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5 ways hiring process in Singapore suffers from huge disconnects
5 ways hiring process in Singapore suffers from huge disconnects
Hirers to hire but candidates think otherwise.
Temporary workers may hold the key to alleviating Singapore's skills shortages
According to a recent Hays survey, 40 percent of candidates in Singapore are now more open to temporary/contract work than they were in recent years.
Chart of the Day: Here’s solid proof that local job creation in Singapore is in a virtual standstill
Local employment took a nosedive after two strong years.
OCBC launches $500,000 initiative to upskill employees
Over 800 employees will get a $500 SkillsFuture top-up.
7 success lessons your degree failed to teach you
Recently, a friend of mine had the good fortune to meet Grace Ho, Chief Commercial Officer of SingPost, through a mentorship and networking session...
Singapore banking, finance sector posts -4% growth in online hiring in February
The sluggish economy is making employers cautious.
Singapore finance professionals to see dismal salary increases in 2016: survey
Wages of 7 in 10 workers will stay the same.
More Singapore Millennials pessimistic over job prospects in 2016
About 13% think they might lose their jobs.
Singaporean workers fear slowing economy will cripple local job market: REACH
They’re clamouring for skills upgrades.
Turbulent times ahead for Singapore employment market, warns MOM
Workforce growth is going to remain weak.
Lay-offs spike to record high since 2009 Global Financial Crisis: MOM
About 15,580 workers were laid off.
Work-life balance: Solution or curse?
The rhetoric on whether a work-life balance for Singaporeans is sustainable has been hotly debated. In some sectors, it has leveraged better staff...
Singapore's population problem will be worse than Japan's by 2030: report
Age ratios will be extremely skewed.
A quarter of Singaporean businesses have no women in senior leadership roles: survey
ASEAN peers outperform in terms of equality.
Dealing with ambiguity: The new talent currency for Singapore professionals?
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are all around us now, from computers which identify and sort our email spams, to ‘DeepFace’ of Facebook...
A third of older workers fear they will never be able to retire: HSBC survey
9 out of 10 say they will struggle financially upon retirement.
1 in 4 jobs will be snatched by automation in the next three years
Nearly half of employers (48%) in the Asia Pacific region think that they will need fewer employees.
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