Resource Centre

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Resource Centre episodes

November 08, 2012 Financial Sector Talent Enrichment Programme (FSTEP) for graduates
The Government--in partnership with its various arms, like Bank Negara and other GLCs, like Maybank, Tenaga and Petronas--has undertaken programmes to help university graduates secure employment. The focus is on soft-skills, some industry specific-content and mastery of English. Why this?
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12 min
November 06, 2012 Giving Students Real-World Experiences

In a country where complaints are that graduates aren’t ready for the workplace, an initiative that bridges the gap and allows for the managing of expectations on both sides--employers and employees. Andreas Vogiatzakis and Amit Sevak spoke to us about some of these concerns.

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19 min
November 05, 2012 Race and access to job interviews
An investigation into racial discrimination in the private sector labor market hiring in Peninsular Malaysia. Scholars from UM conducted a field experiment by sending fictitious résumés of Malay and Chinese fresh graduates, differentiated by quality, to real job advertisements. Interesting outcomes.
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33 min
November 02, 2012 Getting men into grooming , wellness and pampering services
Marketing to the Malaysian metrosexual that it’s the peacock with the feathers not the hen.
Metrosexual is a neologism, derived from metropolitan and heterosexual, coined in 1994 describing a man (especially one living in an urban, post-industrial, capitalist culture) who is especially meticulous about his grooming and appearance, typically spending a significant amount of time and money on shopping as part of this.In this edition of Resource Centre, Flora Remeo and Eda Ismail from Men's Refinery speak to us about getting men into grooming, wellness and pampering services
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25 min
November 02, 2012 Google's Employer Branding
What makes corporate culture attractive that it helps retain employees and attracts potential ones. Sarah Robb shares what Google--a company that asserts that it will ‘Do No Evil’--does to create this culture and brands itself as an employer of choice.
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17 min
October 31, 2012 Bob Urichuck, trainer, speaker and author of ‘Disciplined for Life --You are the Author of Your Future’ and ‘Up Your Bottom Line’
The new economy requires a new way of selling to buyers. The traditional and consultative selling methods no longer work. Bob Urichuck, trainer, speaker and author of ‘Disciplined for Life --You are the Author of Your Future’ and ‘Up Your Bottom Line’ speaks to us about this.
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17 min
October 30, 2012 Accountants can create value too
What roles accountants can play to add value and sustain business success in an innovative economic environment. Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid, Vice-President of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, speaks about this.
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20 min
October 29, 2012 Downsizing: When and How?
Business circumstances change, the economic climate changes and there’s a need to manage resources. If there’s a need to downsize, what might be the right way to prune the organization so that it doesn’t die from the cuts? In this edition of Resource Centre, Dr Peter Tingling, Associate Prof, Beedie School of Business and CEO of Octothorpe Software Corporation talks about when downsizing a company is necessary, and how it should be done.
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12 min
October 25, 2012 Going All Over The World
Leon Tan Executive Director of Tripod Entertainment talks about how a locally produced movie is marketed overseas and manages an international collaboration.
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22 min
October 24, 2012 SME Roadmap and SME Funding
William Ng, Editor-in-Chief/Group Publisher of Business Media International and Eric Chin, COO, Credit Bureau Malaysia talks about the SME Roadmap that was launched this year to drive innovation and what lies in the roadmap to show the way.
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16 min

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