“Despite the wave of bad news in the financial world such as the collapse of giants like Lehman Brothers and AIG, feedback from our high-profile clients is that their recruitment plans are still going strong. Through our extensive dealings with them, we are able to report that their hiring plans in Singapore for the months ahead have not been affected, though some are a little more cautious,” says Joshua Yim, CEO of the Achieve group of companies.

He adds: “Based on anecdotal evidence from our clients and our consistently high number of existing and new recruitment assignments, it appears that the employment outlook for Singapore still remains positive at this stage.”