ABOUT SINGAPORE - CAREER AND JOBS IN SINGAPORE

Singapore is an open economy with strong presence in the service and manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is the economy's main engine of growth, with electronics accounting for nearly half of the sector. The chemical industry is the second largest manufacturing sector, and Singapore is also the third largest petroleum-refining center in the world. Singapore's workers are among the world's best for productivity, work attitude and technical skills. They speak English proficiently, and are dedicated, hardworking, and keen to upgrade their skills and knowledge.

The government is focusing its efforts on five industrial clusters: electronics, chemicals, engineering, IT, and biomedical sciences. Singapore relies on foreign workers and talents at both ends of the skills ladder. Singapore aims to continue to lure global talent and top management to its shores, most significantly in IT jobs and in the technology industry, and has introduced a new class of taxpayers, called "not ordinarily resident," who will earn tax exemptions on income earned outside of the country.

Recent evidence has shown weaker economic performance with unemployment rates reaching the highest levels in many years. On the contrary, Singapore's unemployment rate is still lower than that of other developed countries.

Foreign talents remain an important resource to Singapore as many companies face problems employing suitable employees to facilitate regionally and locally in the expansion of businesses or replacement requirements.
 

Some suitable career opportunities in the financial sector includes treasury and risk management, funds management, general debt issuance, investment analysis, corporate financial, venture capital, cross- border electronic banking, insurance, investment banking and tax planning. Other service industries include transport, logistics, media and advertising, F&B, wholesale and retail, healthcare, education, social/ community services.

There are many different sources in which one can embark on a job search in Singapore. The most commonly source is the newspapers, where we have the Classifieds section which caters a job section. The other commonly used source nowadays would be the websites, we have compiled a list of online job portals which may be useful for job seekers.
 

http://www.jobbank.com.sg/

http://www2.jobsite.com.sg/jobsite-singapore.html

http://www.careermosaic.com.sg/

http://www.9to5.com.sg/

http://www.jobpilot.com.sg
http://www.jobstreet.com.sg/
http://www.recruitasia.com
http://www.careersingapore.com/home.html
http://www.jobasia.com.sg/
http://www.jobsdb.com.sg/
http://www.jobmaster.com.sg/
http://www.singapore-careers.com/

http://www.careerzone.com.sg/