Helping Students and
Graduates Build
Employability with Direction
Nexus Grad is built for students and graduates to improve employability, build career readiness, and connect with opportunities designed for their stage of the journey.
Many students and graduates have potential, but not all have clarity.
Nexus Grad helps them understand where they stand, build evidence of their skills and experiences, discover suitable career pathways, and become more visible to employers beyond CV and CGPA.
Nexus Grad supports students and graduates across universities, colleges, polytechnics, community colleges, and TVET pathways.
For employers and companies, Nexus Grad provides a clearer way to discover and engage student, graduate, and TVET talent based on readiness, RoleFit, skills, evidence, availability, practical exposure, and career interests.
Employability direction for students and graduates.
Better talent discovery for employers.
Stronger outcomes through education and ecosystem partners.
Available on web and mobile app.
Many Students and Graduates Have Potential. Not All Have Direction.
Graduate employability is one of the biggest concerns for students, graduates, employers, education institutions, and the wider economy.
Many students and graduates — whether from universities, colleges, or TVET pathways — leave education with certificates, training, activities, internships, projects, and ambition, but still struggle to explain what they are ready for, which roles fit them, and how to show their value to employers.
At the same time, employers want to hire students, interns, fresh graduates, TVET talent, and early-career talent, but CVs, CGPA, and academic results alone do not always show work readiness, role fit, skills, behaviour, practical ability, motivation, or potential.
Nexus Grad was created to bridge this gap.
It helps students and graduates build employability with direction, while helping employers discover emerging talent with more clarity and confidence.
“I don’t know where I fit or what I should do next.”
Many students and graduates are unsure which roles suit them, how ready they are for work, or what they need to improve before entering the workforce.
“CVs and CGPA do not show the full person.”
Employers need clearer signals of readiness, role alignment, skills, evidence, behaviour, availability, practical exposure, and growth potential before shortlisting talent.
“We need to support employability earlier.”
Universities, colleges, polytechnics, TVET institutions, career centres, and ecosystem partners need better ways to support student readiness, career direction, and employer-linked opportunities before graduation.
A Graduate Employability Platform Built for Students and Graduates
Nexus Grad is a graduate employability platform built specifically for students and graduates. It helps them improve their employability through structured tools while connecting them to real employers.
Talent Profile
Build a structured, interactive profile showing skills, interests, experiences, achievements, and goals beyond the limit of traditional CV templates.
Talent Logbook
Record concrete evidence of your growth, including part-time work, internships, projects, technical training, and leadership.
Work Readiness
Measure readiness across knowledge, behavior, engagement, and exposure, identifying gaps to close before entering the workforce.
RoleFit Mapping
Discover career pathways aligned to your profile, capabilities, and interests rather than sending random applications.
Digital Mentorship
Receive personalized guidance on how to close skills gaps, build credibility, and improve overall employability.
Nexus Grad turns student and graduate experiences into clearer employability signals, career pathways, and opportunities.
For employers, Nexus Grad provides a better way to discover student, graduate, and TVET talent beyond CV and CGPA.
Nexus Grad is not just a job portal.
It helps students and graduates become more ready, more visible, and better understood beyond CV and CGPA.
Built for Students and Graduates.
Connected to Employers.
Nexus Grad is built first for students and graduates, with the goal of improving their employability and helping them move from uncertainty to direction. Employers and education institutions are core pillars of this interconnected ecosystem.
Audience 1
Build Employability with Direction.
Nexus Grad helps students and graduates understand their readiness, build evidence, discover suitable career pathways, and connect with part-time, internship, fresh graduate, and skills-based opportunities.
Whether your pathway is academic, technical, vocational, or skills-based, Nexus Grad helps you build a clearer employability journey.
- Understand your work readiness.
- Build a stronger Talent Profile.
- Record evidence through your Talent Logbook.
- Discover roles that fit your profile.
- Identify gaps to improve.
- Show practical skills, projects, and experience.
- Become more visible to employers beyond CV and CGPA.
Audience 2
Discover Student, Graduate, and TVET Talent Beyond CV and CGPA.
Nexus Grad helps employers discover and engage students and graduates based on readiness, RoleFit, skills, evidence, availability, practical exposure, and career interests.
Instead of relying only on CVs, CGPA, and academic results, employers can understand the person behind the profile and find better-matched talent for part-time, internship, fresh graduate, and skills-based roles.
- Discover suitable student and graduate talent.
- Reach TVET and skills-based talent.
- Reduce hiring guesswork.
- Shortlist beyond CV and CGPA.
- Create Talent Requests based on hiring needs.
- Engage talent earlier.
- Build future talent pipelines.
Audience 3
Support Employability Through Partnership.
Universities, colleges, polytechnics, TVET institutions, career centres, and ecosystem partners can work with Nexus Grad to support student employability programmes, cohort onboarding, career readiness initiatives, and employer-linked talent development.
We help bridge the gap between curriculum designs and actual market requirements by using verified student profiles.
Part-Time, Internship, Fresh Graduate, and Skills-Based Opportunities Built for Early Talent
Nexus Grad focuses on opportunities designed for students, fresh graduates, TVET talent, and early-career talent. These are not generic job listings where candidates have to guess suitability.
Find Opportunities That Fit Your Stage of the Journey.
Nexus Grad connects students and graduates with opportunities that support employability, work exposure, career readiness, and early-career entry.
Part-Time Jobs
Gain work exposure while studying, build confidence, develop workplace behaviour, and record real experience in your Talent Logbook.
Internships
Apply what you learn, experience real work environments, develop role-related skills, and understand possible career pathways before graduation.
Fresh Graduate Jobs
Start your career through opportunities designed for graduates entering the workforce, where your readiness, RoleFit, skills, evidence, and interests can be better understood.
TVET & Skills-Based
Show your practical training, technical skills, certifications, work exposure, and readiness for technical, vocational, operational, and skills-based opportunities.
Reach Students and Graduates Who Are Building Their Employability.
Nexus Grad helps employers discover and engage early talent for part-time roles, internships, fresh graduate jobs, and TVET or skills-based roles.
Instead of posting general vacancies and waiting for random applications, employers can create Talent Requests and connect with students and graduates using clearer signals of readiness, RoleFit, skills, evidence, availability, practical exposure, and career interests.
- Post part-time, internship, and fresh graduate opportunities.
- Create Talent Requests based on hiring needs.
- Discover students and graduates beyond CV and CGPA.
- Reach TVET and skills-based talent.
- Shortlist talent using readiness, RoleFit, skills, evidence, and practical exposure.
- Engage candidates who are suitable for early talent roles.
- Build a future pipeline of student and graduate talent.
Nexus Grad is not about fitting students and graduates into any job. It is about connecting early talent with opportunities designed for their stage, readiness, and direction — while helping employers discover them with more clarity and confidence.
Built for Employability, Not Just Job Applications
Most job portals focus on job listings and applications. Nexus Grad focuses on the employability journey of students and graduates, supporting their growth and helping employers understand them holistically.
Traditional Job Portals
- List general job openings.
- Depend heavily on CVs and keywords.
- Often use academic results as a limited screening point.
- Start when someone is already applying.
- Often include jobs not designed for students or fresh graduates.
- Give limited guidance on readiness, evidence, or fit.
Nexus Grad
- Built specifically for students and graduates.
- Supports academic, technical, vocational, and skills-based pathways.
- Focuses on improving employability.
- Supports part-time, internship, fresh graduate, and TVET-related opportunities.
- Uses Talent Logbook, Work Readiness Index, RoleFit, and Digital Mentorship.
- Helps employers understand talent beyond CV and CGPA.
- Connects readiness, direction, evidence, practical exposure, and opportunity.
Strategic Partners
Working with trusted education, industry, and ecosystem partners to strengthen graduate employability.
Nexus Grad collaborates with universities, industry bodies, companies, TVET stakeholders, and strategic organisations to support student employability, career readiness, talent development, and employer-linked opportunities. Together, we are building a more connected pathway from education to employability.
Advisory Council
Strategic guidance from experienced leaders in education, industry, and talent development.
Nexus Grad is supported by an Advisory Council that provides guidance on graduate employability, industry relevance, employer engagement, TVET and skills-based talent development, and ecosystem growth. Their role is to help ensure Nexus Grad remains practical, credible, and aligned with the real needs of students, graduates, employers, and education partners.
Prof. Datuk Ir. Ts. Dr. Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir
President MBOT (Malaysia Board of Technologists)Prof. Datuk Dr. Siti Hamisah, an esteemed Malaysian engineer and academic, is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Sime Darby Berhad. She has held key leadership roles, including Director General of Higher Education and Secretary General of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Currently, she is the Group CEO & Vice-Chancellor of UCSI University. With a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Leeds and executive training from Harvard Business School, she also serves on the boards of YTL Corporation Berhad and Oppstar Berhad, driving innovation and growth.
Datuk Dr Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman
President MARIC (Malaysian Aerospace Industry Association)A respected former leader in Malaysia’s science, technology, and innovation landscape. As President and CEO of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), he has been instrumental in advancing public-private collaborations, fostering innovation, and driving strategic initiatives to boost Malaysia’s position in high-tech industries. His expertise spans across industry development, research, and policy, making significant contributions to Malaysia’s economic transformation through technology and innovation.
Dato’ Mohamad Razif Haji Abd Mubin
Executive Chairman of DNeX (Dagang NeXchange Berhad)A seasoned public servant with over 30 years of experience in energy policy, environmental governance, and public administration. He has held senior roles including Deputy Secretary General (Energy) at PETRA and board positions in key agencies such as the Energy Commission and MGTC. With international exposure at the UN and advanced training from Oxford, Cambridge, and Melbourne, he is well-versed in energy transition, ESG policy, and strategic leadership across government and industry.
Prof Dr Srithar Rajoo
Director Institute for Sustainable Transport (IST), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)A distinguished mechanical engineering professor specializing in low-carbon transport and energy technologies. He leads global collaborations, including a formal UTM-Imperial College London partnership since 2014, expanding research ties with institutions in Singapore, Japan, Germany, and Finland. As head of UTM’s Transport Institute, a Higher Education Centre of Excellence (HICoE), he champions hydrogen internal combustion engine technologies for Net Zero solutions.
Tan Sri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir
Board Member - Malakoff Corporation BerhadTan Sri Syed Zainal is a highly esteemed leader with extensive experience across multiple industries, particularly in automotive and energy. Known for his strategic vision, he has held key board and advisory roles, contributing expertise in business management, corporate governance, and sustainable development. His dedication to innovation and excellence continues to shape Malaysia’s corporate landscape.
Choose Your Nexus Grad Journey
Nexus Grad helps students and graduates build employability with direction and helps employers discover emerging talent beyond CV and CGPA. Explore pathways below to get started.
For Students and Graduates
Start Building Your Employability Journey.
Create your Talent Profile, record evidence in your Talent Logbook, understand your Work Readiness Index, explore RoleFit, follow Digital Mentorship, and connect with real opportunities.
Download the Nexus Grad app to update your Talent Logbook, check progress, receive opportunity alerts, and stay connected.
For Employers and Companies
Discover Student, Graduate, and TVET Talent Beyond CV and CGPA.
Create Talent Requests, discover student and graduate profiles, review readiness and RoleFit signals, shortlist candidates, and engage talent for part-time jobs, internships, fresh graduate roles, and skills-based opportunities.
For Universities and Partners
Support Graduate Employability Through Partnership.
Work with Nexus Grad to onboard students, support employability programmes, strengthen career readiness, and connect academic, TVET, and skills-based talent development with employer opportunities.