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Looking to hire fresh graduates? Well, it's worth noting that three in four (75.9%) of Singaporean students expect more than S$3,000 from their first job.
According to the BrightSparks Scholarship & Higher Education Survey 2019 by CareerBuilder, a significant percentage of respondents were expecting more than S$4,000 from their first job.
When it came to their most desired sector, healthcare remained the preferred job industry among students in Singapore. This was followed by the government / public sector, as well as banking & financial services. While the computer - software and education industries rounded up the top five.
The survey also uncovered the higher education and scholarship preferences of these students. Key findings include:
- A majority of students (99.2%) intend to pursue further education, with a significant majority opting to stay within Singapore (72.1%).
- Scholarships were the top financing option with 78.8% of respondents intending to use it to finance their further education.
- Length of a scholarship bond is no longer a top consideration for graduates and undergraduates in Singapore, when deciding to apply for scholarships.
- An acceptable bond duration was between two to four years for a partial or full local scholarship, and four to six years fro a partial or full overseas scholarship.
- The top five scholarship providers were: National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), MOH Holdings Pte Ltd (MOHH), Changi Airport Group (CAG), and Singapore-Industry Scholarship (SgIS).
Infographics / CareerBuilderLead photo / 123RF
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