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Think you are all set to ride the new wave of technology disruption? Think again! Shortage of IT professionals as well as the high wages offered have been hitting the headlines in Singapore and other developed countries. However, even IT professionals are not immune to disruption. Technology skills…

The number of PMET jobs for Software, Web and Media developer positions grew nearly 50% from 4,520 job openings in 2017 to 6,700 in 2018, according to JobTech which analyzed more than 550,000 jobs posted online in 2018. Of the 6,700 Software, Web and Media developer job positions…

Singapore and Hong Kong are often seen competing for the title of Asia’s most important financial hub. This report analyses the state of digital transformation in banks in both cities based on their hiring activities in 2018. Top Hiring Singapore Banks Posted More Technology Roles Than Top Hiring…

TOP 7 HIRING SECTORS IN 1Q2018 For talents who are looking for employment opportunities, here are 7 sectors that have been hiring the most. Together, these 7 sectors’ hiring demand made up more than 50% of all the new job opportunities made available by the entire jobs market in…

Many of us appreciate the need for skilling up and continuous learning. The rhetoric “there is a need for continuous learning” is constantly driven into us through various forms of messaging. From a nation’s point of view, having a workforce which updates itself according to changing business needs…

Product engineer Michael Lee, 34, works at homegrown start-up JobTech. He spends much of his time in the office tinkering with the algorithm of the AI that powers the firm’s job-matching search engine. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY Image and article credit: TODAYonline   Read the original article here:…

Manufacturing currently contributes 20% of Singapore’s gross domestic product. As the engineering landscape shifts towards advanced manufacturing, or Industry 4.0, there is a greater demand for deep engineering capabilities. In this report, JobTech takes a closer look at the top growing skills in demand in the Engineering cluster….

I was at the Wharton People Analytics conference, watching a machine learning expert describe the power of algorithmic hiring. “Can an algorithm make a better hiring decision than a human?” the speaker asks, his eyes flashing mischievously. “Of course, and we’re getting there. The world of HR analytics…

7,210 Unique Technology Jobs In 4 Key Technology-Driven Sectors Singapore’s top 4 technology job hiring sectors were looking to fill a total of 7,210 technology jobs in 2017. These 4 sectors sought for the highest percentage of technology jobs to their respective total hiring demand. The 4 key…

JobTech’s Online Jobs Census, covering all sectors in Singapore, shows 4Q2017 recording a strong year-over-year growth of 9.6% in the number of online jobs, as compared to the same period a year ago. Key driving sectors of this strong recovery in number of online jobs include: Banking &…

JobTech 3Q 2017 Online Jobs Census across 30 Singapore industry sectors shows a sequential quarterly growth of 17.1% in HR jobs as compared to JobTech’s 2Q 2017 data. The overall number of HR jobs in 3Q 2017 stands at just over 1,200. The growth in hiring appetite for…

JobTech’s 3Q 2017 Online Jobs Census across its 9 key industry sectors shows a sequential quarterly growth of 5.8% as compared to JobTech’s 2Q 2017 data. Electronics & Semiconductor registered its first negative growth in online jobs growth since 4Q2016, when JobTech’s Online Job Census technology started monitoring…

Banking & Finance is the top contributing sector, followed by Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to the online jobs growth in 2Q 2017. These 2 sectors collectively contributed to more than 50% of total online jobs growth recorded across 9 key labor sectors in Singapore. The top 5…

An increase of more than 350 unique online jobs in the Singapore Banking & Finance sector in 2Q 2017; over the 2,800 unique Banking & Finance sector online jobs captured in 1Q 2017. This represents a more than 12% increase in online jobs when 2Q 2017 is compared…

Net increase of more than 3,900 unique online jobs in 1Q 2017 across 9 key job sectors important to the Singapore economy. This represents a 28% increase in online jobs when 1Q 2017 is compared with 4Q 2016. Job sectors tracked in the jobs scan included: 1) Information…

JobTech’s job monitoring technology recorded an increase of more than 600 unique online job postings in the Singapore Electronics & Semiconductor sector in 1Q 2017; over the 2,000 unique Electronics & Semiconductor sector online job postings captured in 4Q 2016. This represents a 30% increase in online job…

JobTech’s job monitoring technology recorded an increase of more than 700 unique [1] online job postings in the Singapore ICT sector in 1Q 2017; over the 2,600 unique online ICT sector jobs captured in 4Q 2016. This represents a more than 27% increase [2] in online job postings when 1Q 2017 is compared with 4Q…

JobTech’s job monitoring technology recorded an increase of more than 800 unique [1] online job postings in the Singapore Banking & Finance sector in 1Q 2017; over the 2,000 unique Banking & Finance sector online job postings captured in 4Q 2016. This represents a more than 40% increase [2] in online job postings when 1Q…

JobTech has identified the most sought-after skills by employers in the Banking & Finance sector in Singapore. The top 5 technical and soft skills/ traits in the Banking & Finance sector were identified and ranked based on the number of unique [1] job postings that employers were seeking during the…

JobTech has identified the most sought-after skills by employers in the ICT sector in Singapore. The top 5 technical and soft skills/ traits in the ICT sector were identified and ranked based on the number of unique[1] job postings that employers were seeking during the period from 1st Oct 2016 –…

JobTech has identified the most sought-after skills by employers in the ICT sector in Singapore. The top 5 technical and soft skills/ traits in the ICT sector were identified and ranked based on the number of unique[1] job postings that employers were seeking during the period from 1st Oct 2016…

According to the Report Of The Committee On The Future Economy (CFE Report) released on 9 February 2017, the key to greater employability is in acquiring and effectively utilizing skills on the job. JobTech has identified the most sought-after skills by employers in Singapore. The top 5 domain-specific technical and…