Are You Ready? 2018, the official career fair organized by the Rotaract Club of the University of Moratuwa in consortium with the Career Guidance Unit, can be given the title as one of the most important events impending in an undergraduate?s period at University of Moratuwa. The official exposure and the opportunities widened up through this event will surely be a greater back support for the students to catch up with the rapid varying job market. We, marking the 23rd ?Are You Ready?? this year, have hopes in linking the corporate world and the undergraduates in a more positive way while putting an effort to familiarize the job market with all the levels of the students here. The limelight of the event is on mock or real interviews, conducted by successful employers in the industry, where corporate specialists get the chance to pinpoint capable undergraduates which can be recruited in the imminent future and the undergraduates to acquire a clear view on the opportunities they can have after their graduation. This feature helps in many ways to bridge the gap between what the university delivers through its curriculum and what the industry seeks. The complete event comprises 5 specialized sessions with added opportunities to the young job seekers in order to create an atmosphere where they face the real job world with confidence and skills to move on. These sessions aim at improving personal grooming, branding and professional behavior of the students in the aim of outputting best fits to the industry. Further the program targets at empowering students for the required personality aspects needed to stand out as strong individuals in the rapid varying job market and provides chances to improve entrepreneur skills to become effective leaders with a proper business sense. In a wide sight, Are You Ready? 2018? creates a stage to showcase the capabilities, knowledge and skills of the young undergraduates without a drop down in order to brand themselves as effective proficient employees in imminent future while pulling themselves up in the competitive corporate world.
5 : 00 PM - 8 : 00 PM
The Resume or the Curriculum Vitae is the interface that creates the first impression of the job seeker in the employer?s mind. The session, ?The R?sum? offers the opportunity to be proficient in preparing the Curriculum Vitae for the participants. At the outset of the session, a guest speaker will be giving the proper guidance on how to prepare a Curriculum Vitae after explaining its significance.
5 : 00 PM - 8 : 00 PM
Whatever capabilities or qualifications one might possess, the impression he gives off at the interview will be the deciding factor which determines his future with that organisation. The Exemplar comprises a workshop which will be helpful to inspire, explore and develop the skills that an undergraduate possesses and should possess, and at the same time, enabling him to comprehend the values and traits that are sought after by the employers globally. During the workshop, interviews will be demonstrated to display the common mistakes done by interviewees.
5 : 00 PM - 8 : 00 PM
Personal branding is establishing a prescribed image or impression about oneself. A unique personal brand is what would create the path for a regular employee in an organisation to stand out as a professional in the industry and rise up along the career ladder. The session, ?The Image? creates a platform for the all undergraduates of the university to enhance their knowledge on personal branding and gives the opportunity think in an innovative manner. This is an open session for all undergraduates of the university where a celebrity would be providing an insight on personal branding through the experience of his path.
5 : 00 PM - 8 : 00 PM
A considerably low number of undergraduates engage in part time jobs and next in case come up with many innovative and trending ideas. But being university students, they show a higher tendency towards developing practical solutions to modern issues and also in balancing part time jobs with core work. The session is founded on behalf of the all undergraduates of the university to offer the proper guidance on continuing part time jobs and developing entrepreneurship. A guest speaker will give his thoughts and inspire the undergraduates.
8 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM
The prime event of ?Are You Ready? 2018? program, the Flagship day, signifies the total coverage of all the other sessions followed throughout. The day allows very great opportunities of the corporate world to get on to surface so that the final year undergraduates receive chances in interaction through mock and real interviews conducted there to step into the job world. The Flagship day becoming the cynosure of the whole program significantly paves path for the final year students ,who have a sound knowledge in theoretical aspects combined with the innovative ideas and practical experience gained through preparatory sessions of RUR 2018, to begin employment in their dream industry. It?s mainly this day that promotes a variety of job opportunities to the undergraduates via conducting real interviews for them to settle on very high states of jobs in their specific industry. In the meanwhile this event helps in evaluating themselves through mock interviews and also to interact with the company representatives participating for the opening ceremony of the event. This provides the greatest chance of all to identify the true potential of the undergraduates and to get a wider exposure towards the corporate world resulting in successful career leaders for the future.
Dhanuka Perera: 0776112703
dhanuka@rotaractmora.org
Pasindu Nanayakkara : 0712904860
naveen@rotaractmora.org
Sachitha Bandara : 0776945380
Gavesha Gunasekara : 0714911704
Rahal Hettiarachchi: 0712710999