Career fair for UMS final year students

KOTA KINABALU: The Student Representative Council for Faculty of Science and Natural Resources (FSSA), University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently held an online Career Fair 2021 for final year students.

The program director, Mohd Khairul Hafiz Abdul Halim, said the Career Fair provided the participants with the chance to establish professional relationships, brush up on their English language, and hone their employability skills.

“This is also a platform for final year students to participate in their career search despite the global pandemic.

“There are seven-session series along with this program, with each focusing on specific employability skills and building professional relationships,” he said.

The three-day program was supported by many well-known companies such as TalentCorp, Direct English and Career Expert.

It was coordinated by FSSA Senior Lecturer Dr Nur Zaida Zahari.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs, Assoc Prof Ts Dr Chee Fuei Pien informed that each session had been designed to give students a direct digital experience through various exciting programs.

“It’s including digital making (visume and resume) workshop, career path awareness, relationship building sessions, selflearning content, competitions, mock-interviews, and forums.

“Malaysia’s first certified professional career coach, Nik Faiz also one of the invited speakers, shared his experiences and constructive techniques in job hunting,” she said.

Other speakers were Nazliyah Mohd Ali from TalentCorp with the talk about ‘Career Plans,’ Cleris Wong and Philip Lim from Direct English which delivered a topic on ‘English and Employability.’

“Several alumni of UMS, government and industry representatives are also invited to a sharing session where they bond and share their experiences in industries.

“They bring together not only a wealth of experience and skills but also enhance alumni networking.

“It’s also a platform for discussing the challenges and issues faced by the industries during this global pandemic,” said Chee Fuei.

The virtual event was inaugurated by the Dean of FSSA, Prof Dr Jualang @ Azlan Abdullah Gansau.