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IN BRIEF CAREER Dream career
Three out of five employees would like to change jobs – but lack of finances and skill is holding them back, says Bing, the search engine. But if we could all dream big these are the top jobs we wish we had, according to the research: pilot, charity worker, writer, photographer, musician, sports coach, Formula 1 driver, actor, journalist, artist.
ADVICE RESEARCH
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Brandingis an all too common occurrence in the supermarket but have you ever con- sidered howyou could use it to boost your own career? Personal branding refers to how you market yourself to the world, which can be a valuable tool when it comes to shaping your career. Having a strong personal brand both online and off will give you the ability to stand out in a sea of similar faces andwill differentiate you from the rest of the pack. Hello new career opportunities! It has been said that 2012 is the year
of the personal brand –after all your per- sonal brand could be the difference between landing that dreamjob or stag- nating in your current role.
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Manage your Google presence 77 per cent of recruiters nowsay they
search the internet formore information on a candidate, therefore your Google results have become your callingcard. Get yourself a
Profiled.com account which automatically promotes your profile to
EMPLOYMENT
Job hiring outlook up in Singapore
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A survey polling 657 employers in Singapore has revealed that just over a quarter (26%) plan to increase their headcount between July and September this year. The survey, from Manpower, found that the Public Administration and Education sector reported the most optimistic outlook for employment (40%), followed by the Mining & Construction industry (25%) and Transportation & Utilities (21%).
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Google andmonitorswhat the internet is saying about you.
Connect and network Onlinenetworkingisamust intoday’s
business environment andLinkedIn is the largest of thebusinessnetworkingsites so youcanconnectwith justaboutanyoneyou need to. Publish interesting things, make sureyourespondtonetworkingrequests in a timely fashionandlockdownyour list of contacts so they’renot available toanyone who looks and you can’t gowrong.
Position yourself as an expert Blogs are a great way to be heard
and to position yourself as an expert in your field. Stick to your core topic and make sure that the content is interesting and relevant to your readers. Find an easy- to-use system which has many different designs and looks great to keep readers hooked. If you’ve got plenty of useful and relevant things to say then writing a blog will be hugely beneficial.
A professor from Columbia University in New York has warned that Asean integration could lead to a brain drain from poor countries to richer ones. Joseph Stiglizt warned that risks may arise from skilled workers moving to rich member countries such as Singapore – citing a similar problem in Africa which consequently suffered a shortage of medical doctors.
SURVEY I quit!
The 104 Human Resources Bank’s Walking off the Stage in 2011 survey has revealed some unusual reasons young Taiwanese adults gave for resigning. Prime examples include following fortune-tellers’ suggestions,a mis-match between the employer’s and the employee’s magnetic field and needing to organise apet funeral. Unsurprisingly 58 per cent of managers don’t believe the excuses they’re fed by resigning employees.
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