Singapore
Capital
City: Singapore City
Population: 5.0M
GDP (nominal) 2008
- Total US$181B
- Per capita US$39.0K
GDP: (PPP)
2008
- Total US$239B
- Per capita US$56.2K
Corruption
Perception Score: 9.4
Currency:
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Dominant
Religion: mixed
Languages:
English (widely spoken), Malay, Chinese, Tamil
Government: Parliamentary Republic
Background:
Singapore
is considered the regional hub of Southeast Asia. It has
superb infrastructure, efficient government and the most
number of regional head-offices of multinational
companies.
Expatriates
often call Singapore "Asia for beginners" since it is so
easy to adapt to. People new to Asia think they are really in Asia
because Singaporeans use chop-sticks, speak Chinese and even look
Chinese. Don't be fooled, the rest of Asia is very
different.
It
used to be common for Singaporeans to refer to themselves as
"bananas" -- yellow-skinned but white on the
inside. Today, that self-deprecating comment is less common as
Singaporeans become more self-assured in their place as a leading
global power (although small in size).
Singaporeans
have had a remarkable success of building their small country from
a malarial swamp a few decades ago into a cocoon of efficiency and
opulence.
Appraisal
of Management Talent
Available
Types:
Singapore
is the main regional hub of Southeast Asia and, as a result, there are
a diverse range of Singaporean and international managers
available. It is common to group local managers into 3 ethnic groups:
Singaporean-Chinese, Singaporean-Malay and
Singaporean-Indian. There are various perceptions of
suitability among these groups.
Localized
expatriate managers are widely available in Singapore. There
is virtually no cost differential between these people and local
Singaporean managers.
Education
Standards:
Singapore
has an ample supply of managers with international quality
education. In past years, the government and parents
encouraged young people to obtain degrees abroad to broaden their
skills. More recently, Singaporean universities have
developed to such an extent that there doesn't seem to be the same
focus on overseas education today.
Candidate
Experience:
Perceptions
are that local managers are able to perform at
international levels. The large number of multinational
companies with regional head-quarters in the country means that a
large number of professionals have been developed to staff these
organizations.
As
well, Singapore has developed strong world-class companies that
compete on a global scale. Organizations such SingTel, DBS,
Singapore Airlines, Keppel, Flextronics, among many others, operate
at international standards and have developed exceptional people.
Career
Stability:
Singapore has been a fast growth economy for many years and
it is brimming with high quality career opportunities. The
country’s superb transportation systems mean that changing jobs
is as easy as changing subway stops.
The result is that job stability has suffered.
European and Japanese managers, in particular, are often
dismayed that supposedly senior managers in Singapore have a history of
frequent job changes.
Language
Skills:
English
is widely spoken in Singapore. Most experienced Singaporean managers
have excellent international English communications skills as well
as Chinese and other Asian languages.
Candidate
Mobility:
Singaporean
managers are often interested to relocate to other so-called
advanced countries in Asia and the west. However, they can
be resistant to relocate to less developed emerging countries in
Southeast Asia such as Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Most see it as a step backward in their career and will not be
interested without substantial financial incentives.
Candidate
Motivation:
Singaporeans
are career motivated professionals. They are not motivated
by empty promises or psychological techniques that pull on their
heart-strings. They are inspired by whatever will allow them
to expand their skills and earn a higher income.
Compensation:
Singaporean
managers are perhaps the highest paid in Southeast Asia.
Income levels are similar to other major
commercial centers. Singapore is already as expensive as leading cities such as
Sydney, Paris, Toronto and Atlanta and projected to reach cost
levels of
pre-crisis London or New York in the not-too-distant
future.
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Getting Ready For The
Deluge: Outsourcing in Philippines
by
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The
Economist Intelligence Unit of the Economist magazine
asked Chalre Associates' Chairman, Richard Mills,
to write a chapter about the Philippine outsourcing sector
in its annual Business Guide Book. The material
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issues facing this industry that is certainly one of most
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Asia Pacific Mining
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The 7th Asia Pacific Mining Conference put on by the Asean
Federation of Mining Associations was perhaps the largest
such event in the region. Richard Mills, Chairman of Chalre Associates
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people who presented.
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State of BPO in Philippines: Dan Reyes Speaks
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Richard
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interviewed Dan Reyes of Sitel for ComputerWorld (US) recently to get
his views on the state of the BPO industry in Philippines. Dan
presented US readers with compelling information to support his view
that Philippines is currently seen as the "Number 1" option by global
companies sending BPO work to offshore destinations.
Dan Reyes is easily one of most experienced Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO) managers in the Asia Pacific region and the world. He
is head of the extremely successful Philippine operations of Sitel, the
world's largest call center organization. Among other things, he is a
founder and former president of the Business Processing Association of
the Philippines. more
