Contract-hiring skilled sectors?

Are top firms favoring contract hires and why?

Deciding: Dream contract vs permanent job

The impact of a contract role on the resume

Considering the overall compensation variation

What contract experience appeals to employers?

Who are contract roles suited for?

These roles may provide a gateway to coveted roles, an expert says.

Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, the Career Talk podcast by The Straits Times helps you take charge of your career and realise your ambition.

As economic cycles turn shorter and more volatile, the labour market has turned to hiring workers on contract, including for roles with high skill requirements and leadership opportunities.

In this episode, host Tay Hong Yi speaks with Mr Nilay Khandelwal, managing director of talent consultancy Page Group in Singapore, to unpack the prospects and pitfalls of this trend for workers.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:32 Which sectors commonly hire for highly skilled roles on contract?

3:32 Are prestigious employers increasingly filling openings with contract workers and why?

4:40 Choosing between a dream role on contract and a permanent job

10:51 Impact of a contract role on the resume for future jobs

13:36 Evaluating remuneration holistically as benefits may differ

16:06 What kind of contract experience future employers find attractive

19:04 Who are contract roles suited for?

Produced by: Tay Hong Yi (hytay@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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These roles may provide a gateway to coveted roles, an expert says. Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, the Career Talk podcast by The Straits Times helps you take charge of your career and realise your ambition.
As economic cycles turn shorter and more volatile, the labour market has turned to hiring workers on contract, including for roles with high skill requirements and leadership opportunities.
In this episode, host Tay Hong Yi speaks with Mr Nilay Khandelwal, managing director of talent consultancy Page Group in Singapore, to unpack the prospects and pitfalls of this trend for workers. Highlights (click/tap above):
1:32 Which sectors commonly hire for highly skilled roles on contract?
3:32 Are prestigious employers increasingly filling openings with contract workers and why?
4:40 Choosing between a dream role on contract and a permanent job
10:51 Impact of a contract role on the resume for future jobs
13:36 Evaluating remuneration holistically as benefits may differ
16:06 What kind of contract experience future employers find attractive
19:04 Who are contract roles suited for?
Produced by: Tay Hong Yi (<a href="mailto:hytay@sph.com.sg">hytay@sph.com.sg</a>), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
Follow Career Talk Podcast here:
Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wB2m">https://str.sg/wB2m</a>
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/wuN3">https://str.sg/wuN3</a>
Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/wBr9">https://str.sg/wBr9</a>
SPH Awedio app: <a href="https://www.awedio.sg/">https://www.awedio.sg/</a>
Website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a>
Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a>
Read Tay Hong Yi's articles: <a href="https://str.sg/w6cz">https://str.sg/w6cz</a>
Get business/career tips in ST's HeadSTart newsletter: <a href="https://str.sg/headstart-nl">https://str.sg/headstart-nl</a>
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Discover more ST podcast channels:
COE Watch: <a href="https://str.sg/iTtE">https://str.sg/iTtE</a>
In Your Opinion: <a href="https://str.sg/w7Qt">https://str.sg/w7Qt</a>
Asian Insider: <a href="https://str.sg/JWa7">https://str.sg/JWa7</a>
Health Check: <a href="https://str.sg/JWaN">https://str.sg/JWaN</a>
Green Pulse: <a href="https://str.sg/JWaf">https://str.sg/JWaf</a>
Your Money &amp; Career: <a href="https://str.sg/wB2m">https://str.sg/wB2m</a>
ST Sports Talk: <a href="https://str.sg/JWRE">https://str.sg/JWRE</a>
#PopVultures: <a href="https://str.sg/JWad">https://str.sg/JWad</a>
Music Lab: <a href="https://str.sg/w9TX">https://str.sg/w9TX</a>
Discover ST Podcasts: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a>
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/i44T">https://str.sg/i44T</a>
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZ2">https://str.sg/wuZ2</a>
Invisible Asia (9 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZn">https://str.sg/wuZn</a>
Stop Scams (10 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a>
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuJa">https://str.sg/wuJa</a>
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Synopsis: Every first three Mondays of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: Every first three Mondays of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis &amp; The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

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