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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 | No 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 …

61% of Singapore companies to increase hiring
January 21, 2010 – 9:30 am | No Comment
61% of Singapore companies to increase hiring

Two out of three companies in Singapore say they plan to increase their headcount in the first quarter of 2010.
In a survey by ACHIEVE Group, 61% of 500 companies surveyed say they plan to hire …

Good Employment Rates for Polytechnic Grads in Singapore
January 15, 2010 – 12:59 pm | No Comment
Good Employment Rates for Polytechnic Grads in Singapore

Despite the economic crisis, about nine in 10 polytechnic graduates managed to find work in 2009.
According to a recent survey conducted by Singapore’s five polytechnics, it found that the fresh grad employment rate stood at …

What salary increment can you expect in Singapore in 2010?
December 22, 2009 – 10:52 am | No Comment
What salary increment can you expect in Singapore in 2010?

Mercer Singapore (an HR Consultancy) conducted a survey in October, covering 262 companies in 11 industries.
According to the survey, on average you can expect a 3.2% pay increase in 2010. Pharmaceutical companies are expected to give out the highest …