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UK / 46 applications for every graduate vacancy this year
Nearly 50 graduates on average are applying for every job this year amid fierce competition for the best career openings, new research shows. Well in excess of 100 applications for each position are being sent to some employers, such as consumer goods and media companies. A report suggests there has been a rise in the … Continue reading
Nigeria / Vocation and Technical Education, a Key to Improvement
Many able bodied and highly qualified Nigerian who could not secure gainful employment have remained economically dependent on their parents. This is because they lack the necessary occupational skills to be self employed and to effectively function in today’s world of work Continue reading
Job Search / Long and lonely days (video)
The long, lonely search for a job. Continue reading
UK / Marks & Spencer to create employability scheme for 1400 youth – Apparel News United Kingdom
Marks & Spencer (M&S) announces details of a new youth employability scheme – Make Your Mark – which will see the retailer join forces with youth charity, The Prince’s Trust, to create over 1,400 work experience placements for 16-25 year olds Continue reading
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
Siemens / To cut 1,700 jobs
Siemens is expected to cut around 1,700 jobs in the restructuring of its energy business 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
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
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
Sri Lankan / 25 New technical universities will provide job-oriented courses
The Sri Lankan government plans to set up 25 technical universities and university colleges across the island, to cater to students who fail to gain entry to state universities Continue reading
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