With
the global uncertainty looming this year, organisations will likely be
cautiously optimistic this year.
According to international recruitment
consultancy Robert Walters at today's launch of its Global Salary Survey, many
companies will be careful in making headcount decisions, with the global
uncertainty one of the factors.
In its outlook this year, it foresees an
influx of engineering, HR, secretarial support, IT, as well as sales &
marketing roles for professionals across the FMCG, IT & telecommunications
and industrial sectors. It attributes it to continued growth in these areas
which are less immediately affected by global economic uncertainty.
It also sees an increasing trend in
contracting as an option for employers who are experiencing challenges in
securing approval for additional permanent headcount.
Ms Andrea Ross, Managing Director for
Singapore, Malaysia & Vietnam, said: "We're seeing a 25 to 40 per cent
increase in opportunities in contract compared to 2010 and 2011, both in IT and
non-IT."
She continued: "It's a really big
increase in contract roles and we're just trying to encourage Singaporeans to
not always enter the market thinking permanent because they may be able to move
into an industry or a role that's slightly different from what they would have
done if they were going into the permanent side."
Its Global Salary Survey revealed that there
is a strong demand for qualified and experienced local talent in the accounting
and finance industry, with a decline in companies sourcing finance
professionals from outside of Singapore if they don’t possess Asia Pacific
experience.
Across the industries, the survey also showed
that salary increases across industries are still expected.
The Robert Walters Salary Checker app may be
used by employees who would like to gauge how much they are really worth.
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