http://blog.jobsgopublic.com It's all about the talent Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the Jobsgopublic.com blog written by various team members within Jobsgopublic and managed by the marketing team.  Noone in our company is immune to blogging so don't be surprised to see comments from our CTO and founding directors. You will find comments and discussion about the site, its features, events ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/about/ For every depressing bit of news relating to the public sector (and anywhere of course, but the public sector is what we’re interested in here) there is always - by the Law of Mindless Optimism – an encouraging news story close by. Yes, this would also work the other way ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/03/10/public-sector-the-good-news-or-the-bad-news/ And so the job-cutting speculation has officially started. Will they? Won’t they? Will it be thousands? or, as some economists warn, could figures reach hundreds of thousands? Tension is growing in the lead up to the General Election (which may even be called earlier than May if the polls continue ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/03/02/save-a-job-by-saving-money/ How many of you watched The day the Immigrants left on BBC One last night? It was a poignant experiment, of interest to job seekers everywhere. Regardless of where you are from, and what language your mother tongue is in, immigration is rather a taboo subject on both sides of ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/02/25/the-day-the-immigrants-left/ It’s fast becoming the latest public sector trend. A quick fix way to maximise on efficiency, save money and free up time to concentrate on more pressing tasks. But is private sector outsourcing really the way forward? On the surface, it’s the ideal solution for any local government organisation. Staff workloads ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/02/23/public-sector-outsourcing-a-private-issue/ Public sector budget deficit. Cutbacks. Pay freezes. Public sector debt.  These are all terms that are set to sum up 2010 and beyond. Rather a depressing forecast for the next few years you might think, and you’d be right. And to top it all, no one seems to know when the public sector recession ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/02/10/public-sector-devolution-the-revolutionary-way/ As we ease ourselves into the second month of 2010, let’s take a look at the main issues that have dominated the public sector headlines so far. Imminent cuts in public service This is not going away anytime soon.  While the three main political parties argue about how deep the cuts are ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/02/02/january-2010-how-did-the-public-sector-fare/ The clouds are lifting. No, I’m not talking about the weather or the end of the recession (sorry!) I’m talking about the emergence of the Government Cloud or ‘G-Cloud’.  Intrigued? As am I. It’s a new initiative (as of June 2009) to centralise public service infrastructure to cut costs, administration ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/01/26/g-clouds-a-silver-lining-or-a-security-risk/ It’s going to be a tense few months in the lead up to the May general election. No one quite knows where (and more to the point, when) the government anti-public spending axe will fall.  One thing is certain: it will fall. The three main parties have been promising (threatening?) ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/01/20/pessimism-and-the-media/ There is no doubt about it: job hunting is one of the most stressful employment-related activities you’ll ever have to do. From the initial job search on a hundred and one different websites, to filling out the job application form, right through to the interview and imperative follow-up letter, it’s ... http://blog.jobsgopublic.com/2010/01/12/let-us-do-the-hard-work-for-you/