As Covid-19 dims prospects, Malaysian fresh grads shelve dream jobs for any work to pay the bills

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“In order to escape from the pressure of being unemployed, I told myself that I cannot be choosy while the country’s facing an economic crisis and decided to work as a cashier at a local petrol station.'

Qayyum works the cash register at a local petrol station and delivers parcels everyday for Lalamove just to make ends meet.. — Picture courtesy of Qayyum Gustaf

“In order to escape from the pressure of being unemployed, I told myself that I cannot be choosy while the country’s facing an economic crisis and decided to work as a cashier at a local petrol station and three months after that, I was promoted to be an assistant supervisor,” the 26-year-old toldQayyum is just one of the approximately 300,000 Malaysians who graduated in 2020 and can be considered fortunate to find employment as Covid-19 enveloped the world, devastating economies everywhere.

He withdrew RM10,000 from his Employee Providence Funds account through the government's “iSinar” initiative to open a business account on popular online shopping platform Shopee to sell healthcare products. Nadzmi currently works at a fast food restaurant in Kajang as a delivery boy but like Goh, is persevering in hunting for a job that matches his university qualifications.that he has been called to at least three to four interviews, but was not eventually hired. This has caused him sleepless nights as he is now doubting himself.

Law graduate Nandhini Sivaaragam dreams of joining a practice one day. The 25-year-old is currently freelancing as a graphic designer — it is her other interest — and is holding in the envy of seeing her friends secure jobs within the scope of their study in university.

 

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