UTAR Global Economics Society, along with UTAR Belt and Road Strategic
Research Centre (BRSRC) and Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM)
jointly organised a visit to Talent Corporation (TalentCorp) Malaysia Berhad
on 3 November 2022. The visit saw the participation of 35 students and six
staff.
The students were welcomed by TalentCorp Sector Head for STEM Talent,
Industry Partnership Sarah Waheeda, who also brought them around for an
office tour. The visit aimed to increase students’ awareness of the current
labour market demands and needed skills, and expose them to the real
work-life environment.
UTAR Global Economics Society Advisor Low Choon Wei said, “Students need to
be exposed to real working environment. They also need to engage with
industry experts to gain valuable input of the latest labour market
information to stay relevant at all times.”
From left: Sarah Waheeda and Low delivering their speech
TalentCorp Lead Campus Engagement Ardi Gunsuh presented a talk titled
“Self-awareness and Career Roadmap”. He shared the background of TalentCorp;
the programmes offered; his work experience, as well as the current graduate
employability during the talk. He said, “Graduate employability has
increased from 84.4 per cent in 2020 to 85.5 per cent in 2021.” “Students
need to take note of the importance of being self-aware. Be aware of the
changes in the market, branding and gain more experience during your journey
in the university,” advised Ardi.
From left: Ardi Gunsuh and S. Annapooranee
TalentCorp Campus Engagement Team
Noor Nadiah (left photo) announcing the winners of the interactive sessions
(right photo)
Next, TalentCorp Industry Partnership Sector Head S. Annapooranee shared her
topic titled “Financial, Accounting & Global Business Services Talent
Landscape”. She spoke about factors of underemployment among graduates, top
growing skills and skills needed for the current market trend. Sharing the
summary findings of the Critical Occupational Lists (COLs), she said “From
the MyCOL 2020/2021, a total of 42 high-skilled occupations was listed as
critical and in demand, including finance managers, mechanical engineers,
system analysts, and software developers. Eighty-six per cent of the newly
listed occupations are digital professionals, such as cybersecurity
professionals and creative content designer professionals.”
Low and Ardi (left) exchanging tokens of appreciation
Students during the TalentCorp office tour
TalentCorp representatives and students
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