GO Nation Builders!

           

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Every Tuesday, I went to a class that I have registered which is Workplace Readiness by UKM-Karier. I am super grateful ever since I choose to join this class to add on my credit hours of CITRA. For every course, UKM already put the amount of credit hours of the subject which categorized from C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6. But, for mine, I have to complete 30 credit hours of CITRA credits within 3 years of studies in UKM, in order to graduate. I cannot explain more detail in this kind of things since I am still a newbie in UKM.  If you are interested to know more about CITRA kind of things, you can check out more information from UKM Official Website. For certain, the faculty also guide you which subjects and credits hours of CITRA that you must fulfil within each semester. Some of the subject that is compulsory to take is also one of the CITRA’s category so it will make you less burden to complete the credit hours by the end of your study period.

I find that this class is extremely helpful especially for students that will soon stepping to the other chapter of life which is career phase or working phase (students in the third or fourth year). But, we always get reminded by the counsellor that, it will be the best if you join when you are at your first or second year. This is to make sure that you can make early preparation to your workplace later on and also where you are going to have your internship or also called, latihan industry (LI) in Malay. 

Every week, our counsellors will invite Human Resource department from any organization to give talk about how to apply a job in today’s working requirements. Some of them are Maybank, RHB bank, Cempaka School, Xremo and Career Cube.

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We also exposed on how to get ready to develop our own potential:

1. Further study to the tertiary studies.
2. Planning for career choice and making decisions.
3. Career readiness.

Other than that, we also able to improve our self-esteem and self-confidence to implement the Top 10 skills in 2020 in the growth of IR 4.0 (Industrial Revolution) in Malaysia these days, which includes:

1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity
4. People management
5. Coordinating with others
6. Emotional intelligence
7. Judgment and decision making
8. Service orientation
9. Negotiation
10. Cognitive flexibility

How to write good resume that work well on you?

In the purpose of:

Learning: What you learn in university as a whole based on your opinion? Don’t put all the subjects that you took.

Achievement: What you achieved in university?

Strengths: What are your personal strengths?

Prevent: What are your past mistakes? How to overcome it?

Passion: What are your hobbies? What you like the most?

Competencies: What are your competencies and skills set?

Moving on the phases of interview which includes 3 phases: What to do during these phases?

Pre-interview:

·         Study the company, do research.

·         Identify location of the interview to avoid traffic jam and secure punctuality.

·         Role: job description.

·         Find the related question to the company. 

Interview:

·         Be punctual.

·         Choose best and suitable attire and appear fresh.

·         Focus on the sessions.

·         Mind the non-verbal communication (NVC).

·         Use example (experiences) when answering questions.

Post interview:

·         Analyze and review mistakes that you made during an interview.

·         Deep dive in the company that chose you.

·         Give feedback to the organization through email.

·         Join online classes to add more knowledge and skills.

Of course, there will be a lot more portal to give it a try but some of online job portal that will help you to find a job or find a place to do internship that were suggested by the speaker in the class are,

1. LinkedIn
2. Maybank Jobs
3. Jobstreet
4. Xremo.com

We are nation builders! Dato’ Freida from Cempaka School once told us during her last visit in the class. She remind us to switch off your phone or you have to use it wisely which will bring lesser disadvantages for yourself than the advantages itself. Many excuses from the fresh graduates that they don’t get hired after several applications. Thus, before graduates you have to think what you are good at? In order to get hired, we as a student must get prepared with all the skills needed and attain suit yourself to the new workplace environment. After getting the job, you must learn to love the job, make the boss love you and make the company needs you and insecure to lose you. Other than that, never put a value on yourself until you worked for them. Make it right for you and make your jobs better.