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Ministry of Manpower launches Career Planning & Occupational Information Website
March 11, 2010 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
Ministry of Manpower launches Career Planning & Occupational Information Website

The Ministry of Manpower in Singapore recently launched the 2010 edition of Career Compass. The website provides some useful information/tools, to help people learn more about different occupations and improve career decision making. While the …

Manpower Singapore Employment Outlook Survey – Hiring Growth in Q2
March 11, 2010 – 9:03 pm | No Comment
Manpower Singapore Employment Outlook Survey – Hiring Growth in Q2

Singapore’s labour market is likely to remain active as hiring forecasts remain optimistic, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Of the 703 employers interviewed by Manpower Singapore across seven industry sectors in Singapore, a …

IT Hiring in Asia Expected to Pick-up
March 9, 2010 – 10:57 am | No Comment
IT Hiring in Asia Expected to Pick-up

Close to seven of ten information security professionals polled in Asia are looking to hire permanent or contract employees in 2010 with 54% planning three or more additional headcount.
This is significantly higher than the global …

JobsDB Singapore Career Fair: 26-28 March 2010
March 1, 2010 – 8:27 pm | No Comment
JobsDB Singapore Career Fair: 26-28 March 2010

Below is information from the organisers of the event, which can be a useful addition to your job search campaign:
Singapore’s only high-tech paperless career and education exhibition brings together hiring companies and job seekers for fast …

Singapore job hunters looking for higher salaries
February 26, 2010 – 10:48 am | No Comment
Singapore job hunters looking for higher salaries

Jobseekers need to be more responsible in their job search process, says Steven Seek, managing director of JobsDB.com.
With an influx of jobseekers in the Singapore market after the current festivities period, Seek says they are …

Singapore Budget 2010 – Government to increase focus on employee training and productivity
February 24, 2010 – 1:31 pm | No Comment
Singapore Budget 2010 – Government to increase focus on employee training and productivity

Below are the relevant highlights -
Expansion of the Continuing Education and Training (CET) System
- The government will spend $2.5 billion over the next five years on CET, to build an outstanding CET system for …

Singapore employers still have more bargaining power
February 11, 2010 – 12:41 pm | No Comment
Singapore employers still have more bargaining power

Employers still call the shots in Singapore’s job market, according to two recruiters, even though the recovering economy has threatened to shift the balance of power back to jobseekers’ hands.
Although it might change, Paul Endacott, …

Kelly Global Workforce Index – Highlights for Singapore
January 29, 2010 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Kelly Global Workforce Index – Highlights for Singapore

Nine in 10 Singaporean workers say being more globally orientated in the way they work is important for career prospects, according to the latest Kelly Global Workforce Index which surveyed over 3,000 respondents.
However, the survey …

Hays Quarterly Employment Report for Singapore
January 27, 2010 – 10:38 am | One Comment
Hays Quarterly Employment Report for Singapore

Internal auditors, senior quantity surveyors, project managers and marketing communications professionals are some of the skills employers seek in this new year.
In the January – March edition of the Hays Quarterly Report, Hays found that …

Facebook and LinkedIn most popular with Singapore job seekers
January 21, 2010 – 10:29 am | No Comment
Facebook and LinkedIn most popular with Singapore job seekers

In survey by Adecco in Singapore, Facebook was voted the top choice for job seekers, who were asked which social media or on-line platform they preferred to use to obtain career and job related information.
Of …