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Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills
Data Analytics

Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills

Singapore employers struggle to fill data and AI roles as 95% report tech hiring challenges and upskilling costs bite.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

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Security concerns top barrier to AI adoption, report says
Digital Transformation

Security concerns top barrier to AI adoption, report says

Businesses are struggling to deploy AI safely as security fears now outrank cost, with 48% naming them the chief adoption barrier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Eightfold launches TalentForge to build custom HR tools
Software-as-a-Service

Eightfold launches TalentForge to build custom HR tools

Large employers could gain more tailored hiring and workforce tools as Eightfold extends beyond packaged HR software into custom-built systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • This month
Cyacomb makes three hires to drive global expansion
Data Protection

Cyacomb makes three hires to drive global expansion

Rising demand for privacy-first digital triage tools is pushing the Edinburgh firm to expand its sales and customer support teams overseas.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Many firms prioritise AI fluency but make bad hires
Human Capital Management

Many firms prioritise AI fluency but make bad hires

Poor assessment methods are leaving 59% of employers with bad AI hires, even as AI fluency overtakes domain expertise in recruitment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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Gallagher Security expands India team with two hires
Biometrics

Gallagher Security expands India team with two hires

The hires are designed to bolster sales execution and technical support as demand rises for digital access systems across India.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
PPDS names Nicole Rutherford as Event Marketing Specialist
Marketing

PPDS names Nicole Rutherford as Event Marketing Specialist

The hire bolsters PPDS's North America team as it steps up trade show and partner marketing support for Philips Professional Displays.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Citizens & Cognizant mark 1,000 hires in Hyderabad
Data Analytics

Citizens & Cognizant mark 1,000 hires in Hyderabad

The Hyderabad centre is becoming a bigger part of Citizens' technology strategy as it expands AI, data and cyber security work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Kao Data adds four partners to women in infra scheme
Hyperscale

Kao Data adds four partners to women in infra scheme

Broader backing for the women-in-infrastructure initiative could help data centre firms widen recruitment as skills shortages bite across the sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
AI skills now driving UK pay & promotion decisions
Digital Transformation

AI skills now driving UK pay & promotion decisions

Employers are increasingly paying premiums and boosting careers for staff who can use AI safely, according to a survey of UK leaders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Australian CEOs favour AI reskilling over job cuts
Digital Transformation

Australian CEOs favour AI reskilling over job cuts

Most Australian chief executives are using AI to reshape work and boost skills, with only one in five planning hiring cuts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Tes appoints Ali Nazarboland as Engineering Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

Tes appoints Ali Nazarboland as Engineering Vice President

The appointment comes as Tes pushes to link school data more tightly across its Tes360 platform, aiming to ease staff workload and improve oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Retailers prioritise cost control over staff experience
Digital Transformation

Retailers prioritise cost control over staff experience

Higher labour costs are pushing retailers to cut hiring and raise prices as employee experience slips down the agenda, WorkJam says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds
Human Capital Management

Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds

AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Sift names co-founder CEO & opens San Francisco office
DevOps

Sift names co-founder CEO & opens San Francisco office

The hardware observability startup is expanding its leadership bench as it targets aerospace, defence and autonomy customers with software for physical systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
AgentSync launches AI-trained EAs for Australian founders
Artificial Intelligence

AgentSync launches AI-trained EAs for Australian founders

Founders could save up to AUD $70,000 per hire as the Australian talent provider targets busy chiefs with offshore AI-trained support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Tāmaki Health cuts hiring time with Oracle cloud HCM
Digital Transformation

Tāmaki Health cuts hiring time with Oracle cloud HCM

Hiring now takes about three weeks at New Zealand's largest privately owned primary healthcare group after it replaced slow legacy HR systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month