Career Resources

Explore our range of career resources for LKYSPP students who wish to learn more about policy careers and careers in international affairs. Below are some online resources that can provide some tips and strategies to help you navigate your career journey and find a fulfilling career.  

Plan your career pathway

Effective career planning begins with an understanding of your interests, skills, and values. What career steps you can take, depends on where you hope to go, in your professional journey. You can start by learning more about the sectors that are most relevant to and align with degree programmes. Click here to access the APSIA International Career Guide: What Can you Do with an International Affairs Degree.

Know your sectors

Students with training in international affairs or public policy may find meaningful careers addressing various issues in the public, private, non-profit, and multilateral sectors, just to name a few. Students could also embark on careers in academia, research institutes and think-tanks.

Sector Guide: Public

Sector Guide: Multilateral

Sector Guide: Non-governmental

Sector Guide: Private

Sector Guide: Development

Students who are interested in the development sector should check out Devex, a leading independent news organisation covering global development.

Devex Career Account

You can sign up for a Devex Career Account using your NUS email address and enjoy free access until December of the year that you graduate. Click here to sign up. This benefit is exclusive to LKYSPP students only.

Strategise your internship or job search

Before you start applying for internships or jobs, take a moment to ponder over how the people around you can help. Embark on your job search by building your network. Here are some relevant resources you can consider:

  • The Complete Career Masterclass Collection
    LKYSPP students and alumni can sign up using your NUS email address and enjoy free access to a series of online career masterclasses until June 2026. These masterclasses are curated by Jeremy Schiefling, who is the author of Career Coach GPT. They will cover a range of topics such as how best to use LinkedIn and AI for your job search. This benefit is exclusive to LKYSPP students and alumni only.
  • LKY School LinkedIn Group for Students and Alumni
    Join this exclusive LinkedIn group, introduce yourself, and start reaching out to fellow LKYSPP students and alumni. Click here to join the group.
  • Connect with LKYSPP Alumni
    The de-facto LKYSPP Alumni Directory, click on “Alumni” to find out where our alumni are working. Ensure ‘Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’ is listed under Education in your LinkedIn profile to appear here, so that recruiters and fellow alumni can find you. Click here to access the directory.
  • LKYSPP Job & Internship Portal
    Check out the internship and job opportunities posted on the school’s website.
  • NUS Talent Connect Portal
    As a LKYSPP student, you are also part of the larger NUS network. You can access NUS TalentConnect with your NUS email address here.
  • NUS Talent Connect Portal (NSWS)
    You can search and apply for jobs on campus, including Teaching Assistant (TA), Research Assistant (RA) roles and work-study opportunities.
  • Jobstreet
    Explore opportunities in Southeast Asia
  • Indeed Singapore
    Explore opportunities in Singapore

Craft your resume

LKYSPP students can get a VMock Instant Review.

VMock is a 24/7 virtual career assistant that utilises technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Sophisticated Analytics Engine to deliver instant, personalized and smart career guidance to students and professionals. Click here to find out more.

You can use the SMART Resume Editor function in VMock to enhance your resume. This function benchmarks your resume against 100+ critical parameters and provides targeted, personalised guidance to improve your resume. Click here for the step-by-step instructions on how to access this tool.

Ace your job interview with VMock Interview

Practice your video interview and get instant feedback on your responses, body language, eye contact, and voice quality. Click here for instructions.

Other NUS tools

CaseCoach

The case interview method is used by various organisations to recruit for consulting and strategy roles. To practise for case interviews, NUS students can apply for access to CaseCoach via this sign up link.

NUS Career+ App

Download this app onto your mobile phone. It can help you plan your education, build your skills profile and develop your career pathway by providing real-time data insights from the Singapore job market

NUS Get HigherEd

Connect with companies and organisations for job opportunities from around the globe