Tag: Jobs

The Art of Standing Out in Interviews: Lessons Learned from My Experience

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Are you a fresh graduate?

How do you compete with experienced candidates?

The Power of Project Experience

Academic grades are often prioritized when hiring fresh graduates, but I’ve found that the real value lies in their project experiences.

Resumes filled with honors are impressive, but hands-on experience is the actual edge.

Projects: Uncovering Skills and Abilities

Projects, whether assignments, group tasks, or final-year projects, reveal a candidate’s practical skills, critical thinking, and collaboration abilities.

Unfortunately, resumes usually only list project titles, offering limited insights.

Interviews: Showcasing Your Potential

During interviews, candidates can shine by detailing their project experiences.

However, some fail, especially if they outsource their projects or don’t engage deeply.

Hands-on experience is invaluable, offering real-world work exposure and skill development.

The Importance of Hands-On Learning

What sets candidates apart is how they handle academic projects, especially final-year ones.

Taking projects seriously, choosing wisely, and excelling in them can be the key to unlocking your dream job.

Choosing Challenging Final Year Projects

Choosing challenging final-year projects is essential, as they test academic knowledge, innovation, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills.

Handling these projects well mirrors real job responsibilities.

Conclusion: Your Path to Success

In conclusion, when preparing for job interviews, remember these key lessons:

  1. Beyond grades, hands-on project experience is crucial.
  2. Projects reveal practical skills, critical thinking, and collaboration abilities.
  3. Articulate project experiences during interviews.
  4. Hands-on experience offers real-world exposure and skill development.
  5. Choose challenging final-year projects to prove your mettle.
  6. Handling projects well is a differentiating factor in job interviews.

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IoT & IR 4 0 — Are You Ready for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?

The industry always complained that the talents that graduated from the local universities are not equipped with the latest knowledge. The industry expected the graduates that they hired can immediately start their job without sending them to further workshops or courses. The world is moving fast and thus it’s imperative to start contributing in the early part of the career. The employers are getting impatient as the competition heats up.

That’s why it’s important for the Universities to get feedback from their Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) to advice on the current technology and job trends. The lecturers too need to get involve in industry events to understand what’s the hottest job nowadays.

We know that the change the content of the syllabus or approving new programmes in the University can take months or sometimes 1–2 years. This would require the teaching staff to also equip themselves with the new knowledge. It’s a challenge nowadays to keep with the technological pace but that’s the reality.

Looking at the future technological trends and the business disruptions happening worldwide, the Universities should now anticipate what’s coming and to quickly adapt their current courses or programmes to match with the future jobs.

Check out the video below by Dr. Mazlan Abbas, CEO of FAVORIOT regarding this challenge.