Singapore - Job Market
Newspaper
The Straits Times, Singapore’s main daily newspaper has an
employment section. Saturday’s paper has the largest jobs section.
Free Magazines
Some employment opportunities can be found in free magazines (see
Communication - Free magazines).
Expatriate Association Magazines
Look in the magazines produced by the different expatriate associations such
as the American Association and the Australian and New Zealand Association
(see Associations-Overview).
The most useful resource for checking out the job market in Singapore is the:
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Career Resource Centre for Expatriates (CRCE)
American Association of Singapore
c/o American Club
21 Scotts Road
Singapore
228219
Tel: + 65 6733 4257
Email [email protected]
Website: www.aasingapore.com
CRCE provides employment links between organizations and individuals. Membership is open to all nationalities. $The cost S$100 per year including membership of the American Association. Members have access to an emailed job list and the resource centre.
Education
Singapore’s International schools have thousands of students and employ many
hundreds of teachers of all different nationalities.
Types of jobs:
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Child-care giver or pre-school teacher
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Elementary or secondary school teacher in an international school (including art and music)
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Psychologist or counsellor
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Classroom assistant
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Administrative assistant
Health
Medical and dental clinics in Singapore that mostly cater to expatriate
patients often advertise for staff. British and Australian qualifications
may be the most easily recognized in Singapore. Singapore is also a centre
for providing emergency medical care throughout Asia and job opportunities
can be found with these companies.
Types of jobs:
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Doctor or dentist
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Receptionist
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Nurse
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Dental assistant
Alternative-Medicine practitioners can easily set up a small business in Singapore.
Beauty care, massage, spas- people with expertise in these fields should not have much difficulty finding employment or starting a business.
Business Associates
- Primetime
Tel: + 65 6234 0973
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.primtime.org.sg
An organization of mainly professional expatriate women who meet once a month for networking. Employment opportunities are listed on the website (available to members only) - American Chamber of Commerce
1 Scotts Road
#16-07 Shaw Centre
Singapore
228208
Tel: + 65 6235 0077
Fax: + 65 6732 5917
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.amcham.org.sg -
Australian Chamber of Commerce
25 Napier Road
Australian High Commission Building
Singapore
258507
Tel: + 65 6738 7917
Fax: + 65 6738 7916
Website: www.austcham.org.sgwww.austcham.org.sgwww.austcham.org.sg -
British Chamber of Commerce
138 Cecil Street
#11-01 Cecil Court
Singapore
069538
Tel: + 65 6222 3552
Fax: + 65 6222 3556
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.britcham.org.sg -
Association of Dutch Businessmen in Singapore
C/O Hollandse Club
22 Camden Park
Singapore
299814
Tel: + 65 9686 6909
Fax: + 65 6474 8122
