SINGAPORE — Singapore's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) on Monday (Sept 25) confirmed that it hired about 60 former employees of Indeed after the internet job portal shut its local office earlier this year.
Singapore's Government Technology Agency on Monday confirmed that it hired about 60 former employees of Indeed after the internet job portalIn view of the competition for tech talent, GovTech said it took"a more agile hiring approach that balances speed with responsible hiring", when it came to these employees.
In a Reddit post on Sept 17, a user who identified themselves as an ex-Indeed employee in Singapore claimed that GovTech offered about 60 positions to ex-Indeed staff in May; that their salaries were"inflated"; and that the new hires had no deliverables.GovTech told CNA that it acknowledged the online conversations, and that it has always actively engaged tech talent to meet hiring needs.
People hired under the Tech for Public Good initiative contribute to accelerating the digital transformation of government agencies and elevating GovTech's capability centres, said the agency. "With Indeed's closure of the Singapore office, we saw a unique opportunity to hire some of their intact and functioning engineering teams to work on the two priorities," said GovTech.
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