University students facing stress from youth unemployment is not something new. Besides balancing their academics, they have to take note of events or webinars that can help them increase their competency and exposure to the current labour market. Still, fresh graduates would have to wait for months before landing a job, and with the current pandemic, many are left unemployed. This is why the ‘Youth to Business Career Fair’ is launched and will be held throughout the month of December.
The career fair is an initiative by AIESEC in Johor Bahru and AIESEC in the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNMC). The local chapters of AIESEC in Malaysia is a youth-run, non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation founded in 1968. The fair is also in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
With the tagline ‘Unlock Your Future, Own Your Tomorrow’, AIESEC aims to combat the rise of youth unemployment in Malaysia by bridging the gap between the youths and the industries through networking opportunities, engaging in corporate-held workshops and learning about what it takes to be a leader in the workforce. The topics presented will range from the financial market, entrepreneurship to leadership.
Y2B Career Fair is open to all graduates and undergraduate students across Malaysian universities. Third and fourth-year students and graduates will have the opportunity to look for internships or job placements. Meanwhile, first and second-year students are highly encouraged to join as many informative and enlightening sessions will be held. Students will gain new knowledge about the working world that will be beneficial in the future.
There are two entry fee packages being:
Gold Package (RM10), have access to:
-Keynote Sessions
-Networking Events
-Panel Discussion
-Workshop
-Career Opportunities
Platinum Package (RM20), have access to:
-Gold Package
-Career Coaching/Mentorship Session
Youth to Business Career Fair will be held virtually from 4th-18th December 2021. Some of the key activities include:
Keynote Sessions:
-Senior leaders and key opinion leaders share insights about their respective professional fields.
Panel Discussion:
-Focusing on SDG 5: Gender Equality through discussion among female panellists from STEM backgrounds.
Workshops:
-Hands-on workshops & idea generation space.
Career Coaching/Mentorship:
-Provides insights, advice, feedback, counsel, and coaching in the mentioned field.
Opportunity Booths:
Introduce the delegates to company opportunities such as available jobs and internship placements and engage with companies’ representatives through a one-to-one live chat feature.
Networking Events:
-Engagement between both corporates and delegates to get a better inward connection and understand the working environment of different companies.
During the career fair, participants will be able to submit their resumes where the HR Department of respective companies will be screening the applications and will come up with a list of candidates to be interviewed on the 17th of December.
All the sessions will be delivered by outstanding speakers with vast experience in their field of expertise. One of the speakers is Abdul Aziz Jameran from Ranhill Group, leading the human resources team and responsible for the entire people management of the group. He is an accountant by qualification and an experienced HR generalist with more than 20 years of experience in various local and multinational organisations in multiple industries.
Next is Dinesh Jayabalan, an aspiring talent catalyst who wants to bring the best out of everyone he works with. He is now a Global Graduate Trainee in Human Resources for Unilever Malaysia, where he currently does both HR Business Partnering and leads Unilever’s Employer Branding.
Furthermore, there will be speakers from the companies we are partnering with. These companies are providing job/internship opportunities for students. Partnered companies include:
- Micron Memory Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a world leader in innovative memory solutions that transform how the world uses information – Targeting 300+ graduates for new recruitment.
- Synthomer, a global differentiated chemicals company and one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable water-based and differentiated polymer solutions – Providing Chemical background positions.
- Ranhill, a Malaysian conglomerate with interests in the environment and power sectors.
- Helios Petroleum, a dedicated team of offshore fuel and logistics experts in the oil and gas and renewables industry, with many years of operational experience at the locations they operate. This company will be seeking the following:
- 2 internship students,
- The position will be determined by Helios
- Students of any background are accepted as long as they have an interest in doing e-commerce.
An easy route towards a tough goal and a perfect chance to start your career path with AIESEC. If you want to know more about your future job environment and the desk where you’ve been dreaming of working, do remember to register and grab a seat for the Youth to Business Career Fair!
To learn more about Youth to Business Career Fair and to register, visit: https://aiesec.my/event/youth-to-business-career-fair/
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