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Think Before Posting Rant – The Straits Times
22 Oct 2012
Posting pictures of last night’s drunken pub crawl on your Facebook account or tweeting a rant about your boss might seem like some harmless fun. But experts say “think before you type”
Chris Consulting’s Industry Leader – HeadHunt
13 Sep 2012
Managing Partner of Chris Consulting, an award winning executive search firm committed to performance, quality, discretion and a consistent record of successful placements.
Employee Loyalty Falls To Five Year Low – Today
18 Jul 2012
As employee loyalty to their company fell to a five-year low in major region, about 52 per cent of employees in Singapore intend to leave their current employers within the next five years and about one in three plan to do so within two years, research has found.
‘Add Boss’ To Your Facebook Page? Mind What You Post – The Straits Times
26 Mar 2012
The boom in social networking means it is inevitable that some people are happy to blur the line between their work and their personal lives
Plan Well To Ensure Your Staff Retreat Adds Value – The Straits Times
16 Jan 2012
The idea is laudable : Retreat to a tranquil spot for colleagues to share ideas, work on team building and foster a strong company culture. The critical question, though, is how to do it well – and achieve lasting results.
Big Banks Baulk at Big Bonanzas – The Straits Times
11 Feb 2011
American and European banks are so gun-shy about the flak they have been getting over bank bonuses that even some staff here are feeling the pinch.
Standard Chartered To Hire More Private Bankers – Today
15 Nov 2010
The competition for talent in the wealth management industry is intensifying. Banking insiders say Standard Chartered Bank has been enticing experienced private bankers and relationship managers from other banks here to jump ship. The bank says over the next five years it expects to hire about 30 private bankers per year, adding to its 135 private bankers now in Singapore.
Managing Expectations – Today
10 Dec 2009
Are employers and employees going to end up on different wavelengths at the end of the year when it comes to bonus and salary expectations?
Commodities Space Grows, With New Hires To Fill It – The Business Times
19 Nov 2009
Despite the fragile economic environment, there has been a spurt in hiring activity in the commodity space, as banks and energy companies eye a slice of the fast-growing market.
Pink-Slip Party. Hello, Here’s My Namecard – Today
9 Apr 2009
It was touted as a “pink-slip party” — for those who had been handed the dreaded retrenchment letter — to meet potential recruiters.
Adjusting Expectations – Today
17 Feb 2009
Job seekers less choosy now than in 2003, though younger ones can be unrealistic
Structured Products, Anyone? – The Sunday Times
7 Dec 2008
The structured products industry is dead. On the retail front, consumers are shunning these risky and complex instruments which dangle higher returns than bank deposits, while banks have stopped selling them.
Temasek Pay Cuts. Will Its Associates Follow Suit? – ChannelNewsAsia
25 Nov 2008
When Temasek Holdings said last Friday that it was cutting the wages of its employees, the question that invariably popped up was: Would the Singapore companies that it has major stakes in follow suit?
Temasek Pay Cuts. Will Its Associates Follow Suit? – Today
25 Nov 2008
When Temasek Holdings said last Friday that it was cutting the wages of its employees, the question that invariably popped up was: Would the Singapore companies that it has major stakes in follow suit?
Citibank Staff Here Wait For Axe – Today
19 Nov 2008
It will be a nerve-racking time for the 9,000 employees of Citigroup in Singapore as they wait to find who will be axed.
Fear of Job Cuts Grips Asian Banking Sector – eFinancial Careers
12 Nov 2008
The axe continues to fall on banking jobs across Hong Kong and Singapore, and as the financial crisis shows no signs of abating, recruiters reckon the cuts aren’t over yet.
Is Our Gen Y Ready For Its First Recession – SMU Publication
14 Oct 2008
They are articulate, confident and too young to remember the gloom of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, or the post-911 and Sars slumps of recent years.
Is Our Gen Y Ready For Its First Recession – Today
14 Oct 2008
They are articulate, confident and too young to remember the gloom of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, or the post-911 and Sars slumps of recent years.
Rising Rate of CFO Departure – NUS Publication
1 Oct 2008
Nine CFOs has either quitted or joined other listed companies over a period of three days in the first week of September, putting it well on track to overtake the record CFO turnover in August.
Worried Banks Put Hiring in the Freezer – The Business Times
30 Sep 2008
Hiring activity at a number of banks here appeared to have dropped sharply, as job losses worldwide continue to mount since the start of the financial turmoil.
Stemming CFO Departures – The Business Times
9 Sep 2008
Turnover among chief financial officers of small and medium-sized enterprises has been on the rise in recent months. What are the possible reasons for that and its impact on a company’s financial reporting?
CFO Musical Chairs Leaves Firms Breathless – The Business Times
4 Sep 2008
On Sept 1, six CFOs had either quit listed companies or taken up new appointments. On Sept 2, the figure was two. In other words, nine CFOs have either quit or joined listed companies in the first three days of this month, putting it well on track to overtake the record CFO turnover in August.
