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Enhance Your Employability

ByLeaderonomics
May 12, 2014 • 1 Min Read
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TALENTCORP EQUIPPING GRADUATES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO KICK-START SOUND CAREERS

Employers today are not just looking for graduates with strong academic achievements, excellent presentation skills and good command of English.

Common feedback from interviewers is that candidates “lack the skills to do the job” or that they have “no relevant experience”.

Responding to this, the average fresh graduate will often say, “How do I learn new skills and gain experience if I am not given the opportunity?”

As a result, graduates often experience a sense of helplessness about their career prospects and what steps to take to meet the expectations of employers.

Recognising this misalignment, TalentCorp is actively working with employers to help bridge this gap.

It runs various graduate employability programmes, in collaboration with leading organisations, to raise career awareness among students and enhance their school-to-work transition, with the ultimate aim of giving them a great head start in their career.

TALENTCORP GRADUATE PROGRAMMES: UPSKILLING & GEMS


SECTOR FOCUSED CAREER FAIR 2014

The Sector Focused Career Fair (SFCF) is back with a bang this 2014! TalentCorp, in collaboration with local universities, have nine more SFCFs in store to create career awareness among students and benefit job seekers at large.

Join us at the dates and location below:

MAY

20-21 May 2014

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (SFCF UMS)

Tourism, Agriculture, Oil, Gas & Energy, Accounting

27-28 May 2014

Universiti Putra Malaysia (SFCF UPM-ENCOM)

Entertainment, Communication

JUNE

17 – 18 June 2014

SFCF Nilai University (SFCF NilaiU)

Engineering, Business Services, Science, Hospitality

24 – 25 June 2014

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (SFCF UNITEN)

Engineering, Oil, Gas & Energy

AUGUST

26 – 27 Aug 2014

Universiti Tenaga Nasional (SFCF UNITEN)

Engineering, IT, Business Services

SEPTEMBER

30 Sept – 1 Oct 2014

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (SFCF UTeM)

Engineering, Oil, Gas & Energy, IT

OCTOBER

7 – 8 Oct 2014

Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kampus Antarabangsa Labuan (SFCF UMS-KAL)

Finance, Business Services, Shared Services & Outsourcing (SSO)

14 – 15 Oct 2014

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (SFCF UTM)

Engineering

NOVEMBER

18 Nov 2014

Universiti Sains Malaysia (SFCF USM)

Engineering 

For more information and updates on Upskilling and GEMS, please visit www.talentcorp.com.my or www.mygemsportal.com.my. You may also email us at upskilling@talentcorp.com.my

Please do follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/GraduateEmployabilityManagementScheme and Twitter www.twitter.com/gemsmalaysia

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