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Top Jobs in Finance

Zul • June 9th, 2009 • Career

Specialist jobs in Islamic banking among ‘hot’ positions post-crisis
From The Star.
PETALING JAYA: Post-global financial crisis, some of the “hot” jobs in the financial services sector will consist of specialist positions in Islamic banking and finance, risk and credit management as well as financial analysis and management, say human resource and recruitment experts.
Those with regional financial [...]



Probation: Some Questions Answered

Zul • April 10th, 2009 • Career

Q: What is probation?
A: Probation can be defined as a ‘trial period’ given to an employee as a platform to demonstrate his or her suitability for continued employment with the employer.
Q: Is probation necessary for all employment?
A: It is common but not mandatory. Practically, employment should come with probation. It gives both employers and employee [...]



Resignation Letter Sample (General)

Zul • April 9th, 2009 • Career

A resignation letter sample for general purposes (applicable to most circumstances):
Manager, Human Resource
MTD Corporation
21 Jump Street, 05400 Kuala Lumpur
Date: 1 Apr 2008
Re: Notice of Resignation
Dear Mr/Ms Manager,
I am writing to inform you of my decision to resign from my position as Account Executive from the company. I shall be serving the one month resignation notice [...]



Plantation: Thousand Vacancies, No Takers

Zul • April 1st, 2009 • Career

Currently, there are more than 3,000 job vacancies in the country’s plantation sector, waiting to be filled. However, there is an apparent lacking of interested candidates to take up the jobs.
This was revealed by the executive director of Malaysian Agricultural Plantation Association (MAPA), Mohamad Audong a few weeks back.
There can be two reasons here. Firstly, [...]