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I refer to the article “Goals of poly grads changing” (Straits Times, Jan 18). It states that “More polytechnic students are choosing to continue their studies instead of finding work immediately after graduating. This is a preference among diploma holders that has emerged over the last decade, and is also seen in the... 

Have you ever applied to any job posting and got the response that the position has been filled, only to see the job advert appear again? Sadly you are not the only one.There hundreds of new job ads posted online daily is for pundits the sign of a thriving jobs market – but how many of them are real? Reports from disgruntled... 

A friend asked me – with all the hoohah on “fake news” – got “fake statistics” or not? Well, from my experience analysing statistics for the last two decades or so – “fake statistics” are very very rare. What we have are often: no disclosure of the statistics partial disclosure of the statistics omitting statistics changing...