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EU Staff / 2,500 jobs to go in austerity deal
Two thousand five hundred EU officials are set to lose their jobs in the next four years as part of new austerity measures for EU institutions Continue reading
The entry of Croatia into the EU / A selection of indicators
On the occasion of the entry of Croatia into the EU on 1 July 2013, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes a selection of economic and social indicators drawing a portrait of the new Member State Continue reading
Eurozone / Unemployment hits record high
Unemployment across the 17 eurozone states hit an all-time high in May Continue reading
UK / 46% Believe that older workers should retire for younger finds survey
In the survey, 46 per cent of people agreed with the proposition that older members of staff should retire so that younger workers could have a genuine chance of promotion Continue reading
From Spain to Netherlands for nurses / 800 applicants
Nurse recruiting firm Roca-BHR drew more than 800 applicants in Spain last year when it offered guaranteed jobs in the Netherlands caring for the elderly to those who were willing to take an intensive course in Dutch Continue reading
Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain
CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading
Job Search / Social Media Can Cost You a Job
More than two in five hiring managers who currently research candidates via social media said they have found information that has caused them not to hire a candidate, up 9 percentage points from last year Continue reading
Siemens / To cut 1,700 jobs
Siemens is expected to cut around 1,700 jobs in the restructuring of its energy business Continue reading
UK / Employment support for the very-hardest-to-help: a proposal for a new programme Route2Work
Route2Work: Employment support for the very-hardest-to-help, says that paying private and voluntary providers to help people back into work is a sensible approach to reducing unemployment. However, there needs to be a new complementary scheme that encourages and rewards charities, social enterprises and small-scale providers to help the most vulnerable people Continue reading
Job Search / Overqualified: What to Do During the Interview
Here’s what you need to do when you’re overqualified for a job Continue reading
Canadian Immigrants / From dream to mirage
People who have lived in this country for half of their lives — and are assumed by policy-makers to be fully integrated immigrants — are “worse than when they came” if they lose their job. That is why Ng called the report Immigrant All Over Again Continue reading
UK / What can the Employability and Careers Centre do for you? (Video)
Advice on applying for a frontrunner placements and and how the Employability and Careers Centre can help you Continue reading
Australia / About 7000 mining jobs gone
ABOUT 7000 jobs have been lost from Queensland’s coal sector in the past 15 months, according to the industry Continue reading
Sweatshops / Wrong unless Products Are Cute research finds
IF PEOPLE REALLY WANT something, they are likely to ignore the fact that the product was made at a sweatshop, according to a new study by a Georgetown business professor Continue reading
UK / Barclays To Offshore 4,000 Jobs
Barclays Plc is planning to move 4,000 jobs to low cost locations overseas by 2015 to cut costs Continue reading
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