KUCHING – The annual Sarawak Career & Internship Fair that took place at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on Wednesday provided opportunities for prospective employees to explore suitable job options available and gain insights into the participating companies’ background.
The one-day event was held at the university’s Multi-Purpose Hall from 10am to 4pm. It featured leading employers in engineering, ICT, banking, finance, telecommunications, construction and education such as Swinburne’s Sarawak Campus, Sarawak Energy, Sarawak Oil Palm Berhad, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Huawei, London Stock Exchange Group, Intern2U, Talentbank, Top Glove and Teach for Malaysia.
Beatrice, a recent graduate of Swinburne’s Sarawak campus, is hoping to secure a job soon
Potential employees speaking to representatives from London Stock Exchange Group
Other participating organisations were UEM, Public Bank, AXA Affin Life Insurance Berhad, Saradise, Infinity Abroad, BIGDEX, OOTB, PCSS Consultancy and Press Metal.
Visitors at the fair had the chance to speak directly to the respective employers and find out more about qualifications and attributes the employers are looking for in hiring the ideal candidates. Current students were also able to enquire about internship placements and training programmes that suit their education background, skills and interest. Furthermore, a number of companies offered on-the-spot applications and also conducted face-to-face interviews.
Head of Talent Acquisition Loh Ken Ming of Teach For Malaysia said the organisation is looking to recruit graduates particularly for their leadership development programme.
“We invite graduates with engineering, social science or those with strong STEM background to apply to this programme. If you’re looking into building or strengthening your leadership skills, and learn how to develop your future career, this programme suits you,” said Loh.
A recent graduate of the university Beatrice Mentie came to the fair to enquire directly with the employers on recruitment matters. Hailing from Miri, the Human Resource Management graduate is currently involved in a part-time small business and is keen to be employed at Sarawak Energy or Sarawak Palm Oil.
Meanwhile, third-year robotics and mechatronics engineering student of Swinburne’s Sarawak campus Chan Pak Kheng attended the fair with his fellow course mates to gather more information on internship placements. Chan, originally from Ipoh, opined that the career fair was an eye-opener as he was not aware of some of the companies’ establishments.
Swinburne University of Technology is one of Australia’s top universities based in Melbourne with an international branch campus in Kuching, Sarawak. Swinburne’s Sarawak campus offers foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate studies in business, engineering, science, information and communication technology (ICT), and design at 1/3 of the cost of studying in Melbourne.
The university awards the same internationally recognised degree from its main campus in Melbourne and provides practical career outcomes for its graduates. This results in high employment rate where in 2017, its Graduate Employability Rate is approximately 100% for a number of engineering and business courses, with an overall Graduate Employability rate of 93%. A majority of the remaining 7% of graduates surveyed continued their studies with a postgraduate degree or set out to launch a startup.
For more information about Swinburne’s Sarawak campus, visit the university’s website (www.swinburne.edu.my), Facebook page (@swinburnesarawak), Instagram (@swinburnesarawak), Twitter page (@Swinburne_Swk) or YouTube channel (Swinburne Sarawak).