hiring

Careers & Training

HSBC plans wealth hiring spree in CEO's bet on Asia's rich

(Sept 8): HSBC Holdings Plc is planning to increase its wealth-management staff in Asia as Chief Executive Officer John Flint bets on growth in the region.

Management & Corporate Governance

Asia Pacific employers still fall short of fixing the compensation divide, finds survey

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Over half the companies in Asia Pacific are failing to compensate their staff effectively and fairly, suggests a new study conducted by Willis Towers Watson.

Careers & Training

DBS avoiding ‘crazy rush’ to hire private bankers

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): DBS Group Holdings has poured cold water on the idea that private bankers can name their price when jumping ship in Asia’s booming wealth management business.

Singapore economy

Singapore employers report most optimistic hiring outlook since 2015: ManpowerGroup

SINGAPORE (Sept 11): Employers in Singapore continue to report stronger hiring intentions for 4Q18, according to data reported by workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup.

Global Economy

Singapore's middle-market companies among world's most optimistic & ambitious: EY

SINGAPORE (July 25): Middle-market executives in Singapore are especially optimistic about business conditions and opportunities when compared to their global peers, according to the findings of the annual EY Growth Barometer.

Careers & Training

Hiring woes largely due to lack of online presence, suggests survey

SINGAPORE (July 4): Three in five (57%) of job applicants in Singapore would not apply for a position at a company if no information about its reputation as an employer was available online, finds a recent survey conducted by job site Indeed.

Management & Corporate Governance

Singapore among hardest hit by global talent crisis with drivers, sales reps most in demand

SINGAPORE (July 2): The Asia Pacific region is suffering the most acutely as global talent shortage approaches a 12-year high, according to the ManpowerGroup 2018 Talent Shortage Survey.

Keong Hong foresees ongoing projects to be unaffected by MOM foreign worker hiring freeze

SINGAPORE (June 5): Keong Hong Holdings says it has taken “immediate corrective actions” to prevent further infringements of Ministry of Manpower (MOM) regulations regarding workers’ accommodation.

Fintech

Singapore has fintech dreams, but it’s short on tech talent

SINGAPORE (May 30): Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub are running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand.

Careers & Training

JPMorgan looks beyond finance to hire tech, math grads in Asia

(Mar 28): JPMorgan Chase & Co. is hiring more engineering, neuroscience and psychology graduates across Asia-Pacific, diversifying away from students with finance backgrounds as it seeks to adapt its workforce to the region’s fast-changing economies.
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