Speed Dating
Are you looking for someone special to spend time with over the upcoming festive season & beyond? would you like to meet someone for that outing, the movies, or maybe dinner, someone for Company, then give Speed dating a go, take a chance, you never know unless you try.
Speed Dating is starting on Thursday 13th December at 7.15pm at Ed Street Bar, Pukekohe, age group 45 to 60 years.
Finger food provided during break time, mid way through the evening
Please contact us if you know of anyone, or yourself wanting to meet new people with the possibility of finding that someone special. Do you have a Male/Female friend, workmate, family member who is on their own and would like to find someone special?
For more details or to book your place contact
Lorraine or Donna at speeddate.franklin@gmail.com or reply to this post
All enquiries will be in confidence. Bookings essential as there are limited spaces available
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The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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52.2% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.9% Critical thinking
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30.1% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
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