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Switzerland is home to a significant number of multinational brands' supply chain and distribution operations, making it the perfect place for a leading specialist recruiter in this sector. From Bern and Lucerne to Chur, Geneva, and Zurich, DSJ Global source business-critical talent from every corner of the country for established international enterprises as well as independent novel start-ups. The firms' Swiss team has proven expertise in supporting businesses when it comes to finding the right people to weather economic storms and identify new opportunities to pivot and thrive. As the leading logistics and supply chain recruitment agency, DSJ Global specialises in a variety of sectors, which include procurement careers and technical operations jobs.

UAE HOSTESSES is a model agency in Dubai that focuses on providing spectacular events with the quality staffing they deserve. They have a large and varied pool of talented and professional models prepared to organize all corporate events. The agency does not just provide clients with the faces and models that can best represent their companies, products, or services, but they make sure clients can count on them to provide exceptional solutions. With them, clients are sure to find the most qualified and attractive models in Dubai.

As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong famously stated "Singapore was built on the back of engineers." Indeed, engineers have built infrastructure, industrialised the economy, and helped Singapore address many national needs over the years. After the introduction of the country's Smart Nation initiative, experts anticipated that Singapore would need close to 1,000 new engineers every year just to cover the public infrastructure projects. Similarly, to every global economy across the world, Singapore has also faced challenges in recent months due to obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, infrastructure still remains at the heart of progress in Singapore.

A leading global recruitment company, Volt Singapore offers Volt Workforce Solutions (VWS) for businesses of all sizes. Providing flexible and scalable solutions, the company provides businesses with experienced candidates; whether you need to source a small team of specialists or thousands of contingent workers. With a vast range of experience in the field, they have an innate ability to identify and deliver quality talent to their clients. Their recruiters focus on specific skills and industries, allowing them to fully understand the skills required to excel at each position and provide the best fitting candidates.

2021 is set to be a very exciting year for the cybersecurity sector in the UK. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has indicated, in their 2020 annual sectoral analysis, a record investment in the cyber sector now worth £8.9 billion. Despite the difficult economic situation that the UK has been in as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the industry recorded a new record quantity of cyber security deals, equating to over £821 million. The report also revealed that more than half of firms are now based outside of London and the South East, highlighting the growing strength of the sector across all nations and regions of the UK - which has contributed to regional prosperity as well as strengthening cyber resilience for numerous organisations. Glocomms have a plethora of cyber security roles available both in the UK and internationally.

Germany, as well as many other European states, has faced intense instability and uncertainty throughout the pandemic, adapting to a new way of life which technology has undoubtedly aided. However, disruptions and fluctuations are not new for this sector. For the IT and technology industry, the fourth industrial revolution has provided new challenges and opportunities. Developments in artificial intelligence, 3D printing and quantum computing indicate just a few of the new and evolving technologies available to the industry. Glocomms are also looking towards the future and diversifying their hiring procedures, for example, advancing the number of women working in STEM.

The UK Government this February has launched the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) who will be able to identify and fund transformational science and technology at speed, as part of the government's plan to establish the UK as a global science powerhouse. ARIA has been modelled on the US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), which played a vital role in the development of technologies such as the internet, GPS and mRNA vaccines and antibody therapies.

The European Tech industry is leading the way in the transition to a climate neutral economy. Leading cloud and infrastructure providers and data centre operators have created the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact in which a plethora of companies and associations, including the most significant industry players, have agreed to a self-regulatory initiative to make European data centres carbon neutral by 2030. Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal stated, "Citizens across Europe use even more technology to go about their daily lives and want this technology, also to help secure a sustainable future for people and planet."

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented technology demands. As the world moves into a new stage of the pandemic, where mass testing, quarantines and vaccination rollouts are being used to curb the virus, tech companies are looking at a way to develop health passport apps. To allow passengers to travel to countries where a negative coronavirus test result or vaccination are entry requirements, tech firms, industry associations and airlines around the world have looked into developing different digital passport options so that safe travel can go ahead.

Cybersecurity breaches are often carried out by highly sophisticated bodies with malintent. One famous example of a serious breach occurred last year where Russian government hackers were believed to have inserted malicious code into popular software that monitors computer networks of businesses and governments. The Texas-based company which fell victim to the hack, SolarWinds, has thousands of federal and private sector clients. United States officials and cybersecurity experts have raised awareness for years about these types of attacks, which have previously resulted in havoc - including billions of dollars in financial losses. While former President Donald Trump was said to have shown little personal interest in cybersecurity, President Joe Biden has stated that he will prioritize it and impose costs on those who pose threats and carry out attacks.

Covid-19 has made businesses across the globe rethink and reimagine their people, processes, and technologies. Transformation and digitalisation have become imperative for business sustenance and growth, regardless of the organisations size. In Singapore's Budget 2021 address, finance minister Heng Swee Keat emphasised the need for innovation, deep regional and global connections, and redesigned job roles for Singaporeans to keep up with the demands of the new economy.

2021 was challenge for many sectors, however, the rise of remote work and e-commerce has had a knock-on effect and increased the need for specific services. For example, companies need more storage space for the products sold online, and their expanding e-commerce platforms must be supported by data centers. The COVID-19 pandemic also increased awareness about the importance of healthy buildings, and the importance of indoor air quality. Cooperatively US engineering firms are continually catering for these types of specific services.

Building services engineering ensures that buildings are fit for purpose and provide a safe and comfortable environment for the people they house. But simply, Julia Evans, CEO of the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), states that: "Architects can design the most beautiful or complex building, but without building services being introduced effectively it's not going to work." Building services engineers also work tirelessly to create a more sustainable environment by designing buildings that reduce energy consumption.

As the world turns a corner in the fight against COVID-19 thanks to the approval and mass production of various vaccines, Germany is leading the way with research and development at a crucial stage of the pandemic. With the added pressure of vaccinating as many people as possible to ensure that the transmission of the new variants is kept to a minimum, vaccination capacity needs to be ramped up throughout the country.

The increase in chronic illness rates, such as oncological cancers, asthma, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, has contributed to an increase in drug consumption. As a result, the demand for new drug and pharmaceutical research has also intensified, making pharmacovigilance careers evermore abundant. Pharmacovigilance has turned into a sector in which billions of people are now intensely relying upon in order to keep the general population safe from adverse and unwanted side effects from medical products such as the coronavirus vaccines.

Now that a Brexit deal has been reached there are new opportunities on the horizon for closer financial relations between Switzerland and the UK. As a small country with a large economic footprint, Switzerland has often advocated for open markets and financial centres, emphasising the benefits for all. For a relatively small nation, Switzerland has achieved remarkable status thanks to its adaptability and innovative flair when it comes to careers in both banking and financial services. Thanks to the combination of its liberal economy, vibrant export industry and international ties, a major part of Switzerland's success can be attributed to its low inflation and centuries of neutrality which have both contributed to the Swiss Franc becoming an international haven, which in turn has heightened the country's overall reputation and attractiveness.

In 2011, ABN AMRO sold its Swiss Private Banking business to UBP, shortly afterwards Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch followed suit, each selling their International Private Banking units to Credit Suisse and Julius Baer. In 2020 this trend continued and more recently, it was broadcasted that Rothschild are set to purchase Banque Paris Bertrand, plus, Intesa Sanpaolo have acquired 69% of REYL. As recruitment leaders in banking and financial services Selby Jennings keep a close eye on acquisitions and consolidations and how they create opportunities from a hiring perspective. For example, where acquisitions and consolidations created opportunities with regards to job-placements, these transitions can also be slow, bureaucratic, and often have internal implications, thus causing prior content bankers to consider new opportunities.

Within the pharmaceutical industry, the US is incredibly well established, meaning that doors are often opened when it comes to trialling, producing and financing drugs and medicines that other countries have a shortage in capacity and facilities to successfully manage. This in turn, provides exciting opportunities for those looking to develop and advance their roles across a number of research and development sectors, all the while proving that the US is still one of the best places in the world to pursue a career in research and development.

2021 is set to be an exciting time for the recruitment industry when it comes to life sciences, with research and development providing new and impressive medical treatments and therapies. In Switzerland, AC Immune SA with their partners Janssen Pharmaceutical of Johnson & Johnson, have announced positive interim results from its clinical trials into a vaccine for Alzheimer's disease. Biospace expressed that the vaccine demonstrated a potent antigen-specific antibody response against phosphorylated tau in 100% of older patients with early Alzheimer's disease.

During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland has made an important and effective contribution to the global solution. The Swiss biotech industry has worked closely with leading research laboratories, hospitals, diagnostic companies, drug manufacturers and multinational pharmaceutical companies in an effort to fight back against the virus. The pandemic has shown how much damage can be caused by the uncontrollable spread of pathogens, but it has also exemplified the way in which research capacities and platform technologies can be used to quickly respond to new medical demands and the need for the new development of effective treatments.

As we move into a new phase of the pandemic, many leaders are looking at the success stories of other countries as inspiration for their own strategy. Places like New Zealand and the Isle of Man are shining examples of how adopting a Zero Covid strategy has allowed them to return to a normal way of life. In the US, with a new administration, a fresh take on battling the virus and with vaccination programs underway, this could result in the United States getting on track and tackling the pandemic.

2020 proved to be a tumultuous year for professionals in the logistics and technical operations industry, as the coronavirus pandemic directly impacted the movement, storage, and flow of goods through borders. Plus, travel restrictions crippled the air transport industry and consequently placed intense pressures on shipping and road freight. Despite the unprecedented challenges faced, many in the industry are keen to ensure that plans to make practises more sustainable will still go ahead, such as plans to reduce carbon footprints and ensure ethical and sustainable supply chains. In order to establish a successful benchmark, category managers will be working to obtain more reliable results from suppliers whilst others will be placing pressure on the industry to adopt more sustainable practises throughout the year.

A financial centre, or a financial hub, refers to a city with a strategic location, leading financial institutions, reputed stock exchanges, a dense concentration of public and private banks and trading and insurance companies. In addition, these hubs are equipped with first-class infrastructure, communications and commercial systems, and there is a transparent and sound legal and regulatory regime backed by a stable political system. Germany, in particular Frankfurt and Berlin are prime examples of such cities which provide favourable destinations for professionals because of the high living standards they offer along with immense growth opportunities, especially within the banking and financial services industry.

Frankfurt has been the financial centre of Germany since the second half of the 20th century as it was before the mid-19th century. Berlin held the position during the intervening period, focusing on lending to European countries. Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris are all destinations where the majority of the financial services sectors will continue to host their European Hubs. The Eurekahedge European Hedge Fund Index (EHFI) took a dip in March last year. But, after a short space of time it managed to turn itself back around.

In Hong Kong, Asia and beyond, talent procurement is both a challenge and an opportunity for organisations in the logistics and supply chain sectors. In unprecedented times, where a culmination of political circumstances has exerted pressure on recruitment processes, it's paramount that businesses in Asia have the right support regarding building resilient teams with the potential to lead a company with confidence. As industry leaders, DSJ Global partners with businesses and individuals to ensure that when it comes to logistics and supply chain careers in Asia, the best possible business relationships and connections are established.