I am another poster who posted before. You just got to keep applying the roles and think of how you can value add to the company as a fresh grad. Salary negotiation should be the last priority since you have no power to do so. It really does not matter whether its above 3K or not, which I think a lot people like to use this as a salary benchmark. Contracts should really be the last resort.

I joined a Asian bank 4 years ago as a perm when there are not so many contracts. I have since left the bank. My ex colleagues who stayed have progressed to be team leads etc. They were telling me that there are more contracts now and it's subjected to renewable (not conversion). We are thankful that we joined earlier as a perm staff and progressed from there. So you really got to apply the perm roles.