1. How can we provide final year
undergraduates
with more opportunities to explore
career options?
Problem Statement
An eloquent, intelligent and well-
travelled final year undergraduate with
lots of experience in various fields (i.e.,
travel writing, amateur photography)
make better informed decisions
when it comes to selecting
a career path and ‘first’ job
current processes (i.e., internships) are not
always accessible and are not catered to
those who want to explore different
avenues.
Stakeholder Need Insights
NEEDS A WAY TO BECAUSE

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Internship
programme for high
school students
Government
sponsorship of first
year’s wages so that
fresh graduates are
free to experiment
Mandatory semester
off in the middle of
undergraduate
degree to allow
students to explore
Create private blogs for fresh
graduates to share their job search
and work experiences, only to be
accessed by juniors and other
alumni
Get companies to
answer a standard
questionnaire so that
students can easily
compare
Career Bootcamp
where students can
learn skills such as
CV writing and
interview techniques
Online platform which
pairs up employers and
students for internships
Social events where final
year students can
informally interact with
representatives of
various companies Speed-‘dating’
between employers
and final-year
students
Simulation game
which allows
students to
experience a day at
work

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Create an app for students to
connect with professionals in
the vicinity - maybe they can
chat over coffee!
Employment programme
that allows fresh grads to
trial one week at
different companies
before deciding
Create a ‘Tripadvisor’ for
companies where
employees can
anonymously rate their
work experiences
Set-up grants for students to start
their own micro businesses while in
school to experiment with
entrepreneurship
Online platform where
alumni can interact and
share experiences with
current students
Government
incentivisation so
that companies will
take up more
interns
Personality and
career tests for final
year students
Mentorship
programme between
students and
companies
Create a ‘Linkedin’
platform where
current students can
connect with
professionals
Internship programme
that allows students to
experience a variety of
roles and companies

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Open house days at
companies where any
student can visit and
sit-in on activities
Online Wikipedia
where fresh
graduates can
contribute their
experiences
Youtube channel that
showcase ‘A Day at
Work’ where
companies can upload
their own videos
Casual lunch meetings between
representative of various industries
and final-year students
Compile experiences by
fresh grads who made the
‘wrong’ decision and
regretted their first job
experience
Invite
representatives from
companies to design
and lead modules at
universities
Those who have had
the opportunity to
intern to share their
experience with
their peers
Each company sets
up a Facebook fan
page for interested
students to keep
them updated
“13 going on 30”
experiences for all
final year students
Time machine

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Invisibility cloak
MOOC courses
designed and led by
representatives of
various companies
Television show which
showcases a day in the
lives of various fresh
graduates who are at
different stages
Introduce practical and technical
modules at university that students
must select from (as relevant as
possible to specific industries)
‘The Sims’ game that
focuses primarily on
career planning
Collaborations
between companies
and universities:
companies provide real
tasks and universities
assign teams to work
on the challenges
Online magazine
with up-to-date
information on fresh
grad job market
Highly personalised
and attentive career
guidance mentorship
Tag along with senior
employees for a day to
experience working life
Financial literacy classes
- maybe more would
follow their passions if
they knew how to
manage their money!

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Role-playing
modules in
university
Career planning
board game
Facebook app game where students
get to try being a boss of a
company in various industries
Government-funded
career fairs
Website that
compiles and
compares job
opportunities for
fresh grads
Hypnotism to get
students to uncover
their true passions
Work observation
tours
Talent-spotting in
universities so that
suitable students get
to trial roles early
on
Get companies to
re-define roles along
the terms of GenY’s
desires and
aspirations
Employment
programmes where
new employees can
trial different roles

7. Most Practical Idea Most Disruptive Idea Favourite Idea
Simulation game
which allows
students to
experience a day at
work
Speed-‘dating’
between employers
and final-year
students
Employment
programme that allows
fresh grads to trial one
week at different
companies before
deciding
While in their final year in
school, speed-‘dating’ sessions
between representatives of
various companies and
interested students can be
organised to complement the
usual career fairs.This way,
each student gets the
opportunity to ask the
questions they have, and the
ensuing exchanges may have
more depth than the usual
pitch provided by companies.
Company representatives can
also scout for talent through
this exercise.
Instead of finding themselves
stuck in a first job that may
not be the right fit, an
employment programme
which allows fresh graduates
to select up to 5 different
roles in the same or different
companies can be
established. Each student
spends a week in each role,
and, following the full
programme, can make their
decision on which job they
would like to take up.
Using cutting-edge
technology, a game which
simulates real-life situations in
various roles in a diversity of
industries can be created.
Through this, students get a
first taste of the working
world, and can trial a
multitude of different roles
and industries to gain a better
understanding of the position
that best suits them.