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Speed Dating: Looking for apprentices

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July 2, 2013

Fewer and fewer high school students choose vocational training. Most want to go to university. So there are too few trainees in the restaurant, electrical and technical trades. Companies are now using a form of speed dating or professional networking to find apprentices. Potential employers and applicants have ten minutes to get to know each other.

Report by Julia Henrichmann.

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