“World first” training programme aims to propel women in technology into boardrooms

A newly-launched training program aims to take female leaders and high-potential specialists in Singapore’s rapidly growing technology industry, and prepare them for supervisory board positions. The Singapore Computer Society and Singapore Institute of Directors jointly launched the Women in Tech Board Readiness Programme on February 20. The year-long programme aims to prepare female C-suite executives […]
HR Trends for 2023
HR Tech Update: Exploring the role of the cloud in HR management

The future of work will see employers increasingly rely on cloud-based HR systems and human capital management solutions. This is due to the ever-growing demands of employees for their employers to adopt recent trends. A cloud-based system is a software that allows users to access and use information or applications from remote servers via the […]
Lauren Huntington eyes Singapore employee experience

Employee experience, pre and post-pandemic, has shifted, with employees putting a high value on good working relationships at the workplace to achieve overall positive results in terms of performance and outcomes. Huntington shared Qualtrics’ Employee Values survey and the findings showed that: 60% of respondents in Singapore believe it is more important than ever for […]
Web3 adoption to boost job opportunities in the Philippines

Wider adoption of Web3 in the Philippines will boost employment opportunities, livelihoods and investments. It will also help firms innovate more effectively, leading to an overall improvement for industries, industry leaders say. Web3 is a new iteration of the World Wide Web and includes decentralisation, blockchain and token-based economic capabilities that have become popular among […]
Hybrid work deep dive: A view from Mixpanel’s global HR leader

Hybrid staff can sometimes be considered professional jugglers: running from one household errand to another while still tending to the requirements of their professional work. That’s one of the reasons hybrid employers are often hailed as an ideal place. A believer in finding the proper balance between remote and onsite work, Hsuan fondly mentions […]
HR Trends for 2022: What Can HR Expect From the Year Ahead?
Seek Asia: New connections for the “jobs that matter”

Still, Hernando Betita III, Seek Asia’s senior regional marketing manager, has handled the move enthusiastically for the “product.” After joining the company in 2020, he readily led the “Jobs that Matter” campaign, armed with its moving message of hope for jobseekers and aid for employers to find passionate talent amidst a pandemic. Put marketing […]