What's still ahead for 2022: Workers with technology expertise, transferable skills in demand amid talent war

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Job seekers have not had it this good for more than 20 years thanks to an employment market with far more positions than available bodies to fill them.

Vacancies have been on the rise since last year, noted the Ministry of Manpower, with the ratio of jobs to unemployed persons rising to 2.42 in March - the highest since 1998.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 09, 2022, with the headline What's still ahead for 2022: Workers with technology expertise, transferable skills in demand amid talent war. Subscribe