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Hot entry-level jobs for SPM and STPM leavers

Published by Afterschool.my on Apr 17, 2015, 05:02 pm

Entry-level jobs generally requires little skill and knowledge, and is generally of a low pay. These jobs may require physical strength or some on-site training, are usually part-time and do not include employee benefits.

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Other than for obvious financial reasons, there are many other reasons to seek out entry-level jobs:

Gain work skills

A good employee gets by by doing their job but the greats learn from everything happening with everyone around them.

Eye opener for real working experience

The technical term for navigating a workplace effectively might be soft skills, where you learn about the fundamentals of office life and politics.

Improve communication

Learn how to think critically and creatively, solve problems, collaborate and write well.

Increase organizational and interpersonal proficiency

Become team players, problem solvers and gain ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.

Kelly Services Malaysia, a renowned recruitment agency has released a 2014/15 Salary Guide which lists out the hot careers for all qualifications in diverse sectors.

Realising the increasing demand for jobs this year by SPM leavers, we have compiled a list of work options you can try going into using only your SPM and/or STPM results:

Banking and Finance

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Banking and Finance for SPM and STPM leavers

Accounting is one of the top ten most popular university course searched on Afterschool in 2014. Start your journey towards becoming a highly-successful CEO with these jobs while in-between semesters or do them part-time.

Call Center

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Call Center for SPM and STPM leavers

Call centers don't require much education other than excellent reading and speaking, people and computer skills. Working students are also attracted by the high quality of training, especially in conversational English, and experience that the work offers.

Function Support

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Function Support for SPM and STPM leavers

Managers need good communication skills and a thorough understanding of how a company works from top to down. Experience from these jobs will give you a competitive edge compared to other fresh graduates if you plan to be a BIG BOSS one day.

Human Resources

Human Resources for SPM and STPM leavers

People who work in this industry need to be able to think critically, work as a team and assess potential employees. Which means you need to understand human behaviour and top career trends. Who knows, afterschool.my might be hiring you to hire people for us! *grin*

Logistics and Warehousing

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Logistics and Warehousing for SPM and STPM leavers

This industry is actually amazing for students who wish to pursue Engineering jobs because you will learn to be meticulous and pay better attention to details. There is a particular hierarchy to logistics and warehousing similar to what engineers professionally face in their day jobs.

Sales and Marketing

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Sales and Marketing for SPM and STPM leavers

This industry is well known to fast-track your way up the corporate world while being lucrative as well. Sales and Marketing is a highly cutthroat industry and by starting early, you will gain skills you won't be able to learn in a formal education institution setting.

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