#job market

Although he first targeted roles related to his field, he later cast a wider net, applying for just about any job available, even ones that required long commutes or came with demanding schedules.

Nearly one in five workers in Singapore is overqualified for their jobs, but most of them opted for such roles willingly, according to a new study by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The study, released on April 14, found that 19.4% of resident workers held qualifications higher than what their jobs required in 2025 – up from 16.3% in 2015.

SINGAPORE: Amid a competitive hiring climate, one Singaporean who received four job offers has shared useful job-hunting tips on Reddit for those still searching for work. He shared a brief account ...

SINGAPORE: The job search has become a disheartening ordeal for a group of highly qualified professionals in Singapore, all over the age of 50. A younger former colleague shared their situation on t...

From a Reddit post from when we covered the WP's PQs on whether Singapore's job market is leaving young people behind. Commenters weighed in with their experiences, concerns

SINGAPORE: After turning down the only job offer she received since she began applying in February, one local jobseeker has taken to Reddit to ask if she had been “a fool for rejecting it. ” Posting ...

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has decided to put her entire life plan, including having children, on hold after yet another round of job applications led nowhere. Posting on the r/askSingapore foru...

SINGAPORE: After three months of searching for work, an NTU graduate with a mathematics degree says he has managed to secure only two interviews, neither of which led to an offer.

SINGAPORE: After sending out a staggering 663 job applications in just three months, one Singaporean jobseeker has finally secured a role. In a post on Reddit’s r/singaporejobs forum, the jobseeker ...

SINGAPORE: An HR professional has sparked discussion online after claiming that many Gen Z applicants do not seem particularly interested in the roles they apply for, as they “won’t pick up or return ...

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean jobseeker confessed on social media that it “feels demoralising” watching everyone else around him “thrive in their careers” or land new jobs with apparent ease, while he h...

According to him, the engineers who joined around the same time as him are earning more than S$6,000, which is nearly double his salary.

According to him, the engineers who joined around the same time as him are earning more than S$6,000, which is nearly double his salary.