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JobStreet.com’s Survey Reveals Top 5 Local Companies Singaporeans Want to Work for
JobStreet.com’s annual Top Companies Survey shared results of the top 10 companies that Singaporeans want to work for
In order of ranking, they are:
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Apple
4) Singapore Airlines
5) Microsoft
6) Shell
7) Changi Airport Group
8) ExxonMobil
9) Procter & Gamble; DBS Bank
10) IBM
Out of this grouping, the top 5 local companies that Singaporeans want to work for are: Singapore Airlines, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, CapitaLand, and Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
In 2016, JobStreet.com ran a 2016 Job Happiness Index that shared more than half of Singaporean employees are unhappy at work. As a result, employees tend towards short job tenures leading to high turnover. The company recommends that it is important to “identify Singaporean candidates’ needs and understand their reasons for joining a company”.
This year’s “Top Companies of the Year” survey shares the following insights from the employees’ perspective when choosing a company. These insights are:
- Career development opportunities + basic salary
- Calibre of management and leadership team
- Work environment + culture
