Millennial changing jobs constantly to seek best employers

Millennial are opting to change their jobs constantly in meeting personal job life aspirations, said human resources solutions firm Randstad Sdn Bhd (Randstad Malaysia).

Randstad Malaysia and Singapore managing director, Jaya Dass, said millennial' fundamental motivation is survival, where job security is not the norm and will be meaningless in the next five to 10 years, as the era of digitalisation and automation is taking place.

“When the millennial move, it is not so much that they are disloyal to companies or they are not prepared to stay for job security, but they are interested in career progression and looking forward in finding the best employers.

“I would like to say that they are more courageous and brave in changing employments as well as to look for new opportunities compared to our parents' generations,” she told reporters after the Randstad Malaysia Employer Brand Awards 2019 ceremony here today.

Dass said in the context of millennial generations' strong need, they are pursuing flexible work arrangements, which can only improve work-life balance and boost productivity.

Among the attractive sectors for millennial to work for are oil and gas, and transportation and logistics.

At the ceremony, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) was crowned Most Attractive Employer in Malaysia for 2019, the second time the company secured the top spot at the Randstad Malaysia Employer Brand Awards.

According to Randstad Employer Brand Research, the top three most attractive employers remain unchanged from last year – Petronas, Shell Malaysia and Nestl?(Malaysia) Bhd.

The awards are presented to the top three companies which received the highest attractiveness scores in a survey on firms that job seekers in Malaysia will want to work for. - Bernama