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  1. Feb 20, 2023 · SINGAPORE: More graduates remained jobless six months after leaving school, though median salaries went up last year, especially for technology-related jobs, a survey found. Of the 10,700 fresh...

  2. Feb 22, 2024 · Of the remaining respondents in the labour force, 3.6 per cent were unemployed but commencing work soon or starting a business venture, while 6.8 per cent were unemployed and still looking for...

  3. Feb 19, 2021 · Feb 19, 2021, 10:25 PM. SINGAPORE - Fewer students who graduated last year managed to secure a full-time job, even though government programmes have helped ensure most managed to find some form...

    • What Happens When Months of Unemployment Stretch to years?
    • Mindset Matters
    • Help Is Available

    It does make a difference how long someone has been unemployed, in terms of how easy it takes to bounce back in finding a new job or career. Wilson Chia, an Employer Engagement Manager at AKG (formerly known as Maximus), a career matching provider under Workforce Singapore, shares: “MOM’s definition for the LTU is six months. To dive deeper, I beli...

    Mindset issues can also be a challenge for the LTUs. Several common gripes include feeling overqualified, a perception of being too old, or not being able to find roles that match their perceived value and experience. While some of these can certainly be real, more often than not, they are perceptions that hinder LTUs from moving towards a successf...

    If the job search has been long and weary, don’t worry, there are options.WSG’s Career Matching Services have been supporting locals impacted by career transitions to find meaningful employment. Part of the suite of services to assist include the opportunity to interact and work with career coaches, who can guide, advise and support those looking f...

  4. Jun 21, 2024 · June 21, 2024. SINGAPORE: Another jobless Singaporean online has expressed concerns about how to explain a long employment gap in her resume.

  5. Jun 26, 2021 · According to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) latest labour market report for the first quarter of this year, the youth unemployment rate was 10.6 per cent in 2020, when Singapore...

  6. Unemployment among recent graduates has risen from 86,534 graduates in 2010 to 170,105 in 2018. Over the years the problem snowballs because fresh graduates enter a labour market that is already crowded with the previous year's unemployed graduates.