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Sharon Salim

Business Correspondent

As a business correspondent with The Straits Times, Sharon helps readers navigate work and life, focusing on jobs, manpower policies, workplace culture and trends. She had a fulfilling stint at one of the world’s largest environmental non-profit organisations, World Wide Fund for Nature, before joining CNA Women and becoming part of their pioneering team, writing about issues that impact women. She then joined the public service before returning to the newsroom two years later, in 2024. 

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Workers in skilled trades set to receive more career help from MOM, starting with electricians

A new pilot is in the works to provide more structured career and skills progression ladder, and apprenticeships for electricians.
A new pilot is in the works to provide more structured career and skills progression ladder, and apprenticeships for electricians.

About 90% drop in fresh grads applying for Singapore industry traineeships

南洋理工大学(NTU)毕业典礼。大学生、毕业生。(摄于2025年7月24日)
NDR Generics [Various] Tag: salary, income, graduates, NTU, school, employment rate, students
南洋理工大学(NTU)毕业典礼。大学生、毕业生。(摄于2025年7月24日)
NDR Generics [Various] Tag: salary, income, graduates, NTU, school, employment rate, students

Firms and HR professionals support Budget 2026’s push for strong Singaporean core in workforce

Industry players say Budget 2026 measures reinforce the Government’s focus on quality over quantity when it comes to workforce planning.
Industry players say Budget 2026 measures reinforce the Government’s focus on quality over quantity when it comes to workforce planning.

NTUC members to receive up to 50% subsidy on AI tools, training tailored to their skill levels

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Guests arriving at the NTUC Career Festival at Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Feb 13, 2026. 

It will feature over 5,000 job opportunities across various sectors and experience levels. Jobseekers can access career resources and explore career and skills development pathways, while companies can look forward to support on business transformation. Participants can also discover the latest innovations and technologies through industry and IHL showcases; and attend masterclasses, talks and panel discussions by industry experts and thought leaders.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
ST20260213-202643500444-Lim Yaohui-ssfestival13/

Guests arriving at the NTUC Career Festival at Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Feb 13, 2026. 

It will feature over 5,000 job opportunities across various sectors and experience levels. Jobseekers can access career resources and explore career and skills development pathways, while companies can look forward to support on business transformation. Participants can also discover the latest innovations and technologies through industry and IHL showcases; and attend masterclasses, talks and panel discussions by industry experts and thought leaders.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

More support for lower-wage, mid-career and older workers

Former flight attendant Jeffrey Loh had enrolled in a three-month digital product management course and is now a duty terminal manager at Changi Airport Group.
Former flight attendant Jeffrey Loh had enrolled in a three-month digital product management course and is now a duty terminal manager at Changi Airport Group.

More can be done to help retrenched workers in S’pore get help earlier: Desmond Choo

(From left) Mr Justin Ting, 54, e2i career coach, giving Mr Desmond Choo, NTUC deputy secretary-general, and Mr Goh Pei Ming, Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development, a tour of the career centre during the Economic Strategy Review Committee media visit at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability on Feb 9, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
(From left) Mr Justin Ting, 54, e2i career coach, giving Mr Desmond Choo, NTUC deputy secretary-general, and Mr Goh Pei Ming, Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development, a tour of the career centre during the Economic Strategy Review Committee media visit at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability on Feb 9, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Career road bumps can hurt, but I learnt that no experiences are wasted

The new skills picked up in a job taught the writer a lot about stepping out of her comfort zone, and about resilience and adaptability.
The new skills picked up in a job taught the writer a lot about stepping out of her comfort zone, and about resilience and adaptability.

Work and study requirements could be better integrated to build AI literacy: Koh Poh Koon

Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo and Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health Koh Poh Koon interacting with female Grab partners during an AI upskilling workshop conducted by GrabAcademy on Feb 5, 2026.
Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo and Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health Koh Poh Koon interacting with female Grab partners during an AI upskilling workshop conducted by GrabAcademy on Feb 5, 2026.

Working from anywhere is the future, with co-working spaces as part of the solution, says JustCo CEO

JustCo co-founder and CEO Kong Wan Sing said the business has been profitable for the past three years.
JustCo co-founder and CEO Kong Wan Sing said the business has been profitable for the past three years.

About 9 in 10 retrenched eligible workers received retrenchment benefits: MOM

Office workers crossing Market Street near Market Street Hawker Centre within the heart of Singapore's financial centre in the CBD area, 18 February 2025. PMET, employment, commercial space, foreign talent, economy
Office workers crossing Market Street near Market Street Hawker Centre within the heart of Singapore's financial centre in the CBD area, 18 February 2025. PMET, employment, commercial space, foreign talent, economy

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