http://destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/05/15/the-perils-of-forgetting-the-skills-shortage-in-australia/ A portal for all things recruitment in Australia Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/05/15/the-perils-of-forgetting-the-skills-shortage-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 mit Wed, 27 May 2009 13:54:40 +0000 http://www.destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/05/15/the-perils-of-forgetting-the-skills-shortage-in-australia/#comment-1766 Skills shortage? What skills shortage I've been trying to find a job as an apprentice electrician for year's, but there are no opportunities anywhere either with group trainers like skilled or electrogroup, i've been right through the phone book twice no one is interested and there are never any jobs advertised on seek or mycareer and the few that are I never get a response from and when ever I get an interview it is usually in a group of 10 to 20 short listed applicants. So if there is a skills shortage and we have 5% unemployment why cant people find work? why are people not being put in traineeship or apprenticeships, maybe it is just that employers find it easer and cheaper to get people from overseas and then employ them as cheap labour then it is to give an Australian an opportunity Skills shortage? What skills shortage I’ve been trying to find a job as an apprentice electrician for year’s, but there are no opportunities anywhere either with group trainers like skilled or electrogroup, i’ve been right through the phone book twice no one is interested and there are never any jobs advertised on seek or mycareer and the few that are I never get a response from and when ever I get an interview it is usually in a group of 10 to 20 short listed applicants. So if there is a skills shortage and we have 5% unemployment why cant people find work? why are people not being put in traineeship or apprenticeships, maybe it is just that employers find it easer and cheaper to get people from overseas and then employ them as cheap labour then it is to give an Australian an opportunity

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