Jobs and skills

Picture-perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals

2026-08-24T07:22:18.000Z
DBS signs an MOU with the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore, which benefits DBS employees and the wider financial services workforce.

DBS rolls out career advisory service to help employees navigate AI-driven change

2026-08-24T02:00:00.000Z
Singapore workers’ concerns include displacement, unfair AI-driven decisions and skills becoming obsolete.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Singapore’s AI anxiety needs workplace evidence

2026-08-20T08:23:44.000Z
Retrenchments in Singapore climbed to their highest level in more than five years in Q2.
SENSE & CENTS

Salaried workers should learn from entrepreneurs to ensure career longevity

2026-08-18T07:00:00.000Z
In July, retirement and re-employment ages rose to 64 and 69, respectively, signalling that longer working lives are expected and valued.

How Singapore can outsmart AI age bias and redesign work for longevity

2026-08-17T23:00:00.000Z
We don’t have androids yet, but it is chilling to know there is no foolproof “Voight-Kampff test” for detecting AI-generated content, says the writer.
THINKING ALOUD

In the AI age, we must all be fact-checkers

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
Growing demand for AI-savvy workers has led some companies to ramp up entry-level hiring.

Nearly 9 in 10 finance executives say AI skills are more valuable than MBAs

2026-08-03T10:44:38.000Z
AI is having the greatest impact on functions where work is highly process‑driven, data‑intensive or operational in nature, says recruitment agency Robert Walters.

Singapore, HK workers less optimistic than regional peers about AI impact on jobs: report

2026-07-24T09:23:57.000Z
The issue is not a shortage of jobs in Singapore; the bar for securing one has quietly moved higher.

AI is reshaping entry-level jobs – but the upheaval was happening before this

2026-07-23T23:00:00.000Z
Operations manager Choo Cheng Peng (left), who once ran the entire warehouse by pen and paper, now manages Tong Seng Produce’s workflows on a computer system following a digital transition led by second-generation leader, executive director Max Ng.
BRANDED CONTENT

Digital tools, decades of know-how: How this family rice business has grown by backing its veterans

2026-07-22T21:50:00.000Z