When it comes to the job market in Singapore, there are some skills that are more in-demand than others. This is true for any country; however, as a small nation state with a highly developed economy and a tight labor market, Singapore offers an even smaller pool of workers from which employers can draw.
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As such, employers have become particularly discerning about who they hire—and what they will spend their money on training new hires to do. In this post we’ll explore the most in-demand skills among employers in Singapore today.
Data Analytics
Data analytics is a broad field that covers many different job roles. The data analytics jobs available in Singapore are often high-paying and require skills in math, statistics and programming. These jobs require a lot of training and education as well.
Cybersecurity
If you’re interested in the world of cybersecurity, you’re definitely not alone. According to a report from The Straits Times and job portal Indeed, cybersecurity was ranked as one of the most in-demand skills across all industries for 2019.
What is cybersecurity? Simply put, it’s about protecting an organization’s data against malicious attacks by hackers or other threats. It also involves ensuring that employees are not abusing their access privileges to confidential information—for example, giving them access only to what they need while keeping others out entirely.
Engineering
If you’re looking for a career that will pay well and give you plenty of opportunities to work in different industries, engineering may be the field for you. Engineering is a broad field of study that can be applied to various industries, including aerospace, automotive and biomedical.
In Singapore, engineers are among the most sought-after professionals when it comes to hiring talent. Engineers typically earn high salaries and have access to great benefits packages when compared with other types of workers in Singapore.
Photoshop
Photoshop is a popular image editing software that allows you to edit and create graphics, as well as design websites. The skills you learn from using Photoshop can be used in many fields, from publishing to advertising and web design.
If you want to learn Photoshop, there are plenty of options available online. You can also opt for more hands-on learning at one of the many creative digital studios in Singapore. This is one of those self-improvement investments you can benefit from either for personal or professional advancement, even both. So whatever your reasons are for wanting to learn Photoshop, there’s no better time than now!
Social Media Marketing
Social media marketing is the process of promoting a product or service through social media websites. It is a form of online marketing, including mobile social media apps. Businesses often use social media marketing to promote their products and services. This skill set includes many other skills, such as running a social media campaign, creating and managing content for social media platforms and measuring the results of your efforts. It is also important to note that social media marketing can be used by businesses for their own purposes or by individuals looking for employment opportunities. In fact, there are many freelance jobs available specifically in this field!
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SQL, or Structured Query Language, is a programming language for managing data in relational databases. It’s the most popular programming language for database management and the most widely used language for accessing and manipulating data in a database. SQL is also the standard language for accessing data from a database.
Javascript
Javascript is a programming language. It’s used to build web pages, and it can be used for many other things such as creating interactive web pages or adding functionality and animation to your website.
Python
Python is a high-level programming language that’s used for a variety of applications, from website development to data science. It’s one of the most widely used languages in the world and has been around since 1991.
Python can be used for machine learning and data analysis, so if you have this skill set on your résumé, you should be able to find work pretty easily in Singapore.
React.js
React.js is an open source JavaScript library developed by Facebook in 2011. It’s used to create user interfaces (UI), and it’s a declarative, efficient and flexible UI framework.
React is used by many companies including Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Airbnb and Uber to build their front-end web applications.
There are many benefits of using React such as:
- Small learning curve as you can learn the basics quickly with simple code;
- Ability to reuse components;
- Easy to scale your apps with server-side rendering capabilities;
- Built for SEO which means search engines can crawl it easier
Market investigation
Market investigation is a job that involves investigating the market and analyzing the data to find out more about the market. This is important for companies to know what their competitors are doing and how they can improve their own products. If you are interested in this field, it is good if you have a keen interest in statistics, research methods, or business strategy because you will need to conduct surveys and analyze data.
Management of Customer Relationships
Customer relationship management, or CRM, is the art of managing relationships with customers. It involves building a strong bond with customers so that they feel like their needs are being met and wish to continue purchasing from you in the future.
How should you manage a good CRM program? First, it’s important to understand all of your customers’ needs—and not just what they believe them to be! For example, some may say that one thing they want is for their products to arrive earlier than expected; however this doesn’t take into account other factors such as weather delays or even traffic on the road. Therefore when creating plans based on customer feedback it’s important not only listen but also consider multiple perspectives before moving forward!
As we said above there is more than one way (or skill) out there which would qualify someone as having experience managing customer relationships effectively within an organization; here are just two examples:
Summary
In this article, we have explored the most in-demand skills in Singapore. Having insight into these skills can help you determine the areas where you should focus on improving your CV and preparing for interviews.
We hope you’ve found this article useful and can use it to your advantage! If you have any questions about any of the in-demand skills listed or have ideas for other articles we could write, feel free to leave a comment below.
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