The great graduate divide: Why the job hunt is a struggle for some fresh graduates
Entry-level jobs aren't scarce in Singapore – they're just not where most graduates want them. That's the core finding of The Straits Times' piece "The great graduate divide: Why the job hunt is a struggle for some fresh graduates", which uses Ministry of Manpower data to show vacancies are plentiful in public administration, education, and health and social services, but far tighter in the infocomm and financial sectors graduates tend to chase. The piece also looks at how universities and polytechnics are recalibrating for tighter, more AI-literate hiring expectations, with input from academics at NUS, NTU, SMU, SIT, SUTD and Temasek Polytechnic.
Associate Professor Sharon Tan (Vice Dean, Industry Relations) was quoted on the sector's AI shift. She said AI adoption will create a strong need for professionals who can responsibly design, build, evaluate and deploy these systems. She added that Singapore's continued investment in AI research, infrastructure and enterprise adoption is expected to sustain demand for computing talent over the longer term, even as hiring conditions stay more subdued than during the recent tech boom.