Dick Sblog

CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (Quarterly Survey Report, Summer 2006):
“The key attributes employers look for in school leaver recruits are communication skills, work ethic and personality”
“When asked what the education system might do to improve the employability of school leavers, half the surveyed employers ranked ‘improved interpersonal skills’ in their top 3 suggestions. This was followed [...]

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OK, the summer break is nearly over. I took my wife and two youngest boys to Borneo, to the Mulu National Park in Sarawak, the place where I’ve been exploring caves for 26 years. Before that, though, we spent a few days in Sabah, at Sukau, watching the fantastic wildlife.
Taking the boys to Mulu was [...]

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