{
  "id": 11939361,
  "title": "‘Dear younger me’: SG jobseeker asks workers what advice they’d give their younger selves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/dear-younger-me-sg-jobseeker-asks-workers-what-advice-theyd-give",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-04T13:32:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/dear-younger-me-sg-jobseeker-asks-workers-what-advice-they-d-give-their-younger-selves"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Singaporean jobseeker has questioned fellow workers on what advice they would give their younger selves if given the chance to travel back in time, following his own recent job hunt. The jobseeker's post on the r/askSingapore subreddit highlighted his competitive job market experience in Singapore. Writing \"Dear younger me,\" he suggested that if he could go back 5 or 10 years, he would prioritize internships over part-time jobs, as they would provide more useful experience for landing a full-time position. The post quickly garnered responses from other users asking for their own advice to their younger selves. Some emphasized building connections and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, while others cautioned against accepting lower-paying jobs and urged not to sell oneself short.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A Singaporean jobseeker has asked fellow workers what advice they would give their younger selves if they could travel back five or 10 years, after his current job hunt made him realise how useful some earlier career decisions could have been. In a post on the r/askSingapore subreddit, he said the competitive job market had him thinking about what he could have done differently to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}