Last January 25, 2014, CKSC-JPIAns attended a seminar organized by NFJPIA together with the JPIA chapters of San Beda and University of the East. It was entitled “The Apprentice JPIA NCR Symposia 2014: Refining Your Ace in the Workplace.” The event aimed to prepare fellow JPIAns for their future by giving workshops in Job Interview, Public Speaking, Event Hosting, Debate, and Non-Verbal Communication. It was an all day event held at the UE Theater.

The event started with a lecture from Mr. Peejay Garcia on “Effective Oral Communication.” Mr. Peejay was able to capture everyone’s attention and have them listen intently to him, from the serious part of his lecture to his humorous examples. According to him, the key to effective oral communication is to master your message, know you audience, and perfect your delivery. This was followed by an inspiring message from Mr. Roberto G. Manabat, the CEO of KPMG in the Philippines.

In the afternoon, the attendees were assigned to the different workshops they have previously signed up for. CKSC-JPIAns attended the workshop on Job Interview which was given by Mr. Smith D. Dacasin of KPMG. Mr. Dacasin told everyone what to expect, the do’s and don'ts of job interviews, what to wear and what not to wear, and how to answer the interviewer’s questions.

Everyone brought home with them new knowledge that will be useful to them in the future.

(Article by Hazelyn Xu)