How to Stand Out on LinkedIn by PwC

On the 21st of November, Careers Advisory Service had organised a talk for participating students in the NAA module, “Optimising Your LinkedIn Profile”. The talk was aimed at highlighting the usefulness of having a LinkedIn account as well as to equip students with the necessary knowledge to optimise their LinkedIn profiles. The session was hosted …

A Talk with the People Behind Our Electrical Appliances: SIRIM

As part of the Discovering Careers in Engineering, the engineering societies in UNM (IEM, IChemE, IMechE, ICE and IEEE) had collaborated with Careers Advisory Service (CAS) to present to the students – “Engineering Series Talks”. The goal of the talks and workshops are to enhance student’s knowledge regarding the field of engineering and to introduce …

Field Trip to AirAsia

On the 25th of Oct, Careers Advisory Service (CAS) made a collaboration with the Computer Science Society (CSS) for a field trip to AirAsia to introduce career opportunities for computer science students. Jordan, a recruiter who is responsible for procuring talents in the computer science field for AirAsia, said that impact is what AirAsia strives …

Embrace the Industry 4.0 with Visumé

As part of the Careers Advisory Service’s Get Ready Get Hired programme, CAS has invited Graduan to introduce the concept of a Visumé (Video Resumé). According to Graduan, since we are towards the era of digitalization with the emphasis of Industry 4.0, the employers these days are open to the concept of a Visumé as …

Frost & Sullivan Shares How to Strategize Career Planning

On the 23rd of October, Careers Advisory Service (CAS) invited guest speakers from Frost & Sullivan, a globally renowned research and consulting firm, to conduct a talk on “Career Planning Strategies” for International Students Career Series in the University of Nottingham Malaysia. According to one of the starred guests, Mr. Narciso―a representative of the company, …

Get to Know CAS at Careers Open House 2019

Time flies so fast, finally the summer break has ended. It is time for Careers Advisory Service (CAS) to welcome the fresh start of Autumn semester with Careers Open House! On Oct 9, Careers Open House has been organised which took place in HB14, from 12pm to 2pm. Throughout the open house, the students mingled …

LinkedIn Employer Talk: Tips & Tricks for Students

“If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.” On April 3, Careers Advisory Service (CAS) has conducted a LinkedIn employer talk, which presented by Kent Tan, the Assistant Manager of Human Resource (Human Capital) from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia. …

UNM Careers Fair 2019: Connecting Students to Dream Careers

For many fresh graduates, entering the workforce can be daunting. Job hunting can be competitive, so it is never too early for students to expose themselves to career opportunities and form networks with potential employers. On March 13 and 14, Careers Advisory Service (CAS) hosted the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) Careers Fair 2019. The …

Alumni Sharing at Discovering Careers in Health Sciences

On 7 November 2018, Discovering Careers in Health Science – Alumni Sharing was held at the Great Hall, from 2pm to 5pm. It was organised by BMed and PharmNotts, which supported by Careers Advisory Service (CAS). There were four alumni who had been invited to share their career journey and working experience to the students; …

Discovering Careers in PHIR #2

On 27th February 2019, Careers Advisory Service (CAS) once again collaborated with PHIR-NOTT, a student body from the School of Politics, History and International Relations (PHIR), to host a second careers event named ‘Discovering Careers with PHIR #2′. The first event, which took place last November, was discussing careers opportunity within the government ministries and …