Hiring for a relevant role

In short: Search MyCareersFuture weekly by job title with the Direct Employers filter, and prioritise ads for a first hire, new team or system to implement. Write to the manager the role reports to within two to four weeks, while the job is still open.

Intent

Medium

Act within

2 to 4 weeks

Where to find it

MyCareersFuture job search (Free to search; login needed for job alerts), MOM: advertising requirement for Employment Pass applications (Free)

What this signal means

A company is advertising for a role that owns the problem your product or service solves. A manufacturer advertising for its first procurement manager, a growing firm hiring an IT executive, or a property group recruiting a facilities manager are all examples.

The job ad is public, dated and often detailed. It can tell you the team size, the systems the person will use, the responsibilities and the seniority, all of which help you judge fit before you write.

Why it predicts a purchase

Companies hire when a function needs more attention than it is getting. A new role often comes with a mandate to fix, set up or review something, and that work tends to involve buying. A first procurement manager may tighten supplier terms and switch vendors. A first IT hire may replace tools that were set up informally. Several open roles in one team suggest growth, which brings equipment, space and systems.

Not every posting means change. Many are replacements for someone who left. Ads that mention a new team, a first hire, a new site or a specific system to implement are the strongest.

Where to find it in Singapore

• MyCareersFuture. Singapore’s national job portal. Free to search without logging in. Results can be sorted by date posted and filtered by job level, location, employment type and whether the ad was posted by a direct employer or a recruiter. Each listing shows the company, salary range and posting date. Email job alerts require a login.
• Why coverage is broad. MOM’s fair consideration rules require employers to advertise on MyCareersFuture for at least 14 consecutive days before submitting an Employment Pass application, with exemptions such as companies with fewer than 10 employees, roles paying a fixed monthly salary of S$22,500 and above, and roles of one month or less. Smaller companies and senior roles may therefore not appear.
• Company careers pages and LinkedIn. Free. Often carry roles before or alongside MyCareersFuture, and sometimes more detail on the team.

How to monitor it

1. Write a short list of job titles that signal a need for what you sell, plus a few keywords for systems or responsibilities.
2. Search MyCareersFuture weekly, sorted by date posted. Use the “Direct Employers” filter so you see the hiring company’s own name, not a recruiter’s.
3. Read each ad for words like “first”, “new”, “set up” or “implement”, and for the team or site the role belongs to.
4. Log the company, title, date and link, then check fit against your ideal customer.
5. Watch target accounts’ careers pages if you already have a named list.

How to get a list of companies hiring for a role in Singapore

1. Search MyCareersFuture for each job title on your list. Searching is free and needs no login.
2. Sort by date posted so the newest ads come first.
3. Apply the Direct Employers filter so results show the hiring company’s own name rather than a recruiter’s. Narrow further by job level, location or employment type if it helps.
4. Copy each relevant ad into a sheet: company, job title, salary range, posting date and the link. These are shown on each listing.
5. Log in and set up email job alerts for your titles, so new ads come to you instead of you rerunning the search.
6. Remove duplicates by company to turn the sheet into a list of companies, and note how many relevant roles each one has open.

We did not find a bulk download of job ads on MyCareersFuture, so build the list from searches and alerts rather than copying the site in bulk.

Remember the coverage gaps. MOM’s advertising requirement does not apply to companies with fewer than 10 employees, roles paying a fixed monthly salary of S$22,500 and above, or roles of one month or less, so check careers pages and LinkedIn for those.

If an ad names a hiring contact, that is personal data shared for recruitment, so read B2B outreach in Singapore: what PDPA and the Do Not Call rules allow before using it for anything else.

How fast to act

Within two to four weeks of the posting. The ad itself runs for at least two weeks on MyCareersFuture when the advertising requirement applies, and hiring takes longer. Writing while the role is open reaches the manager while the need is front of mind. You can follow up with the new hire once they have settled in, usually after their first few weeks.

Example first message

Illustrative example:

Subject: Your procurement manager role

Hi Kelvin, I saw Northline Precision is hiring its first procurement manager to bring supplier management in-house. When that role starts, one of the first jobs is usually getting spend and supplier data in one place. We set that up for small manufacturers in Singapore in a few weeks. Would a sample supplier report be useful for your new hire’s first month?

Regards, Farah

Pitfalls and rules

• Replacement roles are weaker. If the ad reads like a standard backfill, lower its priority.
• Recruiter ads hide the employer. Some recruiter listings name the client, many do not. Do not guess.
• Ads stay up after roles are filled. Check the posting date and whether it is still open.
• Do not contact applicants or treat the ad as permission to sell to candidates. Your message is for the company.
• Check the outreach rules in B2B outreach in Singapore: what PDPA and the Do Not Call rules allow.

FYAdvisers can watch job postings for the roles that matter to you and draft role-specific outreach for your approval through our signal-based lead generation service.