Companies willing to hire foreigners and sponsor the work permit
in 2 weeks I will be moving from Europe to Kuala Lumpur to live with my boyfriend who is local.
I have been looking for a job on the official channels (online portals, recruitments agencies..) focusing on my role but haven't been so successful, and I have learned and been told that regardless of my competences (Master's degree , 5 languages and 7 years experience) my problem is being a foreigner.
I have recently understood that the best alternative is networking and getting directly to companies with specific features that are used to hire foreigners.
To anyone who has lived the same experience, I'd like to ask you for some suggestion on the best ways/areas to meet foreigners in KL and a way to know which companies/industry field are more used/need to hire foreigners and willing to process the work permit requests. Any experience on this is more than welcome.
Thank you very much!
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LuciaKL wrote:](Master's degree , 5 languages and 7 years experience) my problem is being a foreigner.
Can you tell us what you have a Master's in and also what field your 7 years experience is in? This is very important to know if we're gonna be able to help you.
CKT wrote:Can you tell us what you have a Master's in and also what field your 7 years experience is in? This is very important to know if we're gonna be able to help you.
Thanks for the reply.
My major is Foreign Languages (I am Italian), and I have been working in Supply Chain as coordinator, project manager and SAP functional analyst. I worked in the food Industry but I could also move to other Industry fields.
Forget language teaching pay is rubbish!
Please forward me your CV, I can try to help applying
PM in case you re interested
Best luck
I kept on searching for a job/employer that will hire me as welder/maintenance. I gain 3 years experience in welding. Is anyone out there that can help or recommend me because I really want to work anywhere in Malaysia or in any country that has a job offer. This job is very important to me.
Hoping that someone can help me.
email: nelsonbautista247@gmail.com
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+639076096874
Thank you and God Bless you all.
My company is hiring and you have what we are looking for. Send me your CV or PM me for more information.
Thanks.
Extract from Immigration Website re Welding
APPENDIX C
LIST OF SECTORS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED/ ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR EXPATRIATE POSTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MALAYSIA (CIDB)
No. Post
(Mechanical & Electrical)
Welding
29. SMAW 1G Welder
30. FCAW (SS) Pipe/Plate -1G &3G Welder
31.GTAW (CS) Pipe -6G & 3G Welder
32.FCAW (GS) Pipe/Plate -6G Welder
33.SMAW (CS) Pipe/Plate -6G & 3G Welder
34.GTAW (CS) Pipe -6G & 3G Welder
35.GT+SMAW (CS) Pipe -6G Welder
36.SMAW (CS) Pipe/Plate - 3G Welder
37.GTAW (CS) Pipe/Plate -6G & 3G Welder
38.Welding Inspector
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Thank you & more power
Nelson
i can be reached @
mobile:+639076096874
email:nelsonbautista247[at]gmail.com
skype ID:nelsonb247
Thank you & more power
Nelson
This website may help you to network. http://www.philembassykl.org.my/filcom.htm#A.
There are lots of people from the Philippines working in Malaysia as it is one of the countries that is part of the Foreign Worker scheme here. Networking is the best way to get work, so you are doing the right thing by using Expat-Blog.
In Malaysia, foreign workers can be employed in the manufacturing, construction, plantation, agricultural, services and domestic help sector.
Services sector consists of eleven sub sectors: (restaurant, cleaning services, cargo handling, launderette, caddy in golf club, barber, wholesale/retail, textile, metal/scraps/recycle activities, welfare homes and hotel/resort island). Approval is based on the merits of each case and subject to conditions that will be determined from time to time. Applications to employ foreign workers will only be considered when efforts to find qualified local citizens and permanent residents have failed.
Only nationals from the specified countries (•Indonesia, •Cambodia, •Nepal, •Myanmar, •Laos, •Vietnam, •Philippines (male only), •Pakistan, •Sri Lanka, •Thailand, •Turkmenistan, •Uzbekistan, •Kazakhstan,( •India - limited types of jobs permitted).
After reading trough all the post above I must say it looks challenging to find a job in Malaysia. So it's best to get a spouse visa and then your job chances will increase?
I was wondering if you could give me some advice on job hunting in Malaysia.
I am currently in a long distance relationship and I wish to end this by moving to Kuala Lumpur or finding a job for my girlfriend in my home country The Netherlands. Since I'll be in Kuala Lumpur for a holiday in November I wanted to visit a couple of head-hunters to get to know the market better and find out how realistic my chances of success are.
In my home country it is very common to find work either via the internet of trough a head-hunter.
Do any of you perhaps have any good websites (I only know jobstreet and monster.my right now) and or recruitment agency's I could try ?
I have a bachelors degree in Public Management and have over 4 years of experience as a Client manager within a Energy Supplier. My task included cross-selling and up-selling, giving advice to companies in relation to energy needs and answering questions, and participating in a retention desk. The customers were medium to corporate sized companies. Before that I also worked 2 years as a quality manager within the government. I have been trained to have strong communication and interpersonal skills and I'm looking for a commercial job.
Any help or pointers would be much appreciated.
Cheers, Kees
A dependents visa is only issued to married couples, or very occasionally to couples who are the same nationality and come from countries where they have bee cohabiting on a long-term basis.
If you are thinking of marrying a Malaysian, it is not a lot easier to get job. The first hurdle is that the government is making it very difficult as they are trying and cut down on the number of marriages of convenience that are taking place. This means a person married to a Malaysian cannot apply for a work permit until 6 months (1 year for some nationalities) after they have arrived in Malaysia and registered their marriage on arrival. The six months also has to be continuous residence.
Jobs for foreigners are becoming more scarce as the Government is supporting increasing the earnings of Malaysians and creating a larger middle class workforce. Not many companie have permission to hire foreigners as they need a certain amount of paid up capital to do so.
In my experience and lots of others who done the same as a foreign male with a local gf the male has three choices.
1. Get qualified in an in demand area and have 5 years experience (oil and gas, education, doctor, IT (but salaries so low now) or supply chain management). That is basically a long tern strategy.
2. Take Malaysian gf somewhere else eg own country but often means marriage as she will have permit issues and same work issues
3. Get new gf
Often 3 is easier! And less painful long term. Harsh advice but true advice many men wish they had heeded! Obviously it works best if both partners have international jobs as in 1 so both can work anywhere.
My name is Nadir Ahmad, I am a belizean, Belize Central America,an presently I am in Malaysia for 2 days now. The reason for my trip is basically to upgrade my profession as an Agronomy Engineer. A graduate of UNAH, Havana Cuba 2007, I have worked in different areas within agricultural field. My question is Sir, whats the probability of working in Malaysia or within the agricultural field as an expat
I consider my trip to be of scientific growth, with in the Sustainability Indicators of Agriculture, Biodiversity, Agro-Ecosystems etc.. I am an Agronomy Engineer.
Regards
Nadir Ahmad
Agronomy Engineer, Agro-Ecosystems
I am in Malaysia for the last 4 years and My education background is from IT. I have ended up working in call centers as a CSR Agent and even if I wish to join and IT firm its a total disappointment. I have completed my Masters in Information Technology from UNITAR MALAYSIA. I would like some help regarding getting a better opportunity and a better approach to advance my career ahead.
Will be looking forward to IT.
Thanks
Yousaf
What you need to do is look more widely and get a job anywhere if you can. Being country specific is hard especially if it is Malaysia as an expat.
Also it is possible that employers see you working long term in a call centre and shy away. It is natural as why?? It is the pre selection effect (psychological) same with women who prefer men naturally who have a gf (!) as preselected, employees prefer those preselected for good jobs. Call centre work is considered very bad in Malaysia from what I have heard.
The collapse in the rm helps you a bit though as Indian IT workers may decide to pack up and leave! And salaries will increase.
How about trying your current employer? Same company different role?
I have tried but in vain. Its not that i don't have experience in my field. I have worked 8 years in my field but since coming to Malaysia for educational purpose then even having work experience I am still unable to find a good job. all that counts i reference here what i have come through.
Present yourself with high confidence. Don't let ur interviewer see that ur worried one bit. Let me tell u a secret.... it is all about how u present urself. Insult them a little and they would be curious of how good u really are, they will let u in for a challenge! I've been there so I know!
If you have sales or IT background, you can send your resume to me at: soemay@signaturekitchen.com.my
I have to stop to cough lungs up!
Thank you.
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