An asset to your employer

We were honoured today with the presence of PM Ir. Hayati Binti Abdullah to present to us a talk on how to pursue our career path and writing a captivating resume. The two hours felt like 10 minutes as it was filled to the brim with usefull and proven information. The best thing about the talk was she actually obtained the material directly from real employers such as CEOs and Human Resource managers of massive companies around the region.

I felt the urge to rise up to the challenge and excel through the roadblocks of establishing a succesfull career to be just like the person talking at the front. One big change to my mindset today is the fact that employers actually takes generic skills as priority compared to grades. Good thing then I've been through all the process of learning soft skills during my stint at MRSM Alor Gajah :P for those of you who don't know MRSM Alor Gajah was the first school in southeast Asia to incorporate softskills as core subjects in its curriculum. I consider myself very lucky as i lack self confidence before attending those classes.

Throughout the whole talk PM Ir. Hayati kept repeating one important aspect and that is

"Be an asset to the company!!" Surprised

She explained how important it is to make our superiors feel that our absence would be a great loss to the wellbeing of the company. To make this happen is of course by simply involving ourselves into any projects available and show that we are hardworking yet smart workers.

Other than that she also told us that to capture the attention of future employers graduates will need three basic things which is:

  • Qualifications
  • Generic skills
  • Attributes

But even these three wont be enough if our resumes are not written in fluent english firsthand. Thus mastering the language is also a must. Either way we must forever and always remember that we should "Be an asset to the company!!" Laughing