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Graduation Woes
SARs & Debt-ridden
After 4 years of hard work graduating Bachelor of Engineering with honours, I was supposed to throw my mortar hat in jubilation. Unfortunately, the hopes of bright prospects were dampened by SARs epidemic. Furthermore, economy is still licking from the pain inflicted from the 911 attack two years earlier. In a difficult time when many jobseekers include those with work experience, finding a full-time job for a fresh graduate was like finding a needle in haystack. It could not be worst for someone who was shouldering a 40k debt (incl. interest and loan from sister), laden with paying back more than S$600 a month. It took me more than 5 years after graduation to finish repaying my loans. I am desperate to find a job fast!
The few months serving the remaining of my NS disruption do ...
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