Career Pathways: 2019

The five key skills professionals need to thrive now and in the future

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The Big Read: As headwinds grow, fresh grads adjust job expectations, embrace short-term contracts

SINGAPORE: When Miss Halida Thanveer Asana Marican started hunting for a job last December, she sent out only one or two applications. But when she did not get any replies, the final-year student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) panicked and began to send out a batch of job applications every two weeks.

LinkedIn says these 5 traits pose the biggest skills gap - and it's a global problem

The impact technology is having on our daily lives is undeniable - and it's being felt as much in the way we work as in how we communicate, shop and even travel. By 2022, technology is expected to have displaced 75 million jobs globally, according to new research from LinkedIn.

Millennials find their calling in unheard-of jobs

Visitors at the opening of Sengkang Community Hospital in March got to enjoy an unusual treat. If they pointed their smartphones at a sculpture on the building's central fountain, virtual cherry blossoms bloomed and virtual fish splashed around in a lake. The augmented reality...

One third of job roles in finance may be impacted by automation: MAS-IBF study

WITH the rise of data analytics and automation, the next three to five years may see a third of job roles in Singapore's finance industry performed by fewer workers, potentially reducing overall demand for workers in specific job roles. Read more at The Business Times.

MINDEF to recruit 300 cybersecurity experts, opens cyber training school

SINGAPORE: More cybersecurity experts will be recruited to step up defences in light of increasing threats, MINDEF said on Wednesday (Feb 20). The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) aims to recruit about 300 cybersecurity experts through two new schemes - one for military personnel and one for non-uniformed professionals - to take up various roles in the ministry's cyber entities.

Three work skills vital in the future

Business News - In three years, analytical thinking, active learning and creativity will be the three most wanted skills. Analytical thinking remains the top must-have. But active learning will replace complex problem-solving, and creativity will trump critical thinking as the second and... Read more at www.tnp.sg