SG Career Search

UNDERGRADUATE Koh Si Hui is quietly confident that she would land a job after graduating this May.

She is eyeing a policy or research position in the civil service. Since last month, the 23-year-old sociology student from Nanyang Technological University has sent her resume to six companies, including ministries and statutory boards.

She said: 'While visiting online websites, I noticed that the Government is recruiting quite aggressively, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.'She has four friends studying accountancy who have already landed auditing jobs even before their graduation.

Companies are also actively hiring for business-related sales positions like retail associates and sales consultants.For instance, over 3,000 vacancies will be up for grabs at the largest community-service job fair tomorrow.

To be held at the Jelutung Community Club in Sembawang, the Job Fair@North West for Service Industry will see 40 employers, including integrated resort Resorts World at Sentosa, seeking new staff.

Ms Elsie Chua, executive vice-president of classified advertisements in SingaporePress Holdings, said: 'If you look at the Classified job section on a daily basis, you'll notice there are plenty of jobs available, specifically in the services industry.'