / traffic is king on the internet.

The same goes to this blog. It gets the amount of traffic due to the constant posts and that gets to Google/other search engines.

You can try to approach MNC or even Google Malaysia @ KL for job opportunities, but quite frankly, you are better off working independently, finding businesses that wants to go online but has zero clue on how to get it done.

Good luck

do let me know what is malaysian standard and style.. this info would be welcoming..

You could start with getting rid of the "IAM.." website. So cheesey! more pornstar than serious IT professional!

And it is confusing and badly thought out with a load of scrambled graphics (on Chrome). I tried to read your history and got confused. Your skills and career are hard to fathom. That is the whole point of a CV. Anyone interested would give up immediately. And I see a lot of CVs and applications. 90% get binned as hard to read. Same in any industry.

In any country it is ineffective. It isn't a Malaysian thing. I suggest you get an honest friend to look at it.

thank for you input..any job in schools ? I have done a bit of english language teaching to IELTS students on freelance basis.. my writing,reading and communication skills are quite good and very effective in ensuring students understand what i am trying to teach.

I look forward to your stance and approachable opinion on this...

My 2-cents worth:

1. Use a photograph that is more suitable for job-hunting (head & shoulders is sufficient rather than the languid pose in the one you are currently using.

2. The opening section should not try and put words or thoughts in a recruiters mouth/mind - it will always fail dismally as they are pretty intuitive people and will "smell a rat". "Trust" is earned and not a "right", like "respect". By even mentioning it you push some alarm bells. So "Clients believe in him" beggars the question why?  Answer that question instead.

3. Drop all the long list of skills in communication, management, mentoring etc., which are all clichés anyway. Including them actually shows a sense of insecurity and immaturity.

4. Don't try and market yourself like a cheap trinket by trying too hard to prove the trinket is valuable.  You are a human being and that should be your unique selling point. So presenting yourself via lists and bullet points is a very detached manner and gives an impression of being aloof, unfriendly, unapproachable, etc.

5. Don't use words such as exceptional, outstanding they make recruiters laugh.

6. Put your qualifications right at the front after a short and pleasant introduction to your abilities that a company may benefit from.

7. Find out how I have helped my employers - hang on, don't you also think they have helped you by giving you opportunities?  No employer wants someone who thinks they are bigger than the company itself.

8. "Organizing - Involving the assignment of tasks and allocation of resources throughout the business organization." That is not "organizing" (telling people what to do) those activities are "managing" (interacting with fellow employees).

9. "Leadership is a management skill in itself. A true leader inculcates feelings of confidence, admiration in the followers and a sense of commitment towards their business. A leader, through his efficiency and effectiveness, influences the others to act efficiently and effectively." Don't ever write something like this as it sounds incredibly pompous and ridiculous. It's a CV not an instruction manual.  Same goes for your section on "Coordination and Control" - whoops, so you are a control freak? Wrong choice of words I am afraid.

10. The job title should usually tell what type of work you have been doing (recruiters are actually intelligent people who know about job groups, skills and workforce planning). A short introduction to the company is good to put the work you have done in perspective. "We believe that consultants should be part of the extended team of the client and solving the client's problem is more important than finding problems to fit our pre-existing solutions" Who is this "royal we".  You don't work for the company anymore. Again with the bold and italic types what are you really trying to achieve? So did you find convenient problems to solve? You suggested that it can happen? It's a dangerous area to be in and trying to maximise an advert for an old employer....

11. An employer wants to know what were your main achievements and whether they can use that experience in their own business. So think about achievements rather than listing normal management processes that are, frankly, administrative.

12. Thank you for reading my profile - ahem - too salesy and rather unprofessional. So is reading your CV actually what you really want - not a job?

A recruiter only reads about the first 10 lines of a CV before coming to a conclusion. Therefore, everything important should be in that space (or visible quickly) and it should make a positive impact.

Good advice Gravitas. I used to be a senior consultant/financial person & project manager and quite simply any dodgy looking CVs would never even make it to me too look at.

Schools? A bit of a change. The good international schools only hire qualified teachers. The rest are abysmal. There are unfortunately a lot of "fake" international schools in KL that employ anyone with a pulse. But I doubt salaries would be up to expectations. But what gets me is that parents fall for it. They should be more intelligent consumers by now. but that is a separate moan!

That is not 2 cents worth Gravitas... its worth millions GBP:cool:

There are a lot of language schools around that often look for staff.

It reminds me to add that usually it is important to adapt your basic 2 page CV if you apply for a specific vacancy, to bring out how your skills relate to their requirements.