The top five jobs most commonly offered by start-ups as part of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills programmes are software developers, chefs, engineers, sales, marketing and business development managers, and administrative and related associate professionals, said the Ministry of Manpower...
Another misconception, she said, is that the start-up scene is filled with young entrepreneurs.
"In general, many of the roles are entry-level, but that does not mean that mid-career individuals with very rich experience cannot thrive in start-ups," said Mrs Teo, who noted there are career conversion programmes such as the Professional Conversion Programmes that offer training in the relevant skill sets required.
Between April and June this year, about 330 job seekers joined start-ups with support from the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package. About half were mid-career workers who took part in the PCPs. At the same time, about 150 fresh and recent graduates entered the start-up scene through the SGUnited Traineeships Programme.
Mrs Teo said job seekers who need help navigating these opportunities may approach Workforce Singapore or the NTUC's Employment and Employability Institute . Last month, both WSG and e2i reached more than 16,000 job seekers, and e2i reached out to more than 2,800 job seekers through 22 outreach and engagement activities.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the
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