Entrepreneurship helps Malaysian students cope with tough employment market


Business minded: University students across the country are encouraged to start up their own businesses to generate income for themselves instead of waiting to seek employment. - Filepix

HAVING a degree does not guarantee employment nowadays.

Even with degrees from reputable universities, some fresh graduates still struggle to get a job. Academic performance, as Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad recently pointed out, is not the only factor that determines whether one gets hired.

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