Singaporeans would like to work in Google, Shell: Survey

Singaporeans would like to work in Google, Shell: Survey

Singapore Airlines, Exxon Mobil and Keppel Corporation round out JobStreet.com's list of Singaporeans most preferred company to work for. Survey also reveals company reputation as main reason that candidates want to work for these companies.

SINGAPORE: Google and Shell have emerged tops in the list of companies that most Singaporeans want to work for, according to a survey by an online recruitment agency. Singapore Airlines, Exxon Mobil and Keppel Corporation rounded out the top five.

In a website post on Wednesday (Dec 24), the agency, JobStreet.com, said that according to the survey the main reason Singaporeans want to work for these companies is due to the company's reputation. Across all position levels, company reputation superseded salary as the main reason, while benefits and incentives - such as flexible working hours and work-from-home arrangements - came in second. Salary was ranked third.

Training and development came in fourth, with candidates hoping to enhance their work skills to improve their career prospects. Internal promotion and career growth, identified as important for candidates to stay and grow in a company, came in fifth.

A total of 940 employers across various industries participated in this survey held in September this year, said the online recruitment company.

- CNA

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Start-up process for ExxonMobil's ethylene cracker plant delayed

Start-up process for ExxonMobil's ethylene cracker plant delayed
By Millet Enriquez | Posted: 20 June 2011 2326 hrs

SINGAPORE : The start-up process for ExxonMobil's ethylene cracker plant in Jurong Island is delayed and is now pushed back to early 2012.

Initially projected to begin operations this year, ExxonMobil said it now anticipates mechanical completion and start-up activities of other new facilities to come in phases through 2011 and 2012.

In a statement sent to MediaCorp, the US oil giant said safety is its top priority and it is focusing on a "disciplined" execution of the start process - citing the scale, complexity and inter-dependence of the units required for the project.

In the meantime, ExxonMobil said major polymer units - such as the specialty elastomers, the polyethylene and polypropylene plants - have been mechanically completed and commissioning activities have also started.

"We anticipate commissioning and start-up activities of the new downstream units to occur in phases through 2011 and 2012," ExxonMobil said.

ExxonMobil's petrochemical complex consists of a world scale steam cracker and associated units, which include polyethylene, polypropylene and specialty elastomer plants.

The cracker has the capacity to produce 1 million tonnes of ethylene per year.

- CNA/ms

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