<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post3347072139492104411..comments</id><updated>2009-03-08T23:28:04.651Z</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Blog in the life of a London MBA // by Chris Theo: To what extent are government initiatives helping ...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.christheo.com/feeds/3347072139492104411/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html'/><author><name>Chris T</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16896670041868533841</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-2397701420084866292</id><published>2009-03-08T23:28:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-08T23:28:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>I hope I never have to experience the joys of job ...</title><content type='html'>I hope I never have to experience the joys of job centres ever...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/2397701420084866292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/2397701420084866292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html?showComment=1236554880000#c2397701420084866292' title=''/><author><name>Evgeni</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06951822408454136291</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16505283012096541595'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-3347072139492104411' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/posts/default/3347072139492104411' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-3247629209698454231</id><published>2009-02-21T17:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-02-21T17:21:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>"call you up years afterward asking if your name's...</title><content type='html'>"call you up years afterward asking if your name's Debbie and if you would like to temp for a week in Scunthorpe"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;You made orange juice come out my nose! LOL!!!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/3247629209698454231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/3247629209698454231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html?showComment=1235236860000#c3247629209698454231' title=''/><author><name>Chris T</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16896670041868533841</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12269444220907387710'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-3347072139492104411' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/posts/default/3347072139492104411' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-5734733267210469094</id><published>2009-02-21T17:11:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-02-21T17:11:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>They don't have a clue what to do with skilled peo...</title><content type='html'>They don't have a clue what to do with skilled people but then again they don't know what to do with most people, skilled or not&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The jobcentre already works with agencies to place people into jobs and these are the godawful-can't-tell-their-arsehole-from-their-elbow type of agencies, the ones that call you up years afterward asking if your name's Debbie and if you would like to temp for a week in Scunthorpe&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Jobcentres are only any good for signing on, looking for work is best done elsewhere&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Some recruitment agencies will hold free events advising how to get a toehold on the career ladder, these usually aren't advertised at the jobcentre but can be found by signing up to newsletters and whatnot from career websites&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A good one is full of useful advice from experienced recruitment/HR people and can make jobhunting much much easier</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/5734733267210469094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/3347072139492104411/comments/default/5734733267210469094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html?showComment=1235236260000#c5734733267210469094' title=''/><author><name>Ajay Odedra</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618331764770629871</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.christheo.com/2009/02/to-what-extent-are-government.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719175013038259348.post-3347072139492104411' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8719175013038259348/posts/default/3347072139492104411' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>