PMET vacancies up last year; more bosses looking beyond academic results: MOM

Singapore

THERE were more jobs up for grabs in Singapore last year, following its good economic showing in the first half of the year.

An annual survey conducted by the Manpower Ministry (MOM) also showed employers increasingly looking beyond academic qualifications to consider a wider pool of candidates with the relevant skills or working experience.

The survey of both private sector firms and public sector agencies found 63,300 job vacancies as of September last year, up from 53,100 a year earlier.

About four in 10 of the vacancies were for new positions created as a result of business formation and expansion, said MOM in its survey report released on Tuesday. T…