30/07/2009 by Kerry.

This company has been brought to my attention - my jungle drums  have told me that they are rather good at Corporate marketing/videoing .  Run by two nice guys who are straightforward and passionate about their work.

www.affixxius.com Worth looking at for those of you involved with marketing/PR?

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29/07/2009 by Kerry.

Am very grateful to Phil Davies for letting me know that the site I mentioned is actually in Colorado!  Hence the title of today’s post.

It is CQC.org - Care Quality Commission.  There is a job in London that will be of interest to some of you.

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27/07/2009 by Kerry.

When I have a few spare minutes I browse through various sites to see if I can spot any interesting jobs.

Check out www.CQC.org They have an interesting position in London that will be of interest to some of you.

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27/07/2009 by Kerry.

As Director of Open Door Training I am part of a professional network to do with activities in the south east.  This came my way a couple of days ago.  The content will I feel be of interest to those of us on the network who are ‘more mature’

Here goes:  ‘A Directors Guide, Extending working lives.  How business can benefit from the skills of an ageing workforce’  Done on behalf of the IoD  [isbn number 978-1904520-74-0]  Would love to get any comments back from the group who go ahead and read it.

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20/07/2009 by Kerry.

Hello everyone

we have a new member of ‘our’ network who needs our support.  He is a specialist in the plastic bonding field using technology that incorporates ultrasonic frequencies in the 20,30, 35 and 70 kHz.  Has project managed several special purpose machine builds from conception to production run.  Also worked in the automotive, medical, OCM and Food sectors.

Is also fluent in Chinese!  Do any of you know of any companies that would want his expertise?  If yes can you contact me directly and I let him know.

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16/07/2009 by Kerry.

By chance I have come across a web page [careersinaudit.com] - this is when some of you cry out ‘know them well’

anyway there is a position for a European SOX Lead/Manager - internal audit

Based in west London £65k - £75k plus usual bonuses.

Reference number is SO43.  Was posted on their page 4 days ago.  I would be interested to know if any of you apply for it and how effective this consultancy company is.

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10/07/2009 by Kerry.

I have been sent the list - sadly the closing date is very tight for some of the positions.  I hope that those of you who are regular readers to the Blog will have registered directly to receive the information.

Kerry

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06/07/2009 by pstockwell.

I was looking on these earlier and there is a mine of information there about how the jobcentre works and what happens during their recruiting process and similar. Additionally the site sends out helpful Emails on moneysaving offers that actually are helpful. The Forums could be a very useful resource as DWP people apparently contribute Anonymously so it could be a source for allthat stuff your local representative doesn’t know.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1428707

Is the thread I found on Self Employment and Enterprise Credits. martin lewis runs the site he is the guy who appaears on ITV’s tonight and other programmes talking about personal finance.

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06/07/2009 by pstockwell.

hi all,The idea of these is the Jobcentre pays you £50 a week for 16 weeks if you go self employed or start a business. The problem is the jobcentre suggested it to me at a 12 month interview then denied knowing any details about it and suggested looking at the website. So i did and theres no detail there either. In fact the very name of this particular intiative seems to be unclear.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Jobseekers/LookingForWork/DG_173931

is the link I followed. I am left witht he following questions:

Is this instead of or in addition to existing benefits?

What happens if you get a job during the 16 week period?

What happens if the buisness still isn’t earning after 16 weeks?

Any help is appreciated

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04/07/2009 by Kerry.

There is going to be an interesting event on 4th August in Portsmouth.  The University of Portsmouth Business School in partnership with Jobcentre Plus are putting on an event.  Timings are 10 - 2pm.  It is free and lunch is also thrown in.

As you all know I attended an event at their Business School a few weeks ago and found it very informative.  This time I have been told well in advance and it is open to any of you who wish to attend.  If you wish to attend can you let me know - the Manager of Alton JCP has kindly offered to sort out the registration administration for you all. 

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