MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS

The world underwent significant changes over the past two years. After a year of war in Ukraine, there is still no end in sight. It has sent shockwaves throughout the global economy, affecting the worlds of society, geopolitics and businesses as we face the devastating inflation and the looming recession. With the Covid-19 pandemic easing a little, businesses who were initially facing challenges from the uncertainties, have come up with initiatives to keep the businesses afloat.

Are you ready for the recurring disruption? How do you continue staying the course? Recurring disruption requires increased resiliency. We are starting to see that a one-size-fits-all does not work anymore. Career Development is a lifelong process, start thinking about your career now and how you would like to fit your skills into the industry. Some of our students have experienced remote working due to the pandemic (see page 22). Whether you are working remotely, on a hybrid or in-person, it is always important to have the right social skills in the modern workplace (see page 52 to 55).

As the world emerged from the pandemic into buoyant labour markets, SUTD Class of 2021 has done extremely well. About 95% of our graduates secured employment within six months. The median gross salary across the four pillars increased considerably too (see page 10). Our graduates have clearly demonstrated market resilience. Find out more on what keeps alumnus Lim Ken Zho motivated as a young co-founder and CTO of Write Brothers (see page 61).

In today’s world of social media and transparency (see page 26), employers may be more discerning. Mr Eddy Teo, Senior Engineering Manager of Dyson shared some tips on how to clinch an engineering career at Dyson. One of the key areas is to have a technical portfolio to showcase your projects and prototypes (see page 58 to 59). It is important to be able to brand yourself (see page 30 to 31). Innovation and collaboration are traits that companies would look out for. Continue exploring, continue building on your confidence, challenge the norm and own your choices! Through the many hands-on projects in SUTD, you will discover that you will be well-prepared for the industry way before Term 8 and Career Development Center team is here to journey with you, to navigate this path to success!i

Angelvin C. Parma Head, Career Development Centre