20th September 2005, 10:33 PM
Louloubelle,
Great to hear from you.
I've always thought naming and shaming would quickly sort out the rogues, when no-one was willing to work for them. Those who've been around for a while know the units to avoid, but they seem to survive on a steady stream of new people like yourself who might not yet be in the know.
If we cannot name and shame then a useful indicator of a unit that can't retain staff is the number of job ads they post on BAJR. Even big units with a lot of work don't advertise that often. Frequent ads indicate at best a company that has fluctuating workloads and cannot keep staff on, or at worst one where staff get out at the earliest opportunity. Either way, they're probably one to avoid if you've got the luxury of doing so.
(I hope I haven't just undermined the whole basis of BAJR)
Great to hear from you.
I've always thought naming and shaming would quickly sort out the rogues, when no-one was willing to work for them. Those who've been around for a while know the units to avoid, but they seem to survive on a steady stream of new people like yourself who might not yet be in the know.
If we cannot name and shame then a useful indicator of a unit that can't retain staff is the number of job ads they post on BAJR. Even big units with a lot of work don't advertise that often. Frequent ads indicate at best a company that has fluctuating workloads and cannot keep staff on, or at worst one where staff get out at the earliest opportunity. Either way, they're probably one to avoid if you've got the luxury of doing so.
(I hope I haven't just undermined the whole basis of BAJR)