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Timing the market or regular investing, and why job hopping isn’t always bad

askST Jobs: Is AI rejecting my job applications even before a human sees them?

AI tools trained on a company’s past hiring data may reinforce existing biases.
AI tools trained on a company’s past hiring data may reinforce existing biases.

Young & Savvy

Why I’d rather spend on holidays than save for a house

Many Gen Zs and millennials around the world see home ownership as something so expensive and far off that they would rather spend on present enjoyment such as travel.
Many Gen Zs and millennials around the world see home ownership as something so expensive and far off that they would rather spend on present enjoyment such as travel.

S’pore youth can rent co-living rooms with 30% discount under new independent living initiative

Coliwoo is offering 70 rooms at Boon Lay with monthly rents starting at $1,950 excluding utility bills.
Coliwoo is offering 70 rooms at Boon Lay with monthly rents starting at $1,950 excluding utility bills.

Job tasters, Adulting 101 and $500 curiosity credits part of new five-year plan for S’pore youth

The plan aims to reach at least 500,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 35 over the next five years.
The plan aims to reach at least 500,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 35 over the next five years.

These young professionals in Singapore left stable jobs to sell pasta, pastries and Chinese tea

(Clockwise from left) Saikyo Pasta’s husband-and-wife duo Arya Masagung and Angeline Chandraatmadja, Daily Fruit’s S. Aiswarya and Yecha’s Vincent Tay.
(Clockwise from left) Saikyo Pasta’s husband-and-wife duo Arya Masagung and Angeline Chandraatmadja, Daily Fruit’s S. Aiswarya and Yecha’s Vincent Tay.

Dear young investors, your biggest asset is time

US universities remain popular with S’porean students, despite stricter visa rules

Arshul Garg (third from right), 22, student at UC Berkeley in the US, with fellow members from the university’s Singapore Students’ Association in August 2025, during their annual welcome picnic for new exchange students and freshmen.
Arshul Garg (third from right), 22, student at UC Berkeley in the US, with fellow members from the university’s Singapore Students’ Association in August 2025, during their annual welcome picnic for new exchange students and freshmen.

The hardest career conversation is sometimes the one with yourself

A new study found that only 14 per cent of Singapore employees felt engaged in 2025.
A new study found that only 14 per cent of Singapore employees felt engaged in 2025.

$20k sign-on bonus, new schemes: How S’pore plans to grow its pool of air traffic controllers

CAAS plans to increase its workforce of air traffic controllers by about 40 per cent, from around 500 today to about 700 by the mid-2030s.
CAAS plans to increase its workforce of air traffic controllers by about 40 per cent, from around 500 today to about 700 by the mid-2030s.

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