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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.

• 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

28 & 29 MAY 2016

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“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.

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 FINANCEGRADUAN® SERIES : GRADUATE PROGRAMMESGRADUAN® SERIES : EMPLOYERS’ PROFILESGRADUAN® 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!

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THE GRADUAN® DNA

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.

GRADUAN®

ELITELINEUP

ASPIRE 2016

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.

• 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

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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

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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.

GRADUAN® ASPIRE 2015

“LEVEL UP!”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.

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:

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TWO DAYS OF NETWORKING ANDGETTING TO KNOW NEW TALENTS ANDTOP ORGANISATIONS IN MALAYSIA

More than 48,600 talents took the opportunities available to them atGRADUAN® 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 maximisetheir 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.

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 BabooUniversity 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 RamasamyHuman 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

TESTIMONIALS

ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE Date: 28 May 2016

Time: 10 am – 12 noon Venue: KL Convention Centre

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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.

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ASPIRE 500 CONFERENCE 2015

After the success of our firstASPIRE+ last year, we are pleased to enhancethe networking session which allows employers

to gain better insight into how the top percentileof Malaysian talents think while dining in a casual setting.

A mixture of 200 top-performing experiencedprofessionals will be selected from the resume

pool received prior toGRADUAN® ASPIRE 2016

and invited to join this exclusive session.

Contact the GRADUAN® Team nowto find out how you can be part of this

exclusive session!

“GET INSIDE THE CIRCLE!”EXCLUSIVE SESSION WITH CEOS

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