How to make the right choice for your first job | Work It

In the current job market, fresh graduates can choose from full-time jobs, traineeships and freelance work, or even delay graduation. How do you decide which risks are worth taking for your first career move? Nat Fetalvero and Gerald Tan speak with Eugene Or, economics lecturer from Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Daniel Soh, who graduated from Singapore Management University two years ago, about comparing starting salaries with peers and weighing the trade-offs between different job options.

Highlights:
00:00 Intro       
01:45 Delaying graduation for a better job market 
03:53 Should median salary be your benchmark? 
06:20 The problem with comparing salaries
09:10 A way to help you choose your first job
12:37 The right mindset for your first job
16:03 Why waiting for better is the biggest mistake 
18:43 Ask Work It: No leave coverage

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