{"id":48637,"date":"2025-08-26T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/?p=48637"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:00:12","slug":"foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia\u2019s Hiring Landscape in July 2025: foundit insights tracker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview of hiring activity<\/strong> in Malaysia&nbsp;<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for Malaysia fell <strong>3% month-on-month<\/strong> in July 2025. On a <strong>year-on-year<\/strong> basis, hiring was <strong>20% lower<\/strong>, while the <strong>3-month<\/strong> and <strong>6-month<\/strong> trends were <strong>+3%<\/strong> and <strong>-1%<\/strong>, indicating a cautious hiring climate with only tentative near-term stabilisation.&nbsp;<\/p><div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malaysia-Hiring-Trends-in-July-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:468px\" aria-label=\"Embed of &lt;strong&gt;Malaysia Hiring Trends in July 2025      &lt;\/strong&gt;.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7e2cc727-21a3-467e-ac00-f46f83d37fdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malaysia-Hiring-Trends-in-July-2025.pdf\"><strong>Malaysia Hiring Trends in July 2025      <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malaysia-Hiring-Trends-in-July-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7e2cc727-21a3-467e-ac00-f46f83d37fdf\">Download<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring trends by industry (YoY)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>3 of 10<\/em><\/strong><em> industries recorded positive annual growth in hiring&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hospitality &amp; Travel (+11%)<\/strong> &ndash; Supported by a strong tourism rebound.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engineering, Construction &amp; Real Estate (+10%)<\/strong> &ndash; Backed by big ticket public infrastructure in the pipeline. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/search\/oil-gas-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Oil &amp; Gas<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong> <strong>(+1%)<\/strong> &ndash; Stable demand, tracking steady upstream services and maintenance cycles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Facing challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/search\/retail-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Retail&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>(-50%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring remains weak even as official wholesale\/retail sales show mid-single-digit growth, implying consolidation and productivity focus in hiring.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BFSI (-47%)<\/strong> &ndash; Banks stay selective amid margin pressure and cost discipline.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IT\/Telecom\/<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/search\/bpo-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BPO<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (-33%)<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Logistics\/Shipping (-18%)<\/strong> &ndash; External-demand risks and tech budget scrutiny weigh on volumes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring trends by functional area (YoY)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2 of 10<\/em><\/strong><em> functional areas saw annual growth in hiring<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IT (+10%)<\/strong> &ndash; Ongoing digitisation agendas, cloud and security needs.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engineering\/Production (+9%)<\/strong> &ndash; Capacity adds in construction\/industrial projects.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Facing challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sales &amp; BD (-32%)<\/strong>, <strong>Hospitality roles (-30%)<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/home\/search\/finance-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Finance<\/a> &amp; Accounts (-22%)<\/strong>, <strong>HR &amp; Admin (-18%)<\/strong>, <strong>Purchase\/Logistics\/Supply Chain (-17%)<\/strong> &ndash; Firms are prioritising efficiency and targeted backfills over broad expansion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Short-term signals<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Customer Service (+11% MoM)<\/strong> and <strong>Retail (+4% MoM)<\/strong> ticked up, hinting at near-term stabilisation in consumer-facing hiring even as YoY comps stay weak.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the foundit insights tracker<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>foundit Insights Tracker (fit) Malaysia<\/strong>, earlier known as the Monster Employment Index, is a leading guide to the country&rsquo;s e-recruitment landscape. By examining millions of job listings, fit provides timely insights into hiring activity across industries and functions.&nbsp;<\/p><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of hiring activity in Malaysia&nbsp;The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for Malaysia fell 3% month-on-month in July 2025. On a year-on-year basis, hiring was 20% lower, while the 3-month and 6-month trends were +3% and -1%, indicating a cautious hiring climate with only tentative near-term stabilisation.&nbsp;Hiring trends by industry (YoY)&nbsp;3 of 10 industries recorded positive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-july-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Malaysia\u2019s Hiring Landscape in July 2025: foundit insights tracker\u00a0<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights-tracker"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48639,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48637\/revisions\/48639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}