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Career road bumps can hurt, but I learnt that no experiences are wasted
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The new skills picked up in a job taught the writer a lot about stepping out of her comfort zone, and about resilience and adaptability.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
SINGAPORE - The year was 2015. It was graduation time, and landing a full-time job was the priority. Like many fresh graduates, I was excited by the prospects at first, but job hunting soon turned into a daunting process and a season of waiting.
I was armed with a communications degree, and there were several pathways to choose from, including writing, marketing and teaching.
