Record starting pay for grads, but fewer full-time jobs

Singapore

FRESH university graduates earned a record high starting pay last year although a lower proportion of them were in full-time jobs.

They took home a median monthly salary of S$3,400, up from S$3,300 in 2016, according to results of a joint graduate employment survey released on Monday.

Nearly nine in 10 graduates, or 88.9 per cent, found jobs within six months of their final examinations, down from 89.5 per cent in 2016. This refers to the number of graduates in full-time, part-time, temporary or freelanc…