APU Mega Career Fair – Local Markets for Global Talents

APU Mega Career Fair – Pasaran Tempatan untuk Bakat Global

On 29^th June 2022, APU reopened its campus for its first mega career fair in over two years, aligning with the ERASMUS+ FRIENDS project “Local Markets for Global Talents”. The response was phenomenal with a very strong turnout following the interruption by the global pandemic. Thousands of visitors and job seekers thronged the 120 booths set up for a day at the Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) campus.

Pada 29 Jun 2022, APU membuka semula kampusnya untuk pameran kerjaya mega pertamanya dalam tempoh lebih dua tahun, sejajar dengan projek ERASMUS+ FRIENDS “Pasaran Tempatan untuk Bakat Global”. Sambutan itu luar biasa dengan peratusan keluar mengundi yang sangat kuat berikutan gangguan oleh wabak global. Ribuan pengunjung dan pencari kerja memenuhi 120 gerai yang disediakan untuk sehari di kampus Universiti Teknologi & Inovasi (APU) Asia Pasifik.

More than 400 recruiting personnel from top-notch companies and brands in 14 different industries, were awed by the enthusiastic participation of APU’s graduating and existing students as well as walk-in visitors beyond APU.

Lebih daripada 400 merekrut kakitangan daripada syarikat dan jenama terkemuka dalam 14 industri berbeza, kagum dengan penyertaan penuh semangat pelajar APU yang bergraduat dan sedia ada serta pengunjung yang datang melangkaui APU.

Brands that were seen putting up their recruiting booths for this mega event included AirAsia, Maybank, Alliance Bank, Arvato Systems, Bank Islam, Bank Negara Malaysia, BDO, CIMB Bank, Coca-Cola, DHL, DKSH, Epson, Fusionex, Great Eastern, Habib Group, Hilti IT Services, Hong Leong Bank, Micron Memory, POS Malaysia, Public Bank, PwC, Schlumberger, Sun Life Malaysia, Tata Consultancy Services, Maxis, Deloitte, KPMG, Standard Chartered Bank and many more.

Jenama yang dilihat meletakkan gerai pengambilan mereka untuk acara mega ini termasuk AirAsia, Maybank, Alliance Bank, Arvato Systems, Bank Islam, Bank Negara Malaysia, BDO, CIMB Bank, Coca-Cola, DHL, DKSH, Epson, Fusionex, Great Eastern , Habib Group, Hilti IT Services, Hong Leong Bank, Micron Memory, POS Malaysia, Public Bank, PwC, Schlumberger, Sun Life Malaysia, Tata Consultancy Services, Maxis, Deloitte, KPMG, Standard Chartered Bank dan banyak lagi.

“I have been informed, that the registered number of vacancies offered includes 3498 full-time positions and about 3000 internships, which added up to more than 6400 job positions,” enthused APU’s CEO Datuk Parmjit Singh, addressing industry players at the talent partners engagement session, an opening for the career fair.

“Saya telah dimaklumkan, bahawa bilangan kekosongan berdaftar yang ditawarkan termasuk 3498 jawatan sepenuh masa dan kira-kira 3000 latihan amali, yang menambah sehingga lebih 6400 jawatan pekerjaan,” kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif APU Datuk Parmjit Singh, yang berucap kepada pemain industri di penglibatan rakan bakat. sesi, pembukaan untuk pameran kerjaya.

“APU is considered to be a Professional Development Institution in keeping with its vision of ensuring that our students emerge as professionals and not merely graduate with a degree. You can reasonably rest assured that the graduates of APU would be professionally guided with highly competency-based courses,” Parmjit told the brand leaders.

“APU dianggap sebagai Institusi Pembangunan Profesional selaras dengan visinya untuk memastikan pelajar kita muncul sebagai profesional dan bukan sekadar lulus dengan ijazah. Anda boleh yakin dengan munasabah bahawa graduan APU akan dibimbing secara profesional dengan kursus berasaskan kecekapan tinggi,” kata Parmjit kepada pemimpin jenama.

50% of the above companies were open to hiring international students, echoing the multicultural demographic at APU with an international student community of more than 13,000 students from more than 130 countries.

50% daripada syarikat di atas terbuka untuk mengambil pelajar antarabangsa, menyamai demografi pelbagai budaya di APU dengan komuniti pelajar antarabangsa lebih daripada 13,000 pelajar dari lebih 130 negara.

In conjunction with the mega career fair, APU also launched its “Exclusive Partner Engagement Programme” which is a unique model of collaboration where the university will assist employers in the key areas of Talent Acquisition, Upskilling and Retention.

Sempena pameran kerjaya mega itu, APU turut melancarkan “Program Penglibatan Rakan Kongsi Eksklusif” yang merupakan model kerjasama unik di mana universiti akan membantu majikan dalam bidang utama Pemerolehan Bakat, Peningkatan Kemahiran dan Pengekalan.

The event included a streamed session on the FRIENDS project and the Intercultural Passport module by the APU FRIENDS team.

Acara itu termasuk sesi distrim mengenai projek FRIENDS dan modul Pasport Antara Budaya oleh pasukan APU FRIENDS.

At the event Prof Murali, APU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor provided his endorsement of the FRIENDS project and the benefits that being interculturally aware can provide to students as they enter the job market, whether for an internship or for full employment upon graduation.

Pada majlis itu Prof Murali, Timbalan Naib Canselor APU memberikan pengesahannya terhadap projek FRIENDS dan faedah yang boleh diberikan oleh kesedaran antara budaya kepada pelajar apabila mereka memasuki pasaran kerja, sama ada untuk latihan atau pekerjaan penuh selepas tamat pengajian.

Summarising the outcome of APU Career Fair 2022, Prof. Dr. Ho Chin Kuan, APU’s Vice-Chancellor shared, “It was very heart-warming to see many of our amazing alumni coming back to campus representing their companies to recruit our current graduates and students. We are delighted with the enthusiastic response that we received from employers.

Merumuskan keputusan APU Career Fair 2022, Prof. Dr. Ho Chin Kuan, Naib Canselor APU berkongsi, “Sangat mengharukan untuk melihat ramai alumni kami yang hebat kembali ke kampus mewakili syarikat mereka untuk merekrut graduan kami dan pelajar. Kami gembira dengan sambutan menggalakkan yang kami terima daripada majikan.

“Even more gratifying were the highly positive comments received from employers during and after the event regarding the quality of our students, the organisation of the event and the APU campus itself. We will plan to organise events such as this regularly in the future, just as we did before the pandemic,” he concluded.

“Lebih membanggakan adalah komen yang sangat positif yang diterima daripada majikan semasa dan selepas acara berkenaan kualiti pelajar kita, penganjuran majlis dan kampus APU itu sendiri. Kami akan merancang untuk menganjurkan acara seperti ini secara berkala pada masa akan datang, seperti yang kami lakukan sebelum wabak itu,” katanya mengakhiri.

Full List of Employers at AMCF 2022 (Senarai Penuh Majikan di AMCF 2022):