askST: What are the most recession-proof qualifications for an undergraduate?

Healthcare is an industry where there is still demand for workers amid the economic slump.
Healthcare is an industry where there is still demand for workers amid the economic slump. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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A: With the Covid-19 pandemic upending industries and the job market, it is natural to wonder if there is a safe route your child can take to join the workforce after graduation.

As your daughter will graduate three or four years from now, it is hard to say with certainty what skills and knowledge will be in demand then.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 20, 2020, with the headline askST: What are the most recession-proof qualifications for an undergraduate?. Subscribe