22 May - There has generally been an acceptance that Singaporeans lack the communication and leadership skills of their foreign counterparts, which has led to many Singaporeans not wanting professional jobs. This is looking to be a thing of the past, as the latest idea by a scholar who has about 2 friends (who are also scholars) is to introduce a course on communication in the workplace that will be fully funded by the government in a bid to make Singaporeans more competitive with their more outspoken counterparts.
It is believed topics range from, "How to pretend to give a shit what your colleague is doing over the weekend", "When to pretend you like the same soccer team as your boss", and "How to pretend you are really interested in what your colleague's kid did at school" among others. Most popular, however, is "How to tell your Angmoh colleagues you love baguette from Delifrance, and how much you know about their European country because you went there once on a guided tour, even though they are from a small country town 5000km from that city".
It is believed this will have benefits for the existing underemployed graduates in having good relationships with their foreign national superiors, since Singaporeans don't want to work in management positions either.
0 comments:
Post a Comment