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Generational stereotypes persist, but the workplace is evolving. Hiredly's Work Culture Report 2025', which explores the mindset of the modern workforce, reveals that outdated norms
- long hours, poor work-life balance and limited career growth - no longer align with the values of today's workforce.
09 June 2025
The generational divide is real and none more evident than in the workplace. Across the globe, offices have had to navigate a change in demands and expectations fuelled by generational shifts. A recent Hiredly Work Culture Report helps paint a picture of this ever-changing environment.
04 June 2025
What do job seekers in Malaysia really want in 2025? It turns out, it’s not just about salary anymore. While pay still matters, many are prioritising things like growth, flexibility, and a workplace that actually respects their time. And what they won’t put up with? Vague job roles, slow hiring, and toxic cultures.
21 May 2025
Derek Toh, Founder and CEO at Hiredly Group, speaks to Richard Bradbury to explore what is really happening in the tech industry, how businesses are coping, and whether Malaysia is heading towards a talent shortage or a talent transformation.
25 February 2025
Joel Nar breaks down the intricacies of change management processes, the different approaches taken as well as the importance of ensuring a good change management process to a business or an organisation to ensure a thriving workforce.
24 July 2024
Is the Malaysian workforce genuinely happy, or just holding out for the next public holiday? On CITYPlus, Hiredly’s VP of People & Culture, Joselyn Lau, breaks down what happiness at work really looks like—from salary expectations and working hours to company culture and boundary-setting.
12 April 2024
The Founder and CEO of Hiredly discusses how AI reveals only half of the equation when finding the perfect job candidate.
21 February 2024
Post-pandemic, Malaysia has experienced a gradual decline in unemployment, however the paradigm shift in work dynamics during the pandemic continues, and now sees many of the younger generations placing different priorities on what they seek in a job.
10 January 2024
There has been a lot of talk about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the extent of its capabilities, and whether or not its use will end up making certain jobs obsolete. But let’s be honest; people were voicing similar concerns when digitalization and automation were on the rise.
4 April 2023
Budget 2023 is set to be tabled with the theme “Strengthening Recovery, Facilitating Reforms Towards Sustainable Socio-Economic Resilience of Keluarga Malaysia”. Along this vein, we decided to take a hard look at Malaysia’s current employability rate and job market with a check in on our startup ecosystem with Derek Toh, Founder and CEO of Hiredly.
7 October 2022
Hiredly, an online-to-offline (O2O) job platform that aims to connect job seekers to the right job at the right company, recently announced several new appointments in its advisory board and management team to help drive the company to greater heights.
5 September 2022
Astro Awani interviews Derek Toh of Hiredly to delve deeper into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help job seekers find their dream jobs.
10 August 2022
19 July 2022
Between the surge in COVID-19 cases, a chicken shortage, and rising food prices, Malaysia’s economy is also weathering The Great Resignation. Talent attraction and retention are top of mind for employers across Asia, with seven in 10 bosses saying they face a labour shortage crisis, stated Business Today. Clearly, employers are facing difficulties in retaining their staff.
One of the largest comprehensive human resources service providers in the world, PERSOL, has recently invested in Hiredly to support its upcoming technological innovation to positively transform the recruitment industry.
21 April 2022
Just months after announcing a total rebrand, Hiredly announces a new leadership team and advisory board to support its rapid growth.
2 March 2022
Universum, the most recognised Employer Branding specialist in the world officially enters Malaysia with an exclusive partnership with WOBB, Malaysia’s leading career platform for professional Gen Y & Z.
19 March 2021
WOBB releases its special edition of the Malaysian Work Culture Report highlighting the experiences of Malaysia’s labour force during the pandemic, as well as the job search and application behaviour of job seekers during/post-Movement Control Order (MCO).
12 April 2021
WOBB, the leading job platform for professional junior to mid-level talent rebrands to Hiredly. Since its launch in 2014, the company has been rapidly growing with over 600,000 job seekers and 16,000 employers signed up.
17 June 2021
