Top Companies 2021: The 15 best workplaces to grow your career in Malaysia
Reporting by Chris C. Anderson and Yunita Ong.
The world of work is transforming. Not only have we worked through a once-in-a-generation global pandemic, but decades of automation, the rise of artificial intelligence and a new shift to remote work have all reshaped what our professional lives look like — and what we’re expecting from our employers.
Today, we are launching our 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list in Malaysia, a ranking of the 15 best workplaces to grow your career. Our methodology uses unique LinkedIn data to go beyond the companies that attract talent to uncover the companies that invest in their talent. These 15 companies help employees build a professional foundation that sets them up for success both at the company and beyond.
Our methodology has seven key pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and educational background. You can dig into the details of our methodology at the bottom of the article.
We hope that the Top Companies list will serve as a go-to resource for professionals at every stage, from those who are looking to get back on their feet after an unprecedented year to those who are ready to make the next step in their career journey. At each company, you can see which roles and skills are in demand — as well as explore open jobs and see people you may know. See a company that feels like a good fit for you? Follow their company page and/or turn on job alerts to ensure you don’t miss out on future opportunities.
You can also check out the Top Companies in Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Japan,?Brazil,?Canada,?China,?France,?Germany,?India,?Italy,?Mexico, the?Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,?Spain,?Qatar, the?UAE?and the?U.K.
Here are this year’s 15 #LinkedInTopCompanies in Malaysia
Company insights, such as skills and top locations, are sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and reflect only employees on LinkedIn. We use headcounts provided by the company whenever possible. More details below.
Headcount in Malaysia: 39,600 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sarawak, Terengganu, Johor | Most common skills: Engineering, Petroleum, Oil & Gas | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Business Development | What you should know: PETRONAS is confident in its ability to keep growing its workforce in Malaysia, despite the industry's transition from oil and gas to renewables. The company has also made progress in its push for gender equality, with 27 percent of the current workforce being women and the company welcoming its first woman CFO in July.?
Headcount in Malaysia: 1,755 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Pahang | Most common skills: Finance, Financial Analysis, Investments | Largest job functions: Business Development, Finance, Education | What you should know: Permodalan Nasional Berhad was quick to introduce flexible work arrangements at the beginning of the pandemic, and has since introduced stress and time management training for workers to help adapt to the new working environment. When it comes to education and advancement, PNB encourages all staff to upgrade their tertiary education or pursue additional professional qualifications. PNB’s scholarship program has resulted in graduates joining the company and moving up the ranks into management roles.
See how PNB is investing in their employees' growth.
Global headcount: 36,000 | Top Malaysia locations: Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Johor, Kedah | Most common skills: Engineering, Electrical Engineering, AutoCAD | Largest job functions: Engineering, Business Development, Operations | What you should know:?In an early indication of Tenaga Nasional Berhad's new focus on energy transition, the utilities company is widening its renewable energy footprint into Vietnam and Singapore. A focus on renewable energy makes sense for a company with employees on the front lines fighting against the impact of climate change.?CEO Datuk Baharin Din said the renewable energy industry will generate more jobs in the coming years than fossil fuel technologies.
Headcount in Malaysia: 2,600 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Perak | Most common skills: Insurance, Finance, Risk Management | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Business Development | What you should know: AIA puts an emphasis on upskilling workers as evidenced by the recent launch of a 36-month leadership training program for insurance agents in Malaysia. The company is also undergoing a digital transformation which includes shifting from traditional insurance to a stronger focus on health and wellness, a core component of the company. In early 2020 AIA Malaysia was recognized for excellence in corporate wellness.
Headcount in Malaysia: 22,000 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sarawak, Johor, Perak | Most common skills: Telecommunications, Technical Support, Information Technology | Largest job functions: Support, Information Technology, Operations | What you should know: As COVID-19 hit and workers across Malaysia moved from offices to homes, Telekom Malaysia acted quickly to support its customers. The company implemented digital tools for their workforce to serve customers safely out in the field and keep those employees working from home productive. This change resulted in a more agile, resourceful, productive, cost efficient and innovative business, and Telekom Malaysia is now considering remote work as a default.
Headcount in Malaysia: 3,600+ | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Perak, Penang | Most common skills: Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Process | Largest job functions: Operations, Information Technology, Business Development?
See where Accenture ranked on the?Philippines and Singapore LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 list.
Headcount in Malaysia: 24,724 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor,?Perak, Sarawak | Most common skills: Banking, Finance, Financial Analysis | Largest job functions: Business Development, Finance, Sales?
See how Maybank is investing in their employees' growth.
Headcount in Malaysia: 5,000 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Penang, Perak | Most common skills: Insurance, Banking, Finance | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Business Development
See where OCBC Bank ranked on the Singapore LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 list, and some ways the bank is supporting employees with pandemic benefits as well as investing in their employees' growth.
Headcount in Malaysia: 3,000 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Perak | Most common skills: Accounting, Finance, Financial Analysis | Largest job functions: Accounting, Consulting, Business Development
See where PwC ranked on the Singapore LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 list and how they are investing in their employees' growth.
Headcount in Malaysia: 7,500 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan | Most common skills: Banking, Finance, Risk Management | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Business Development
See where Standard Chartered Bank ranked on the Singapore LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 list, and a few ways the bank is supporting employees with pandemic benefits and investing in their employees' growth.
Headcount in Malaysia: 3,900 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Sarawak, Johor| Most common skills: Accounting, Finance, Financial Analysis | Largest job functions: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology
See where EY ranked on the?Philippines and Singapore LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 list.
Headcount in Malaysia: 4,000 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Sarawak, Pahang | Most common skills: Telecommunications, Finance, Product Management | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Engineering
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad and Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad are divisions of Prudential plc
Headcount in Malaysia: 2,200 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Penang, Sarawak | Most common skills: Insurance, Risk Management, Life Insurance | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Business Development
See how Prudential plc is supporting employees with COVID-specific benefits.
Headcount in Malaysia: 11,500 | Top Malaysia locations: Penang, Kedah, Kuala Lumpur | Most common skills: Engineering, Manufacturing, Semiconductors | Largest job functions: Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations
Headcount in Malaysia: 8,090 | Top Malaysia locations: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sarawak | Most common skills: Banking, Finance, Risk Management | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Business Development
Share the full list and your thoughts on this year's Top Companies using #LinkedInTopCompanies.
Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on seven pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity and educational background. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardized job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardized LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Finally, educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals.?
To be eligible, companies must have at least 500 employees as of Dec. 31 in the country and reductions in staff (including attrition and layoffs) can be no higher than 10% (based on LinkedIn data or public announcements). Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. Certain data counts — like gender diversity and educational background —are normalized based on company size across the pool of companies eligible for the list. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2020. All of the data used is aggregated and/or de-identified.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
Correction: Certain data counts were normalized for company size. The previous version stated that all data counts were normalized for company size.
About company insights
*Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes full-time employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. Headcounts are provided by the companies directly or public filings, unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. Those headcounts are based on LinkedIn data. The insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2021.
HSE at Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2 年Fadliesham A.Rahman
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2 年great article and very insightsful.
Sustainability Higher Education Student at Centre for Alternative Technology
3 年LinkedIn needs to promote companies that are not actively participating in the destruction of our planet, people's land and lives: https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-ought-consider-petronas-human-rights-bowing-malaysian-companys-lng-demands/ Come on LinkedIn! Catch up with the Just Transition and Climate Change Adaptation movement!
Takaful Advisor at Aia Public Takaful
3 年Alhamdulillah I'm one of them