Archive for August, 2009
Worrying about a job can damage health more than loss (Reuters 31 Aug)
Worrying about a job can damage health more than loss Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:11pm EDT By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person's health than actually being jobless, [...]
Want help to launch your business? (Today 1 Sep)
Want help to launch your business? 05:55 AM Sep 01, 2009 If you are an unemployed PMET needing the knowhow to launch your own business, here's help. The Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, together with Vector Scorecard [...]
Motivational Video To Start Your Day With
A powerful motivating video for readers who need a strong dose of optimism to start the week with. Enjoy: - httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHi1Y4qsor0&feature=related
Taking the stress out of homecomings (ST 31 Aug)
Taking the stress out of homecomings Ample research, pre-move visits and right mindset can help returnees settle back in By Gabriel Chen WHEN Mr Mak S.H. came back to Singapore in 2002 after more than 20 years of working abroad in the [...]
You’re hired! You move. You’re fired! (CNN Money)
Fortune Magazine Ask Annie You're hired! You move. You're fired! It's happening a lot lately: You accept a job offer, maybe even move to a new city to do so, but then the employer backs out. Do you have any rights? (Fortune) -- Dear Annie: [...]
Frustration leads to inspiration for job portal (Sunday Times 30 Aug)
Frustration leads to inspiration for job portal Freelancer makes it less tedious to search for part-time work By Nur Dianah Suhaimi When freelance Internet marketer Dipankar Subba tried looking for a part-time job last month, he never [...]
Gearing up for greater success (Business Times 28 Aug)
Gearing up for greater success BY JESSICA CHU, ONG MENG CHING, STELLA TAY VALERIE Tan is a rose in an industry that is more associated with thorns. But she has made her mark in taking Pinnacle International Pte Ltd to great heights, earning [...]
1,900 vacancies in healthcare waiting to be filled (Today 28 Aug)
1,900 vacancies in healthcare waiting to be filled 05:55 AM Aug 28, 2009 IMMEDIATELY available: Some 1,900 job vacancies in the public healthcare sector. As of last month, these were the number of positions waiting to be filled, spread [...]
Singapore: A Model of Judgment for the United States? (Harveybusiness.org)
Singapore: A Model of Judgment for the United States? 3:01 PM Friday August 21, 2009 Tags:Global business, Politics We often talk about judgment with regard to individuals, but organizations and countries can have good and bad judgment as [...]
Singapore: A Model of Judgment for the United States? (Harveybusiness.org)
Singapore: A Model of Judgment for the United States? 3:01 PM Friday August 21, 2009 Tags:Global business, Politics We often talk about judgment with regard to individuals, but organizations and countries can have good and bad judgment as [...]
UBS Study – Singaporeans not better off than those in Third world countries
August 25, 2009 By Eugene Yeo, Consultant Editor The worldwide study conducted and released by UBS lately, titled “Price and Earnings 2009″ has some unflattering results for Singapore. (download the study here, [...]
Feedback From Networking Support Group Participant
Gilbert Goh organised a transition networking group session for transitioners to get together and share their thoughts. And its free of charge for 2hrs session in a nice comfy room in Middle Road. Our group was small with 3 of us with a [...]
My Online Article In Today – Caring For Your Aged Parents (26 Aug)
Online Only - Care for ageing parents goes beyond physical needs Updated 08:57 PM Aug 25, 2009 Letter from Gilbert Goh I refer to "Can't legislate love" (Aug 20). I agree with our Minister for Community Development, Youth, Youth and Sports [...]
New Consumer Watchdog (ST 26 Aug)
A NEW consumer body that aims to help educate retail investors and keep close tabs on financial institutions was launched yesterday. Formed by former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian, the Financial Services Consumers Association [...]
