Everyone knows that hiring the wrong individual will end up costing your organisation far more than their monthly salary. Here’s how you can ensure that happens by screwing up the selection process with these rookie errors. Thankfully, we also give you tips on how to cover all your bases. Get distracted Has this ever happened […]

Western expats working in the Middle East earn more money than Asian or Arab peers, a new survey has found. While it is widely documented that expats are well paid across the Gulf States, such as oil-rich Saudi Arabia, many are not aware of the distinctions among foreign workers. However, a survey by the Middle […]

Frustrated by disengaged employees and a disgruntled workforce? David Too, Senior Director of HR Consulting at Achieve Group discusses the missing ingredient in employee engagement – relationships at work. Despite all the buzz about employee engagement, the cold hard truth is that there remains a missing link in human resource development today.  The demise of […]

Employers have become more cautious in hiring in the second half of the year, with two in three planning to freeze recruitment altogether, according to a survey by local recruitment firm Achieve Group. For those who still need workers – 32 per cent of those surveyed – most are taking in only small numbers. This […]

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 […]

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 […]