HR & Education

Acing the interview

Consultant Aimee Young says you can ensure that you ace your next interview by following just a few simple tips.

Acing the interview

Consultant Aimee Young says you can ensure that you ace your next interview by following just a few simple tips.

Overseas job seekers revive their career in Singapore

Hays doubles staff to cater 26% increase in permanent jobs registrants and 31% in contractual positions.

NTU and IATA to develop human capital for global aviation

Collaboration to explore possibility of launching a joint executive MBA program with specialization in aviation management.

STB kickstarts experiential learning F1 in Schools World Finals

Singapore offers holistic learning experience by enriching students beyond academic curriculum and help nurture life skills.

US jobless claims still high

Initial claims may have dropped from the 500k mark three weeks ago but they remain too high at 478k and 472k the past two weeks, according to DBS...

Accountants in demand as future leaders sought

Trend was dramatic shift from last year when most organisations were merely recruiting for critical roles.

SPRING unveils $30mln initiative to build SMEs' talent pool

2 talent training programmes aim to produce 2,000 fresh talents for SMEs in next 5 years.

Raffles Education profit up 8.2% to S$55.8mln

Group established eight new colleges despite revenue fell 6.9% to S$188.1mln mainly behind lower enrolments in China.

Talkative colleagues the most distractive influence at work

49% of Singaporeans polled said talkative colleagues most time-consuming distraction while 31% said emails and net browsing.

Hays moves to Raffles Place for expansion

The recruitment firm has relocated to bigger premises in order to manage their increasing number of vacancies for qualified, professional and skilled...

Singapore companies make progress towards sound compensation

Yet there are still opportunities to further strengthen compensation practices behind increasing shareholder interest in executive compensation.

MOM seeks feedback on new employment agency regulatory framework

Move intends to make Singapore known for its fair and effective recruitment practices.

A*STAR nurtures a pipeline of 1,000 scholars

240 A*STAR scholars and fellows are already deployed in various R&D sectors in Singapore.

EASB goes beyond the basic curricula

In an increasingly competitive society, the importance of education cannot be neglected. At the East Asia Institute of Management (EASB), students...

As employment markets free up, does the power currently sit with employer or employee?

This question although controversial is definitely being tested across the board at present with many finding it a cryptic puzzle to solve.

World experts to converge in Singapore Human Capital Summit 2010

MOM and WDA organised the convention to tackle Asia's human capital challenges as world recovers from crisis.

Government requires large construction firms to undergo CET

Companies have 12 months to implement CET measures to be able to bid government projects.