Comments on: BIU, Department Team Up To Help Job Seekers

By: Ride

Ride — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:28 +0000

I believe there is a high risk for the companies hiring for lower-wage positions that they get stuck (thinking of the Union effect) with a poor performer that they cannot shed without an island-wide bus and ferry strike. I believe this is why they advertise for experienced candidates. It removes some of the risk that the candidate is a dud as they have proven they can learn and apply training.

One possible solution could be to hire trainees on contract. Say you have a landscaping or restaurant or some other position that needs a few months training. Instead of hiring outright, hire on a training contract for the training period plus one month. Need 3 months training advertise a training contract for 4 months, 6 months then a 7 month training contract. This removes the company’s risk that the untrained new hire is a dud that they can’t remove. It lowers the experience needed for the job and gets more people in the door.

Of course there is potential for some abuse (nothing is perfect) so some means of monitoring training contract terminations and contracts ending without hiring the trainee should be looked into.

Ride

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:07:22 +0000

There is only one person you can blame if you do not have a job.

It started from your first day in school.

By: not entitled, realistic

not entitled, realistic — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:19:29 +0000

Many jobs offer training/apprentenships etc. before you actually start or continuous training while on the job. If you want the job done right and to keep current, training your staff is a good idea.

My job gives in-house training/specialized training and yes we did get paid whilst training, as do many other countries/companies who care about providing word-class service and investing in their employees who in turn are making them a fortune anyway…

By: Resa

Resa — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:53:18 +0000

I completely agree that it’s sad how the government has these jobs listed and people need to have experienced for the simplest jobs such as washers n waitressing we as people wash wash pots n clean all the time you should be trained however for the health and safety but it should be learned on the job people shouldn’t need five years or any years to take on these low income jobs because at the end of the day people are still struggling to feed their families.Every job wants you to have experience but for getting how expensive it is to go to school n still come back and make a honest living you have people in bermuda right now with degrees and can’t find jobs this island needs to stop turning a blind eye to everything and help their people to succeed and survive are people are suffering The kids have nothing to look fwd to right now especially if there parents have been made redundant after working at a job for years what do you want there kids to think and have a positive outlook there are no jobs for the average hard working individuals.

By: fedup

fedup — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:32:18 +0000

“what bout training someone how to do it!”

If you’re willing to be trained without being paid.

why should I train you and pay you? No one paid me to go to school.

Why do so many in Bermuda feel entitled to handouts?

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:28:39 +0000

Great idea. Now if the Department of Workforce Development would help every person do a proper resume i am sure more people would have a better chance of getting jobs. Most do not have resumes attached to applications.

By: UpsetwithVerdict

UpsetwithVerdict — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:19:01 +0000

Great to see all these departments working together!

I just think its disgusting that many of these jobs ask for 3 -5 years experience for landscaping and masonary work..what bout training someone how to do it!