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askST Jobs: My colleagues get more flexibility because of family commitments. What about me?

Managers may assume that employees without children can always stay late, travel at short notice or work during holidays.

Me and My Money

This former SIA steward went from planes to scoops and automobiles

Tobias Peng, founder of icecream van line Scoopy's & Cream.

Tastemakers

Two 28-year-olds swop stable jobs to open $10,000 pasta stall Casa Osteria in Serangoon Gardens

Jerome Chin (left) and Michael Lam with plates of Penne Carbonara and Linguine Pesto at their hawker stall, Casa Osteria, at Chomp Chomp Food Centre.

What it takes for fresh grads to land a job

(From left) Fresh graduates Gan Yi Lin, Muhammad Naufal Nasran, and Muhammad Irfan Djuanda.

How Singapore universities are preparing undergraduates for work

Muhammad Irfan Djuanda, 25, attended career fairs in his second year of university when he was searching for internships.

What if cultural understanding were taught at uni, rather than assumed?

Students in Return Of Return, the SMU production that gave rise to the undergraduate course Choreographing the City-State: Dance and Multiculturalism in Singapore.

ST Headstart: What to do when your boss takes credit for your work

Friends with work benefits: Young S’poreans say work friendships help their careers, but carry risks

Year-long internships to be given to 3,000 tertiary students to counter AI threat to entry-level jobs

The internships will be available to students in ITE, polytechnics, and universities.

Headstart On Record Podcast

Study hard, work hard, retire then die: Do Singaporeans spend our lives living someone else’s dream?

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