This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post Malaysia.
Last year in October, according to Astro Awani, it was revealed that Malaysia’s unemployment rate was at 3%, compared to 3.3% in 2013—which is a good improvement because it means that the school leavers have joined the workforce upon their graduation.
Thanks to job seeking platforms like jobstreet.com.my and Wobb.my which hopefully has played a role in easing the job application process for fresh graduates.
Joining other available job-seeking platforms is Malaysian-based job recruitment site Scoot.my which was launched in April this year. Compare to other job seeker websites such as jobstreet.com.my and Wobb.my, what’s interesting is that Scoot was created to cater to part-time, entry level, fresh graduate jobs and internships in Malaysia.
In just a period of 2 weeks, Scoot has already hit 800 listings with companies ranging from e-commerce, education, fashion, lifestyle, and more. Examples of companies are Texas Chicken, Monterez Wellness Sanctuary, Marks & Spencer, and more which are scattered across Klang Valley.
Image Credit: Scoot.my
The website simple and clean, allowing jobseekers to look through the companies that are featured on Scoot via the “find a job” button, whether in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor.
One thing that sets Scoot apart from other job-seeking platforms is that you don’t have to fret about using a traditional resume to apply for jobs in Scoot. Of course, you can still upload your resume on Scoot, but that would defeat the purpose of Scoot Visual VisualCV ™, which is to make the application process simpler by proving a distilled overview of what employers want to know about you.
The platform also allows employers to create job postings for free. With Scoot, the process of hunting for new talent would be improved and a lot of time could be saved since they do not need to go through thousands of email applications.
I think what’s interesting about Scoot is that it is poised to solve a big problem that freelancers and part-timers are facing when they are searching for a job.
The Part-Time/Freelancers Job-Hunting Dilemma
Currently, Facebook is one of the go-to places for employers to search for part-time employees, and for students to look for entry level jobs and part-time jobs while they are still pursuing their studies. One main problem with using Facebook groups that usually sound somewhat like “Part-Time/Freelancers Looking For Jobs”, is that the public can never differentiate between actual legit jobs and MLM schemes.
How legit is this, really? Image Credit: Rita Winger
Some users go as far as to ask Facebook users to leave a comment with their handphone number or send a personal message to them with their phone number and email address, promising to let them know about any upcoming new jobs or gigs. However, users wouldn’t really know what their numbers are used for — and that is a huge risk.
Also another downside would be the constant spam of people commenting ‘pm’ (indicating that the job poster should contact them via personal message), and this happens very frequently even if the job poster has already made it clear in the Facebook post that interested job seekers should send their resume to the given email address.
With a proper online platform like Scoot, hopefully students will be able to rely on a legit platform to search for jobs and not get scammed by quick money-making schemes and use their talent for good instead.
