Jobseekers, you may want to take note that bosses are beginning to look for skills first instead of “pedigree”.
Employers today are more concerned about a job candidate's skills first, rather than paper qualifications, when hiring, according to research by LinkedIn
The top five most in-demand skills in 2023 in Malaysia include management, sales, project management, leadership and communication skills, based on their study. “Skills that help businesses run efficiently as well as reach new customers and retain existing ones through sales know-how, are also the ones companies need most right now,” says LinkedIn country manager for Malaysia Rohit Kalsy.
“In South-East Asia, since 2019, the share of recruiter searches on LinkedIn that include a skills filter has grown by 25% – and today, recruiters are 50% more likely to search by skills than by years of job experience,” he says.
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