Companies hunt for talent as Singapore tech sector continues to grow

SINGAPORE: As a child, Huang Wei Long liked to tinker with his action figures and reconfigure their battery parts. When he grew older, he moved on to keyboards and audio parts, even building his own speakers.

He has since moved on and is now a software engineer at Cynopsis Solutions. The 24-year-old said he earns a monthly salary of"between S$5,000 and S$6,000".Mr Huang is one of the many university graduates that have secured jobs in Singapore's growing technology sector as the government sees through its plans to digitalise the entire country through its Smart Nation drive launched in 2014.

But the cost of managing a team remotely can run up, and finding workers with the necessary calibre is another challenge.Unable to rely solely on new hires, companies have also ramped up on training their staff in technical knowledge, said Shinjika Shukla, an associate director of technology practice at recruitment agency Michael Page Singapore. In the present world of rapid technological disruptions, “upskilling and reskilling is non-negotiable”, she said.

“Singapore offers easy access to talent, as a result of its strong education system, proximity to large Asian markets and progressive regulatory policies,” said Mr Taal.While the technology space continues to face a labour crunch, there are signs that it could ease as it attracts entrants from other fields.

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