The pandemic’s impact on businesses has led to companies recognising the importance of agility and innovation, but in order to discover and acquire talent that can deliver on these fronts, companies need to update their hiring practices.
Many assume that professionals who’ve taken a career break are less driven or that their skills are outdated, but research shows otherwise. Experts also say that aside from being a great source of talent, return-to-work programmes acknowledge people’s life stages and normalise the idea of career breaks while recognising that careers need not be linear. Learn how to successfully welcome such mid-career professionals back to the workforce.
For fresh graduates looking for job security, short-term contracts and internships may seem like a last resort.
If approached with the right mindset though, such opportunities could have substantial benefits.
Scouring job boards, sending out hundreds of resumes and waiting to be called for an interview will not work.
Fresh graduates will have to be more proactive and strategic to ready themselves for a future of ubiquitous change.
For a professional looking for career longevity, career mobility must comprise varied opportunities to develop their skills, expand their network and maximise their success. How can your organisation provide all of this in order to retain top talent?
If you still perceive the virus as merely a temporary hindrance to your career growth plans and are waiting it out, you need to rethink your approach.
Talent shortages in emerging industries are driving companies to cast their nets wider for great talent and cross-industry hiring has become necessary. On MONEY FM 89.3’s Supercharging Careers, PeopleSearch Singapore’s Ng Se Wei discusses how companies can identify the right talent for their needs and how job seekers can identify the right cross-industry moves for their careers.
An uncertain business landscape has increased the demand for professionals with transferable skills. How can you effectively highlight yours?
On MONEY FM 89.3’s Supercharging Careers, PeopleSearch Singapore’s Jaime Lim discusses why performance management overhauls in the past year should not be abandoned and suggests talent management methods to supercharge careers as well as companies’ bottom lines.
Restrictions on movement during the pandemic sparked a meteoric rise in the adoption of online healthcare services in China in 2020. Senior Practice Leader at PeopleSearch Shanghai, Shanni Ying examines the potential of the sector and the resultant talent trends.