Contact Singapore Opens Offices in New York and San Francisco to Reach Out to Top Talent

Contact Singapore now has three offices in North America, reflecting increasing opportunities in Singapore.

Singapore (PRWEB) March 4, 2009 -- Contact Singapore, a one-stop center for individuals who wish to pursue a rewarding career, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs who are keen to invest in or initiate new business activities, in Singapore, has set up permanent offices in New York and San Francisco. The organization is an alliance between the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Manpower to attract global talent to work, invest and live in Singapore.

Contact Singapore in New York and San Francisco (http://www.contactsingapore.sg/home/index.php/eng/about_us/our_teams/north_america) will augment the work of the organization's headquarters in Singapore by reaching out and interacting directly with talent in North America, ranging from graduating students to working professionals. With these two centers, Contact Singapore now has three offices in North America, including Boston. The opening of these new offices reflects the attractiveness of skilled talent in North America to employers in Singapore and also addresses the increasing interest shown by talent to work in Singapore (http://www.contactsingapore.sg/home/index.php/eng/working_investing_in_singapore/why_singapore).

Although growth has slowed in Singapore's economy along with the global economy, the city-state continues to offer opportunities in its new growth industries - info-communications and digital media and biomedical sciences and clean technology. Some examples are the following companies which announced their plans in Singapore last year:

•    Ubisoft (France) established its first Southeast Asia games development studio here and are looking to hire programmers, graphic artists, animators and game developers;

•    Vestas (Denmark) opened its global wind technology R&D center and are seeking engineers across levels and disciplines; and,

•    Eli Lilly (USA) expanded research activities to be the largest corporate R&D center in Singapore and have openings for researchers and scientists, amongst other positions.

For job opportunities in Singapore (www.contactsingapore.sg/jobs), talent can also log on to www.contactsingapore.sg/jobs to search for jobs spanning from the technology to financial sectors, and post their resumes online. This job portal is managed by Contact Singapore, in collaboration with economic promotion agencies and key employers in Singapore. Singapore's long-term prospects remain positive. With its sound economic fundamentals, the country is well-positioned to capture the opportunities when the global economy rebounds.

To find out more about working and living in Singapore, talent can log on to the Contact Singapore website at www.contactsingapore.sg for the list of upcoming events where they can meet our representatives. The Contact Singapore New York office is headed by Ms Jynn Goh, Area Director (North America) and the Contact Singapore San Francisco office is headed by Ms Tan Lee Sar, Area Director (North America). Both have had extensive experience engaging with talent in North America and assisting them in their move to Singapore.

The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2008 ranked Singapore as one of the top countries in the world and the foremost country in Asia for quality of life. The Singapore government has committed to building a home for the future to create an even more liveable city. It is spending close to US$3 billion to develop first class infrastructure and expand provisions for education and healthcare. As one of the most liveable and cosmopolitan cities in the world, Singapore is the place to be.

Contact us at:

New York Office

55, East 59th Street, Suite 21B

New York, NY 10022

Tel: (1) 212-421-2869

Fax: (1) 212 421 2206

San Francisco Office

250A Twin Dolphin Drive

Redwood City, CA 94065

Tel: (1) 650-591-9102

Fax: (1) 650-591-1328

Boston Office

c/o Singapore EDB

1 International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Tel:        (1) 617-492-9843

Fax:        (1) 212-421-2206

About Contact Singapore

Contact Singapore is an alliance of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower. It aims to attract global talent to work, invest and live in Singapore.

With offices in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, Contact Singapore is the one-stop center for those who wish to pursue a rewarding career in Singapore, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs who are keen to invest in or initiate new business activities here. Contact Singapore actively links Singapore-based employers with global talent and provides updates on career opportunities and industry developments in Singapore. We work with private sector partners to facilitate the interests of potential individual investors in Singapore.

For more information on working, investing and living in Singapore, please visit www.contactsingapore.sg

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