Should students from the graduating class of 2020 settle for internships and traineeships as they enter a job market turned upside down by the pandemic? Is this the best time to further one's studies or take up a course in coding or data analytics?
These are some questions that The Straits Times' senior education correspondent, Sandra Davie, and the National University of Singapore's senior deputy president and provost, Professor Ho Teck Hua address as they talk about the post Covid-19 pandemic job market.They were previously held at the Central Public Library in Victoria Street, but the sessions have now become a podcast series recorded remotely in light of safe distancing measures against Covid-19.1.
2. Engineering student Mr Jason Ng wanted to know if he should start his own business or wait out the economic recession by pursuing a master's degree.She will be speaking about work in a time of Covid-19, together with Singapore Human Resources Institute's president, Ms Low Peck Kem, and Singapore National Employers Federation's executive director, Mr Sim Gim Guan.The podcasts are free on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
They will also be available on the ST Facebook page, Singapore Press Holdings radio station Money FM 89.3 and on str.sg/JPJU.