People & Talent
General Recruitment Malaysia
Permanent hiring across 15 industries, from the Klang Valley to Penang and Johor
Our Kuala Lumpur consultants scope the role, map the market and represent your business to candidates who are not answering job ads. Permanent placements from executive to senior management, on tiered fees agreed in writing, through Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia, JTKSM Licence C No. 1432.
24+ years
of regional HR experience
EA C No. 1432
JTKSM-licensed Employment Agency
15 industries
Specialist coverage across 15 industries
5 markets
MY · SG · TH · VN · ID
How it works
1
Scope
Get the brief right: the must-haves, the budget, and what the hiring manager will actually say yes to.
2
Source
Map the Malaysian market for the role, then approach people directly rather than waiting on applications.
3
Shortlist
A shortlist with written assessment notes, salary expectations and notice periods already checked.
4
Place + guarantee
Offer support through the counter-offer, onboarding handover, and the replacement guarantee period.
General recruitment in Malaysia, run from Kuala Lumpur
Filling a permanent role here is rarely a shortage of applicants. It is sorting the ones who will still be there in a year from the ones who will take a counter-offer, knowing what a band is really worth once EPF, SOCSO and the allowances are counted, and reading whether a candidate from a Penang plant will actually relocate to Shah Alam. Our consultants work the Malaysian market every day and place through Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., JTKSM Licence C No. 1432, inside a group that has been recruiting across Southeast Asia for 24+ years. Every permanent placement carries a documented replacement guarantee.
How our tiered placement fees work
Every engagement runs on a tiered placement fee, set as a percentage of the successful candidate's annual total remuneration. The tier, the exact percentage and the matching replacement guarantee period go into the engagement letter before we approach anyone. In a market where candidates compare offers openly, you should know your cost before the search starts rather than after it.
Tier 1 - Junior
- ✓Lower percentage of annual total remuneration
- ✓First-tier replacement guarantee period
- ✓Executive, Associate, and Analyst placements
- ✓Suitable for high-volume seasonal hiring
Tier 2 - Mid
- ✓Mid-band percentage of annual total remuneration
- ✓Second-tier replacement guarantee period
- ✓Manager, Senior Manager, and Team Lead placements
- ✓Our most common tier across the 15 industries we cover
Tier 3 - Senior
- ✓Higher percentage of annual total remuneration
- ✓Third-tier replacement guarantee period (longest)
- ✓Director-level mandates within General Recruitment scope
- ✓Bridges to our Executive Search practice at C-suite level
Every tier carries a minimum fee and a single replacement guarantee. The replacement applies once per placement and requires the original invoice to have been settled in full. No further guarantee attaches to the replacement hire.
What actually decides a Malaysian search
Across 24+ years of permanent placements in this market, three things separate a search that closes from one that drags into a third month.
A brief that survives contact with the market
Not the job description. What the hiring manager will genuinely approve, what the band is really worth once EPF and the allowances are counted, and which of the must-haves are negotiable. We would rather have that conversation in week one than after three rejected shortlists.
Reaching people who are not applying
The strongest people in the Klang Valley are employed and not reading job ads. 24+ years of relationships across the major sectors is what makes a direct approach land, and it is why a shortlist arrives before a fresh advertising cycle would have closed.
Holding the offer together
Counter-offers are routine here, and a candidate who accepts then stays put costs you the entire search. We manage the resignation conversation, keep contact through the notice period, and every placement carries a replacement guarantee tied to its tier.
PERMANENT RECRUITMENT
Shortlists built in the Malaysian market, not pulled from a regional database
JTKSM Licence C No. 1432 · Right to work and Employment Pass eligibility checked before anyone reaches your shortlist · Replacement guarantee on every permanent placement
Industries & Functions We Cover
The same 15 industries our group covers across Southeast Asia, recruited here by consultants who know where each one sits in Malaysia: the Klang Valley for commercial and technology, Penang and Kulim for semiconductor and electronics, Johor for manufacturing, logistics and the data centre build-out, and Sarawak and Sabah for resources.
Aerospace & Aviation
Licensed aircraft engineers, avionics technicians, MRO project managers and aerospace QA around Subang, Sepang and Senai.
Automotive
Sales and aftersales managers, service centre leads, parts and inventory specialists, and EV product roles with distributors and component makers.
Banking & Financial Services
Relationship managers, credit and investment analysts, compliance and AML officers and risk managers across BNM-licensed institutions, takaful and Islamic finance.
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Regulatory affairs, QA and QC, process and validation specialists, medical science liaisons and commercial roles for manufacturers and distributors.
Chemical
Process and production engineers, EHS officers, technical sales and plant supervisors across specialty and petrochemical operations.
Construction & Civil Engineering
Project managers, site and structural engineers, quantity surveyors, contracts managers and safety officers on Klang Valley and Iskandar developments.
FMCG & Retail
Brand and category managers, trade marketing, key account managers and retail operations across a dispersed peninsular sales force.
Healthcare
Medical representatives, clinical operations, pharmacists, nursing leadership and hospital administration for private groups and device companies.
IT & Telecommunication
Software engineers, DevOps, product managers, network and infrastructure specialists and technical sales across KL, Cyberjaya and the Penang corridor.
Logistics & Transportation
Warehouse and operations supervisors, freight forwarders, customs specialists, fleet and procurement roles around Port Klang, KLIA and Johor.
Marine & Offshore Engineering
Naval architects, marine and subsea engineers, project and vessel operations roles, and HSE specialists for yards and offshore support.
Media & Publishing
Account managers, content and digital marketing specialists, designers, editors and PR executives across agencies and publishers.
Oil & Gas
Drilling, process and reservoir engineers, HSE coordinators, project controls and commercial analysts, including upstream and Sarawak and Sabah postings.
Real Estate & Property
Property and leasing managers, investment and asset managers, facilities leads and property consultants for developers and REITs.
Semiconductor
Process, equipment and test engineers, yield and reliability specialists, production supervisors and supply chain roles across the Penang and Kulim clusters.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.?
It is the group's Malaysian employment agency, incorporated in 2023 and licensed by JTKSM under Licence C No. 1432. Every permanent placement in Malaysia is contracted through it, and it sits inside the People Profilers group, which has been recruiting across Southeast Asia for 24+ years.
What roles does general recruitment cover in Malaysia?
Permanent roles from executive and analyst level up to senior management, across the sectors listed above. In practice that is the commercial, technical and operational hiring that keeps a Malaysian business running: relationship managers, engineers, finance and supply chain, sales and marketing, and the managers above them.
Director-level and C-suite mandates move to our Executive Search practice, which runs a different process and a different fee basis.
How does the fee work?
A tiered placement fee, set as a percentage of the candidate's annual total remuneration, with the tier and the percentage written into the engagement letter before we approach anyone. Nothing is payable until someone starts.
A minimum fee applies to every engagement regardless of the placed salary, so junior and high-volume hiring is quoted against that floor rather than the percentage alone.
What does the replacement guarantee actually cover?
If the person leaves voluntarily or is let go for performance inside the guarantee period for their tier, we run the search again without a further placement fee. The period is set by tier and stated in the engagement letter.
It is a one-replacement guarantee, it requires the original invoice to have been settled in full, and no further guarantee attaches to the replacement hire. We would rather set that out plainly than have it discovered later.
How long does a search take in Malaysia?
Four to eight weeks from kickoff to signed offer is the usual range for mid-level and senior permanent roles. Junior and high-volume hiring often closes in two to four.
The variable that moves it most is not sourcing, it is notice periods and counter-offers. Two or three months' notice is common at senior level here, so plan the start date from the offer date rather than the search date.
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