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Pressures on the crowded and expensive south-east corner of England are leading to 'satellite offices' and longdistance commuting. Many companies see relocation as the only answer.
The demand for graduates will continue to increase over the next ten years, and employers must change their ways if they are to attract their share of scarce skills.
Industrial application of recent advances in ceramics technology will require adaptable staff with first degrees in a variety of scientific subjects, rather than highly specialized personnel with higher degrees.
Britain's Chancellor Nigel Lawson, some say, is presiding over an economic 'boom'. But what likelihood is there that the recovery will result in employment opportunities?
For 200 years Australia has looked overseas for labour, attracting emigrants from throughout the world. As the fanfares sound for its bicentenary, does Australia still hold its attraction for job seekers?
Careers in high-technology industry and scientific research are not top of all graduates' lists, and college-leavers are taking a hard-headed approach to employment.