Over 1,000 PSD-sponsored students join online interview programme

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 9  --  More than 1,000 Public Service Department (PSD) sponsored students who have or will be graduating from overseas for the period of 2019 to 2021 participated in the Virtual JPA-Star Contract Briefing & Online Career Fair held for three days beginning last Monday.

PSD said contract briefings and interviews with 31 private companies registered under the Scholarship Talent Attraction & Retention (STAR) programme were conducted virtually by offering more than 200 positions with about 1,000 vacancies.

Among the companies involved in the webinar session and online interview programme organised by PSD in collaboration with Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) are CIMB, Ambank, IBM, Vitrox and Air Asia.

PSD in a statement today said the programme was held to provide clear information on the agreement contract and responsibilities of PSD sponsored students after their graduation.

"The programme also aims to bring students together with representatives of suitable company as exposure to the needs of the industrial sectors and country," said PSD. 

According to the statement, PSD director-general Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman in his message to the students in the webinar session “Connect & Interact with PSD) reminded them to be mentally and physically prepared to face challenging situations in the workplace.

Mohd Khairul Adib said PSD has taken a step forward beyond the new normal as a sponsoring body to facilitate and connect companies with potential students.

 "It is hoped that students would seize this opportunity to get to know each other in the effort to find jobs that are suitable for their respective fields," he added.

-- BERNAMA