UNESA alumni take part in the 2024 Career Fair at the Lidah Wetan Campus 2 Rectorate Yard, Surabaya.
Unesa. ac.id, SURABAYA—Surabaya State University (UNESA) through the Subdirectorate of Careers and Alumni, the Directorate of Student and Alumni Affairs (Mawal) held the 2024 Career Fair entitled "Find the Best Company Where You Belong" in the rectorate field of campus 2 Lidah Wetan, on Monday- Tuesday, 26-27 August 2024.
This activity was attended by more than two thousand participants in collaboration with 36 companies. Head of Sub-Directorate for Career and Alumni Services, Muhammad Farid Ilhamuddin, said that this career fair was the second time it had been held offline at UNESA. "This career fair is part of the student fair," he said.
Through this activity, the Subdirectorate of Careers and Alumni, intends to facilitate alumni so they can have great opportunities to work and build careers in companies.
"Company partners in this activity can be a bridge for alumni to get decent and enjoyable work. "The hope is that by taking part in this activity, alumni can be prioritized and accepted into the companies they want," explained the guidance and counseling lecturer at the Faculty of Education (FIP).
Deputy Chancellor for Division III UNESA provide reinforcement at the UNESA Career Fair 2024.
Vice Chancellor In the Research, Innovation, Ranking, Publication and Science Center Sector, Bambang Sigit Widodo, explained that as technology develops, the opportunity to get a job becomes increasingly competitive.
Because of this, UNESA always restructures the curriculum to suit current developments. , the graduates are in line with the needs of the business and industrial world.
The pace of technological development is very rapid, if in the past people listened to music via vinyl records, now they are few or even rarely found, nowadays people listen to music via smartphones.
“From here "It can be learned that conventional views are also changing, as are universities, if their views remain conventional, it will be difficult to keep up with digital developments," he said.
Signing of a memorandum of understanding on UNESA cooperation with the Surabaya City Manpower and Transmigration Service.
UNESA, he continued, committed to producing graduates who have values, skills and skills, this is because people who have skills find it easier to get jobs than people who do not have these skills. Academic ability will only lead to the interview stage, what determines whether you are accepted or not is your skills.
Pusponurani Tri Rahaju from the Surabaya City Manpower and Transmigration Service, emphasized that the industrial revolution 4.0 has fundamentally changed the production process in industry. Not only that, the revolution created various new jobs that did not previously exist.
"Technology has brought us into an era of digitalization where startups operating in the fields of web, applications, digital programming, computing, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, film and animation have become the backbone of the new economy," he said.
This technology will open up new opportunities with an estimated 3.7 million new jobs as the digital economy rises in the next seven years. To face this challenge, Pusponurani emphasized the importance of mastering hard skills such as computer skills, mathematics, architecture, engineering, and STEM or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
UNESA leadership and staff together with partners involved in the UNESA Career Fair 2024.
Pusponurani highlights Common mistakes that individuals often make in career planning, such as admiring other people too much and choosing a job just because they follow trends. "Career planning must be based on self-knowledge, knowledge about the world of work, and selecting the right career," he explained.
Self-introduction is a crucial first step in determining career choices that suit your interests and talents. To become a competitive candidate in the digital era, Pusponurani suggests developing four main skills, namely critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity.
Apart from that, he provides practical tips for looking for job vacancies, such as using job portals. trusted, visiting the official website of the agency or company, and following the official social media of the Ministry of Manpower or Manpower Office.
This activity was also filled with the signing of a collaboration between UNESA and the Surabaya City Manpower Office. Also present were the Director of Student Affairs and Alumni as well as representatives of UNESA lecturers.[]
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