If you think that the two years spent in National Service won’t help you in future, then you’re wrong! Here are three ways that the experience as a man in green puts you in a better stead after polytechnic.

This isn’t a foolish undertaking, not when it can actually boost your career opportunities after graduation and enhance your self-development.

Thinking of joining at start-up or coming up with your own venture after graduation from polytechnic? Here’s how you can get a headstart.

What are the skill sets you look for in fresh graduate applicants?

For fresh graduates gaining entry into the industry, I look for a mix of soft skills and hard skills in my assessment. Soft skills include verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work in a team and maintain flexibility, as well as strong work ethics.

Hard skills, on the other hand, include technical skills that graduates have learned from their course of study or from internship experiences such as computing, engineering or data analytics.