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By Desmond Elliott Employers ‘turning blind eye’ to mature-age job seekers 14/11/2012 – More than three quarters of mature-age job seekers are unhappy with the response they get from employers — despite the ever-growing need for skilled workers, a survey has found. Courtesy Industry Search Baby Boomers need a job too! It was alarming today to see…
By Desmond Elliott In an earlier post I stated the labor government under the Gillard leadership had achieved nothing except a massive $250 billion in debt. I would like to fill in a few gaps and explain why Australia pushed hard for a Carbon Tax. Gillard earned lots of “brownie points”, “Pass this tax and you can…
by Desmond Elliott Outsourced Engineering, Fabrication and Manufacture is standard practice across Australia. A recent report suggests the mining industry is beginning to re-evaluate the real cost, the savings are not adding up. Reports from purchasing officers have disclosed some alarming facts – product failure, incomplete products, failed surface coatings, poor workmanship, rework adds a…
By Desmond Elliott When pre-pubescent youths light their first smoke, I wonder how many realise they are at the beginning of a Silent Death Sentence? If only at the initial moment when they cough and splutter after that first drag on the cigarette, why on earth don’t they then stop before taking that second, dizzy…
by Desmond Elliott The Philippines offers new and dynamic opportunities….meeting new people and sharing knowledge in an English speaking country. What can I offer these people? I care deeply about the plight of others. It concerns me, when I hear of people waking in the morning hungry, tired and most depressing – unloved, many living…
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