SINGAPORE: A survey of 450 company executives on hiring trends for the second half of this year showed that the majority of respondents (66 per cent) intend to freeze hiring between July to December 2012. The same survey also shows that 32 per cent plan to hire more staff while 2 per cent plan to […]
Achieve has matched more than 5,000 candidates with organisations in the region in the past 5 years. IT certainly lives up to its name. Founded in 1990 as a “one-man” company, Achieve Group is now a leading People Solutions provider. The company comprises two business entities: Talent acquisition and human resource consulting. The latter was […]
Joshua Yim, CEO of Achieve Group in Singapore discusses the current recruitment trends and hot hiring sectors across the Asia Pacific. The changing winds of fortune have been wafting towards the east ever since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. Developing countries in Asia have experienced a growth spurt in recent years, with China leading […]
Hiring is set to see a slight decrease in the coming year, according to Joshua Yim, CEO of recruitment firm, Achieve Group. “I think generally jobseekers and employees will be concerned looking at the first quarter of 2012,” he says. Speaking to HRM regarding the slowing economy and its effects on hiring trends for the […]
From your experience, is cyber-fraud a genuine threat and are online users sufficiently aware of the dangers? What should consumers, companies and the authorities do to minimise the threat? CYBER-FRAUD is indeed a genuine threat. As much as individuals ought to be accountable for their own protection, we also need to heighten the awareness of […]
What should ‘inclusive growth’ mean in the Singapore context? What specific measures should the government, and the private sector adopt to ensure a better life for all in a growing economy? I BELIEVE that there is a price to pay for wanting to forge a “caring” society. Businesses are about optimising productivity, so I believe […]
Young people are too casual about their resumes, using inappropriate e-mail addresses or photographs Jobhunters, here is a tip: It is not a good idea to use an e-mail address such as ilovehotdogs@hotmail.com in your resume. Neither is it the smartest thing to submit a photograph of yourself posed in a cutesy manner, or grabbed […]
The Business Times, 14 Oct 2011 Having weathered two economic crises and nearly going bankrupt, ACHIEVE Group’s Joshua Yim – a former Entrepreneur of the Year – has now set his sights on growing the group’s revenue to $100 million by 2020, reports IDAYU SUPARTO BEING in the human resource (HR) industry, Joshua Yim […]
Sheryl Crow once sang, a change would do you good. When it comes to work, this holds true – whether it’s moving within the same company, or transforming your career. By Marcia Dragon The average person can expect to change jobs several times in their lifetime – generally, it’s unrealistic to expect a role that […]
This week’s topic: To what extent has the presence of government or government-funded venture capital (VC) bodies helped in the development of the local VC industry? Going forward, what needs to be done to build up Singapore’s VC industry, and should this include the presence of governmentVC firms? To help develop the VC industry, the […]