Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up
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Institutes ramp up tech courses, government reskills workers; tech workers can command pay increases of up to 30%, sasy recruiters
At least three recruiters approach Singapore-based software engineer Xiao Yuguang everyday with job offers.
Demand for Xiao’s skills has soared since he graduated in 2014 with a computer engineering degree but now he just ignores the offers, having recently joined TikTok owner Bytedance after several years with Southeast Asia’s Grab.
“It’s not like I want to change jobs frequently,” said Xiao.