What should fresh grads do in this shitty economy/job market?

Don't sit around and wait for the perfect job, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say, who was speaking at a tea session organised by the Young Sikh Association and Sikh Centre at the National Library yesterday (Oct. 8).

"You're just sitting there waiting for the perfect job, but what if it doesn't come? Will you just sit there? The longer you stay out of employment, the harder it is to come back."

Flexibility and adaptability are key as he also spoke about his unconventional career path.

According to his CV on parliament.gov.sg:

"Mr Lim was actively involved with the development of information technology since the 1970s.  He served as General Manager of National Computer Board from 1986 to 1991, and as its Chairman from 1994 to 1998.  He was also actively involved in the economic development of Singapore in the 1990s.  He spent five years with the Economic Development Board, first as Deputy Managing Director based in New York City from 1991 to 1993, then as Managing Director from 1994 to 1996.

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Mr Lim entered politics and joined the labour movement in 1996 to help the rank and file workers upgrade and remain employable." (emphasis ours)

But we guess his career was kinda expected considering his SAF scholarship and education background:

"Born on 13 July 1954, Mr Lim Swee Say studied at the Catholic High School and the National Junior College.  He was awarded a Singapore Armed Forces (UK) Scholarship in 1973 and studied Electronics, Computer and Systems Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology in the United Kingdom.  He graduated with a First Class Honours degree in 1976 and was admitted to the honorary degree of Doctor of Technology in 2006.  He attended the Stanford Sloan Programme at Stanford University and graduated with a Master's Degree in Management in 1991."

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