As Singapore’s economy expands faster than initially forecast, seasonally-adjusted unemployment fell half a point in Q1 2018 to 3% for Singaporeans. When permanent residents are included in the mix, the rate is 2.8%, a reduction from last year’s 3.2%. Quoted in The Straits Times, dated 14 June 2018, Mr Joshua Yim, CEO of Achieve Group […]

In this edition of Views From The Top published in The Business Times on 28 May 2018, Achieve Group CEO Joshua Yim expressed his view on the following topic: When hiring executive staff, how open would you be, as an employer, to ditching altogether academic qualifications as an indicator of cognitive ability and potential? How […]

ACHIEVE Group has invited a group of our distinguished Clients for a seminar and networking session on 4th May 2018 (Friday). Our CEO Joshua Yim was there to kick start the event proper and also we have guest speakers from aAdvantage and TUV SUD ASMEA to share with us on the topic of “Building a […]

By Joshua Yim Will Singapore ever be able to solve its talent and manpower crunch? This has been a perennial question debated by policymakers, business owners, and human resource professionals ever since Singapore embarked on its journey of economic restructuring many years ago. These manpower woes have been compounded by the foreign worker curbs and […]

ACHIEVE Group celebrated our 27th Anniversary at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore with a Chinese mythical theme titled as “Chinese Legendary”. The event turnout was spectacular with all our staff all dressed up flamboyantly for this special affair. We have our CEO, Mr. Joshua Yim, the master impersonator appearing as preeminent Justice Bao at the event […]

By Joshua Yim, CEO, Achieve Group PMET jobs are under threat. We know we are living in precarious times. Human beings have lost their jobs to machines ever since the Industrial Revolution and today, this is happening at an unprecedented pace. We are in an age where disruptive technologies are dismantling traditional brick-and-mortar businesses by […]

Our CEO Joshua Yim shared his views in one of the recent news article by The Business Times Singapore titled: “Graduate under-employment rises as more take to the gig economy” dated 14 Mar 2018. Click below link for the article. Graduate under-employment rises as more take to the gig economy

By Joshua Yim CEO, Achieve Group With their prime position at the forefront of the jobs market, recruitment agencies have always been a good barometer of the economy. When the market is on an upswing, companies will be hiring. When sentiment turns negative, businesses won’t be in expansion mode, often suspending capital expenditure including a headcount freeze […]

INNOVATING CHANGE Without a spirit of innovation, every organisation including our executive search company in Singapore will eventually die. Here are some strategies enlightened leaders can use to successfully implement a change initiative. By Joshua Yim CEO, Achieve Group We all know how disruptive technologies are changing the game across every industry today. This is happening even […]

In this edition of Views from the Top published in The Business Times on 23 October 2017, Achieve Group CEO Joshua Yim shared his thoughts on what could the business community expect with the rising economic power of China. We witness how China had such a global influence when their slowdown couple of years back dragging down […]