Are you known to be late for meetings or appointments? Do you feel stressed because you can’t seem to find time to have dinner with family members, go for your spa session or finish your work on time?

Are you always rushing your children from one place to another, taking them to ballet, French lessons, violin practice and other dreadful “enrichment” activities, and feeling more exhausted than they?

If you answer YES, heaven has mercy on your soul for you’re being condemned to a lifetime of penal servitude, no different from a convict doing hard labour.

Singaporean women in the accounting and finance sector want better work-life balance, says a survey conducted last May on more than 700 female professionals in the public and private sectors in Singapore.

Almost 60 percent cited work-life balance as their top priority, over other concerns such as opportunities for advancement, job security and skills upgrading. And more than 50 percent of those polled said they would leave their current job for one that offered a better work-life balance, even if it means less money.

It’s probably not just women, but men too, who need to find the right balance between work and their personal life.

Are you married to your work?
It can be tempting to rack up the hours at work — especially if you're trying to earn a promotion or extra money to send your child to university or for a dream vacation to the Caribbean. For others, it is simply necessary because of the heavy workload.

But if you're spending most of your time at work, what suffers is likely to be your home life and personal relationships. If you are perpetually working overtime and on weekends, you may miss out on important events such as your child's first bike ride, your father's 60th birthday or a reunion with your old friends. Missing out on important milestones may harm relationships with your loved ones.

Plenty can be done through the Internet. With that in mind, DBS has an online feature that is able to perform a range of tasks safely, effectively and efficiently.

By Md Sufyan Saad

Youths today are more technologically savvy than their predecessors of yesteryear. This generation relies heavily on technology to perform a variety of tasks which, in turn, frees up their personal time to pursue other things.

But even with the advancement of technology, many still prefer the conventional method of carrying cash with them, rather than going “cashless”. However, the circulation of money in its physical form is not entirely efficient and possibly risky. Thus, DBS Bank has moved towards providing services in cashless transactions to advance its customers’ modes of banking.

Going cashless
Simply put, cashless transactions utilise technology to perform monetary tasks without physically circulating cold hard cash.

Using a debit card is a prime example of a cashless transaction. Essentially, it is both a NETS (Network for Electronic Transfers) card as well as a credit card, except unlike the latter, it works by debiting money from your personal bank account.

Plenty can be done through the Internet. With that in mind, DBS has an online feature that is able to perform a range of tasks safely, effectively and efficiently.

By Md Sufyan Saad

Youths today are more technologically savvy than their predecessors of yesteryear. This generation relies heavily on technology to perform a variety of tasks which, in turn, frees up their personal time to pursue other things.

But even with the advancement of technology, many still prefer the conventional method of carrying cash with them, rather than going “cashless”. However, the circulation of money in its physical form is not entirely efficient and possibly risky. Thus, DBS Bank has moved towards providing services in cashless transactions to advance its customers’ modes of banking.

National service is considered as a rite of passage to adulthood for Singaporean men. Enlistment and the challenges that lie ahead may seem daunting, but knowing what to expect will help you to adapt to life as a full-time serviceman.

By COLIN LIM

Finding the right job can be hard. There are just too many factors to consider-your personality, ambitions, abilities and qualifications to name a few. Though factors such as the nature of the job, the working environment and our own career aspirations are important, sometimes a good gauge, for the practical among us at least, is the pay. So to help you, we present the top ten best-paying jobs out there based on figures published by the ministry of manpower. This is by no means an exhaustive compilation.

By Karunanethy Kalaivani

What are the factors that determine whether you get a top paying salary? We take a look at some of the top paying jobs in Singapore to find out more.

JobsCentral Career Fair 2006 is shaping up to be a serious job fair for jobseekers, with big-name employers and real positions to be filled.

Melody Tan

Career Central takes a look at how the Singapore economy has fared in 2005, and more importantly, examines how its performance has affected jobs and wages for fresh graduates.

By Felicia Wong

Which organisations do entry-level and recent university graduates in Singapore want to work for? Who do they consider as their ultimate dream employer and why? JobsFactory, together with Career Central, brings to you the results of the much-anticipated JobsFactory Employers of Choice for Entry-level Graduates 2006 survey.

By Michelle Lim