We need back-end developers, front-end developers, security engineers, UI/UX experts and cloud engineers — all of which are specific skill-based talent.” Lowe suspects that there is a digital talent supply issue in the job market. 2 MCO as a catalyst for job changesWorkSmartly founder Victor Phang tells Digital Edge that, although it is actively hiring new digital talent during MCO 2.0, its recruitment exercises are not as aggressive as they were in May 2020 after the relaxation of the first MCO. “One of the reasons we were aggressive in recruiting digital talent after the first MCO was because we were familiar with the work-from-home culture. With multiple offices in Southeast Asia, Phang believes that Malaysia’s digital talent has room for improvement compared with the other talent pools in the region. “From my personal experience, the number of high-quality digital talent in Vietnam is increasing.

Source: The Edge Markets February 28, 2021 16:19 UTC