What kinda occupations are having the edge today?

• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:10

  a couple of years back, developers are like hotcakes. everyone simply rush into IT..
  
  but today, the IT market is more than just saturated.
  
  what kinda job do u think is demand today? insurance agents? property agents? life science researchers?
  
  and are u moving into these lines?
• abterror

  23 Sep 03, 16:13

  previously is e-commerce
  currently is bio science.
  next maybe or space science,,,,
  wonder will marleting make it big?
  
• boy in blues

  23 Sep 03, 16:17

  Originally posted by www:

  a couple of years back, developers are like hotcakes. everyone simply rush into IT..
  
  but today, the IT market is more than just saturated.
  
  what kinda job do u think is demand today? insurance agents? property agents? life science researchers?
  
  and are u moving into these lines?

  supply of professionals for IT jobs may be high..but so is demand for it what.
• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:20

  Originally posted by abterror:

  previously is e-commerce
  currently is bio science.
  next maybe or space science,,,,
  wonder will marleting make it big?
  

  u in marketing?
• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:22

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  supply of professionals for IT jobs may be high..but so is demand for it what.

  yeah... perhaps companies are venturing outside singapore.
  
  used to see almost a page of classifieds for IT-related posts.
  
  today, it can only fill up 3 columns on a well-demanded day.
• M

  23 Sep 03, 16:23

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  supply of professionals for IT jobs may be high..but so is demand for it what.

  however, the trend is to outsource, very significant locally.
• FireIce

  23 Sep 03, 16:24

  with my general degree, my choices are the "soft jobs" (inter-personal-based more than technical)
  in a way, can say tt almost ebery industry requires ppl for these soft jobs like customer service, public relations, marketing, policy-making, problem-solving........
  i wun say it's an edge......but job opportunities are plenty and there is constant demand.....
  
  IT per se is saturated and now being absorbed into the Info-comm industry.......which i believe, still has room for advancement and opportunities.........
  
  the current big thing is definitely life sciences.....wats next will depend on global trend......
  singapore is not known to be a trend-setter but we are bery good followers.....
  look out for rally speeches and all that and u will know wat out govt is aiming and promoting next.......
  
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• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:28

  Originally posted by M:

  however, the trend is to outsource, very significant locally.

  china.. india...
• boy in blues

  23 Sep 03, 16:30

  Originally posted by www:

  yeah... perhaps companies are venturing outside singapore.
  
  used to see almost a page of classifieds for IT-related posts.
  
  today, it can only fill up 3 columns on a well-demanded day.

  i wasn't talking about overseas. i was talking about inside singapore alone. IT professionals are the most versatile in the sense that they are required in every company of every field and in large quantities.
• boy in blues

  23 Sep 03, 16:32

  Originally posted by M:

  however, the trend is to outsource, very significant locally.

  what do you mean? outsource to whom?
• M

  23 Sep 03, 16:32

  Originally posted by www:

  china.. india...

  and philippines is catching on.
  Thought of running your own startup?
• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:36

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  i wasn't talking about overseas. i was talking about inside singapore alone. IT professionals are the most versatile in the sense that they are required in every company of every field and in large numbers.

  indeed, IT personnel are very much still in demand, provided u have sufficient and relevant years of experiences.
• wuming78

  23 Sep 03, 16:37

  army, airforce, navy, police, civil defence... economy-proof.
• toothie

  23 Sep 03, 16:38

  da ge.. have u ever thought of next time in future... when u tell ppl u got a computer related certificate... then tat employer says:" So wad? it is already a jia chang bian fan for ppl to know IT skills!"
  
  having computer skills and learning mathematics, it has become necessary?
• www

  23 Sep 03, 16:39

  Originally posted by M:

  and philippines is catching on.
  Thought of running your own startup?

  www's hokkien mee pte ltd? hahahaha..
  
  been thinking abt it all the while.. but not at this time.
  
  when u becoming ur own boss?
• abterror

  23 Sep 03, 16:46

  Originally posted by www:

  u in marketing?

  ya i am from marketing.
  but from the trend of outsourcing for human capital,
  sooner or later all ppl will work on contact base and will not have much of a AWS soon.....
  companies are really kanz.
  
• M

  23 Sep 03, 16:48

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  what do you mean? outsource to whom?

  not all companies have full fledged IT departments, a percent of them outsource their technological projects and operations to IT vendors in a bid to lower headcount, running costs, etc. IT vendors and corporations with core IT functions based locally would then consider relocating (or offshooting) to regions where skilled labor for such cost lesser. A thin analogy would be something like, why do you want to pay 2 developers 6 grand here when you can get 3 in india for doing the same job which isn't geographically critical.
  Contractual hiring is also in fashion and that's just another chapter..
• boy in blues

  23 Sep 03, 16:52

  Originally posted by www:

  indeed, IT personnel are very much still in demand, provided u have sufficient and relevant years of experiences.

  which is the same as in any kinds of jobs, not just IT..when all other things are equal, priority is given to more experience..what does it have to do with the fact that it is IT?
• M

  23 Sep 03, 16:55

  Originally posted by www:

  www's hokkien mee pte ltd? hahahaha..
  
  been thinking abt it all the while.. but not at this time.
  
  when u becoming ur own boss?

  towkay, hokkien mee jit pao.. sa kor, ai hiam.
  
  me been secretly plotting.. the uprising cometh soon.
  i've been handling the project development independently anyway, time to take the leap of faith, what have i to lose.
• boy in blues

  23 Sep 03, 16:59

  Originally posted by M:

  not all companies have full fledged IT departments, a percent of them outsource their technological projects and operations to IT vendors in a bid to lower headcount, running costs, etc. IT vendors and corporations with core IT functions based locally would then consider relocating (or offshooting) to regions where skilled labor for such cost lesser. A thin analogy would be something like, why do you want to pay 2 developers 6 grand here when you can get 3 in india for doing the same job which isn't geographically critical.
  Contractual hiring is also in fashion and that's just another chapter..

  you mean there are like IT consultancies with IT professionals for temporary hire? then such consultancies must be having good business right? they will always be needed somewhere.
• M

  23 Sep 03, 17:14

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  you mean there are like IT consultancies with IT professionals for temporary hire? then such consultancies must be having good business right? they will always be needed somewhere.

  yes there are, and certainly not just a few.
• www

  23 Sep 03, 17:30

  Originally posted by wuming78:

  army, airforce, navy, police, civil defence... economy-proof.

  not exactly. agencies like SAF are ceasing to renew contracts of many regulars.
  
  its lower cost to them to sign new recruits.
  
  
• www

  23 Sep 03, 17:32

  Originally posted by toothie:

  da ge.. have u ever thought of next time in future... when u tell ppl u got a computer related certificate... then tat employer says:" So wad? it is already a jia chang bian fan for ppl to know IT skills!"
  
  having computer skills and learning mathematics, it has become necessary?

  hahah... definitely thought of that.. in fact, all the time. and i also dont like to thought of being in the technical side forever.
  
  which is why i am finding way to be the one saying the above, rather than being the receiving end.
• www

  23 Sep 03, 17:33

  Originally posted by abterror:

  ya i am from marketing.
  but from the trend of outsourcing for human capital,
  sooner or later all ppl will work on contact base and will not have much of a AWS soon.....
  companies are really kanz.
  

  ack.. are "foreign talents" doing well over ur side?
• abterror

  23 Sep 03, 17:35

  Originally posted by www:

  ack.. are "foreign talents" doing well over ur side?

  Ppl will always think tat imported goods are better.
  special ma.....