90 job applications, a handful of interviews: Memories of a 10-month job hunt

Mr Winson Tay hopes to encourage other displaced workers to grow their skillsets amid the pandemic. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
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SINGAPORE - Mr Winson Tay had worked as a key account manager at a consumer electronics conglomerate for three years when he was let go in September 2020 after the firm was restructured.

The following 10 months were exhausting, said the 50-year-old, as he recalled his arduous job hunt.

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