Job mismatch the bane of grads


PETALING JAYA: Undertaking jobs beneath their qualifications has been the bane of up to 1.55 million graduates nationwide, according to data by the Statistics Department (DOSM).

In its Graduate Statistics Report 2021 released on July 27, DOSM noted that the rate of graduate mismatch constituted 33.9% of the total number of graduates. They were employed in semi-skilled and low-skilled occupations.

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