There are many channels in Singapore to recruit local talent. As an employer, you can tap into Government-supported or commercial channels. The key channels are listed here:
JOBSlite - Internet Job Bank
Distributed Career Link Centres
Singapore Corporation Of Rehabilitative Enterprise (SCORE)
NTUC Job Link
Employment Agencies
Job Fairs
Local Newspapers
Internet Websites
JOBSlite - Internet Job Bank
- JOBSlite is a 24-hour online job posting service by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA).
- JOBSlite is free for both the employer and employee.
- As an employer, you can post vacancies with your Employer CPF Number. Interested job seekers will contact you directly.
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Distributed CareerLink Centres
- Distributed CareerLink Centres are set up by WDA together with:
- Community Development Councils (CDCs)
- National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
- Each centre maintains a database of job seekers and provides services such as:
- personalised job matching
- career counselling
- training advice for job seekers
- Some centres also help businesses organise walk-in interviews and job fairs.
- Please check with each centre to find out more about the services they provide.
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Singapore Corporation Of Rehabilitative Enterprise (SCORE)
- Businesses interested in employing ex-offenders can post jobs vacancies and search for candidates on the Employment Assistance Portal set up by SCORE.
- You can also work with SCORE to identify your projected manpower requirements and train suitable offenders before they are released for the job required.
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NTUC Job Link
- NTUC Job Link has a database of job seekers you can tap into.
- NTUC also runs the STEER programme. Companies who hire unemployed or retrenched workers under this programme get:
- wage support
- funding for course fees
- absentee payroll
- Your business can also participate in a Place-and-Train programme.
- NTUC places and trains retrenched or unemployed workers to work in your company.
- Your business enjoys wage support, funding for course fees and absentee payroll.
- Additional support is given to companies who hire workers 40 years and above.
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Employment Agencies
- Employment agencies or headhunters can help you save time and effort.
- They have a ready pool of candidates who are looking for jobs.
- They will sort through resumes, carry out the initial inter