It takes considerable courage to leave a job you don’t identify with, especially amidst rising unemployment. SMU Bachelor in Science (IT) alumnus Chan Huang Suan took the plunge, and is today a step closer to his life goal, thanks to his new job.
Beyond the shiny façade of the region’s successful business landscape lies crimes that only skilled accounting professionals can solve. SMU’s new second major in Financial Forensics is designed to ... Read More
SMU Year 3 Business undergraduate Lee Chaehyun met with repeated rejections in her Summer 2020 internship search, no thanks to the pandemic. Undeterred, she took up a pro bono internship and found herself on a journey of growth and introspection.
Back virtually for the second year running, SMU’s signature open house event promises to take you on a journey to preview your university life at SMU—where students go on to become one of the most sought-after hires upon graduation.
Dilesh’s journey to land a job in his dream role of marketing has been a bumpy one, but the SMU Business alumnus is not giving up. Instead, he grabs hold of every available opportunity to learn and believes lifelong learning is now a necessity, ... Read More
In a tough business climate where bottomlines are king, toxic leadership is sometimes tolerated or even endorsed as a method of managing people and producing better results.
If getting an internship offer in the midst of a global economic slowdown was hard, try having to turn down not one, but two offers. Yet, SMU Business student Farid Mohammad did just that so as to embark on his journey to self-discovery and ... Read More
SMU alumnus, Jaden Teo, arrived in Vietnam just as Covid-19 started grounding travellers the world over. Instead of returning home, he pushed ahead with the launch of his edtech start-up amidst global lockdowns to amazing results.
Extraordinary times call for unconventional measures. When odds in the hiring market are stacked up against job seekers, it is time to reach out via alternative means to secure your next job.
As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on economies, jobs are turning out to be the precious commodity of the day. Find out why SMU School of Economics alumnus Benjamin Wong took a giant leap of faith leaving his job to start career ... Read More