In an article written by Lee U-wen and Emilyn Yap, on Dec 03 this year, states that due to the financial crisis, university students graduating next year, are fast coming to terms with the rising difficulty in landing their ideal jobs. The number of placings and range of jobs available are taking a hit.
Of those who graduated in 2007, 9 out of 10 students from NBS found jobs before graduation and top students earned between $8,000 to $15,000. Two-thirds received multiple job offers. What about this year? 2008? 7 out of 10 of my friends from the business and engineering faculties found their jobs 4-5 months after their graduation. 2 out of the remaining 3 found their job 2 months after graduation. Of course I wouldn't say that I have huge numbers of friends. What about your circle of friends? Isn't this an obvious sign that when we graduate in '09, that it will be tougher to look for a job by the time we graduate? With no signs of recovery as yet?
It's obvious that we have to start earlier in order to increase our chances of securing a job by the time we graduate. In my next entry, I'll discuss on the mindsets that might come in handy. Later then...
p.s to read up on the article, please visit http://business.asiaone.com/Business/Office/Learn/Job%2BHunting/Story/A1Story20081201-104728.html
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