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News Release from: Datalink Electronics
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Polish technician starts work
Datalink's first Polish technician has started work at the firm.
Datalink's first Polish technician has started work at the firm The electronics manufacturing company was forced to recruit abroad because of a lack of suitably qualified workers in the UK
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Wojciech Jukiewicz, 26, from Gdansk will be working as a surface mount technician for Datalink Electronics at its site in Andover.
He is one of two new members of staff from Poland, the other is expected to start in May.
Ian Wilson, Datalink Director, said: "We have had problems recruiting skilled staff from this country".
"Our two new starters have a very specialised set of skills and we just couldn't find qualified people from the UK".
"We have been looking for surface mount technicians for some time and when we approached a recruitment agency to help us they suggested we look abroad".
Wojciech said: "There is not much manufacturing in Poland and no future for young people, that's why I have come to work in England".
"It is strange to be living in another country, but everyone at Datalink has been very friendly".
Datalink had 20 candidates apply for the positions and the firm travelled to Poland to interview three of them.
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