Singaraja- Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) is again collaborating with nine tertiary institutions in Bali to organize the job fair in 2022. Strengthen this annual activity, implemented Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Thursday (14/4/2022). The event which was held at Undiksha presented the Deputy Chair II of the Merdeka Campus Executive, Nuhadi, S.T., as a guest speaker.
The nine tertiary institutions collaborating with Undiksha are the Indonesian Institute of Business and Technology (INSTIKI), STIMIK Primakara, Denpasar, ITB Stikom, Bali State Polytechnic, Stikes Wira Medika, Warmadewa University, Alfa Prima, and IPB International Bali.
The FGD was opened by the Head of Undiksha’s Academic, Student Affairs, Planning and Cooperation Bureau, Drs. I Made Yasa, M.Pd. He was accompanied by the Coordinator of Student Affairs and Public Relations, Drs. I Ketut Surya Panca and Head of Student Career Development and Entrepreneurship Unit (PKKM), Nyoman Karina Wedhanti, S.Pd., M.Pd. On this occasion, it was delivered job fair really needs to be implemented to provide information space about job opportunities for college graduates. It is hoped that the implementation of this activity will receive support from each study program. “Support is very important. How can this activity be conveyed properly to graduates, “she said.
Head of PKKM Undiksha, Karina Wedhanti said the job fair planned to be held in September with a pattern hybrid. He and other campus career centers are currently finalizing preparations, both in terms of location and technical implementation. In addition, it also arranges industries that can be used as partners. “Incidentally the characteristics of each campus that joins the job fair it’s different. So we are compiling which industries will join,” she explained.
Collaboration between universities is expected to further increase the resonance of job fairs and more interesting for the industry to implement or do open recruitment in Bali. “So hopefully by joining these campuses we can synergize by providing the best resources for each campus and thus we will bring connections with industry parties,” she added.
Meanwhile, the resource person, Nuhadi, conveyed the implementation job fair This needs to be supported by good collaboration between career units in higher education. In addition, each campus must be able to provide information to graduates regarding the companies involved and available career opportunities. “The challenge of a job fair is one, a support system for the coordination and collaboration of this career center. Second, how to invite companies in the midst of a pandemic like this. Third, preparing alumni, he explained.
It also delivers job fair This is also a measuring tool for the independent campus program which has been echoed since 2020. “Actually, the aim of this independent campus is to prepare students when they graduate. We want to go through job fair This is a measuring tool for the independent campus program,” he concluded. (hms)
