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Guest Comment: qualifications v experience in the back office
As job opportunities within back-office banking in Singapore start to grow again, it’s important to note what potential employers are looking for in their future recruits. One of the most sought after credentials is in fact, hands-on experience. Support staff should therefore think twice about investing their money in an expensive post-graduate academic qualification, which [...]
Guest Comment: how to cope with a counter offer
In times of cost control and restructuring, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that banks still rely on critical individuals at all levels in order to operate on a daily basis. Although there are certainly fewer jobs around in the market than a year ago, the competition is still just as fierce to [...]
Guest Comment: how a headhunter really thinks
You send your CV to a reputable headhunting firm. You don’t hear from them. You try calling them, but can’t get someone to speak to you. You persist and finally talk to someone who is just not interested in meeting you, or talking to you for more than five minutes. Sounds familiar? Chances are, this [...]
Guest Comment: why bother with a recruiter?
On the surface, with the current low volume of job vacancies in Asia and high number of candidates immediately available, the importance of recruitment consultancies could be called into question from both a job-seeker and employer perspective. However, the value of recruiters should not be underestimated in toady’s employment market. Specialised consultants still retain their [...]
Guest Comment: coping with redundancy Part II
In Part II of a two-part series on dealing with redundancy, Guy Day, managing director at recruitment agency Ambition, provides useful tips for starting a job search. Construct your career plan In this step of your job search, you are trying to plot your future career. You should start with a blank piece of paper [...]
Guest Comment: coping with redundancy Part I
In Part I of a two-part series, Guy Day, managing director at recruitment agency Ambition, looks at the first steps you should take if you lose your job. Part II will be published next week and will discuss how to kick start your search for a new position. Losing your job can be one of [...]
Guest Comment: could tax-haven crackdown create jobs?
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has vowed to crack down on so-called tax havens, drawing up a “blacklist” of nations it says do not co-operate in exposing tax cheats and saying that sanctions – as yet undefined – may be used against the offenders. The OECD has not blacklisted Singapore as a [...]
Guest Comment: time to retrain for real estate?
Speak to any seasoned property professional and you’ll be told that real estate is a long-term game. The Duke of Westminster – the UK’s wealthiest man and chairman of a 300-year-old family property company – extolled this point at a lunch given in Hong Kong last year. He declared that the interests of share holders [...]
Guest Comment: how to cope with recruiters
With the volume of job applications climbing steadily over the last six months, it should come as no surprise that recruitment consultants are busier than ever. As a candidate in this competitive environment, your challenge is to stay top-of-mind with the recruitment consultants who are best placed to get you that job. Choosing the right [...]
Guest Comment: growth jobs in China
China’s banking sector has certainly felt the effects of the global credit crunch. However, over the past few months, some opportunities have become available. This can be attributed in large to the economic stimulus package which the Chinese government unveiled in November. Rise of retail in second-tier cities Many Chinese banks appear to have supported [...]
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