HR & Education

71% of Singaporeans likely to switch employers next year

71% of Singaporeans likely to switch employers next year

Employee retention should address growing concerns on career progression and salary increases.

Why Singapore fresh grads should consider starting a business

A recent survey conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Entrepreneurship Centre shows that the majority of students in Singapore’s...

Singaporeans grumble about unfair pay

7 in 10 believe they are underpaid compared to peers.

The difference between character and reputation

In Singapore and many Asian countries, families and businesses take pride in 'Having Face' or 'Reputation'

How to lose your job to a foreigner

Singaporeans have been crying foul over employers favouring foreigners, which account for one-third of the country’s workforce today. The effect of...

A look into training in the good old days

It is a perpetual cycle – you pay more, to get better training quality (?), with a tag attached. Professionals around the world carry a name, a...

Small- and medium-sized enterprises struggle amid debt collection woes

90-day old debts to SMEs spiked to 24%--the highest in two years.

This is why finance professionals will ditch banking sector

8 in 10 are itching to move out of traditional services--where do they go then?

2 in 5 bankers grumble about high cost of living

They also complain working environment is too stressful.

1 in 2 entry-level jobhunters expect promotion in two years

With higher income expectation comes jobseekers' desire to be managers in third year of work.

Singapore job seekers want more than money

Having up to six months of potential bonuses accrued is not stopping candidates from searching for a new job that can deliver more than financial...

The art of negotiating

Let me ask you 3 questions. Please be truthful with your answers because I won’t be there to hear them.

How do I become an effective leader?

This is a question that most leaders ponder over, and in the search for the perfect answer to what that ultimate leadership approach and style might...

Yale-NUS College: Singapore's drive for Liberal Arts education

When American parents drop off their children at primary school, the parting words are usually “have fun” rather than “work hard”, and until the...

3 in 5 fresh grads expect $3000 entry pay

Students expecting this much salary has been increasing by 10% yearly.

Google beats Singapore Airlines as top choice for employer

Almost 4 in 10 undergrads and alumni fancy the tech mogul as their future workplace.

9 in 10 Singaporean workers refuse immoral tactics for promotion

This is despite cut-throat competition amid the country's openness to foreign talent.