LETTERS – The two year Covid-19 pandemic was a huge challenge to new graduates looking to start their careers as job opportunities were increasingly scarce with theconomy and employment sectors struggling to recover.
New graduates must compete not only with their peers but also with those laid off as a result of the pandemic. The effects of the pandemic are also changing the global employment landscape.
Many of the most recent applications and software have been developed to make it easier for people to deal with problems without requiring much physical movement. Everything requires interactions online, providing convenience to consumers.
Graduates need additional tools to grab the opportunities available in the field of business, particularly those involved in online transactions. They must highlight the uniqueness of their field of expertise as a value-add to be hired.
Furthermore, graduates must take advantage of opportunities to supplement their knowledge with open sources via online training programmes. Graduates must also improve their skills in the areas of digitisation and gig economy, which necessitates more creative graduates who can use technology to address today’s challenges.
Also, allow them to be trained and enhance their skills in sustainable fields, and public-private sector collaborations are required to ensure that workers are paid a wage commensurating with the cost of living.
Fresh graduates are the backbone of the country’s development and major contributors to economic activity. Without government intervention to address graduate unemployment, the great potential of this generation will be wasted.
Source: Zuriani Yaacob (NST.COM.MY)
