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Entries Tagged as 'Recession'

JobBridge – Vetting the vetters?

September 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession, Social Media

Nothing seems to have changed in the vetting of advertisements for internships in the JobBridge programme.  But members of the public are fighting back and vetting the adverts themselves – if you spot an advert which appears to be the provision of free labour to a private enterprise or replacement for a previously paying position […]

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JobBridge – the real questions

September 1st, 2011 · 32 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Recession

RTE broadcast two features on news programmes yesterday on Job Bridge.  The first was an interview on Morning Ireland and the other was a  report later in the day on RTE TV saying that the Government was now going to review eligibility criteria for the scheme. The interview with the employer on Morning Ireland set […]

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Need a new website designed? Get an intern

August 18th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession, Social Policy

Oman Removals in Kildare have advertised (Updated Link here) for a web designer intern on Job Bridge. If you have a look at their site you might see why they are in need. (PS I’m not sure if Continuum who did design work for Oman in 2008 are responsible for the current design.) Now if […]

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Guest Cluck: Earthlings, just like you

August 17th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Equality, Recession, Social Policy

I saw the invitation for guest posts on this, one of my favourite, blogs & I asked if I could send in a rant about media treatment of the social welfare system.  The lovely blogger agreed. Life intervened and the piece which was about half written (in my head) was delayed. Then the UK riots […]

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JobBridge – Ladbrokes looking for a freebie

August 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Recession

On July 18 Ladbrokes advertised for a full-time paid position as  Graduate Building Surveyor on Irishjobs.ie.   The advert has been taken down but is cached here. We are currently recruiting for a full time Graduate Building Surveyor to be based in our Dublin Head Office for a one year fixed term contract. Key Responsibilities: To […]

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