IT and Technology

Singapore’s positon as a global IT hub is evident in the many leading technology companies that have made the city-state a key node in their global network and contributed to the naton’s vibrant cloud computng ecosystem.

It’s not just tech companies that need IT graduates, though – the latest trends in IT and technology have ensured that fnancial technology, cybersecurity and cognitve technology, among others, permeate other career sectors. Now, virtually every organisaton uses IT, from government departments to internatonal investment banks. In additon, remote operatons in the new normal have accelerated technology adopton in companies as they begin to setle into hybrid work models.

The great range of tasks now present in the industry have now also ensured that, with some years of experience, graduates have the opportunity to branch out as contractors or consultants.

You’ll need…

• Technical skills • To be adaptable • Commercial awareness • Communicaton skills • Problem-solving skills

Types of employers

• Sofware companies • Technical and business consultancies • Multnatonal sofware and hardware companies • Retail and investment banks • Telecommunicatons services providers • State and semi-state bodies and organisatons

Types of jobs

• Programmer/sofware developer • Systems analyst/business analyst • Web developer • Network engineer • Technical support • Technical sales • Sofware engineer • Security consultant • Project manager

Job-hunting tips

• IT employers ofen stck to more conventonal recruitment means – campus events, job postngs and recruitment fairs – to atract graduate applicatons • Online applicaton forms are common in this sector, so be sure to prepare digital copies of all necessary materials before applying

Work experience

Employers in this sector tend to be more discreet about advertsing their work experience opportunites. Check in with campus career services centres, or touch base with employers directly if they happen to be at an event.

Deadlines

Larger IT companies typically stck to deadlines in August and September, while others have contnuous recruitment.

However, if an IT job in another industry is preferred, much like banking, make sure to check the deadlines for their recruitment cycles.

Did you know?

Estmatons have shown that by 2025, there’ll be 149 million new technology-oriented jobs around the world, spanning areas such as privacy and trust, all the way to data analytcs, cybersecurity and sofware and cloud development.

Most popular employers

1. Microsof 2. Shopee 3. Amazon 4. Micron 5. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 6. Grab 7. IBM 8. Government Technology

Agency (GovTech) 9. Defence Science and

Technology Agency (DSTA) 10.Dyson

Source: Singapore Graduate Barometer 2021 editon