permalinks

I have some template code that links posts to their permalink.

See example below:

<a title="View Full" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">

When clicked the link doesn’t work because it looks like
this:
http://compostingcouncil.org/joboffers/regional-controller/

But would work like this:
http://compostingcouncil.org/?joboffers=regional-controller/

How can I configure this to bring up the second url?
Please advise.

Thanks
Pete