With the low costs of laptops and improving internet connectivity, many emerging entrepreneurs and digital nomads are abandoning the office and opting for working from home or at a cafe. It seems like the perfect arrangement when the commute from…
It is still raining jobs here on the sunny island of Singapore. Nothing seemed to affect the bull run, including the latest round of Phase 2 (re)heightened alert that ended on the 16th of August. Compared to Feb 1 2020…
Despite Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) that occurred from 16th May 2021 to 13 June 2021, job postings on Indeed Singapore actually went up and reach a record high of 35.6% from the start of Covid19 in Feb 2020. It is…
Did the recent Phase 2 Heightened Alert dampen employers’ motivation on their hiring? The short answer is yes. It resulted in a steep drop in job postings, a 31.7% decrease at end-May versus mid-May. Given that HA triggered on 16th…
Job postings are riding to the moon as we see an increase of 30.5% of job postings vis-a-vis the start of the pandemic, which is defined as 1st Feb 2020. It also represents the biggest recent incremental jump of 7.5%,…
Continuing the trend from Feb 2021, the job market is still on the uptrend as it were up 23% from their level on February 1 last year, after adjusting for seasonal trends. The uptrend started around Oct 2020 and surged…
When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. And that seems to be the case for the job market based on Indeed.com’s Hiring Lab data around Singapore job postings. By the end of the month, Singapore job postings…
SkillsFuture is off to a busy start of 2019. With the completion of the entire set of Skills Framework, they are moving next to engage the industry about them and their initiatives. From Employer Awards to Fellowships to JumpStart! workshop…
