{"id":48817,"date":"2025-09-17T17:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/?p=48817"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:59:31","slug":"foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-aug-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-aug-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia\u2019s Hiring Landscape in August 2025: foundit Insights Tracker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Overview of Hiring Activity<\/strong>&nbsp;<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for Malaysia slipped <strong>1% month-on-month in August 2025<\/strong>, extending a cautious trend. Hiring was <strong>17% lower year-on-year<\/strong>, while the <strong>3-month trend (-4%)<\/strong> stayed soft even as the <strong>6-month trend (+3%)<\/strong> hinted at tentative stabilisation. Employers remain selective, balancing margin pressures with the need to preserve key capabilities.&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\/09\/fit_MY_-August25.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:560px\" aria-label=\"Embed of &lt;strong&gt;Malaysia Hiring Trends in Aug 2025&lt;\/strong&gt;      .\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5f4344a2-4860-4dc4-8b40-875c39fa781c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fit_MY_-August25.pdf\"><strong>Malaysia Hiring Trends in Aug 2025<\/strong>      <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fit_MY_-August25.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5f4344a2-4860-4dc4-8b40-875c39fa781c\">Download<\/a><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hiring Trends by Industry (YoY change)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3 of 11 industries saw annual growth in August.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hospitality &amp; Travel (+11%)<\/strong> &ndash; Tourism and events continue to underpin steady recruitment across accommodation and leisure services.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engineering, Construction &amp; Real Estate (+10%)<\/strong> &ndash; Big-ticket infrastructure and property upgrades sustain demand for project and site talent.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><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> (+1%)<\/strong> &ndash; Upstream services and maintenance cycles support modest hiring.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facing challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/search\/retail-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Retail<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (-50%)<\/strong> &ndash; Deep contraction reflects store rationalisation and productivity focus despite mid-single-digit sales growth.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BFSI (-47%)<\/strong> &ndash; Banks maintain strict cost controls and selective expansion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IT, Telecom\/ISP &amp; <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/search\/bpo-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BPO<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong>\/ITES (-36%)<\/strong> &ndash; Tech budget caution and subdued global outsourcing volumes weigh on recruitment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Logistics &amp; Shipping (-18%)<\/strong> &ndash; External-demand risks continue to pressure hiring.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advertising\/Media (-17%)<\/strong> and <strong>Others (-45%)<\/strong> &ndash; Marketing spend and discretionary projects remain conservative.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Production\/Manufacturing (0%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring flat despite stable output.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hiring Trends by Functional Area (YoY change)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3 of 10 functional areas posted growth.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IT (+10%)<\/strong> &ndash; Ongoing digitisation, cloud, and security agendas sustain hiring in technology roles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engineering\/Production (+9%)<\/strong> &ndash; Capital projects and industrial capacity adds support workforce expansion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Customer Service (-9% YoY but +15% MoM)<\/strong> &ndash; Significant month-on-month lift signals near-term stabilisation in consumer-facing demand.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facing challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hospitality Roles (-30%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hotels and F&amp;B remain cautious despite tourism gains.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sales &amp; Business Development (-32%)<\/strong> &ndash; Firms prioritise efficiency over large-scale field additions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/home\/search\/finance-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finance<\/a><\/strong> &amp; Accounts (-22%)<\/strong> and <strong>HR &amp; Admin (-18%)<\/strong> &ndash; Support functions stay lean.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purchase\/Logistics\/Supply Chain (-17%)<\/strong> &ndash; Freight softness limits new roles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marketing &amp; Communications (-13%)<\/strong> &ndash; Brands continue to scrutinise spend.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Others (-5%)<\/strong> &ndash; Mixed hiring depending on niche skills.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why the mixed signals?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Macro caution<\/strong>: Slower export growth and fragile external demand are tempering hiring appetites, even as domestic tourism and infrastructure lend support.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cost discipline<\/strong>: Financial services and retail are pulling back to protect margins.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Selective investment<\/strong>: IT, engineering, and customer service show resilience as organisations focus on core operations and service levels rather than broad expansion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the foundit Insights Tracker<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) Malaysia, formerly the Monster Employment Index, is a leading barometer of the country&rsquo;s e-recruitment landscape. By analysing millions of job postings, fit offers timely intelligence on hiring activity across industries and functional areas.&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of Hiring Activity&nbsp;The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for Malaysia slipped 1% month-on-month in August 2025, extending a cautious trend. Hiring was 17% lower year-on-year, while the 3-month trend (-4%) stayed soft even as the 6-month trend (+3%) hinted at tentative stabilisation. Employers remain selective, balancing margin pressures with the need to preserve key capabilities.&nbsp;Hiring &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-malaysia-aug-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Malaysia\u2019s Hiring Landscape in August 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-48817","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\/48817","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=48817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48819,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48817\/revisions\/48819"}],"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=48817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.my\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}