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ASPIRE 2016
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GRADUAN® ASPIRE hits its sixth year running as the nation’s most exciting
career networking event! Moving past our 22nd year mark in the industry,
GRADUAN® will go the extra mile to ensure your company can maximise its
presence at the fair in order to find the highest quality talents, a level up
from the rest.
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Over 50,000 talents targeted for this career and networking fair
Three halls at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
GRADUAN® EMPLOYER BRAND AWARDS
The return of ASPIRE+ by popular demand, featuring a
networking event between CEOs and the brightest talents
our nation has to offer
• An exclusive conference between Corporate Leaders and talents
• Exciting activities
ALL HAPPENING AT
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016
28 & 29 MAY 2016
AT KUALA LUMPUR
CONVENTION
CENTRE
“GRADUAN® ASPIRE - A career fair
unlike any other. Fun & serious
career advice combined, plus top
employers with exciting
opportunities to offer.”
Johan Mahmood Merican
CEO, Talent Corporation Malaysia
For over 22 years, GRADUAN® has
been the leading career resource for
Malaysian talents, guiding them to
become part of the energetic
workforce in Malaysia. It is also the
preferred partner for leading
Malaysian employers when it comes
to talent recruitment, helping
corporations find the cream of the
crop.
ABOUT
GRADUAN®
THE GRADUAN® DNA
GRADUAN®
GRADUAN® is the leading annual career and
employment resource for thousands of Malaysian
graduates. This career guide offers comprehensive
and
practical
information
on
recruitment
opportunities, career prospects, job placements,
industry expectations, interviews with prominent
business and corporate leaders and constructive
career-related articles.
We distribute copies of GRADUAN® complimentary
to more than 250 leading universities and colleges
in Malaysia, United States of America, Australia,
Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and the
United Kingdom annually.
The publication consists of the following titles:
GRADUAN® 2016 : FLY HIGH!
GRADUAN® SERIES : CAREERS IN FINANCE
GRADUAN® SERIES : GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
GRADUAN® SERIES : EMPLOYERS’ PROFILES
GRADUAN® SERIES : EDUCATION
GRADUAN® ONLINE (graduan.com)
To complement the GRADUAN® guidebooks, this
revamped portal contains up-to-date, interactive
contents as well as the latest recruitment
information. Its interactive features make it
accessible and appealing for its users.
OVERSEAS TALENT RECRUITMENT
DRIVE
GRADUAN® career fairs connect potential employers
with Malaysian talents in Australia, United States of
America and the United Kingdom. These fairs
include:
1. United Kingdom Career Fair (since 2005)
2. Australia Career Fair (since 2005)
3. United States Career Fair
GRADUAN® ASPIRE
Our very own talent networking fair in Malaysia,
GRADUAN® ASPIRE was first held in 2011. This
annual career fair attracts talents as well as leading
corporations in a two-day event where they come
together to share ideas, network, take part in
workshops, events and activities. The 2015 fair drew
more than 48,600 talents, a record-breaking
number thus far!
GRADUAN®
ASPIRE 2016
ELITE
LINEUP
CAREER AND NETWORKING FAIR
Working with leading organisations in Malaysia,
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016 will offer talents opportunities
to land their dream career as well as learn all about the
corporate world. This career and networking fair will give
them a taste of what it takes to be part of an exciting
corporate culture. Talents interested in pursuing their
education in postgraduate studies will also be able to
receive the necessary information they need via the many
university booths that will be present.
RECRUIT REGIONALLY
In response to the demands of Corporate Malaysia,
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016 is opening its doors to talents
from ASEAN. Especially since Malaysia is an Education
Hub, grab this opportunity to hire together with your
regional counterparts for opportunities across ASEAN.
ASPIRE +
Two hundred of Malaysia’s brightest experienced talents
will be invited to our exclusive session with Malaysia’s
CEOs in this unique networking event. Working
professionals with a minimum of 3 years working
experience will get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
mingle with CEOs in a casual and engaging setting.
ASPIRE LOUNGE
With more organisations taking part this year, our talents
will have even better access to the hiring powers of their
organisation of choice. This intimate session is an
effective way for HR practitioners to disseminate useful
tips and guidance on getting hired to the masses.
GRADUAN® BRAND AWARDS
Want to know more about how your company fares in the
eyes of the Gen-Y? Through this survey, talents will name
their most preferred employer. Learn what talents have to
say about your company and how you can better suit your
hiring style to bag the best talents in town.
Be smart with your hiring activities this year – Fly High with GRADUAN !
As the most anticipated event for jobseekers in Malaysia, GRADUAN®
ASPIRE 2016 is your one-stop destination for achieving your hiring goals.
Whether it be through formal means or a more casual get-to-know session,
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016 will have it all.
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Tap into both local and overseas talents
Meet and interact with top talents
Brand your organisation to a large audience
Offer insight into your organisation’s benefits, opportunities and culture
Spread the word about your organisation to the right audience
LET GRADUAN®
ASPIRE 2016
DO THE
WORK FOR
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“LEVEL UP!”
HIGHLIGHTS OF
GRADUAN®
ASPIRE 2015
OUR BEST FAIR EVER!
With participation of more than 48,600 talents and over 120
organisations and institutions, GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015 was our
biggest and most exciting fair to date, bringing talents with employers
together under one roof.
Held on 9 and 10 May 2015 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
the fair took place in three halls with participants visiting booths by
leading employers in Malaysia such as Maybank, Eco World, Celcom
Axiata Berhad, DRB-HICOM Berhad, UEM Group Berhad, Nestle and
plenty more as well as top institutions like Putra Business School,
International Islamic University Malaysia, University Malaya, Taylor’s
University, University Teknologi Petronas, Curtin University and more.
We also had the privilege of YB Tuan P Kamalanathan, Deputy
Ministry of Education II, to officiate GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015.
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE:
CHALLENGES VS OBSTACLES
Aimed to be an inspiring and engaging exchange
between Malaysia’s CEOs and the Malaysian corporate
workforce, ASPIRE 500 Conference provides valuable
insider’s view from the CEOs themselves.
ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE PANELLISTS:
• Datuk Johan Idris
Managing Partner of KPMG Malaysia
• Dato’ Georg Fischer, CEO of Tesco
• Johan Mahmood Merican
CEO of TalentCorp Malaysia
• Lai Tak Ming
Director of Group HR and Admin at Gamuda Berhad
• Abbas Saad, Sports Presenter
ASPIRE +
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015 – introduced the much
sought-after ASPIRE+. This networking session allowed
CEOs and senior management to gain better insight and
interact with the top percentile of Malaysian talents
whilst dining in a casual setting.
During this session, a select group of candidates
received the unparalleled opportunity to mix and mingle
with attending CEOs to gain useful insights as well as
expanding their networking skills. This was an
invite-only event and it was the perfect opportunity for
organisations to brand themselves and engage with the
best.
ASPIRE+ PANELLISTS:
• Dato Faiz Azmi, Chairman of PwC
• Pn Elia Talib, Managing Director of GRADUAN®
• Datuk Hisham Hamdan, Executive Director
Investments/Head of Khazanah Research and
Investment Strategy
• Sajith Sivanathan, Managing Director – Malaysia,
Vietnam, Philippines and New Emerging Markets
at Google
• Stefano Clini, Managing Director of British American
Tobacco (BAT) Malaysia
• Taufik Albar, Chief Financial Officer of UEM Group
ASPIRE + 2015 PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:
GRADUAN®
ASPIRE
2015 FAIR
TWO DAYS OF NETWORKING AND
GETTING TO KNOW NEW TALENTS AND
TOP ORGANISATIONS IN MALAYSIA
More than 48,600 talents took the opportunities available to them at
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015 to get in touch with their companies of choice,
learning more about hiring opportunities and even dropping off their resumes.
Ad-hoc interview sessions were also held for the convenience of participating
organisations and talents, making sure that both parties were able to maximise
their time during the fair.
COUCH CORNER
As per previous fairs, GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015 presented the popular Aspire Lounge,
where notable personalities, CEOs and human resource directors were invited to take
part in a casual setting to share experiences with attendees. These informal sessions
proved to be the best setting for talents to ask questions about job opportunities as well
as to interact directly with the people who would be responsible for hiring.
GRADUAN® BRAND AWARDS
A survey not to be missed! At every GRADUAN® ASPIRE, participants are given a survey
form to name their most preferred employers. From the survey, 10 leading companies
are highlighted as the popular companies to work for as named by talents themselves.
The GRADUAN® Brand Awards offers participating organisations insights from the
talents themselves on what it takes to be a preferred employer in terms of benefits,
reputation, hiring style and more.
TESTIMONIALS
GRADUAN® ASPIRE has never failed to surprise by
the quality of talents turning up at the fair. Over the
years, we have a fair share of them proven to be strong
contenders in the Maybank GO Ahead. Challenge. To
the talents, it is always important to be hungry to
learn and most importantly, don’t be too reserved to
engage us. It’s a good way for us to know you when
you start speaking, and who knows, you will be on
your way into the Global Maybank Apprentice
Programme.
Chen Fong Tuan
Executive Vice President
Head, Group Talent Management
Maybank
GRADUAN® ASPIRE is an event exceptional in its
ability to attract impressive volumes of high- caliber
candidates. As we aspire to hire the best and brightest
talents in the country, this career networking event is
and will continue to be, an important part of our talent
acquisition strategy. I would like to congratulate Puan
Elia & her team for organising, promoting and running
an excellent event - Best in class!
Vignesh Baboo
University Relations & Programs Leader – ASEAN
General Electric
Exceed expectations! A large scale career fair with
impressive participation from both employers and a
diverse pool of students and professionals. Kudos to
GRADUAN® for a well organised event, with superb
support given especially by assigning a student
helper, who really gave us an extra hand and we
believe it has been a good experience for the student
as well. Excellent platform to showcase our brand.
Particularly appreciated the best employer sticker
board that allows immediate feedback. Definitely
looking forward to the next one!
Susheela Ramasamy
Human Resources Manager
Gamuda Berhad
GRADUAN® ASPIRE is a platform where exceptional
talents network with future employers. What makes
GRADUAN® ASPIRE different - talent bring with them
3 key elements
• Confidence to meet employers from various
industries
• Determination to show employers what advantage
they can inject into the workforce
• Strive for achievement
It is challenging for employers to spot a great talent.
My advice to future talent is to never give up and
always be prepared. When coupled with enthusiasm
and confidence, that is the recipe to succeed.
Christopher Nagendran,
Senior Executive, People, Performance & Culture
KPMG
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ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE
Date: 28 May 2016
Time: 10 am – 12 noon
Venue: KL Convention Centre
We invite guest CEOs to share their experience and expertise
in order to inspire and shape Malaysian talents into a more
advanced and productive workforce in the future. Both fresh
graduates and experienced professionals will have the benefit
of understanding what expectations employers have in the
current market. The conference will only be open to
Malaysia’s top-performing talents from both local and
overseas universities, as well as experienced hires.
BIZ CONNEXION SDN BHD (295605-T)
B7-1 Dataran Palma, Jalan Selaman 1, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: +603-4270 3270
Fax: +603-4270 3275
Email: marketing@graduan.com
Website: www.graduan.com
ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE 2015
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“GET INSIDE THE CIRCLE!”
EXCLUSIVE SESSION WITH CEOS
After the success of our first
ASPIRE last year, we are pleased to enhance
the networking session which allows employers
to gain better insight into how the top percentile
of Malaysian talents think while dining in a casual setting.
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A mixture of 200 top-performing experienced
professionals will be selected from the resume
pool received prior to
GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016
and invited to join this exclusive session.
Contact the GRADUAN® Team now
to find out how you can be part of this
exclusive session!
BIZ CONNEXION SDN BHD (295605-T)
B7-1 Dataran Palma, Jalan Selaman 1, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: +603-4270 3270
Fax: +603-4270 3275
Email: marketing@graduan.com
Website: www.graduan.com
ASPIRE +
2015
Business School
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BIZ CONNEXION SDN BHD (295605-T)
B7-1 Dataran Palma, Jalan Selaman 1
68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel
: +603-4270 3270
Fax
: +603-4270 3275
Email : marketing@graduan.com
Website : www.graduan.com