{"id":50427,"date":"2026-05-07T05:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50427"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:59:43","slug":"yahoo-poll-do-foreign-workers-have-a-stronger-job-hunger-than-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50427","title":{"rendered":"YAHOO POLL: Do foreign workers have a stronger job hunger than locals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/mothership.sg\/2026\/05\/singapore-recruiter-hungrier\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:A legal recruiter made the news recently;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;A legal recruiter made the news recently&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">A legal recruiter made the news recently<\/a> when she warned that companies she worked with were letting go of Singaporeans in favour of hiring workers from overseas \u2013 not because they were more skilled but due to the fact they showed a lot more \u201chunger\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat hunger is now irreplaceable.\u201d <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1279313877124269\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Shulin Lee said;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shulin Lee said&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Shulin Lee said<\/a>, while featuring as a guest speaker on Channel News Asia\u2019s podcast \u2018Deep Dive\u2019.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"other-polls\">Other polls<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/yahoo-poll-are-singapore-malls-losing-their-heartland-flavour-101224267.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:YAHOO POLL: Are Singapore malls losing their heartland flavour?;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YAHOO POLL&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YAHOO POLL: Are Singapore malls losing their heartland flavour?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/yahoo-poll-can-singapores-hawker-culture-survive-without-raising-prices-030000378.html\" data-i13n=\"slk:YAHOO POLL;cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:YAHOO POLL: Can Singapore&#039;s hawker culture survive without raising prices?;slk:YAHOO POLL;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YAHOO POLL&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YAHOO POLL: Can Singapore&#8217;s hawker culture survive without raising prices?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/yahoo-poll-is-impatience-the-root-of-singapores-road-danger-080000313.html\" data-i13n=\"slk:YAHOO POLL;cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:YAHOO POLL: Is impatience the root of Singapore&#039;s road danger?;slk:YAHOO POLL;cpos:5;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YAHOO POLL&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YAHOO POLL: Is impatience the root of Singapore&#8217;s road danger?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former lawyer turned recruiter was interviewed for an episode titled <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1vvb8dVGhgk\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u2018Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?\u2019;cpos:6;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u2018Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?\u2019&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">\u2018Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_agsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_agsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_agsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_igsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_igsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_igsl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her advice for job seekers in the age of artificial intelligence is to \u201cdouble down\u201d on \u201crelationship-building skills\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo amount of enrichment classes will make my children smarter than AI,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lee also worries that <a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.style.yahoo.com\/giving-lack-social-skills-why-135434655.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:many Gen Zs are unable to carry a conversation;cpos:7;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;many Gen Zs are unable to carry a conversation&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">many Gen Zs are unable to carry a conversation<\/a> or explain what they do in interviews. \u201cThat scares me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s no secret that <a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/gen-z-workers-think-showing-091600938.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gen Zs have sometimes shaken up the workplace;cpos:8;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gen Zs have sometimes shaken up the workplace&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">Gen Zs have sometimes shaken up the workplace<\/a> with their attitude towards work where they often prioritise work-life balance and <a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/singapore-prioritise-early-mental-health-040000999.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:mental wellness;cpos:9;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mental wellness&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">mental wellness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, we want to know: Do foreign workers have a stronger job hunger than locals?<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-loader relative mb-2.5 flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-[2px] p-2.5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_1px_rgba(0,0,0,.08),0-1px_3px_0_rgba(0,0,0,.06)] before:block before:h-[110px] before:bg-tertiary before:content-['_'] after:absolute after:left-0 after:top-0 after:size-full after:content-['_']\" data-testid=\"loader\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.54\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1279313877124269\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:It\u2019s not just about skills in the age of AI, says legal recruiter Lee Shulin on the Deep Dive podcast;cpos:10;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;It\u2019s not just about skills in the age of AI, says legal recruiter Lee Shulin on the Deep Dive podcast&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">It\u2019s not just about skills in the age of AI, says legal recruiter Lee Shulin on the Deep Dive podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_b4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_j4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_j4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_j4sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1vvb8dVGhgk\" data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?;cpos:11;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Why are younger workers leaving stable careers just a few years in?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/mothership.sg\/2026\/05\/singapore-recruiter-hungrier\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:S\u2019pore recruiter, 42, says companies are letting go of S\u2019porean workers as foreigners &#039;hungrier&#039;;cpos:12;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;S\u2019pore recruiter, 42, says companies are letting go of S\u2019porean workers as foreigners &#039;&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">S\u2019pore recruiter, 42, says companies are letting go of S\u2019porean workers as foreigners &#8216;hungrier&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.style.yahoo.com\/giving-lack-social-skills-why-135434655.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:13;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:It\u2019s giving... lack of social skills: Why Gen Z has adopted the infuriating silent scream;cpos:13;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;It\u2019s giving... lack of social skills&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s giving&#8230; lack of social skills: Why Gen Z has adopted the infuriating silent scream<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/gen-z-workers-think-showing-091600938.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:14;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time\u2014but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals;cpos:14;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time\u2014but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time\u2014but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/handbook-launched-guide-employers-supporting-081000984.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:15;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:New handbook to 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