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The GMP Group enjoys a fair amount of favourable publicity in the media. As one of the most premium staffing and recruitment agencies in Singapore, The GMP Group is often consulted on its views and opinions on labour and human resource issues.

GMP's 2009 human resource related news and features:

December 2009

• Hotel staff lured by thrill of IRs, The Sunday Times, 27 December 2009
• Vacancies in three industries waiting to be filled, Lianhe Zaobao, 24 December 2009
• Job hopping starts early this year, Lianhe Zaobao, 22 December 2009
• Shrunken bonus, early job hopping, My Paper, 22 December 2009
• New trends in corporate learning, My Paper, 14 December 2009
• Recruitment: Cautious optimism in 2010, HRM, December 2009
• Spin on laughter is the best medicine, AdoiMagazine.com, 4 December 2009
• Non-traditional team building courses may be expensive but the value is higher, My Paper, 3 December 2009
• McCann and GMP back again, Marketing-interactive.com, 3 December 2009
• Laughter is the best medicine, Media Asia, 3 December 2009
• Curtains for Galleon S’pore by Dec 31?, TODAY, 2 December 2009
• To manage manpower costs, employers engage more contract workers, Lianhe Zaobao, 1 December 2009

November 2009

• Recovery of the job market, My Paper, 30 November 2009
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, Head hunt, Issue 46, 26 November – 9 December 2009
• Dubai fallout to hit bonuses in Singapore?, TODAY, 30 November 2009 (1)
• Dubai fallout to hit bonuses in Singapore?, TODAY, 30 November 2009 (2)
• We only offer local scholarships, AsiaOne, 25 November 2009
• We only offer local scholarships, The Straits Times, 23 November 2009
• Keep communication lines open, The Straits Times, 21 November 2009

October 2009

• When staff walk out en masse, The Sunday Times, 18 October 2009
• Don’t think I won’t leave, My Paper, 6 October 2009(2)
• Don’t think I won’t leave, My Paper, 6 October 2009(1)
• Where to find jobs?, My Paper, 5 October 2009

September 2009

• Rise in the chronic jobless, The Straits Times, 16 September 2009
• Wanted: Jobs with work-life balance, The Sunday Times, 13 September 2009
• Letting staff go with graceful exit, The Straits Times, 7 September 2009
• Write the first good impression, My Paper, 7 September 20009
• Singapore’s got talent…or maybe not, TODAY, 1 September 2009

August 2009

• Get them to pass English test before issuing work permit, The Sunday Times, 30 August 2009
• Marketers face greater accountability, Marketing-interactive.com, 13 August 2009
• Situation starting to look up, The Straits Times, 10 August 2009
• Where are the jobs?, Headhunt, Issue 38, 6-19 August 2009 (1)
• Where are the jobs?, Headhunt, Issue 38, 6-19 August 2009 (2)

July 2009

• Mr Goodyear’s unusual goodbye, The Business Times, 23 July 2009
• More people working from home, The Straits Times, 27 July 2009
• Ghost in lift video clip clinches top advertising award, Shin Min Daily, 27 July 2009
• Pleasant surprise for fresh grads, The Sunday Times, 26 July 2009
• Women jobs are easier to be cut, Shin Min Daily, 26 July 2009
• Employers not unduly worried, TODAY, 24 July 2009
• Be a talent magnet, Headhunt, 23 July 2009
• Ghost video wins, TODAY, 21 July 2009
• Raffles Place Ghost claims Effies Grand Prix, Marketing-interactive.com, 20 July 2009
• Check with boss before taking on second job, The Sunday Times, 19 July 2009
• Haunting ad wins top prize, The Straits Times, 18 July 2009
• HR experts say employers won’t terminate staff because of fake qualifications, Lianhe Zaobao, 16 July 2009
• Tethered by technology to work, The Straits Times, 13 July 2009
• Singaporeans pay resume writers to write resumes, Lianhe Wanbao, 12 July 2009
• Hiring women in the workforce, The Straits Times, 11 July 2009
• Number of chronic jobless people doubles to 16 600, The Sunday Times, 5 July 2009
• Employers hit by stricter S-Pass system, The Sunday Times, 5 July 2009

June 2009

• Bosses in no hurry too reinstate pay, The Straits Times, 29 June 2009
• Sombre prospects for fresh grads, The Straits Times, 29 June 2009
• Singapore grabs pair each in direct & promo, Marketing-interactive.com, 22 June 2009
• Expats hit by recession blues, The Malaysian Insider, 22 June 2009
• Online networking sites can be useful for work, The Straits Times, 22 June 2009
• How to get started as a consultant, The Sunday Times, 21 June 2009
• For 3 job, 10 seekers, Today, 16 June 2009(2)
• For 3 job, 10 seekers, Today, 16 June 2009(1)

May 2009

• Need a job?, The Sunday Times, 31 May 2009
• Hiring only good-lookers, The Sunday Times, 31 May 2009
• Contract work becoming more prevalent, The Straits Times, 25 May 2009
• Where are the jobs?, The Straits Times, 23 May 2009
• The most important recruit, HRM, May 2009
• Generation Y workers fight negative stereotypes, Human Resources, May 2009
• It’s less stressful to be fired than to stay hired, The New Paper, 1 May 2009

April 2009

• Don't use the axe on workers, The Straits Times, 28 April 2009
• It pays to do econs at SMU, The Straits Times, 4 April 2009
• Boosting staff morale during an economic downturn, Citta Bella, April 2009
• Need a job?, The Sunday Times, 26 April 2009
• Harder to land a job when overqualified?, Lianhe Wanbao, 19 April 2009
• Tough times not at all bad, The Sunday Times, 19 April 2009
• Venturing in biosciences industry, The Sunday Times, 19 April 2009
• Get to know your recruiter better, The Sunday Times, 19 April 2009
• Bank’s public criticism of a senior office sparks debate, The Straits Times, 18 April 2009
• Unemployment woes for fresh graduates, Humanresourcesonline.net, 14 April 2009
• Gen Y stereotype lives on, HRM, April 2009
• From housework to workforce, The Sunday Times, 12 April 2009
• Recession survivors, The Straits Times, 11 April 2009

March 2009

• Four signs your job is in danger, The Straits Times, 30 March 2009
• Expats hit by recession blues, The Sunday Times, 29 March 2009
• Grad expectations not so great / Of fresh options and missing the boat, The Straits Times, 23 March 2009
• US lawmakers vote to tax AIG bonuses, The Straits Times, 21 March 2009
• Primed for a cut, TODAY, 20 March 2009
• Gen Y still want higher starting pay, TODAY, 19 March 2009
• Time to embrace flexi-work, The Straits Times, 18 March 2009
• Y so different?, Straitstimes.com, 18 March 2009
• Gen Y workers expect higher starting salaries than previous year, Channelnewsasia.com, 18 March 2009
• Student-recruiter ties more vital now, The Straits Times, 16 March 2009
• Career fairs crowded but still worth a go, The Sunday Times, 15 March 2009

February 2009

• Making your CV work for you, The Sunday Times, 22 February 2009
• Singapore bonuses slump, eFinancailCareers.sg, 16 February 2009
• Realistic outlook key to landing job, The Straits Times, 9 February 2009
• Let the job hunt begin, The Sunday Times, 8 February 2009
• Male supervisors are better than female supervisors, My Paper, 4 February 2009(1)
• Male supervisors are better than female supervisors, My Paper, 4 February 2009(2)
• Gen Y gets down to work, The Straits Times, 3 February 2009
• Qualified on paper, but clueless about etiquette, 1 February 2009

January 2009

• Youth less picky about jobs now, The Straits Times, 26 January 2009
• They worked hard for the money, IN, The Straits Times, 26 January 2009
• Freeze or cut wages to save jobs? We're already doing that, say firms, The New Paper, 17 January 2009
• It's not a question of money, My Paper, 14 January 2009(1)
• It's not a question of money, My Paper, 14 January 2009(2)
• It's an employer's market, The Straits Times, 10 January 2009
• Inappropriate to show off tattoo at work, My Paper, 7 January 2009
• The big question mark, TODAY, 7 January 2009
• Mid-career switch from marketing to human resource, The Sunday Times, 4 January 2009
• It's no good being a contract worker. I get no benefits, no bonus and when the recession comes, I'm the first to go, The Sunday Times, 4 January 2009

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