Job Central Career & Learning Fair 2010

For more info

http://edm.jobscentral.com.sg/100916_JCLF_eduInvite/index.php?jid=2311&qid=76484987

Back on Line

It has been a good 6 months since I posted. This new job has taken quite a bit of time alas, the vulnerability of a career in corporate world sinks in.

I am currently reading the Complete Idiot's Guide to Working Less, Earning More. Will let you know how the book is in a while.

Thirty Jobs You Can Get In Asia

Layoffs and record-high unemployment rates are still making headlines in Western markets, as much of the world reels from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. In Asia, meanwhile, companies are expanding their payrolls.


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1051327/1/.html

How to spot tell-tale signs of stocks to avoid

1. View expansion plans with a critical eye

2. Be careful of a company that changes its key managers, auditors or accounting firms

3. Watch out when companies delay putting out financial statements

4. Be careful when a company ventures into an unrelated business

5. If a company is involevd in a lot of litigation, it will distract it's management from day-to-day operations

6. Directors fees should be in line with companies profitability

Do You Have What It Takes to Be Self-Employed

Here are the 10 most important characteristics you need to be successful in self-employment:
1. Organization

2. Common Sense

3. Business Sense

4. Enthusiasm

5. Self Motivation

6. Commitment

7. Financial Awareness

8. Business Development

9. Independence

10. Support


Different Types of Self-Employment

1. Consulting and coaching

2. Starting a company

3. Franchise

4. Joining a start-up or early stage company

5. Buying an existing company

6. Writing and/or Speaking

7. Teaching and training

8. Turning hobby into a business

More blogs of a similar line can be found at biz





Extracts from " 12 Steps to a New Career" by Carl J. Wellenstein

STI Testing Resistance in coming week

Next week will be interesting as the STI will test the 61.8% resistance line again.

One wonders whether it will break it looking at the weakening volumes in the past few weeks.

China Semiconductor Industry 2009

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

China Semiconductor Industry 2009

View more presentations from Dmitry Tseitlin.

Millionaire Traits

This is worth a read

http://www.investopedia.com/slide-show/millionaire-traits/default.aspx

Career Counselling

For those who are still searching after a job lost or mid-life crisis, the below website provides some useful links.

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/sec_page.php?sub_item=048

Areas covered are

1 - Online Job-Hunting Articles

2 - Online Job-Hunting Guides

3 - The Gateway Sites & More

4 - Online Personality & Traits Tests

5 - Online Careers Tests

6 - Transferable Skills

7 - Education

8 - More Help: Career Counseling Offices

9 - One-on-One Career Counseling

10 - Offline Career Counseling

11 - E-mail a Counselor

Check it out.

What do you do when your job ends and you can’t make ends meet? – Shelly’s Story

Worth the time spent listening. Some valuable gems of wisdom.

http://www.rbc.org/radio-tv/words-to-live-by/2010/02/26/program.aspx

Careers and Training 2010

For those who are still searching, this could be a good one stop event as it covers career options, training and even starting business by Andy Ong.

More info at Career and Education 2010

Career Conversion - Green Collar Careers

Every time I get into a conversation about career conversions, the green story keeps coming up. So I decided to review some possible resources to help it along.

A good place to start is knowing what are the options and requirements, I found Green Careers Guide useful.

It provides a:

1. Rundown of the various green career categories
2. The training required
3. Green entrepreuneurship ideas and
4. General green articles

The nearest equivalent in Singapore is the GREEN BUSINESS TIMES

You get some good info on events, book reviews and a generally dealing of greem Jobs and training side is rather this though.

For training try

• Singapore Environmental Institute
• Energy Efficient Singapore

and to have an idea who are some of the industry players

• Sustainable Energy Association

Sunny economy spurs budding enterprises

Number of new firms jumps 34% in Q4 as economy picks up: study

(SINGAPORE) A sunny economic climate appears to have a positive impact on the level of entrepreneurial activity, according to research by BT and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).


Looking at the data from 2006 to 2009, the top growing industry was non-specialised retail in-stores, whose numbers grew an average of 30 per cent. This was followed by companies supporting services to education (23.7 per cent), and firms in social and community activities (18.1 per cent).


Article from Business Times

An interesting read for those considering taking the plunge.

Career Conversion : The 10 Worst Mistakes Career Changers Make

For those considering career conversions, some useful advice that I stumbled upon on "10 worst mistakes..." on monster.com.sg

1. Don't look for a job in another field without some intense introspection
2. Don't look for "hot" fields unless they're a good fit for you.
3. Don't go into a field because your friend is doing well in it.
4. Don't stick to possibilities you already know about.
5. Don't let money be the deciding factor
6. Don't keep your dissatisfaction to yourself or try to make the switch alone.
7. Don't go back to school to get retreaded unless you've done some test drives in the new field.
8. Be careful when using placement agencies or search firms.
9. Don't go to a career counsellor or a career transitions agency expecting they can tell you which field to enter.
10. Don't expect to switch overnight.

MedTech Manufacturing

For those who are considering the Career Conversion Medtech

This event might interest you.

Further info can be found at http://medtech-mfg.com/index.php

Solar Panel Industry Prospects

I had a discussion about the prospects of the Solar panel industry and the below video and the article about the solar industry in Singapore should provide some insights.

Hydrogen Cell at home

Looks like maybe Hydrogen cell is not that far away

7 Commom Breakout Patterns

Looks like it is going to get tougher making money on the Stock market this year.

I started to look at breakout patterns and candlesticks.

You will find the below breakout pattern and 6 others at  7 Common Breakout Patterns

Singapore Economy Key Indicators

% changes are compared to same period of previous year


Advance GDP up 3.5% in 4Q2009

CPI remains unchanged in Dec 2009

Total Trade up 20.0% in Dec 2009

Index of Industrial Production up 14.4% in Dec 2009

Retail Sales down 5.0% in Dec 2009

Total Population was 4.99 million in Jun 2009

Employment was 2.99 million in Dec 2009

Unemployment Rate (SA) was 2.1% in Dec 2009

Source : Statistics Singapore

Where to put your money

I was running through "Future Singapore' by Moh Hong Meng and this was a list of his recommendation.

1. Commodities

2. Recycling

3. Water Treatment

4. Transportation

5. Food manufacturing

6. Consumer Goods

7. Luxury Goods

8. Hotels

9. Education

10. Healthcare

Career Conversion : The Best Degrees for Next Generation Jobs

More U.S. based but interesting read for those guys who are still wondering

The Best Degrees for Next Generation Jobs - CNBC

Stockmarket Rally Running Out of Steam ?

I saw the article on Businessweek, "Asia 'Top' Shows Stock Market Rally Is Over: Technical Analysis ... " and it prompted me to check the STI Index.

I put the 100% Fibonacci at the peak in 2007 and the 0% at the bottom in Oct 2008 and guess what?

The market seems to have bounced of the 61% line in Jan '10 and is on the downtrend. Looks like now is not the time to go long.

Career Conversion Medtech

I had an enquiry on how to career convert to the emerging medtech industry.

One possibe option is the graduate diploma in medtech manufacturing. Unfortunately the one that starts in March 2010 has closed for application on 18th Dec last year.

Another option to explore is the Master in Science (Biomedical Engineering).

NTU is running a preview this coming Saturday 6th February 2010. Sign up at : https://wis.ntu.edu.sg/pls/webexe/REGISTER_NTU.REGISTER?EVENT_ID=OA10011516382449

Healthway Medical

This is one stock I am watching after it did a breakout at the end of Dec '09. Would be interesting to see how it trends in the next couple of weeks.

It is the cheapest medical counter on the market currently. 

For those who do not have the patience to read-up, Money Mind featured it a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxBkuOmAMJU

What if consumer demand is dead?

This article is worth a read especially for those who still believe the US will be the engine to the economy and that things will be back to normal.

What if consumer demand is dead by Jim Jubak

Media Tech Trends

Might interest some guys

Media Entertainment Tech Trends 2010

View more presentations from Stuart Volkow.

Semiconductor Industry Overview

Interesting Semi presentation that I stumbled upon.

SEMICON Taiwan 2009 - Semiconductor Equipment/Materials/Fab Outlook

View more documents from SEMI.

Semi Book-to-Bill Still Going Strong

The Dec '09 North American Semiconductor Book -to-Bill came up as 1.03.
This follows a 1.17, 1.09 and 1.06 in the previous 3 months.
Bookings for Dec '09 was also 9% higher than Nov '09.

The One Minute Millionaire

The book is written by  Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen.

It outlines for methods of becoming wealthy:

1. Real Estate
2. Start a business
3. Invest in the stock market and
4. Internet Marketing

Semiconductor Industry Stock

For those who are interested in the stocks, the below link should be useful.

vlsi research stocks