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Re-Awake was a beneficial webinar organized by IEEE Industry Applications Society, University of Ruhuna for people who are significantly eager to start their careers and get the maximum out of their potential. This webinar was focusing not only the final year students whom are to jump in to the industry but also the first years or the freshers who has just begun the journey. This was held successfully on 9 th May 2021 through zoom platform with a participation of more than 120 participants . Theme of the webinar was Upskilling the career from an undergraduate to a well-recognized professional . In order to discuss this timely topic as the undergraduates are downgraded with the motivation thought of bringing well experienced speakers for the webinar. The keynote speakers of the Re-Awake webinar were among the proud products of mother Ruhuna whom are well-established and long driven personalities with vast experience in the academics and industry and have succeeded their career lives. The first keynote speaker was Dr.Najath Akram who has graduated from Faculty of Engineering University of Ruhuna. He is currently serving as an FPGA Design Engineer at Jabil in New Jersey. And also, he has done a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering in Florida International University. And some of his key areas as selecting a panelist for this webinar were as follows. Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Global Challenge 2015 First runners up (London, UK) among teams consisted of members from 150 countries for the innovative design of intelligent laptop cooler (i- Cooler) Authored and co-authored articles in Multidimensional Signal Processing and Hardware Complexity Reduction Schemes for 5G and beyond. IET Global Challenge 2017 Placed in top ten (London, UK) Among teams consisted of members from 150 countries for the innovative design of vehicle load detector. ​MathWorks Intern Hackathon (Fall 2019) Winner with two awards, (Natick, MA) These were few of his career achievements and accomplishments. And with all his experience of his career and academic life he addressed the audience and most of the participants were motivated and inspired (with respect to the feedbacks). He showed how to build up the career and even find the opportunities that suits best for a person with the experiences he has gained by working in overseas. The second keynote speaker was Eng.Ms Zahra Marzook whom also a graduate from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna. She currently works as an Electrical Engineer (Substation Construction & Maintenance)-Projects and Heavy Maintenance Branch, Distribution Division 1 of CEB. This woman Icon was one of the inspirational and motivational character among the alumni members of the Engineering faculty and even became an icon to the entire community by winning the IET Young Woman Engineer Award, Sri Lanka in 2019.And the reason for selecting her as a panelist, Assistant Secretary - YMS, IESL, Assistant Treasurer - Women Engineers Forum, IESL Member of Toastmasters International, IET, and Women Engineering Master of Business Administration - Open University of Sri Lanka Her accent of speaking could attract the audience throughout the session. And also, being an iconic woman character and also a well experienced personality in the industry could deliver the key areas that needed to be fulfilled to upskill to a well-recognized professional. The ultimate conclusion of the webinar is that the message that is intended to be delivered by the Industry Applications Society could be successfully achieved. And also, the mission of foster the enthusiasm of upskilling the career of the undergraduates. The Facebook and LinkedIn Event Facebook: http://bit.ly/FB_Re-Awake_IASRuhuna LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/LinkedIn_Re-Awake_IASRuhuna