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Fresh grads still in demand at Singapore’s professional services firms, despite gloomy job market

Part of the reason accounting firms remain attractive employers is their steady upward adjustment of salaries

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Renald Yeo

Renald Yeo

Published Mon, Aug 4, 2025 · 07:00 AM
    • In the latest joint graduate employment survey, 79.5% of graduates secured full-time permanent roles.
    • In the latest joint graduate employment survey, 79.5% of graduates secured full-time permanent roles. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] Professional services firms in Singapore are keeping graduate hiring steady – or even raising it – in 2025, defying broader concerns about a softening job market for fresh university graduates.

    Big Four firm EY is looking to recruit about 500 fresh graduates this year, with roughly 75 per cent expected to come from Singapore’s autonomous universities.

    The hiring figure marks a “steady increase over the years”, said Liew Nam Soon, EY Asean regional managing partner and Singapore country managing partner.

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