Smu does it again

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Posted: 07 March 2006 1645 hrs

SMU sees second year of 100% employment for graduates
By Diana Ser, Channel NewsAsia



SINGAPORE : For a second straight year, graduates of Singapore Management University have scored a 100 percent employment rate.

All found jobs within six months of graduation, with three quarters receiving multiple job offers.

During his four years in SMU, Taresh Dhawan spent a total of four months on internships.

His last internship at petrol giant Shell led to his first job as a trading operator.

Said Taresh, "If you have an internship over a period of one month or two months, there is no doubt in my mind that that is so much better than a half hour interview. You get a chance to suss out the place that you may be working at. For me, reducing that unknown is a big deal."

All SMU students have to spend at least 10 weeks with a business organisation before they graduate.

And that has clearly paid off.

Some 21 percent of graduates from the class of 2005 landed jobs in the companies at which they interned.

Last year, SMU graduates were snapped up by the financial, accounting, consulting and services sectors.

Said Professor Howard Hunter, president of SMU, "We're also in a period of an expanding economy and I hope that the success of our students in getting jobs will help lay the foundation for future students and establish SMU in such a way that we'll be equally successful when the economy is slower."

For now, the job market is looking rosy for university graduates.

The NUS employment survey released last week showed the highest employment rate in a decade.

NTU is expected to release its survey on Wednesday. - CNA /ct

Funny.

I searched online fo noose's employment rate, and found an entry dated 7th march for employment rates in 2004.

2004 is two years ago, job market still good meh. feeling skeptical.

here's a look:



07 March 2005

Table 2: Employment Rate by Courses



Employment Rate


2004

8 courses achieved
full employment
(100%)


B.D.S
M.B.B.S
LL.B./LL.B.(Hons.)
B.A. (Arch.)
B.A. (Arch.)(Hons.)
B.Sc.(Pharm.)
B.A.(I.D.)
B.Eng.(Environ)

courses achieved full employment rates

Employment Rate


2004

16 courses achieved
employment rates
of at least 91.0%


B.B.A.(Hons.)
B.Sc.(Real Est)
B.Eng.(Civil)
B.Comp.(Comp.Eng.)
B.A.(Hons.)
M.Arch.
B.Sc.(Pharm.)(Hons.)
B.Sc.(Hons.)
B.B.A.
B.Soc.Sci.(Hons.)
B.Sc.(Bldg)
B.Comp.(Hons.)
B.Eng.(Elect.)
B.Appl.Sci.(Hons.)
B.Comp.
B.Eng.(Mech.)

16 courses achieved an average employment rate of 95%

Employment Rate


2004

5 courses achieved
employment rates
of at least 82.0%


B.Eng.(Chem.)
B.A.
B.Sc. <<<<<<<<
B.Eng.(Comp.)
B.Appl.Sci.

5 courses achieved an average employment rate of 86%



oooooohhhhhh....