Graduates turning down local skilled jobs in Malaysia due to low salaries is underemployment. Other factors that contribute to underemployment in Malaysia include:
• Skill mismatch: A mismatch between the number of graduates and the number of jobs that industries can absorb
• Low wages: Low wages are a factor in graduate underemployment
• Poor work-life balance: long working hours, high workloads, and insufficient staffing can contribute to poor work-life balance
Some reforms that could help combat underemployment include: Investing in vocational and technical education programs, promoting lifelong learning, Economic diversification, Enhancing job-matching platforms, and A shift in the economy’s structure
Skilled job graduates are turning down in Malaysia due to low salaries
