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Future-proof your recruitment pipeline

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:06:19 +0000

Recently released figures from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reflect the buoyant job market in

Singapore. Wages were up 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2007 and are expected to rise further during the course of the year. The majority of employers expect to continue hiring into 3Q 2007.

The PMET (professionals, managers, engineers & technicians) segment, in particular, continues to tighten with over 15,000 job vacancies in

Singapore by the end of March. The global shortage of talent also impacted the local scene with Indian & Chinese companies starting to recruit actively in

Singapore. A recent NUS MBA recruitment fair, for example, saw strong representation from Indian powerhouses such as TATA Consulting, HCL Technologies, Wipro and Satyam. (more…)

Seizing mid-career opportunities

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:04:40 +0000

I am quite sure that many of us would have experienced some restlessness at some point in our careers, especially if we had been performing the same role or function for many years.Some of us may try to ignore this sense of restlessness even though it may resurface again and again. Many will not entertain the thought of venturing into a change of career as this involves moving out of our comfort zone, a major hindrance for any change. (more…)

Asian-style Networking

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:56:40 +0000

I wrote previously about the need for Westerners in

Asia to understand the concept of Asian-style networking, whilst Asians working for Western companies need to deepen their skills in evolving and communicating their strategic vision and empowerment.

Let me touch on Asian-style networking in this article.

In one of my recent consulting engagement in an Asian country, I had an awkward encounter that centered around what I term ‘a difference in cultural expectations’. We were recommended by Westerners in the HQ office to the local management to assess the local skills and benchmark them against a global standard. Being very objective, we did what was necessary and the results showed that the local skills trailed significantly below the global benchmark. During the executive meeting where we summarized the findings to both local and Western managers, one of the local VPs branded us ‘bananas’.

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The Importance of Hiring the Right Person

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:53:28 +0000

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies — how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. In one of his best selling books, he says “If you want to be a great company, the single biggest limitation on your ability to grow is the ability to get and hang on to enough of the right people. If I were running a company today, I would have one priority above all others: to acquire the best people I could.” (more…)

Pacific Partner Vision

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:39:42 +0000

Know Us?

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:16:08 +0000

Pacific Partners is the pioneering locally based executive search firm exclusively focussed in the placement of senior IT professionals in Malaysia. Pacific Partners has in the eleven years since its formation, worked with established organizations from the consulting, vendor and corporate end-user environment. Some of our notable clients include Siemens, Oracle, Veritas, Fujitsu, Unisys, Compaq, SAP Malaysia, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cap Gemini, Deloitte & Touche.

Pacific Partners work in close partnerships with a number of international IT search organizations that enable us to provide cross territorial searches in the region in particular, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Beijing, and Tokyo.