Having been in the Human Resources sector for the last 20 years, Srikanth Chandrashekhar is no stranger to how crisis can affect careers and livelihoods. He recently joined TAIGER as its Global Director of People Operations. TAIGER is an AI […]
“I’m thankful the company I work for is in the healthcare logistics industry which falls under essential services. As we are in the global supply chain business, we are still required to hire as planned and retain existing talent in […]
Listen: In a tough economy, how flexible do jobseekers have to be with their expectations, and if you receive a job offer, is there leeway to negotiate fairly in an employers’ market? PeopleSearch Singapore’s Jaime Lim discusses this in our […]
The full force of Covid-19’s economic impact remains to be seen, but reports of wage freezes, cuts and rising retrenchments globally have become daily reminders of the precariousness of livelihoods. The Singapore government has introduced initiatives such as the Jobs […]
Listen: Hiring managers looking to fill skills gaps or build their talent pipeline for the future shouldn’t take advantage of the current crisis to treat jobseekers poorly. PeopleSearch Singapore’s Jaime Lim discusses this in our continuing series, Supercharging Careers on business […]
While Covid-19 has caused a lot of disruptions to lives, jobs and the economy, as recruiters, we are also seeing it create many opportunities for individuals to make meaningful contributions to society in jobs that could help them build agile careers. […]
Listen: Strategic retrenchments and hiring in a tough economy – are hiring managers making the right decisions amid the Covid-19 pandemic? PeopleSearch Singapore’s Jaime Lim addresses these issues in our continuing series, Supercharging Careers on business and finance radio station, […]
VUCA, a military term used to describe the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous nature of war has for several years now, been applied to business realities in the corporate world. The uncertainties that the Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled are sufficient […]
Listen: The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic will certainly affect fresh graduates’ career prospects in the near future. But not all hope is lost. If you’re willing to do more than just your defined job scope, you stand a […]
While it seems as if the world is only now waking up to remote working and virtual tools as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies had actually implemented such arrangements and tools for at least a portion of […]