Corporate Malaysia leveraging Graduan Aspire 2015

CORPORATE Malaysia is seeking good talent, which is increasingly becoming a rare commodity.
GRADUAN ASPIRE 2015
Our leading corporations, both multinationals and national players, are now vying to attract and hire the best among this available talent pool, besides retaining those proven cadres who are moving on to middle management levels. Around 120 major corporations, plus selected universities, are thus participating in Graduan Aspire 2015 Career and Postgraduate Fair at KLCC on May 9-10 to interact with the nation’s graduate talent pool, identify potential recruits, offer lucrative jobs and share details about the career opportunities provided by their organisations.
THE GRADUAN ASPIRE EQUITY
Over the years, Biz Connexion Sdn Bhd, driven by managing director Elia Talib, has built up Graduan Aspire to its current status as the premier career and talent networking fair in Malaysia. It provides an enviable forum where both employers and those seeking employment can interact, gain and share relevant information, besides assessing and exploring potential scope.
Top tier companies which participated previously and are back in Graduan Aspire 2015 include Maybank, CIMB, Axiata/ Celcom, UEM Group, Shell, DRB Hicom, Petronas, Nestle, Shell, Unilever, TalentCorp, Prudential, Telekom Malaysia, BAT, Dell, GE and Exxon Mobil.
With admission being free on May 9-10, all graduate job-seekers plus ambitious junior and middle management cadres will find it worthwhile to visit this unique meeting ground where talent can pursue opportunity. An exclusive clique where employees and employers can both gain better insights and interact with each other.
INCREASING TALENT GAP
Multinational corporations have long realised that driving their business goals and maintaining competitive advantage is best achieved by consistently investing in, attracting, motivating and retaining talent. Preferably talent which is superior to the local market or regional average, if not world-beaters.
Discussions with senior executives reveal that Corporate Malaysia is trailing behind some other regional economies in the area of developing top-tier (local) talent which can match international standards. The “job may be located in Kuala Lumpur or Penang” but the “skill, work efficiency and delivery must match regional or international standards”. For most of “our clients, associates and competitors are operating at that level”.
CEO-PANEL DISCUSSION
The Corporate Luncheon scheduled on May 9 will also feature a CEO Panel Discussion where eminent local and international executives will explore the professional standards, opportunities and talent requirement in Malaysia. Fresh graduate job-seekers, ambitious careerists, employers and even government bodies can gain meaningful insights.
HR REQUIRES MARKETING SKILLS
So, this is a good time for editing and polishing that resume, while HR departments prepare their brochures, leaflets and career scope presentation spiels. Remember, the environment has evolved and Malaysian corporations need to compete hard for attracting the best among the talent pool available.