Poll of 5,000 NTU graduands showed 7 in 10 secured jobs before graduation
SINGAPORE - Despite concerns about a bleak labour market amid economic uncertainties, about seven in 10 Nanyang Technological University students in 2019 secured jobs before graduation, a preliminary survey of more than 5,000 graduates showed.More than seven in 10 found employment prior to graduation, according to a 2018 poll by the university, while two in three secured jobs before collecting their degrees in 2017.
Mr Yee, who struggled with dyslexia throughout his schooling life, graduated with honours in his double degree programme in business and accountancy on Tuesday. He was inspired to start GivFunds after backpacking around Asia at the end of his first year in 2016. Mr Yee, who addressed his fellow graduates at the ceremony on Tuesday, made the call for all of them to make a difference.
More than 33,000 NTU students have benefited from attending courses at the Margaret Lien Centre of Professional Success at NTU, set up in 2013 to prepare students for professional life by developing sound moral values and personal skills.
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