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Manufacturing has thousands of jobs to fill. But can it shake its image problem?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (136+ words) As Singapore doubles down on advanced manufacturing, companies want to show job seekers that factory jobs have changed [SINGAPORE] In Yantai in north-east China, some 6,000 km from Singapore, 26-year-old software engineer Xavier Loh was trying to reconcile three parties’ conflicting…...
‘Don’t interrupt the candidate’: AI is sitting in on your job interviews
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) Yes, I would also like to receive SPH Media Group’s marketing and promotions [SINGAPORE] Picture this: You are in a face-to-face job interview. Midway through, the hiring manager starts dominating the conversation, speaking at length about the role while you…...
Bringing better linings to the pharma and energy industries
1+ week, 4+ day ago (866+ words) Almarc Engineering prides itself on technical expertise and a rigorous track record [SINGAPORE] Early in his career in the pharmaceutical sector, Alvin Cher discovered the benefits of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) linings – and was inspired to found his own company. He saw…...
Uber to cut 3,300 jobs in company overhaul to reduce management layers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (491+ words) The cuts will reduce the number of managers in the company by 20% [SAN FRANCISCO] Uber Technologies is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10 per cent of its staff globally, in a massive restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and reallocating spending into…...
Fintech firms from Airwallex to Revolut are on hiring spree in Singapore amid AI-driven boom
2+ week, 3+ day ago (824+ words) These companies are looking to fill roles in product, engineering and design, among others [SINGAPORE] While the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence has fuelled fears of job losses, some fintech firms in Singapore are ramping up hiring precisely because of…...
AI will affect jobs unevenly. Singapore’s response must be just as targeted
2+ week, 3+ day ago (122+ words) GenAI might weaken career ladders, but embodied AI can address labour shortages. We must prepare for both WILL artificial intelligence take away our jobs? Elon Musk has described AI as a “supersonic tsunami” that could rapidly replace computer-based work, with…...
Picture-perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals
2+ week, 5+ day ago (538+ words) A ‘human approach’ and networking are becoming increasingly important, say recruiters RECRUITERS are facing a problem they may have once wished for: Every resume is perfect. Artificial intelligence tools have made it easy to submit a flawless job application, so…...
Wealthy nations fear AI, but Singapore embraces it: Here’s why
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1350+ words) Singapore’s population trusts its government’s capacity to manage disruption – through retraining and regulation ASK THE Americans, Italians or Australians how they feel about artificial intelligence and there’s a good chance that “concerned” is the first thing they will say. Ask…...
SCS launches AI skills pathway; IMDA introduces legal sector AI fluency programmes, more tech jobs
3+ week, 2+ day ago (644+ words) The professional body is also strengthening governance and government tech domain capabilities This was announced by Singapore Computer Society president Lim Bee Kwan at the Tech³ Forum on Thursday (Aug 20) morning, where she also unveiled AI assurance and government tech domain…...
Singapore’s AI anxiety needs workplace evidence
3+ week, 2+ day ago (284+ words) Businesses should measure the positive and negative impacts of the tech in practical, testable ways [SINGAPORE] The article on Jul 24 about workers in Singapore and Hong Kong being less optimistic than their regional peers about the impact of artificial intelligence…...