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PETRONAS Is The Most Desirable Company To Work For According To Young Malaysians

PETRONAS came out top in a survey to determine the most desirable company young Malaysians want to work for. Read on to see the full list.

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The inaugural Malaysia Top 100 IDEAL Employers survey has revealed the companies young Malaysians want to work for

The inaugural Malaysia Top 100 IDEAL Employers survey by Universum ranked Petronas as the top company Malaysian business, engineering and natural sciences students wanted to work for, while those studying humanities chose Google as their preferred employer.

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The respondents chose PETRONAS as the ideal company they would want to work for in the business industry, followed by Bank Negara Malaysia and Google

PETRONAS turned out to be the company most young Malaysians want to work for.

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PETRONAS once again reigned supreme amongst engineering and natural sciences students. Shell and Sime Darby were second and third respectively.

Shell is among the top 3 companies ranked for engineering and natural sciences students.

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Google is the most desirable company among students who study humanities, with Astro claiming second spot and Malaysia Airlines coming in third

Google is the most desirable company for humanities students.

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According to the survey, young Malaysians view work-life balance as the most important aspect in a career

Work-life balance is the most important aspect for young graduates.

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The students also highlighted the importance of work-life balance once they hit the workforce – 65% said it is their most important career goal, followed by the desire to “be secure or stable in my job” (50%).

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“Undergraduates in Malaysia share similar aspirations with their global counterparts, who also view work-life balance as their most important career goal,” Rachele Focardi, SVP of employer branding and talent strategy for Universum APAC, said.

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Besides that, the survey revealed their salary expectations upon graduation, which averaged around RM3,258 per month

Graduates expect to earn around RM3,200 as soon as they graduate.

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The 11,000 university students surveyed also shared their salary expectations upon graduation, which averaged at RM 3,258 per month.

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Those in business had the lowest expectations at RM3,307 while law students expected the highest pay at RM3,667.

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