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eFinancialCareers-gulf.com, 2 Apr 2011Private banks in Asia are growing fond of saying they are hiring in the hundreds but talent shortages in Singapore and Hong Kong could thwart their ambitions.Take Julius Baer. Chief executive Boris Collardi told Singapore’s Business Times recently that it intends to double its banker headcount in Asia from the current 130. The Swiss firm has offices in

The Malaysian Insider, 29 Mar 2011A more recent survey by the five polytechnics showed that “more than 90 per cent of polytechnic graduates were in the workforce as at Oct 1, 2010”. And the Ministry of Manpower’s Report on Labour Force in Singapore, 2010, released in January, showed that the percentage of contract workers dropped from 12.7 per cent in 2009 to 11.5 per cent in 2010.Dig a little

That is certainly the ambition of Murcia Region President Valcarel, who announced yesterday afternoon, during a visit to the under-construction Corvera facility that it is [almost], as reported by La Verdad newspaper, a 'done deal' for the new Corvera International Airport not to have to compete with the existing Murcia-San Javier facility; I use the qualifier 'almost' because Sr. Valcarel stated

RTTNews, 15 Mar 2011Singapore's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 2.2% in the three months ended December from 2.1% in the preceding quarter, latest figures showed Tuesday. But the rate was below the 2.3% recorded during the final three months of 2009.The jobless rate among residents for the same period was steady at 3.1%, the Ministry of Manpower said. Full storyRelated:Singapore

eFinancialCareers.sg, 10 Mar 2010Singapore’s job market has rebounded again during bonus season and hiring in financial institutions is heating up. But although there are many vacancies, matching the requirements of the jobs on offer with my skills and experience has been tricky. Most recruiters are looking for an exact match, which makes it challenging to get a first interview.In today’s market,

People's Daily Online, 10 Mar 2011The Singapore government may further liberalize a scheme known as qualifying foreign law practice to allow more foreign law firms to practice Singapore law in certain areas, Minister for Law K Shanmugam said Wednesday."Almost two-thirds of these lawyers were hired from overseas, and more than half were the result of transfers" from their overseas officers, he

NasdaqSINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Singapore will raise the minimum salaries employers must pay to foreign white-collar and skilled technical workers, after recently announcing hikes in foreign-worker levies, as it seeks to stem inflows of overseas labor, a government minister said."Given the tight labour market for (professionals, managers, executives and technicians), salaries of local PMETs have

AsiaTravelTips.com, 10 Mar 2011Tiger Airways has invited qualified major aviation training providers to submit formal proposals for the provision of a Cadet Pilot training programme to be launched later this year.Besides providing comprehensive training to individuals from various countries to enable them to qualify as licensed commercial pilots, the training programme will be tailored to the

CNNGo.com, 8 Mar 2011Professional women working overseas have rated Hong Kong and Singapore among the top places in the world to relocate to, results of a global survey released on the eve of International Women's Day show.The study was conducted by the recruitment agency Hydrogen Group and ESCP Europe among 2,637 professionals working in 85 different countries, with 91 percent of them working

Malaya.com.ph, 6 Mar 2011SINGAPORE — Deployment of Filipino workers to Singapore is expected to drop in the next few years after the Singaporean government’s decision to raise the levy on the hiring of foreign workers in order to curb their entry into the island-state, Jed Martin Llona, third secretary and vice consul at the Philippine embassy here, said. Full story

This is a slow-moving project, which has been delayed by the parlous state of the Spanish and world economies - quite apart from this, sufficient traffic volumes have to be there to support the new infrastructure as a viable project.However, back to the subject at issue, the Murcia Region counselor for Education, Training and Employment has announced that his department signed 'within days' of

eFinancialCareers.com.au, 23 Feb 2011Banks in Australia continue to need senior IT professionals, but the lure of better compensation, lower tax and plentiful jobs means Singapore is becoming an attractive option for Aussie techies.“Banks in Australia realise that they don’t operate in isolation from what’s happening in the broader APAC region. They know they face increased competition for the

Gov Monitor, 22 Feb 2011The Ministry of Manpower announced that foreign worker levy rates will be gradually raised starting from July 2010 to July 2012 as part of the Government’s strategy to achieve productivity-led growth.The Ministry aims to spur businesses to invest in productivity improvements, upgrade their operations, and reduce their reliance on low-cost, low-skilled foreign workers.

eFinancialCareers.sg, 21 Feb 2011Banks are suffering from a shortage of VP candidates in Singapore, and the problem doesn’t look likely to be solved any time soon.Demand for VPs is intensifying this year because teams that grew their ranks in 2010 are now looking for leaders.But the supply of candidates is weak. “Clients are asking us ‘where are the VPs?’,” one headhunter told me recently. Full

Malaysia Star, 19 Feb 2011SINGAPORE: The number of job advertisements fell 9% in the fourth quarter of last year as staff movements declined during the festive season.There were 236,191 advertisements for professional positions in the three months to Dec 31, down from 259,665 in the third quarter, according to data released on Thursday by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters. Full story

Telegraph.co.uk, 17 Feb 2011Singapore has beaten London and New York as the number one career destination for UK investment bankers, research has revealed.The study suggests over-regulation in the UK could be damaging London’s reputation and lead to a brain drain of talented staff that threatens to derail the recovery, according to Astbury Marsden, a financial recruitment firm which carried out

Bernama.com, 10 Feb 2011SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Working mums should take note that companies across the globe are no longer putting them on top of the priority list when it comes to hiring them, a survey by workspace solutions provider, Regus, revealed.Regus said it found that the proportion of firms intending to hire more working mothers had slumped by one-fifth since the same time last

Gov Monitor, 31 Jan 2011Preliminary estimates show that total employment grew by 30,600 in the fourth quarter of 2010.For the whole of 2010, total employment increased by 112,500, significantly exceeding the gains of 37,600 in 2009.The bulk of the employment gains came from services, which added 109,500 workers in 2010.This was up from the increase of 55,600 in 2009. Full story

Xinhua, 28 Jan 2011SINGAPORE, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of job vacancies rose 36 percent over the year to 50,200 in September 2010, the highest number of job vacancies since comparable records began in March 2006, statistics released Friday by the Ministry of Manpower showed. The ministry attributed the high number of vacancies to the rapid and robust economic recovery. Full storyRelated:

News.idg.no, 20 Jan 2011Hiring expectations for Singapore and Hong Kong's IT sectors are at their highest level for more than 10 years, according to the latest analysis by recruitment specialists Hudson.The Report found that Singapore's IT & T sector has the highest expectations with 72 per cent of respondents expecting to hire more staff, up from 68 per cent in the previous quarter. Full story