Realism, job seeking and cats
I heard a feature on BBC Radio Five Live this morning which related to the newly unemployed. There was a lady made redundant from the the Findus factory in Newcastle which closed down a few weeks ago,...
View ArticleDispatches from the front – age discrimination
Some of you may have seen a Channel 4 Dispatches episode this week about age discrimination, mainly not in the workplace (which is covered by Government legislation) but discrimination preventing more...
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Are we pre-conditioned for our working lives?
I was listening to a discussion on a news channel this morning in which there was a debate about the new British Coalition’s proposals to get unemployed people to where the work is by helping them...
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Budding entrepreneurs should take care of their redundancy payments
Image via Wikipedia With many firms downsizing there are many people, often in their late forties or into their fifties who find themselves unexpectedly with time on their hands and also a fat cheque...
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On-line personas and future job seekers
Image via Wikipedia Most of us who run our own businesses and have an on-line presence are very much aware of the need to stay professional. This means that we are careful with our language at all...
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The Peter Principle and the newly unemployed
A rhino I met once I recently asked a local government councillor if he could advise on a local issue. He was of no help whatever. Firstly he didn’t seem to understand the problem and secondly he...
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