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Internet job ads rise 0.3 per cent in May
Internet job advertisements for skilled workers rose by 0.3 per cent in May compared to a month earlier, national data shows.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ internet vacancy index in May was 93.8 points, 12.0 per cent higher than in May 2010.
Its more up-to-date, but less reliable, newspaper-based skilled vacancies index (SVI) fell by 2.0 per cent in June to 39.1 points, to be 16 per cent lower than in June 2010.
The department said in April that it was considering dropping the SVI because the trend among businesses was towards internet advertising.
The latest report is based on 239,400 internet job ads compared with just 1700 newspaper job ads.
Internet-based skilled vacancies increased for five of the eight occupational groups monitored by the department in May with the largest increases being recorded for technicians and trades workers, which rose 1.7 per cent, followed by labourers that rose 1.5 per cent.
During the month, vacancies increased in three states and the Northern Territory (2.3 per cent) had the largest rise, followed by Western Australia (1.8 per cent).
The biggest drop was recorded in the ACT, down 1.3 per cent.
However, the ACT still showed the largest increase in ads over the year, up 25.8 per cent, followed by Queensland (by 24.5 per cent).
Tasmania recorded a 21.6 per cent drop in ads over the year.
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Boot Camp Dilemma
I have been training at a new job for 5 weeks now. The trainer is not very organized and has put no effort or thought into this process. Many people have been asking me how the training is going. What is a good response? Some of the closer co-workers know it is not going well, but others have no clue. What is a tactful way to answer their question, especially if the person asking is from higher up in the company? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Your ex-boss is watching
There’s a trial going on in Delaware’s Court of Chancery that involves a well-known company going after an ex employee, and it should be a wake up call for all you workers out there who will some day go on to greener employment pastures.
The makers of Gore-Tex, W.L. Gore, are claiming an ex employee, Darrell Long, violated agreements he had signed with the company specifying he would not compete with his former employer or disclose any company secrets. Lon
7 Lessons From a Successful Franchisee
My experience stems from buying and selling franchises. I believe in franchising as a wealth creation tool but be sure you don’t become a victim.
4. Are franchisees considered as customers?; Or is the franchisor looking at a franchisee as a glorified employee – don’t be shy – ask the franchisees.
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Boeing urges industry to foster training for aviation jobs
The aviation industry is being urged by manufacturing giant, Boeing, to “invest, evolve and support the expected exponential growth in demand for qualified aviation personnel.”
The American plane manufacturer said that if the predicted creation of 460,000 commercial pilot jobs by 2029 is going to be met with sufficient supply, then the infrastructure and facilities for the training of such numbers must be initiated now.
The company’s vice president of flight services, Sherry Carbary, was addressing a delegation at the launch of their 2011 Pilot and Technician Outlook publication at the Paris Air Show this week. Read more…
Are you ready for the new workforce?
During WWII, the United States experienced a revolutionary shift in the nation’s workforce – the emergence of women – and what began as a need to support the war machine resulted in an entirely new gender mix in factories and among other, traditionally male-dominated occupations.
The existence of cases like Lilly Ledbetter would suggest that equality has not necessarily been the result. Howeve