Graduate under-employment rises as more take to the gig economy
10.6% of recent grads say they are in freelance, part-time or temporary jobs - up from 9.7% in 2016 - according to NUS, NTU and SMU survey
Singapore
HALF a year before graduating from Yale-NUS College as an urban studies major, Reuben Su began applying for marketing jobs and positions in management associate programmes.
But he did not net a full-time job by his May 2017 graduation, so when a friend mentioned they needed some paid freelance design work done, he agreed to help. Other opportunities streamed in, and Mr Su has been doing freelance work in social media management, videography and event planning since.
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