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Are You Ready? 11

Rotaract Club Of University of Moratuwa In Collaboration with Career Guidance Unit Of University of Moratuwa

Official Careers Fair University of Moratuwa

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Table of Contents
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.0 5.0 5.1 6.0 6.1 What is Are you ready? Introduction Necessity Objectives Graduate Recruitment Directory The Official Website How Are You Ready? Is going to take place Program Outline Events of Are You Ready? Companies role in Are You Ready? What companies get How to get involved in Are You Ready? Why Rotaract Club and Career Guidance Unit Our Team Are You Ready? Committee Appendix Appendix A: Student Details 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 11 11 12 14 15 15 17 17

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1.0 WHAT IS ARE YOU READY?

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Are You Ready? organized by the Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa in collaboration with the Career Guidance Unit is a main event in the university calendar which adorns the careers week of the university. This is so far our 17th Are You Ready? since its inception in 1998. In this event mainly all prospective employers are invited to perform mock or real interviews for the passing out batch of the university. This serves as a pre-qualification for a future recruitment after the undergraduates receive full qualification. This program also paves way for employer companies to meet the few excellent students of our university.

This years Are You Ready? expands to some fresh and different sessions which are added to offer exceptional knowledge on areas like career guidance and development of business trends and ultimately guide our undergraduates towards becoming effective leaders.

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1.2 NECESSITY

The world today is in search of suitable employees and long-lasting employers. In the case of our undergraduates, it is the lack of awareness about the corporate world and its opportunities, which needs to be addressed.

The countrys undergraduate community, though having great potential, has demonstrated a worrying tendency towards being unaware of the professional etiquettes of the commercial world. Therefore, the highly productive skills of these youngsters never get exposed to the business arena.

From the employers perspective, since the profile and capabilities of these graduates are not highlighted in the right manner, they naturally tend to underestimate their talents and go in search of better employees. Here, the business world loses the suitable person with the correct talent. Such situations may very well lead to the unfortunate selection of less capable personnel for the demanding positions in the corporate sector.

Realizing this gap between the graduates and the corporate leaders, the Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa initiated the project, Are You Ready?, in 1998. Presently, Are You Ready? serves as a solid bridge between talented professionals and demanding businesses, while contributing a drop of water, every year, to quench the thirst of the Sri Lankan economy.

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1.3 OBJECTIVES

Providing an opportunity for the employers to identify and make the industry aware of the capabilities of the undergraduates for immediate or future recruitment. Developing skills of undergraduates and grooming them towards marketing their abilities and talents successfully and enabling them to face interviews with confidence. Making the undergraduates aware of the nature of business activities and career prospects in a wide variety of prestigious organizations, and through this inculcating a strong sense of career focus. Build leadership skills of the undergraduates to meet the challenges of the changing world and guide them towards success. Give the undergraduates an opportunity to understand the leadership qualities that the industry expects from them and also the qualities that they should inculcate when driving an organization of their own or even working as a team. Enhancing interaction between university and the industry, while strengthening the existing bonds.

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1.4 GRADUATE RECRUITMENT DIRECTORY

Almanac is the official Graduate Recruitment Directory of University of Moratuwa which contains the details of the graduates as well as the company profiles. It will be released on the Flagship Day. This will also feature articles, and interesting facts about the industry and technology. The objective is to provide a thorough knowledge about the employers and job seekers.

1.5 THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Meanwhile, the Are You Ready? 2011 official website www.areyouready.uom.lk, plays a major role in this process.

This will offer the facility for undergraduates of the University of Moratuwa to register for the Are You Ready? 2011 program and select the companies that they prefer in participating for the interviews, online.

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2.0 HOW ARE YOU READY? 2011 IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE

2.1 PROGRAM OUTLINE

Date 9th of May ( Monday )

Session name Milestone 2011

10th of May (Tuesday)

Professionale 2011

11th of May (Wednesday)

iBrand 2011

12th of May (Thursday)

Flagship Day

21st of May (Saturday)

Dining Etiquette and Grooming Workshop

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2.2 EVENTS OF ARE YOU READY?- 2011

MILESTONE 2011

Date: 9th of May 2011 This session will be a workshop which will be helpful to brainstorm, explore and develop the skills that an undergraduate possesses at the same time enabling him to better comprehend the values he is looking for in a career.

Target Group

Final year batch of the University; participation of approximately 400 final year students is expected for this event.

Contents of the session

Demonstrations undergraduates.

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interviews,

addressing

common

weaknesses

made

by

Tips on how to make a presentation in an effective manner. Guidance to prepare a high impact resume. Direction in nurturing the 'must have' soft skills of a professional How to successfully face the challenges of the corporate sector

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PROFESSIONALE 2011 Date: 10th May 2011 This is a discussion forum in which the undergraduates will learn how to successfully manage their career.

Target Group Final year batch of the University; participation of approximately 400 final year students is expected for this event.

Contents of the session Maximizing personal prospects for success at work. Understanding how to build good interpersonal relationships & effectively network in a business organization Recognizing essential people skills for success at work and dealing with conflict situations or difficult people.

IBRAND 2011 Date: 11th May 2011 iBrand is a workshop which will educate the undergraduate on personal branding and encourage him to become a person of value.

Target Group This will be an open workshop for all the undergraduates in the university.

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Contents of the session Elements of personal branding Tips on how to brand yourself Identifying the true potential in yourself

FLAGSHIP DAY Date: 12th May 2011 This is the main event of Are You Ready? programme, in which the prospective employers role comes into play. The employers are given the opportunity to interview the skilful and capable undergraduates of the university. This will be a great opportunity for the employers to reach the undergraduates of the University and to increase the interaction with them.

Target Group Final year batch of the University; participation of approximately 400 final year students is expected for this event.

Contents of the session Mock or Real interviews will be conducted in a way that it would be very beneficial for the students for future endeavours. The performance of the interviewees will be evaluated and presented then and there, in order for the students to gauge their performances.

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DINING ETIQUETTE AND GROOMING WORKSHOP

Date: 21st May 2011 This program focuses on the customs and rules of polite behaviour at professional standards. The hands-on workshop consists of sessions targeting professional grooming and dining etiquette.

The workshop is open for the entire University

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3.0 THE ROLE OF COMPANIES IN ARE YOU READY?

3.1 WHAT COMPANIES GET?

By being interviewers, employer companies get the opportunities to interview the few excellent students of our country and choose those who are best suited for their organizations.

Since this is the foremost event of the university with the highest participation of students and industry, this would be the finest occasion to reach the undergraduates of the university and increase the awareness about your organization.

Organizations will get the opportunity to give the undergraduates an inspiration about their company through presentations and banners.

The companies can make the entire university aware about them and their role in the industry and generate an effective recognition among university students.

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3.2 HOW TO GET INVOL VED IN ARE YOU READY?

SENDING AN INTERVIEWING PANEL: We would greatly appreciate if the participating company could assist us in contributing towards the organizing expenses by providing a sum of Rs.7500.00 when registering for the program. (See attachments for the Registration form). Along with the registration form, companies have to send a brief description about them, so that it will be published in the Almanac (See section 1.4), our official directory, for the students to get more details about your organization.

THE INTERVIEWING PANEL AND ITS ROLE: It would be appreciated if your company could offer us with one or more standard interview panels, and each panel should comprise of personnel from different areas of expertise at senior/tactical managerial levels. Each panel should conduct state-of-the-art interviews for a minimum of 10 students in the pre-lunch session. The feedback we get from the interview panels will be given to the interviewees at the end of the program.

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THE INTERVIEW: A single interview may take around 15 minutes. Preferably, candidates should be tested for the following area of conduct Communication and interpersonal skills Managerial potential Leadership, self confidence and motivation Academic knowledge Extra-curricular profile Attitude towards teamwork etc. After each interview the panel will evaluate each candidates performance and will forward their views in a standard form.

BEING OUR VALUED PARTNERS

Here the companies are offered with several packages; Platinum, Gold and Silver. Platinum Partners: Rs. 200,000 Gold Partners: Rs. 180,000 Silver Partners: Rs. 150,000 Banner: Rs. 10,000 per day For further details please refer the attachment regarding Sponsorship schemes.

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4.0 WHY ROTARACT CLUB AND CAREER GUIDANCE UNIT?

The Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colombo West, is the first institution based Rotaract Club in Sri Lanka. It was initiated in 1995 with a membership of 16 which has since become the club with the largest membership in the University. And it is one of the most dynamic clubs in the university as well. In 1998, Are You Ready? emerged as the brainchild of the Rotaract Club. Since then the Rotaract Club, recently hand in hand with the Career Guidance Unit has produced 16 consecutive Are You Ready? programs. It has become the most sought after professional development program in the university calendar year, gaining recognition even from outside the university by winning Rotaract District Award for Best Professional Development project ten consecutive times and the Rotary International Citation for Outstanding Professional Development Program. The Career Guidance Unit (CGU) of University of Moratuwa, established in year 2000 is the entity devoted to provide career guidance services to the students of the University of Moratuwa and is one of the leading professional development movements within the university. The Career Guidance Unit mainly focuses on improving the communication skills, leadership skills and general administration skills of the students. Thus, we sincerely believe that the 17th consecutive Are You Ready? program, with its added features relevant to meeting the challenges in the modern industrial world, will make a significant contribution in enhancing the employability and professional development of the undergraduates in the University of Moratuwa as well as assisting the corporate sector to distinguish the cream of Sri Lankas best graduates. As such, we thrive to bring together university undergraduates and the corporate sector making both of them satisfied at the facilitation of the opportunity to integrate.

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5.0 OUR TEAM

5.1 ARE YOU READY? COMMITTEE

Project Co-Chairperson Rtr. Lahiru Bandara Gawarammana 0772 242586 lahirugawarammana@gmail.com

Project Co-Chairperson Rtr. Chinthaka Dharmasiri 0778 815637 chinthakadd@gmail.com

Company Co-ordination Rtr. Sacheera Feranando 0714 100530 sacfernando@gmail.com

Sponsorship Co-ordination Rtr. Kimal Wasalathilake 0775 804882 kimalchandula@gmail.com

President Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa Rtr. Dilina Fernando 0716 060924 dilinaf@gmail.com

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6.0 APPENDIX

6.1 APPENDIX A: STUDENT DETAILS

The candidates in the passing out batch will be from one of the following disciplines:

Chemical & Process Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Earth Resources Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronic & Telecommunications Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Textile & Clothing Technology Information Technology Textile Design Quantity Surveying Town and Country Planning Facilities Management

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In addition, a fair proportion of these graduates would be possessing additional qualifications of a professional nature such as:

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka (ICASL) Australian Computer Society (ACS) British Computer Society (BCS) Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

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