Jobs and skills

THINKING ALOUD

When your new job description is actually a countdown timer

Accenture’s ‘reinventor’ label for its employees is coming for the rest of us

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THRIVE NEWSLETTER

I stacked six internships. Here’s what I learnt actually matters

[SINGAPORE] I used to collect stamps when I was five. My interest died down a few years later, but in my early 20s, I found a new collectible: internships.

Coaching is typically used for talent development, often reserved for senior-level executives and high-potential employees being geared for greater responsibilities.
THE BROAD VIEW

Coaching success: It’s about the match, not the model

Red and green flags in your search for an executive coach

Singapore stands out “for the constant evolution of its educational system, and its forward-looking approach to nurturing an adaptive and innovation-driven workforce”, according to this year's GTCI report.

Singapore overtakes Switzerland to claim top spot on global talent competitiveness index

This is the city-state’s first time atop the annual ranking, after coming in second for the past three editions

A growing salary expectation gap comes at a time of economic uncertainty, when firms are exercising caution in wage management

New hires in AI could get up to 20% raise even as salary growth moderates: Robert Walters survey

Companies are grappling with cost pressures while talent is demanding higher compensation

The Big 4 accounting firms continued to account for about 70% of the sector's total revenue in 2024.

Big 4 accounting firms drive nearly half of sector’s total revenue growth in 2024: survey

The sector continues to hire, and expects to grow its workforce by opening up more than 1,500 positions

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng says the AICC is a tool that the labour movement is using to drive an “'AI-Ready SG' that supports our workers’ skills and jobs”. 

NTUC’s AI Career Coach draws over 3,500 users amid broader AI and skills push

The labour movement wants every worker to seize new opportunities and succeed in the age of artificial intelligence

The Progressive Wage Model covers lower-wage sectors such as cleaning, security, retail, food services and waste management.

About 1 in 5 eligible employees not paid in line with Progressive Wage standards: MOM

The ministry does not, however, track training or working hour requirements by the various Progressive Wage Model sectors

Many step away from work not because they must, but because they need to: so that they can care for others, recover from burnout, or realign their careers with evolving values.
THE BROAD VIEW

Why Singapore needs a transition lane – not a handout – for mid-career reinvention

 Here’s how a structured, recoverable support system would work

For Asean, embracing the AI-driven revolution is not optional; it is imperative to secure the region’s economic future.
THE BROAD VIEW

Will dark factories brighten Asean’s manufacturing future?

The emergence of fully automated manufacturing hubs outside the bloc may threaten the region’s appeal, so the bloc must act fast