SUBANG JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was selected as the employer of choice among undergraduates in conjunction with the Graduate Choice Employer Award (GCA) 2023 on Thursday. UPM received the award in the Public University sector.

Deputy Director of UPM's Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Graduate Employability, Ludinata bin Misnun who represented the Vice-Chancellor of UPM received the 24K gold-plated GCA trophy with the certificate of achievement from Talentbank Founder and Chairman of the 2023 Graduate Choice Employer Award, Ben Ho.

"The award we have received proves that the UPM brand is one of the employers that is the choice of graduates to work", he said.

He said the choice of graduates was made through a survey conducted by Talentbank among 200,000 students across Malaysia for a year from 31 July 2021 to 31 July 2022.

Founded in 2010, Talentbank is a variable in the graduate employability ecosystem that focuses on producing candidates who are ready to plunge into the world-class job market.

Other award winners of public universities include Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and International Islamic University Malaysia.

The Graduate Choice Award 2023 held at Sunway Hotel Resorts & Spa aims to celebrate and recognize the excellence of organisations that strive to bridge the gap between industry and academia from 46 job sectors such as accounting & professional services, automative, banking, engineering, construction, entertainment, fashion, Fintech, health, petroleum & gas, manufacturing, retail, ICT, aviation, consulting, cosmetics, insurance, facilities management,  telecommunications, social media, education and many others.

Date of Input: 08/01/2023 | Updated: 28/11/2023 | zul_mohd