http://www.theaustralian.com.au/careers/lack-of-engineers-stymies-growth/story-fn717l4s-1225956334981
This article tells us about the problems that Australian firms and companies are facing regarding engineers. They are falling short of them, due to various reasons. Firstly, the staff migrates from one company to the other when a better salary is offered, irrespective of the project they are involved in. This leaves their space empty, and even if they get staff to work on the project, they have to be trained from the very beginning. For example, if the staff s being offered better salary in the west, they prefer to migrate. Like this, the west grows and the east side growth is almost at a halt.
And the problem increases since they don't have enough draglines to work with. They have 60 draglines, each of which are at work 24/7, and they cost a fortune to build. I believe that they should put global culture to work. They should adopt ideas from the states or other countries, or maybe hire people from abroad. Of course, they have to be generous with the pay, since most professionals look forward to better packages. Or another solution is to sign a contract with them, so that they can't quit in between a project.
What I've learned from the global engineering class is that French engineers are highly effective and go through an intense training that makes them more efficient and innovative. I believe that Australian managers should try to hire French engineers, who can find better solutions within the material and time given. Since most of the work depends on engineers, they should do something about it soon.
This article tells us about the problems that Australian firms and companies are facing regarding engineers. They are falling short of them, due to various reasons. Firstly, the staff migrates from one company to the other when a better salary is offered, irrespective of the project they are involved in. This leaves their space empty, and even if they get staff to work on the project, they have to be trained from the very beginning. For example, if the staff s being offered better salary in the west, they prefer to migrate. Like this, the west grows and the east side growth is almost at a halt.
And the problem increases since they don't have enough draglines to work with. They have 60 draglines, each of which are at work 24/7, and they cost a fortune to build. I believe that they should put global culture to work. They should adopt ideas from the states or other countries, or maybe hire people from abroad. Of course, they have to be generous with the pay, since most professionals look forward to better packages. Or another solution is to sign a contract with them, so that they can't quit in between a project.
What I've learned from the global engineering class is that French engineers are highly effective and go through an intense training that makes them more efficient and innovative. I believe that Australian managers should try to hire French engineers, who can find better solutions within the material and time given. Since most of the work depends on engineers, they should do something about it soon.
I really like your ideas at the end of the post. You used what we have learned about the French engineering culture and applied it to this issue. I think it would be a great idea for the Australian companies to hire French engineers because like you said, they are trained extensively to be more efficient. That way they can get the project completed before they get better offers. Another great idea you had was the contracts. If you sign contracts with the engineers, they wont be able to abandon the project for a better offer until the project has been completed. Overall, great ideas. ENGR 103
ReplyDelete@Nick : Thanks :) I felt I should write that down because that would be a highly efficient way to work a solution out. Also, the contracts make sure the work is completed and enough time is there to hire new people. I'm glad you like it! (engr103)
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