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The fresh grad job is now a third-year job
Poorer graduate employment outcomes may simply reflect a structural shift in the economy.
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Singapore’s graduate employment outcomes are strong by many international standards but the latest figures show worrying signs, says the writer.
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J is a second-year undergraduate taking the same course as my cousin at a local autonomous university.
He has just secured a summer programme in foreign exchange at a prestigious global bank – a seat so coveted, the firm filters through over 100 applications for just two spots. This would be his third internship, having completed a first in corporate banking at one of the big three local banks, and the second in foreign exchange at a prominent Japanese financial institution during a gap semester.
