Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak, many graduates have been facing difficulties in finding employment. Job postings fell by around 15 per cent year-on-year since April and hiring growth rates have declined since February. Unemployment is expected to spike to 5 per cent or more.
Sandra Davie, a senior education correspondent from The Straits Times, discussed the implications of the virus on the graduate job market in an askST@NLB podcast with Professor Ho Teck Hua, a senior deputy president and provost at the National University of Singapore.WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? This manual provides guidance on which job-hunt strategies work and which don’t, as well as tips for writing resumes, job interviews and networking.