Talent fairs are among the most effective platforms for professionals to discover new opportunities and advance their careers across various portfolios. Recently, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) hosted its inaugural Talent Market Day, exclusively for its employees and those from the company’s subsidiaries, on April 10, 2025.
As one of Malaysia’s prominent government-linked companies (GLCs), TNB employs over 30,000 individuals from diverse backgrounds. The career pathways within the organization are broader than many might realize, offering numerous opportunities for growth through training programs, learning initiatives, and robust support systems for professional development.
Titled Talent Market Day: Unlock Future Opportunities, the company career fair was held at the Leo Moggie Convention Centre, at the company’s Kuala Lumpur headquarters. The auspicious event was designed to provide employees with the opportunity to explore different roles within the organization, while simultaneously allowing TNB to gain deeper insights into the aspirations of its workforce within the dynamic energy sector.
This initiative represents a significant evolution in TNB’s approach to talent development, marking a departure from traditional practices and underscoring the company’s commitment to fostering internal mobility and career advancement.
Breaking Silos and Charting New Talent Possibilities
In large organizations, siloed structures can unintentionally limit the visibility of talent across departments, hindering internal mobility and workforce optimization. For example, an engineer with leadership potential or advanced technical expertise may go unrecognized beyond their immediate team, simply due to a lack of interdepartmental exposure.
Historically, departmental advancement within such organizations often followed a linear path, with employees rising through the ranks of their existing units rather than exploring opportunities elsewhere in the company. This insular approach can constrain professional growth and, over time, contribute to employee disengagement or attrition—an avoidable challenge in managing human capital.
Recognizing the need for a more dynamic and inclusive talent development initiative, TNB’s Group People Division launched the Talent Market Day for the very first time. This initiative was designed to foster cross-functional mobility, encourage career exploration within the organization, and enhance transparency around internal opportunities. By giving employees access to available roles and deeper insights into other business units, the initiative supports our broader ESG commitment to employee empowerment, equitable access to career development, and strategic workforce planning.
Future Opportunities and Career Prospects Unveiled
The Talent Market Day was a significant milestone in TNB’s efforts to foster internal talent mobility and support long-term career development as part of its commitment to employee engagement and sustainable human capital management.
The Thursday career fair attracted strong participation, with 1,193 employees registered and additional walk-in attendees drawn by the range of opportunities on display. Over the course of the seven-hour event, employees were introduced to 124 open positions spanning a diverse array of functions—including internal vacancies and roles within TNB’s international talent pool.
Opportunities included positions in Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Market Operations, and Integrated System Planning within Single Buyer; as well as career openings in TNB Renewables and Spark Renewables under the New Energy Division (NED). TNB Genco also presented vacancies at key strategic sites such as Pulau Tenaga Hijau, along with 17 international placements in countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Cambodia.
Nine dedicated exhibition booths were hosted by representatives from TNB Genco, Single Buyer, the New Energy Division, and TNB ILSAS (Integrated Learning Solution), TNB’s official training and development institute. These representatives provided detailed insights into the roles available and guided attendees through potential career pathways within the energy sector.
In addition, the event featured Knowledge Hub sessions throughout the day, offering employees first-hand perspectives from colleagues working across the business. Topics included international assignments, contract management, and the dynamics of the renewable energy market—fostering greater awareness of the evolving landscape and future opportunities within TNB.
An Enthusiastic Response towards New Opportunities
Although the inaugural Talent Market Day was initially conceived as a pilot initiative, it received overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees. Many participants suggested extending the event over two or three days in future iterations to allow even greater engagement and exploration of opportunities.
Attendees also recommended expanding participation to include additional Business Entities, such as the Grid Division, TNB Global Business Solutions, Regulatory & Stakeholder Management, Retail, and others to showcase an even broader spectrum of career pathways. Suggestions were also made to enhance the promotion and communication strategy to ensure wider awareness and participation across the organization.
Feedback indicated strong interest and active engagement at all nine booths, highlighting the event’s success in connecting talent with new possibilities.
TNB remains committed to nurturing internal mobility and empowering its workforce. Should there be strong demand from both employees and management, the Group People Division stands ready to organize future editions of the Talent Market Day, further supporting TNB’s broader ESG commitment to building a resilient, agile, and empowered workforce for the future.