Coursera, Inc. has released its annual study of learner trends across Singapore. The data, based on learner choices of over 750,000 registered learners, offers insight into the skills, competencies, and subject-matter most desirable to the Singapore population. The 2021 data shows that Singapore learners...
The COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavily on talent strategies with muted salary increases across Southeast Asia, according to a study by Aon plc . The second edition of Aon's 2021 Salary Increase and Turnover Study was conducted from June 2020 to June 2021, surveying the salary movements and turnover rates of...
Work-from-home arrangements remain for many in Singapore, affecting how employers upskill their workforce amidst COVID-19. One of the top challenges faced by 53% of employees in Singapore when participating in training programmes is online fatigue, thereby putting a damper on company training efforts. These...
Etiqa Insurance Singapore's 2021 Protection Survey Report, identifies millennials as Singapore's new 'sandwich generation'. The underlying survey was conducted in July this year, gathering responses from 815 individuals aged 25 to 40. The study aimed to shed light on millennials' financial commitments and considerations when...
The ongoing impact of the pandemic forces businesses to adapt swiftly - both from an operational and talent upskilling standpoint. Hence, many organisations are forced to introspect ways to optimise business efficiency and talent performance to close the accumulated revenue gap from months prior.
aCommerce is a regional e-commerce enabler in Southeast Asia, providing end-to-end and a-la-carte e-commerce solutions for the world’s leading brands. aCommerce is also behind EcommerceIQ, a unified e-commerce software that enables brands to monitor and optimize their online business from a single dashboard While...
As we continue to live and work with COVID-19, many workers are gearing up for an endemic world through upskilling. More than half (55%) of Singapore employees reveal that they have taken steps to seek training outside of the workplace in the last 12 months, on top...
Remote and distributed workforces are here to stay due to the mutual benefits to both businesses and talent according to a new study from Velocity Global. The 2022 Work In Progress — The State of Distributed Work: Tech Sector  touts multiple benefits of distributed work, shows...
Tapping on technology to accelerate business transformation has given many enterprises a competitive advantage, particularly those who have focused on data and talent as the primary drivers. As with other business operations, an organisation’s Human Resource (HR) functions can also be digitalised and transformed...
The CFA Institute has released results from a survey conducted on the career outlook of more than 15,000 current university students and recent graduates aged 18 – 25 years old from 15 markets, including Australia, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, and Singapore in the Asia Pacific region.