Selangor jobs unit to also help graduates, clinics on Saturday
SELANGOR will be beefing up its retrenchment task force to help the latest cohort of graduates entering the job market find jobs.
According to research officer Tricia Yeoh, they were likely to join the ranks of the unemployed and the task force would extend its services to help those graduates who needed aid to find jobs.
“These graduates may come from other states as well as from universities in Selangor and it’s difficult for us to determine how many will be affected,” said Tricia, who however expects large numbers given that Selangor is a hot favourite destination for job-seekers.
Please make full use of the job clinics
Meanwhile, job clinics will be held for retrenched workers, with consultants on hand to help them apply for new vacancies. On Saturday, career and resume clinics will be held between 8.30am and 12.30pm at the Petaling Jaya City Council as well as at the Klang, Ampang Jaya and Sepang municipal councils.
“Officers from Lembaga Zakat and Welfare Department will be there to help retrenched workers get assistance while consultants from Jobstreet.com will also be on hand to help them find new jobs. This includes cleaning up their resumes and preparing them to go for interviews,” she said.
Information on retraining programmes available under the Human Resources Ministry will also be made available. “To date most seeking help are blue-collar workers with only secondary education but these training programmes are an opportunity for them to upgrade their skills,” Tricia said.
So far, 3,264 retrenched workers have registered themselves either online or at municipalities and district councils, in line with statistics from the Human Resources Ministry which also indicates that Selangor has over 3,000 retrenched workers.
Selangor is also concerned about a possible rise in crime as more foreign workers lose their jobs. So far, the statistics have not included foreign workers who were laid off in recent months.
Tricia said the retrenchment task force, which includes the police and immigration department, will be monitoring the situation.
“So far there’s been no surge in crime due to the rising unemployment of foreign workers but we are concerned.” she said.
Career and resume clinics will be held on Saturday between 8.30am and 12.30pm at the Petaling Jaya City Council as well as at the Klang, Ampang Jaya and Sepang municipal councils - Suara KeADILan.
According to research officer Tricia Yeoh, they were likely to join the ranks of the unemployed and the task force would extend its services to help those graduates who needed aid to find jobs.
“These graduates may come from other states as well as from universities in Selangor and it’s difficult for us to determine how many will be affected,” said Tricia, who however expects large numbers given that Selangor is a hot favourite destination for job-seekers.
Please make full use of the job clinics
Meanwhile, job clinics will be held for retrenched workers, with consultants on hand to help them apply for new vacancies. On Saturday, career and resume clinics will be held between 8.30am and 12.30pm at the Petaling Jaya City Council as well as at the Klang, Ampang Jaya and Sepang municipal councils.
“Officers from Lembaga Zakat and Welfare Department will be there to help retrenched workers get assistance while consultants from Jobstreet.com will also be on hand to help them find new jobs. This includes cleaning up their resumes and preparing them to go for interviews,” she said.
Information on retraining programmes available under the Human Resources Ministry will also be made available. “To date most seeking help are blue-collar workers with only secondary education but these training programmes are an opportunity for them to upgrade their skills,” Tricia said.
So far, 3,264 retrenched workers have registered themselves either online or at municipalities and district councils, in line with statistics from the Human Resources Ministry which also indicates that Selangor has over 3,000 retrenched workers.
Selangor is also concerned about a possible rise in crime as more foreign workers lose their jobs. So far, the statistics have not included foreign workers who were laid off in recent months.
Tricia said the retrenchment task force, which includes the police and immigration department, will be monitoring the situation.
“So far there’s been no surge in crime due to the rising unemployment of foreign workers but we are concerned.” she said.
Career and resume clinics will be held on Saturday between 8.30am and 12.30pm at the Petaling Jaya City Council as well as at the Klang, Ampang Jaya and Sepang municipal councils - Suara KeADILan.
