How is The Current Job Economy in Singapore?

I truly wonder how the current economy in Singapore. My attempts to find jobs of similar positions have failed. Not that I am surprised. They prefer certified professionals rather than the supposedly degree. Sadly, that’s the case for IT. A degree just help you get that first step. It’s the IT certifications that help you broaden your prospects.

I can whine about their lack of experience. However, I was inexperienced once. I can whine about being unable to climb up the corporate ladder. However, I have never thought of climbing up such a ladder. I like what I was doing until I slowed down. I have never ventured out to seek other areas despite my ability to pick up skills fast.

I have been too comfortable in my zone that I like the stability and yet hate the routine. I got bored. I got angry at how bad life is and how stuck in the rut I was. I was blaming everything else but myself. I stopped learning. I wonder why. Was it because of the chase for that degree I was so desperate to get that time 4 years ago?

Was it because I was no longer studying that my brain cells have stopped functioning? Was I just obsessed with something else, that money can’t solve everything? I’m not so sure but I am sure of one thing now. I am finding my purpose in life.

During the chase and the aftermath of it, I lost my energy for everything. I just wanted to be out of that routine. I wanted to be my own boss and dreamed of it ever since I realised that the corporate world is cruel. Even if I have dealt with it.

I want too many things but I have yet to start on it except now. Now I am tired of trying to send out my resumes as I know I am not ready to go back to a 9-to-6 work. I want to slog it out. I want to force myself to take up the things I have been meaning to take instead of saying “I don’t think I am up to it.”

I am still learning how to take such challenges and changes. It’s a huge change from my previous roles. Something that not everyone will agree with.

So, how is the current situation with the economy in Singapore?