Saturday, November 23, 2013

Sector Focused Career Fair in UiTM

Last week, Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp) hosted a Sector Focus Career Fair (SFCF) today at University Teknologi Mara (UiTM). This was part of a program to optimise Malaysian talent, as well as facilitating awareness among the public of the career opportunities available in priority sectors under the 11 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs). This SFCF UiTM was a joint effort between TalentCorp, Graduan, MDeC and UiTM


The main focus areas for the fair were Shared Services and Outsourcing (SSO).


Personally, I felt that this was a very good programme as it gave students (our young talent) the exposure and opportunity for our young Malaysian graduates to pursue an exciting career with the fast growing shared services sector.


This is a good move on our part as the success of our Economic Transformation Programme depends on having the right quantity and quality of talent, to support Malaysia’s priority sectors to move up the value chain and continue growing.

Another great thing that I observed was that large organisations were also giving their support to this initiative. Amongst the big Corporations that I saw includes AIG, DHL, Electrolux, Frost & Sullivan, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, IBM, LaFarge, Sime Darby and PwC.


The SFCF provides an opportunity for graduates to meet with CEOs and senior HR representatives of participating companies, while providing a platform for companies to scout for potential talent from universities in Malaysia. Several critical industries are in need of top talent, and the undergraduates are able to use this opportunity to better understand these developing sectors in Malaysia. The companies also have the opportunity to educate the public about industry developments, sectoral branding and increase understanding of the SSO sector. 


The two-day event included Career Talks and Couch Corner Slot. Career Talks is a platform developed for the young generation to engage with prominent industry leaders while the Couch Corner Slot was designed for the visitors, especially students, to interact with the companies in a relaxed atmosphere. 


For further information on TalentCorp and SFCF, please visit www.talentcorp.com.my or www.facebook.com/SectorFocusedCareerFairSFCF

Til the next time, stay beautiful!

xoxo,
yin 

18 comments:

Marisa (Polish Obsession) said...

Very interesting. It's great that you got a chance to hear from industry leaders. GIGLOVE

Ileana said...

This sounds so exciting!!! I went to something similar, but now Im living in Austria...and Im a little bit screwed :S

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Carizza Chua said...

i miss attending seminars about business and career. you're lucky to attend this ~gig

Shumaila Jaffer said...

this sounds so exciting .... congrats

shasha said...

I remember the days when I used to attend career fairs! Its always good to explore opportunities out there!

Marxie said...

Being a part of this kind of event is really a great opportunity but students usually find stuffs like this pretty boring. Wish I was there. *-*

liss cope said...

aww this is really nice, it took me back to my university years hehe! <3

Maia Rose said...

looks like a great and very useful event to students... wish we had this when I was in college :)

Beauty_Blogette said...

Sounds like a great programme and a great opportunity for graduates.

candyzmakeuptreasures said...

I miss attending career seminars. I love listening to the
influential speakers way back.

Somdatta said...

These are very useful to students! But I hated these even as a student :P I mean I don't like an ind of seminar or meetings or …..You get my drift I guess! I just fall asleep :D….But jokes apart, great post sweetheart :)

Chaicy Style A Pastiche said...

Seems like an event not to be missed atleast for students..! I'm sure the attendees had a lot to learn at the event

xx Chaicy
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yuhjiun said...

woots what a great opportunity for students :D!

cindy tong (cindysplanet.com) said...

this is a very good initiative!! gig

Ami said...

Looks like a really interesting event.

marilovesgr33n said...

I think this is a very useful opportunity. There should be more and more of this sort of events.
xxx
mari

Sana said...

Fab event!!! These type of events should get massive encouragement as truly need to start events like this for the youth x

Eyah said...

looks like a very successful event. :) GIG