Quite an inspiring story. Of course the story has just begun. It would be good to follow his story as it unfolds.

It’s not everyday one encounters a fresh grad who’s offered RM5K+ and turns it down for a stab at dotcom glory.

Timothy Tiah is a Penangite, an investment banker by qualification.

He cofounded of tuitionhamster.com, mentioned in TheStar some time back.

http://timothytiah.blogspot.com/

True, some people might sneer that he can afford to do this due to his safety net - he’s not exactly poor (his dad’s rich enough to send him to do his degree in London, that can easily cost RM100,000 per year!), but still, the spirit’s admirable.

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A controversial statement by Malaysian Human Resources Minister, Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn on the main reason why ICT grads in the country are still jobless.

The statement was published in national papers, like The Star on 6th July.

He said:

• The majority of the 20,000+ registered unemployed graduates in the country are those who took ICT courses in local institutions of higher learning (public and private).  
• They are jobless because what they had learnt had become obsolete. 
• The courses they studied were not the latest because the institutions had not kept up with changing technology and job market requirements. The govt is in talks with the relevant bodies to sort this out.

The graduates:

• have to be proactive and upgrade themselves to meet current demands.
• must know how to get information on job vacancies advertised in the ministry’s electronic labour exchange. 

Potential employers are looking for graduates, in hundreds at a time, who took certified professional software development courses - this would be stuff like asp, VB, php.

The scheme offered ICT courses that were in accordance with what ICT-based companies wanted, he added.  

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The journal of a 22-year-old web entrepreneur on his journey to build his online empire.

http://www.tylercruz.com/

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After reading this article, many people could want to hop on that boat and head straight over to the US. Of course the amount would vary greatly, depending on location and possibly luck.

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