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Skills gap June 30, 2011 7:52 am Eri

A really sad state of affairs.

  • These people get no sympathy from me. There is no shortage of qualified workers for mid-level jobs, only qualified young ones ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:01:48
    • When I was in high school, there were two major roads kids took for further schooling: college, or vocational ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:08:02
      • I left University at the end of my 3rd year because my husband was going overseas with the AF. ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:30:30
        • Maybe part of it is the relatively new idea of HR as an entirely separate department in a business. ... by TB 2011-06-30 14:51:03
          • As someone who has dealt with HR departments since before the time they started to adopt this new role you ... by ER 2011-07-01 06:13:27
            • Well, to be fair, these things have been a "good ole boy club" since time immemorial. Even when the ... by TB 2011-07-01 07:24:00
              • You're right. But at least the boss has some justification to be a GOB, he is responsible for the ... by ER 2011-07-01 07:59:51
            • You're right. I hadn't actually looked at it from that angle but from the time we go our HR dept., ... by Eri 2011-06-30 22:10:00
              • Aha, we see the "Evil Chancellor" syndrome at work here! I remember my time at Foxjet. Tony Fox was eccentric ... by TB 2011-06-30 22:17:38
                • When I started out at the RI, I worked for a real boss who took care of his employees, communicated ... by Eri 2011-07-01 06:35:56
                  • I'm sure all of us have worked for "good bosses", people who understood the job and their people, and treated ... by ER 2011-07-01 08:44:29
            • Sorry some of that is wordy and grammatically goofy. I'm waiting for the exterminator and may have to get ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:35:12
            • I can't wait for the education bubble to burst. Maybe then I could afford to go back to school. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:37:44

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