They said “don’t judge a book by its cover”, but that is definitely not the case in the process of searching for a job, because the first impression counts! And the first impression that a potential employer will have of you depends on how you present your resume and also perform during your job interview. This makes the “Resume Writing and Social Etiquette” workshop, an initiative by Taylor’s Community, so crucial for students who are moving towards the next chapter of their lives as working adults.

This workshop was carried in SOLS, Solar Academy in Segambut. SOLS 24/7 educates and empowers poor and underserved communities, with hopes to transform the underserved communities in developing their true potential and breaking the cycle of poverty. As their fundamental belief is that “every individual has possibilities to be realised and they encourage those possibilities with the currency of opportunity”, thus, this workshop is a golden opportunity for SOLS students to shine among the crowd as they are talented and are equipped with various skills.

Lunar New Year is a time for giving; be it “angpau” (red packets) or in other forms such as cookies and mandarin oranges. This popular tradition was again adopted by Taylor’s Group Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (GCCSR) Department following the success of the ​previous year’s Lunar New Year project. This time around, the  donation drive was open not only to Taylorians, but also to everyone in the public! ​

By adapting the tradition of “sharing”, everyone was welcomed to donate their excess Lunar New Year cookies or mandarin oranges, just as long as they were unopened, not expired and in good condition. The donations received over the 6-day​​ collection period were distributed to the Chin Student Organisation (CSO) Puchong, a refugee school that supports the Chin refugee community living in Kuala Lumpur and gives children access to education. Teacher of CSO Puchong, Joseph has shared that: “Students don’t usually have the opportunity to celebrate Lunar New Year and receive gifts like that. But this year, we receive a lot of cookies and mandarin oranges, so the students get to enjoy these. The Lunar New Year project is meaningful as it will help the students to understand more about Lunar New Year​. The happy faces of the children clearly showed that no further explanation was required on how meaningful this project is to them.”

When Taylor’s University School of Biosciences (TUSBS) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)  met the Chin Student Organisation (CSO) Cheras and SOLS Solar Academy students, it turned out to be a mission for better health! The health screening and health awareness campaign, is a community service initiative by Taylor’s University School of Biosciences (TUSBS) in partnership with Taylor’s Community under the Group Communications & CSR department.

It was recently held at CSO Cheras on 22^nd January 2018 and at SOLS Solar Academy on 23^rd January 2018. The two-day project led by three dedicated lecturers – Dr. Tang Yin Quan, Dr. Lee Sau Har and Dr. Teoh Ming Li, was aimed to provide care for the underprivileged who were unable to meet their needs with the basic provision and also to provide community-based preventive healthcare services (health screening and education). In hindsight, this project was also aimed for TUSBS students to practice good citizenship by making a difference in the community.

Art; where one is able to express their emotions and feelings by just drawing or painting. An initiative by Taylor’s Community, the art expression workshop was held on the 9th January 2018 to 12th January 2018 at Chin Student Organization Puchong. Refugee children from different age groups of 5 – 17 years old participated in the 16 hours workshop across 4 days. The art expression workshop was aimed to provide the children a basic understanding of colours through hands-on art activities and provide them an overview of visual principles. Most importantly, these underprivileged children will be able to express themselves through art in sub-conscious and conscious manner.

On the first day, the children were taught on shapes and colours manipulation. The children were free to draw anything on the first row and will slowly combine the shapes drawn on the final stage. They will then colour their drawings as they like!​