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Staying Relevant
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On 3 October 2019, The Straits Times reported that Singapore is ranked as the smartest city in the world by the inaugural IMD Smart City Index. It was published by Swiss business school IMD and the Singapore University of Technology and Design. It ranked cities according to technology being applied to enhance benefits and diminish shortcomings of urbanisation. There have been constant arguments by academics onwhether the proliferation and adaptation of technology is the cause of job displacements. Although there are differing views on the effects of technological advancements on employment, there is no doubt that technology and the Internet is changing the way we live, play and work. And for the average Singaporean, this has raised someworrying issues that include the future of jobs and careers. In the Q3 2019 Labour Market Advance Release by Ministry of Manpower Singapore, unemployment rates had edged up to 3.2% as retrenchment had risen. It is observed that that there are mismatches taking place in the labour market as there were 94 vacancies per every 100 unemployed persons. How then can we stay relevant and keep up with a transitioning employability landscape? Imagine this, you have just been awarded your degree and are ready for a bright career ahead. However you are faced with the rather unhappy realisation that what you had learnt for the past two to four years has now become outdated. New skills are required for the new jobs that have emerged! Now what? In the current dynamic environment we live in today, things change constantly. As Albert Einstein said, ‘Once you stop learning, you start dying.’ This is the time, more than ever, to look ahead and prepare ourselves for the future workplace. Here are five things to consider as you look towards the future:
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