Grads get to work with big tech names

Ms Poornima Venkataraman discovered her interest in analytics after junior college during a stint at a digital consultancy doing market research.
Ms Poornima Venkataraman discovered her interest in analytics after junior college during a stint at a digital consultancy doing market research. PHOTO: COURTESY OF POORNIMA VENKATARAMAN
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Even before Ms Poornima Venkataraman graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in July last year, several tech companies had come calling.

Said the 24-year-old, who studied business analytics: "I knew it's a very interesting area with a lot of opportunities."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 01, 2018, with the headline Grads get to work with big tech names. Subscribe