CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Straw polls; 1 in 4 grads can't get a job. Is the job market really that tough, or are grads today just being too picky?

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According to a recent CNA article, in a straw poll of 105 recent fresh graduates, 28 have yet to secure a full-time job. Among them, a quarter said they were not confident about finding one in the next six months. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Valerie Ong, Regional Marketing Manager, Reeracon and Zac Ng, Managing Director, Cultivar Asia.

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