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What now for graduates?
How much do the graduates of today really know about the job situation? As I sat discussing the situation in a recent meeting, the look on the intern’s face said it all – it was the first time she had really stopped to think about it. A couple of months ago, as people were finishing […]
Gradmin
August 17, 2009
(grād-mĭn) n. The menial, repetitive, yet highly paid entry positions available to graduates in industries such as accountancy or law. Requiring long hours and little brain power but necessary for future career prospects. Outsourced lower-level service roles taken by large numbers of skilled graduates overseas, e.g. in India.
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The Age of Turbulence
August 16, 2009
This was interesting, in parts. But, in the current climate, it should have been fascinating. The biographical bits of the book are great, it’s good to see how Wall Street operated way back when, but as the book wears on it feels a bit repetitive. Yes, Alan, we know you’re in favour of free markets […]
Posted in: Books
Keep on movin’
August 14, 2009
It’s approaching the mid-point of my Walking August and an update is well overdue, so here goes. Weekend One The first weekend started inauspiciously since I was out with family on both days and managed an average of just 10,859 steps per day (I’m using a Fitbug to monitor steps so my 500km translates into […]
Canonbury Tavern Rides Again
August 12, 2009
And so it was, with great pomp, circumstance and not a little ceremony, that The Canonbury Tavern, that much loved local hostelry, after much ‘would they or wouldn’t they’ antics and a campaign against the garden area and the paving thereover, finally came to open once more yesterday on what could only be deemed a […]
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August 17, 2009
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