Career Talk 2009

27 Feb 2009 - The long awaited post about the Career Talk held sometime ago is finally posted. This was one of the few academic and training program activities planned by our club. With much support from our lecturers and alumni, the talk was an enlightening experience.

Dr. Aris was the first speaker, and he spoke on the wide job horizon available for biomedical science graduates in the government sector. Nonetheless, he promoted about the benefits of working in the government sector, as compared to private. He also spoke on the promising future of the Malaysian research field and encouraged us to venture in research, if you have strong interest. Lastly, he mentioned about the establishment of the Malaysian National Biomedicine Society and how important it is to have a society like so.

Dr. Sharmili was second to speak, and she did a really good job in "beating around the bushes", in a positive way. Her session was full of laughter, and yet not any less informative. As she herself is very fond and close to our alumni, she told true stories about alumni in the corporate and working world. From researchers to forensic investigators, from salesperson to deejay, she gave a very wide perspective of what biomedical student can and may potentially be. She quote, "Who to say she is a failure, if she is earning a good income and living a good life." She advised us not to be close hearted and narrow minded, as life does not end if you don't do well in exams. What is important during our career is to be able to adapt and acquire skills as we work, not while we are at university.

Mr. Jervis was our final speaker and he was a rather "in prompt to" speaker. He shared his personal views and experiences during his days working in sales as a specialist in research equipment. In short, his session gave us a glimpse of the rewarding but challenging working experience in the private sector.

The talk ended with Q&A to every speaker and a short photography session.