HR & Education

Why 'counteroffer' is a dirty word in Singapore HR

As tempting as it may be, never use a potential employer’s job offer as a bargaining chip to get your current company to increase your salary.

Overseas Education promotes Wong Juan Meng as CFO

Since the listing of the Company on the SGX-ST, she has taken on additional responsibilities for the Group, including in the areas of tax, treasury...

How strategic hiring adds big-time value to businesses in Singapore

Accountancy and finance, supply chain and banking employers are recruiting, but they are not the only industries hiring new staff; we are seeing...

What does it mean to be a Singaporean today?

As Singapore celebrates her 48th birthday on 9th August 2013, the debate continues to ensue about what it means to be a Singaporean.

5 ways for Singaporeans to be invisible on LinkedIN

According to SocialBakers.com (a social media analyst), there are 1.15mil LinkedIN users in Singapore. That equates to a 25% penetration rate. In our...

Life lessons Singaporeans can learn from tightrope walker Nik Wallenda

Nik Wallenda, a tightrope walker, recently completed his latest feat by walking across a gorge near Grand Canyon. He performed this stunt without any...