Opportunities and nexuses thrived at Dewan Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, UTAR Kampar Campus as the familiar career fair arrived at the majestic hall once more on 21 February 2024.

The “UTAR Career Day 2024” at Kampar Campus was organised by the Department of Alumni Relations and Placement (DARP), aiming to provide a dynamic platform for UTAR students, UTAR alumni, and external visitors to learn more about the current job market, diverse organisations and their job openings. It enabled students and alumni as well as seasoned professionals to explore, network, and discover for themselves a wide array of opportunities among the participating organisations.

Aside from the network-building opportunity, most participating organisations provided on-site interviews to the talents who wished to seek new horizons or embark on a professional journey alongside their teams.

In conjunction with the UTAR Career Day 2024, UTAR DARP also collaborated with Genting Plantations Bhd to bring about an insightful career talk to the interested visitors at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FICT) on the same day. The participants were briefed in detail on the career progression and employee benefits of working at the plantations tended by the subsidiary of Genting Bhd across the states of Malaysia.

Besides diving into the exciting hunt for a treasure trove of insights and opportunities in the world of career, the visitors were offered yet another layer of excitement in the vibrance-filled hall with the new lucky draw sessions, sponsored by Agoda International Sdn Bhd.

One of the external visitors, who is also a professional working in a Government-Linked Company in Malaysia, Pn Dayang Nurulhafizah binti Ramlee found the career fair to be helpful. She said, “The offers from Agensi Pekerjaan Allstaff Sdn Bhd and State Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd caught my attention, as I am currently looking for other job opportunities. As a bachelor’s degree holder, I also took the opportunity to learn about the postgraduate programmes offered by UTAR here, partly because I am interested in furthering my studies in the future. I think the career fair is great. It provides visitors opportunities to explore different industries.”

Mathupriya Selvaraj, who was one of the enthusiastic UTAR alumni seeking to embark on their aspiring careers, enthused, “This is my third time joining the UTAR Career Day since my days as a student. I recently graduated from UTAR Faculty of Business and Finance (FBF). I am interested in the banking industry; with that, I learned some great insights from companies such as Public Bank and Standard Chartered. I think this career fair is not an easy opportunity to come by, as it helps me in connecting with the human resources (HR) teams from many industries.”

UTAR Bachelor of Communication (Honours) Advertising students Kelvin Low Jia Seng, Krishan Sivalingam, Suki Ooi Soo Kee, and their friends also paid a visit to the career fair after their class. The students, who were keen on the marketing industry, said, “We have visited the booths by companies such as UOB, Watsons, and Agoda. As full-time students, we are looking forward to discovering future job opportunities in this career fair. All in all, it is a great opportunity for us to be able to connect with the various HR teams.”

A total of 65 companies participated in the career fair. Among the companies were 99 Speed Mart Sdn Bhd, Acumen Alpha Advisory Sdn Bhd, Agensi Pekerjaan Allstaff Sdn Bhd, Agoda International Sdn Bhd, Aluminium Company of Malaysia Berhad, Ava Wealth Consultancy, Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn Bhd, Bizacademia Sdn Bhd, Boostorder, Bright Nexus (M) Sdn Bhd, Capital Dynamics Sdn Bhd, Cheng & Co Group, Doo Group, Eastern Decorator Sdn Bhd, E-Outsource Asia Sdn Bhd, Eunoia Cx Sdn Bhd, F&B Nutrition Sdn Bhd, Favelle Favco Cranes (M) Sdn Bhd, Finpreneur Consultancy, Fuji Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Generali Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Gp Outsourcing Asia Sdn Bhd, Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT, Host Platform Sdn Bhd, Hovid Berhad, Infinity Pg Management, Inventivity Solution Sdn Bhd, IQI Global, ITSU World Sdn Bhd, J&T Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Jie Business Sdn Bhd, LF Logistics Services (M) Sdn Bhd, M.E.T. Motion Engineering & Trading Sdn Bhd, Malayan Flour Mills Bhd, Medan Damai Sdn Bhd, Micron Memory Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Moci Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, Nairenon Consultancy, NCT Group, One Stop Solution Advisory, Ouji Seiyaku (M) Sdn Bhd, Pelangi Publishing Group, Phillip Capital Sdn Bhd, Plexus Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Polywork Sdn Bhd, Proton Malaysia, Public Bank Bhd, Q&M Dental Group Malaysia, QL Maxincome Sdn Bhd (FamilyMart Malaysia), REDtone Digital Bhd, Senconix Sdn Bhd, SNS Network (M) Sdn Bhd, SOMO Sdn Bhd, Standard Chartered Global Business Services, State Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd, Sunrise Events & Production Pte. Ltd., Tai Chong Marine Engineering Sdn Bhd, Taylor-Wharton Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Teleperformance Malaysia, Tien Hsia Language School, Tri Wind Technology Sdn Bhd, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, UWC Industrial Sdn Bhd, Watson’s Personal Care Stores Sdn Bhd, and Worldklang Group Development Sdn Bhd.

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