Main Event COMPFEST 15: The Grand Finale of COMPFEST
COMPFEST 15, Depok — The COMPFEST 15 Main Event was held on November 19, 2023, at the Purnomo Hall, University of Indonesia. The Main Event served as the peak event of COMPFEST, presenting a variety of engaging activities for participants and visitors to enjoy. These activities include dseveral sessions from the Evolve Stage, featuring various expert speakers, Job and Intern Fair from various leading companies, as well as the Playground where participants could complete challenges and earn points. The points that were collected could be exchanged for various prizes. The three participants with the most points had the opportunity to win cash of IDR 1,500,000.00 for the first winner, IDR 500,000.00 for the second winner, and IDR 200,000.00 for the third winner.
Evolve Stage 1
The first Evolve Stage seminar was presented in an interesting way by Ms. Jessica Wijaya as CEO of the SayaKaya company. She began by discussing the topic of investment habits using the SayaKaya application as an investment platform suitable for everyone. Even for beginners, this application offers guidance to learn investing.
The main features of this application include affordable registration of only ten thousand rupiah without additional fees, small capital investment, mutual funds, and easy transactions at the user’s convenience, anytime and anywhere. Additionally, the application offers a sharia mode for users who want to make transactions according to sharia principles. Beyond that, there are other features such as watchlists, joint investments and dream visualizations equipped with time targets. Ms. Jessica also informed that the SayaKaya application recently launched a recommendation feature that offers investments that suit the selected goals. This feature is useful for users who want to start investing for certain purposes like education, housing, or other needs.
The participants showed enthusiasm in the question and answer session. These questions are related to the advantages of using the SayaKaya application compared to savings, the benefits of building habits and learning to invest. In addition, Ms. Jessica suggests learning about investing not only from SayaKaya but also other sources while starting and investing through the SayaKaya application.
Evolve Stage 2
The second Evolve Stage seminar tunfolded energetically in the afternoon with the presence of Mr. Luvdhy Wahyu, Head of Marketing at Sunday Indonesia company. During this seminar session, the speaker said that in the future, it is predicted that there will be a major transformation where many companies will outsource. For this reason, Mr. Luvdhy gave several tips to the participants regarding what abilities or skills companies are seeking in fresh graduates.
He said that abilities in technical areas, communication, problem solving, and internship experience are things that companies are looking for. Communication skills, in particular, are crucial because, in the workplace, there is always a need for effective communication among teams to convey ideas and obtain information.
At the end of the session, participants were given time to ask the speaker questions related to the topics discussed. The participants were very enthusiastic in this interactive session. The seminar closed with takeaways from Kak Luvdhy as the speaker, specifically to always take time to prepare yourself by developing skills in an era of technology that is moving so fast. Be prepared before jumping into the technology industry.
Evolve Stage 3
The final Evolve Stage was hosted by Zahrah Salsabila as Human Resource Officer from Suitmedia. Even though this was the last session, the enthusiasm of the audience was still visible. The speaker began the presentation by introducing Suitmedia, a digital consulting company focused on digital product development and creative communications. She emphasized that having a productive vision while working remotely is the key to success in this modern work era.
Suitmedia offers work flexibility with a ‘Work From Anywhere’ (WFA) approach to promote balance between work and personal life. To realize this approach, Suitmedia implements a strategy known as 5C: Capabilities, Communication, Collaboration, Character, and Chemistry. In addition, the speaker also shared information about the internship program offered by Suitmedia called ‘Suit School’. This program is designed to help students and young professionals gain knowledge and practical experience in the digital industry.
After the presentation, a question and answer session was opened to the audience. The session was very interactive, with several questions asked by the audience. These questions mostly revolved around the implementation details of the ‘Work From Anywhere’ approach adopted by Suitmedia.
COMPFEST Talks
As the main event of the COMPFEST 15 Main Event, COMPFEST Talks presented three main speakers with diverse backgrounds. The first speaker was Mr. Yakan Musthofa, the Head of Business Intelligence and Data Science at eFishery. The second speaker was Kak Farhan, an educational content creator known for his expertise in mathematics. The third speaker was Kak Raudah Sabila who is known as a professional recruiter. The lively COMPFEST Talks event was hosted by Ms. Nami Afra, a professional MC and Host. The topic of this seminar was “Skill Stack Essentials: Thriving and Surviving in Today’s Industry” which was attended and enlivened by many participants who had an interest in the industrial world.
The first session began by presenting topics related to the impact of technological developments on today’s industrial environment. According to Kak Bela, technology can help speed up the recruitment process with ATS software. Kak Farhan and Pak Yakan also talked about how technology offers significant opportunities for us to explore new learning and help in the job search process. The event continued with a cheerful ice breaking game session where participants engaged in guessing the picture.
Furthermore, Mr. Yakan emphasized that fresh graduates who are seeking employment must be able to demonstrate their abilities in a tangible way, so it is important to master hard skills and develop soft skills. Kak Farhan also encouraged participants to start enhancing their personal branding. The seminar session ended after the participants asked questions related to the topics discussed by the three speakers. Notably, one lucky participant who had the opportunity to receive a free curriculum vitae (CV) review from Kak Bela. The key message in writing a CV is to include our achievements and involvement in the experience. Wow, apart from adding new knowledge, you can also improve your CV! Very exciting, yes!
Interview Session
Following the COMPFEST Talks event, we seized the opportunity to conduct interviews with the three speakers.
The interview session began by interviewing Mr. Yakan. He advised that a fresh graduate should create a portfolio aligned with career goals while remaining adaptive to the environment. If you have different passions, he suggested finding a connection between them. For example, as a content creator producing content related to the IT field. However, unlike building a LinkedIn profile, prioritization according to career goals is essential. We also discussed how to survive in the industrial world. When entering the industrial world, hard skills are needed. Meanwhile, for long-term survival, soft skills are important. According to Mr. Yakan, the important thing is that in every task we carry out, we should consider the impact it will have so that it can be beneficial not only for the company or organization, but also for ourselves. Apart from that, in the industrial world, where not everything has been digitized, sometimes a human touch remains essential, as seen in areas like telesales. He also recommended joining a community where everyone can share their experiences and perspectives. Because, in the community we will meet people from various backgrounds so that we can find out perspectives from different backgrounds regarding a job. Mr. Yakan felt that the COMPFEST event was excellent and he appreciated it, because this event cares for both fresh graduates and friends who are about to graduate.
Next, we interviewed Kak Farhan, renowned as an educational content creator on social media. Kak Farhan said that to achieve success, we must start by instilling a pro-mindset in ourselves. Always focus and have high fighting power to keep trying. According to him, each person has their own space to develop, even an ability can be learned, not based on the talent they already have. Kak Farhan also shared a quote from a book entitled Atomic Habits, specifically “Results are a collection of processes” which means that if we cannot see the results, then the processes we have carried out are still lacking and we have to try harder. Kak Farhan felt that COMPFEST Talks was very exciting and interesting because he also gained new insights from other speakers.
In the last interview, we interviewed Raudah Sabila, familiarly known as Bela. Kak Bela explained that it is important to have a mindset that is willing to continue learning and capable of managing expectations. She also emphasized the importance of having an adventure with the various possibilities that exist and carrying out self-development in both hard and soft skills. As a first step, Kak Bela recommended expanding connections because it can provide new perspectives. She also suggested viewing problems as challenges, and advised against rushing to evaluate a situation. Kak Bela shared the words that are her guide in the industrial world, namely “Attitude”. According to her, it is important to always maintain commitment, deliver the best at work, and not be overly calculative. At the end of the interview, Kak Bela gave her impression and message about today’s Main Event. Sis Bela felt that the Compfest Main Event was quite exciting and provided good engagement with the audience, as well as having different perspectives from other speakers.
Closing
Before the main event ended, there was an engaging performance from a guest star, Kak Praya Tjondro who performed several songs to enliven the COMPFEST 15 event. Both participants and the audience who came also enjoyed and sang along. Following that, participants who had accumulated points during the Playground session could exchange their points for prizes provided by COMPFEST Supermarket. The three participants with the most points were also announced by awarding certificates by the COMPFEST 15 Project Officer.
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