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Benefit of Temping

Deciding what to do with your life after graduation or leaving a job can be "frightening". But these days, however, it need not be. Today's economy provides the opportunity for almost everyone to try before they buy - buy into a career, that is. Growt... Read >

Should You Use A Career Objective On Your Resume

It's one of those sticky questions that divides career counselors. If you got 100 of them in a room, 50 would likely say yes, you should list a career objective on your resume; the other half would probably say no. Those arguing against objectives say the... Read >

What makes a Senior Executive leave?

Introduction When a Senior Executive announces their resignation, an organisation is left with a costly task to replace the critical hire, both in terms of financial resources and the productivity lost while the position is filled. Ideally the firm would... Read >

A Great Home and a Caring Community

Staying true to their vision for the community, “A Great Home and A Caring Community", the People’s Association actively seek their employees to share values, pursue passions, fulfil hopes and treasure memories via workplace health programmes that produce... Read >

Keep Your Career On Track Following A Merger

Understanding the new company culture is just one strategy for continued career success following a merger, says recruitment agency Hays. “It was recently reported (in The Straits Times*) that 87 per cent of companies believe mergers and acquisitions a... Read >

Guerilla Marketing for Jobseekers

David Perry runs Perry-Martel International Inc. an executive search firm based out of Ottawa, Canada. His views on the use of resume lingerie and cover letters that start conversations is unique and has put him on the Most Wanted list of resume writers a... Read >

Say Yes to Contracting

Singapore's successful positioning as an attractive destination has led numerous international banks to base their operations and IT infrastructure here. More often than not, an organisation's strategy to set up its new team would include hiring permanent... Read >

5 Golden Rules of Good Office Etiquette

JobsDB.com recently spoke to Agnes Koh, Director of Etiquette & Image International. Agnes shared with us some valuable advice on the importance of good office etiquette and what are some ways to practice it. Agnes is an enthusiastic and charismatic trai... Read >

Take it From the Experts!

Want to know what it's like working in our country's major industries? In this article we'll share with you the inspiring career advice from - • Philip Lim, Managing Director & Head at DBS Franchise & DBS Strategy (Consumer Banking) • Alvin Ow,... Read >

Stay Consistent with Your Personal Brand

You've had a great interview, and you feel strongly that you're a top contender for the job. Maybe the interviewer even told you that you're the #1 choice. Even so, this is not the time to rest on your laurels. How you present yourself after an interview ... Read >

Secrets to Success from Harvard Business School

Emily Chan , is the author of "Harvard Business School Confidential: Secrets to Success", and she graduated top of her engineering class at Stanford University and has an MBa from Harvard Business School. She was a consultant with The Boston Consulting ... Read >

How to Manage Your Career and Stay Relevant

Administrative Career Offers Bright Future in the New Economy Administrative professionals have come a long way since the days of merely supporting the line managers and their bosses. Whether working as a personal or executive assistant or as an office... Read >

Industries That You Might Want To (RE)Consider

JobsDB Singapore brings to limelight four of the most commonly overlooked industries today and explains why they are actually great industries to work in. A Marketing Job Is More Than Just An Office Job. Marketing people are in charge of promoting th... Read >

The Revolving Door

Employers need to focus on retention in response to the rising number of permanently employed staff entering the job market, says recruiting experts Hays. "The downturn may have kept good people with an organisation, but now the job market has improv... Read >

People in the Work-Life Equation

Introduction Work-life balance has always been a concern of those interested in the quality of working life and its relation to broader quality of life. Work-life balance has come to the fore in contemporary discussion about work and stress largely b... Read >