HEADSTART 2 – UPM

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Headstart is both a platform for discourse and knowledge sharing for final year degree and master students in pursuant to their job-hunting process and starting their career in architectural practices.

In this workshop, we are inviting Ar Aziah Hassan from one of most established architectural practice in Malaysia, Praktika Architects Sdn Bhd as the guest speaker to share his experience and views of a practitioner of the expectations and concerns of processing recent architectural graduate job applications. We will then proceed to an Open Talk with panellists. To conclude the evening, we are organising ‘job interview’ simulations in which each panellist will interview students who have signed up in advance.

Event Programme
2.00 pm - Opening & Introduction
• Opening speech by Ar Zaini Mufti from ZSR, director of KLAF
• Welcome speech by the HOD Architecture, Prof Madya Dr Mohamad Fakri Zaky Ja’afar
• Introduction by Ar Ellina Rahman, Head of Educate_ KLAF

2.30 pm-
• Career Talk by Ar Aziah Hassan from Praktika Architects Sdn Bhd
"Preparation for working life of an architect"

3.00 pm -
• Open Talk between panels and students
• Tea-break

4.00 pm - Mock Interview
• Interview Simulations session (15 mins for each person)

Panels for Open Talk and Interview Simulations :

• Ar Aziah Hassan - Director, Praktika Architects Sdn Bhd
• Ar Azizul Azwar Abd Aziz - Principal, Azizul Azwar Architect
• Ar Zulhilmy Mohd Salleh - Principal, ZMS Architect