New normal in the job market


Time to hit the restart button: The government can introduce policies to encourage employers to train youths in programmes such as apprenticeships. — SAM THAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: It will be convocation season soon but the scrolls fresh graduates have earned is unlikely to be enough to open doors in a Covid-19 ravaged economy.

Finding work will be challenging for youths in this current economic climate, associations say, but there are ways to gain a competitive edge in the job market.

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