Recorded Webinar

Recorded on February 22, 2022

Universities in South East Asia face various challenges in building career services to support their student populations. Challenges range from the lack career guidance knowledge amongst faculty, shortage of resources and technology platforms to reach out and serve a large student population or the new methods needed to engage the millennial population.

In order to help universities understand the different challenges and possible solutions faced in meeting the career needs the young minds of today, Mr. Benjamin Wong, CEO and CO Founder of Kinobi Asia will share his understanding of various career needs and challenges and possible solutions from his collated experiences working with universities groups representing more than 60 universities across Indonesia, Singapore and Philippines.

Mr. Benjamin Wong’s experiences and expertise includes real estate private equity, management consulting, legal, startups, entrepreneurship and multi-family office across various industries in Asia.  As a big advocate for mentoring, public speaking and collaboration, Benjamin founded public speaking initiatives, mentoring circles, collectives that brought polymaths together to share ideas during his school days. Today, Mr. Wong is pursuing his dream of helping 200 million young people in Asia to take charge of their careers.

This webinar will cover examples of key challenges and possible solutions in the context of South East Asian universities working with student population. Participants will gain the understanding of common and unique challenges faced by universities in building career services and pick up examples of solutions and ideas adopted to overcome the challenges.

Recorded Webinar

Tips & Techniques for a Great Career Fair

Recorded December 8, 2022

Join other members of APCDA who work in career centers to share advice on how to run a virtual career fair, or a hybrid (both virtual and in-person) career fair.  Bring your ideas and tips for using the virtual space.  Share your experiences with different software for running career fairs.  How do manage and schedule all of the employers effectively? What do students like/dislike about the virtual experience?  If you have run a Hybrid career fair with both virtual and in-person options, how was that different?  Which tips do others need to know to run a successful hybrid career fair?

When you register, please select “I have answers” if you have any information or ideas to share, and select “I have questions” if you do not want to speak. Everyone is welcome to type questions into the Chatbox. 

Recorded WebinarRecorded on March 22, 2022

Today's youth will control the future.  PilotCity creates a space where young people can  gain usable technical workplace knowledge to further their professional careers. Solid skills can bridge the gap between high-end technology companies and motivated students. At PilotCity, we furnish students with real-world experiences and the capabilities to enter  the workplace fully informed and emotionally equipped to contribute to any company. PilotCity youth gain experiences in various industries, including telecommunications, energy, transportation, healthcare, and education innovation.

This webinar and panel discussion with youth includes a live podcast of alumni, high-tech employers, US teachers & schools, and Silicon Valley  parents. We answer some of the following questions:

• Why don’t employers see high school students as talented? How can we prove that we are talented?
• How can high school students get industry internships?
• How does project-based learning (PBL) serve as work-based learning (WBL) to give students an edge in their future jobs and careers?
• What are the benefits of digital internships, asynchronous interviews, and no formal applications?
• How does PilotCity build engines of innovation for local community residents and companies?

Fees: Cost for residents of high-income areas: $20 for members, $30 for non-members, $15 students; Cost for residents of other areas: $10 for members, $15 for non-members, $7.50 students