High level corporate exposure but high expectations from dealing with corporate captain VVIPs (Tan Sris & Datuks)The good thingsGet to meet many people from various companies, Government, corporate captain VVIPs (those that appear in business newspapers). A lot of learning on how to deal with various stakeholders (including Government, VVIP - Datuks & Tan Sris).
Management gives a lot of room for you to implement new ideas and try new things (provided you have gained their trust - which may take a long time). If you have new ideas and willing to work hard to take initiative (again, need to work very hard to gain trust and confidence), sometimes happy to see the results from the contribution in the press and newspaper.
Good tough training to start your corporate working life, but toughens us up for anything that comes in work and life. Supportive management that encourages a lot of self-improvements. Opportunities for promotion.
They will not judge you on your background but will allow you to experiment on areas outside your field of training (example if from accounting background but interested to do marketing and events etc). So good for those people who want to do new things.
The challengesVery fast paced and very high expectations from dealing with VVIPs (Datuks and Tan Sris and corporate leaders), especially events involving press which can't make mistakes.
Need to be good at multitasking. Sometimes, due to less resource, may be stressful during busy periods and we need to work quite independently and be street smart. Not a lot of hand holding and have to be street smart. Colleagues is actually helpful but sometimes they also have a lot of workload.
During large events, may need to stay back to help out on setups and all but good team bonding and getting to know fellow colleagues.