Mum’s words spur undergraduate to overcome family’s financial difficulties

Final year SMU student Mohammad Helmi shared about the financial hardships he experienced as a child and how it has helped to shape his views and make him more resilient. His conversations with his mother also helped to spur him on to succeed in life. In the second half of 2017, he bagged the coveted six-month internship with Apple’s logistics team in Singapore, which ensures the smooth shipment of the technology giant’s devices in the region. With graduation half a year away, Mr Helmi hopes to land a full-time job in operations at Apple, or in firms like Procter & Gamble and Unilever.