A recent survey has shed light on whether foreign workers are still flocking to Singapore and which occupations they are most likely to be employed in
Singapore is the fourth most popular country for attracting overseas workers, according to a recent survey by LinkedIn.
After analysing profile changes that the site’s 300 million members made in 2014, they were able to see where people were moving to and where they were moving from when switching employers.
The top five on the list, with percentages showing net inflow of LinkedIn members, are as follows:
India (-0.23%)
Recruitment of foreign workers in some sectors still seems to be thriving however. According to LinkedIn, the top occupations secured by migrants moving to Singapore are as follows:
Salespeople
It will be interesting to see if the results of next year’s LinkedIn survey show whether the inflow of foreign workers has dropped even further – maybe even out of the Top Five – due to the government’s intervention in migration.
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After analysing profile changes that the site’s 300 million members made in 2014, they were able to see where people were moving to and where they were moving from when switching employers.
The top five on the list, with percentages showing net inflow of LinkedIn members, are as follows:
- UAE (1.89%)
- Switzerland (0.90%)
- Saudi Arabia (0.85%)
- Singapore (0.47%)
- Germany (0.44%)
India (-0.23%)
- France (-0.20%)
- Italy (-0.19%)
- Spain (-0.18%)
- United Kingdom (-0.12%)
Recruitment of foreign workers in some sectors still seems to be thriving however. According to LinkedIn, the top occupations secured by migrants moving to Singapore are as follows:
Salespeople
- Construction/civil engineers
- Manufacturing/mechanical engineers
- Project managers
- Quality assurance/systems testers
- Construction/maintenance tradespeople
It will be interesting to see if the results of next year’s LinkedIn survey show whether the inflow of foreign workers has dropped even further – maybe even out of the Top Five – due to the government’s intervention in migration.
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Government releases new foreign worker growth figures
MOM investigates one sector "dominated" by foreign workers
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