I’m a programmer, and I want to become a quant. I’m doing testing now, but I will only consider an SRE or BA/PM job next. Quite a few candidates told me they are looking to leave their current company because they want to switch lanes. How many succeeded eventually? 10% is probably an over-optimistic estimation. How come he/ she can

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Overview of the Year 2022 An acute talent shortage in Hong Kong and Singapore during the first half of the year Hong Kong was already suffering from atalent exodus because of perceived instability in the region. This was further exacerbated by strict COVID policies which required a three-week quarantine which dissuaded foreign talent from considering

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Overview of some of the sectors during Q3 2022 Crypto and Investment Banking Technology Hiring within technology at the crypto firms definitely slowed down during Q3 2022. This was even before talks of Singapore rolling out crypto trade curbs. The war for tech talent (especially at the senior level) has gone up a notch with

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO 1st Quarter of 2022 – An Overall Macro View The worsening COVID situation in Hong Kong continued to further stretch an already-stretched candidate talent market. This was further exacerbated by candidates continuing to leave Hong Kong (many without jobs) to relocate overseas. Although the living-with-COVID strategy that Singapore implements has meant more freedom

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Highlights of Tech Recruitment in the year 2021 It was definitely a candidate’s market! The quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong and the strong preference for hiring PRs/Citizens in Singapore meant that only local talent was available to recruit. This has resulted in salary increases beyond expectations for skilled candidates. Architects, Full Stack Developers,

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Executive Summary – Q3 2021: The technology market has been red hot. We have been observing candidates receiving multiple offers and eventually counter offers, as their current firms try to retain them. Branding has become more important than ever for firms to win candidates over. The crypto trading space has been very active.