The answer is a big YES!
Good grades during your university times are important but being actively involved in extra-curricular activities and getting work experience including internships are valued more.
Looking at most job search platforms, most of the interview questions have nothing to do with grades but focus more on past job experiences.
MSU Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management and Piloting (Honours)
MSU Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
Most employers want to save valuable time by not having to train someone new.
And having hands-on experience means you need less training on the job.
How, then, do co-curricular activities contribute to your employability?
Co-curricular activities cultivate important personal qualities
In today’s competitive business world, employers put a premium on your personal network.
They need to make sure they hire people who can communicate their company values well, and employees with great social skills are an asset.
MSU Bachelor in Psychology (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Forensic Science (Honours)
Co-curricular activities give you the chance to meet different people and cultivate your interpersonal skills.
Co-curricular activities mirror your work ethics
Having prior work experience as well as being highly involved in extra-curricular activities reflect positively on yourself.
Your good grades proved you worked hard, but will it really matter 10 years down the line that you always turned in your homework?
What would be more impressive is that you took the time to be involved in clubs or societies and still maintained those grades.
It shows capable time and personal management to future employers.
MSU Bachelor in Health Science Management (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Islamic Management (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Logistics Management (Honours)
Co-curricular activists make great leaders
Were you the society president? Bonus point!
Being elected to an organization’s highest office shows people like and trust you, whilst volunteering to lead shows initiative.
MSU Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Education (Science) (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Education (EEEngineering) (Honours)
Whichever way you took charge, the extra-curricular activity speaks to your future employer of for your ability to advance company interests.
How MSU helps you prepare for your future career
All in all, good grades can get you scholarships or even honours on your graduation day.
UMW Scholarship Programme
Yayasan MSU
Although it is quite an achievement, having work experience, knowing people and having developed social skills, along with having a valuable work ethic are much more important in the long run.
This has been exemplified by two of MSU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) graduates who were recognized by the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS)-Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM) with a Gold Medal each, respectively in 2015 and 2016, for their outstanding academic as well as extra-curricular involvement.
MSU Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Technology (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Medical Sceince (Honours)
MSU is a QS-rated university with 5 Stars for teaching, facilities, graduate employability, social responsibility, and inclusiveness in 2017 as well as Tier-5 on SETARA.
Dedicated to producing well-rounded and highly-employable graduates for the working life, MSU emphasizes a holistic learning experience in which community engagement is a huge part.
With its culture of volunteering, social entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, there is ample opportunity for you to develop highly valued employable soft skills through co-curricular activities.
Interested to join our big family? Enquire now!
The answer is a big YES!
Good grades during your university times are important but being actively involved in extra-curricular activities and getting work experience including internships are valued more.
Looking at most job search platforms, most of the interview questions have nothing to do with grades but focus more on past job experiences.
MSU Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management and Piloting (Honours)
MSU Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
Most employers want to save valuable time by not having to train someone new.
And having hands-on experience means you need less training on the job.
How, then, do co-curricular activities contribute to your employability?
Co-curricular activities cultivate important personal qualities
In today’s competitive business world, employers put a premium on your personal network.
They need to make sure they hire people who can communicate their company values well, and employees with great social skills are an asset.
MSU Bachelor in Psychology (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Forensic Science (Honours)
Co-curricular activities give you the chance to meet different people and cultivate your interpersonal skills.
Co-curricular activities mirror your work ethics
Having prior work experience as well as being highly involved in extra-curricular activities reflect positively on yourself.
Your good grades proved you worked hard, but will it really matter 10 years down the line that you always turned in your homework?
What would be more impressive is that you took the time to be involved in clubs or societies and still maintained those grades.
It shows capable time and personal management to future employers.
MSU Bachelor in Health Science Management (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Islamic Management (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Logistics Management (Honours)
Co-curricular activists make great leaders
Were you the society president? Bonus point!
Being elected to an organization’s highest office shows people like and trust you, whilst volunteering to lead shows initiative.
MSU Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Education (Science) (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Education (EEEngineering) (Honours)
Whichever way you took charge, the extra-curricular activity speaks to your future employer of for your ability to advance company interests.
How MSU helps you prepare for your future career
All in all, good grades can get you scholarships or even honours on your graduation day.
UMW Scholarship Programme
Yayasan MSU
Although it is quite an achievement, having work experience, knowing people and having developed social skills, along with having a valuable work ethic are much more important in the long run.
This has been exemplified by two of MSU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) graduates who were recognized by the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS)-Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM) with a Gold Medal each, respectively in 2015 and 2016, for their outstanding academic as well as extra-curricular involvement.
MSU Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Technology (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Medical Sceince (Honours)
MSU is a QS-rated university with 5 Stars for teaching, facilities, graduate employability, social responsibility, and inclusiveness in 2017 as well as Tier-5 on SETARA.
Dedicated to producing well-rounded and highly-employable graduates for the working life, MSU emphasizes a holistic learning experience in which community engagement is a huge part.
With its culture of volunteering, social entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, there is ample opportunity for you to develop highly valued employable soft skills through co-curricular activities.
Interested to join our big family? Enquire now!