AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCareer Paths: A Randstad survey found 44% of Malaysian talent reject a conventional career ladder, prompting calls for advancement routes that reward expertise without requiring management roles. Hiring: A North East England trade mission to India brought 128 graduate and apprenticeship openings from Sage: 83 in Newcastle and 45 in Bengaluru. Job-Rich Growth: Former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao says India needs more labour-intensive manufacturing and productive service jobs to turn growth into employment and better match young people’s skills. Youth Employment: China’s September youth jobless rate reached 18%, as reports describe unemployed people pretending to commute to work. Workforce Trends: Japan plans to cap foreign workers at 1.23 million while reopening recruitment in three sectors; in South Korea, irregular workers hit a record 38.5% of wage earners. AI and Jobs: IMF data point to a 10% drop in hiring for AI-exposed roles across Asia, even as new skills create career paths.
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