9 years in the same firm at age 33: Job hopping loses steam amid softer labour market

Mr Lim Tsu Ern first joined Omnicom Public Relations Group as an intern and has stayed with the company for nine years. ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN
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SINGAPORE – Communications professional Lim Tsu Ern has watched many of his peers in the industry move to a new agency every two to three years.

The 33-year-old therefore considers his own career experience an anomaly.

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