Resumes and regrets


IT was only two months ago when 27-year-old Aida (not her real name), from Kuala Lumpur, saw a job advertisement that was too good to be true.

“The job entails making calls to sell some products offered by a company. A telemarketer of sorts in a neighbouring country.

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