KUALA LUMPUR, 5 November 2009 - GTI Media (GTI) announced their list of Malaysia's 100 Leading Graduate Employers Awards 2009, held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The event is the premier annual event to celebrate and recognise both the strength of employer brands on campus, and excellence in graduate recruitment. The ritzy affair was graced by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, YB Senator Datuk T. Murugiah.

GTI is the world's largest graduate careers and research business in the world with offices in Malaysia, China, France, and Germany. As part of its initiative to support graduate career development, GTI conducted a survey aimed at identifying the top 100 employers which undergraduates would most want to work for upon completing their studies.

Awards were given to the most voted employers, based on the Malaysian Student and Graduate Barometer 2009. The survey was conducted on approximately 12,000 penultimate and final year students and graduates in the Malaysian Student and Graduate Barometer, from both local and foreign universities. The survey was later compiled by trendence, Europe's leading employer branding, personnel marketing and recruiting research institute.

Michele Lam, Publishing Director of GTI Media (middle) presenting the award to Lim Kwan Sek, Head - Organizational Performance, Group Human Resource, Sime Darby (right)

Sime Darby Berhad was announced as the Leading Graduate Employers for Property & Development Sector, in which we were up against stiff competition from other leading players in the sector, namely Gamuda Bhd, Berjaya Group Bhd and The Sunway Group. Mr. Lim Kwan Sek, Head - Organizational Performance of Group Human Resources proudly received the award on behalf of the Group.

Congratulations to the Property Division for the award, which is testament to their efforts in increasing brand presence via ubiquitous marketing, and in recently being awarded the Top Property Developers Award 2009 by The Edge. These initiatives and achievements has allowed Sime Darby to ascend to 5th position, from the previous year’s 13th in the rankings for the Top 100 Leading Graduate Employers 2009.

Michelle Lam, Publishing Director of GTI said according to the survey. “Most Malaysian students prize professional development / training (54.2%), job security (53.8%) and promotion opportunities (52.2%). Despite all the headlines of the global economic crisis, the prevailing feeling is one of buoyancy: an emphatic 84.2% of respondents report being 'optimistic' about their post-graduation career prospects."

According to GTI founder and International Managing Director, Adrian Wood, "The research allows organisations to understand the current perceptions of students to their company, their sector and the graduate employment market as a whole. They are able to benchmark their brand against named competitors."

We wish to share with you the full details of the results, plus winners and nominees for all the 10 sectors for the Malaysia's 100 Leading Graduate Employer Awards 2009.

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