INTI International College Penang recently organized Career Exposure Series 2009 (27th June 2009)t o prepare students for the working world. Two (2) external speakers were invited namely Mr Tan Chia Lih from Jobstreet.com and Mr Bernard Hay from Asia Internet Marketing Academy.
Mr Tan gave a very insightful presentation on the current state of the job market in Malaysia. Among the points presented were that many fresh graduates find difficulty securing jobs because of poor English, unrealistic salary expectations and lack of communication soft skills. A simple tip for prospective job seekers is to simply SMILE during the interview!
Mr Hay shared his experience on becoming an entrepreneur and starting an internet marketing business. Among the startling revelations were that internet commerce is an extremely lucrative business and you do not need even need to know IT to be in it!
Mr Wong Teik Aun, Head of American Degree Transfer Program co-organised this event together with Mr Krishnamoorthy Kumarasamy, Head of School of Computing and Information Technology.
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