Scotland has a richly deserved reputation for being a past master at producing crops, harvesting fish, manufacturing electronics, distilling whisky and much, much more. We’re not too shabby either at processing all of these goodies and creating efficient supply chains to make sure they get to where they need to be. It’s heartening then to […]
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If you work in customer service, you’ll appreciate more than most when others are getting it wrong – parcels that fail to arrive, tradesmen who disappear before the job is finished, shops where you’re blanked while standing at the till. But as a professional you’ll also be one of the first to recognise those individuals
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No matter in which sector you choose to build your customer service career, there are certain questions you’re bound to be asked at your interview. But after the warm-up quizzing about the rain, your bus journey and where, oh where, did you buy those shoes, we move to the big five. These are the questions
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If you can remember your days at law school, you’ll recall students take Halloween very seriously: think lecture room pranks and costume parties. Once you get your diploma and start working up the career ladder with the help of s1jobs, you might think you’d left the world of ghouls and ghosts behind. That is unless,
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When Suits first aired way back in 2011, who would have thought a TV series about corporate lawyers could be so sexy, sassy and such a big hit? Along with the tangled plot lines and convoluted courted cases, it was the impeccable dress sense of the main characters that made every episode so attractive to
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Ssh! Don’t tell Donald Trump in case he gets big, like really big ideas for his Mexican wall, but there’s now a robot that can lay six times as many bricks a day as a human. A New York-based company called Construction Robotics has developed SAM (Semi-Automated Mason) and already it’s begun replacing humans on
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Want to help build the next generation of homes, schools and workplaces across Scotland but not sure where to begin? Well, the good news is there are many ways you can get into construction. And, even better, the industry welcomes everyone from absolute beginners to people with just a little experience to later-in-life career changers.
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Want to know how many secret superheroes there are hard at work in the UK right now? The answer is millions. Yes, millions! All over the country there are folks beavering behind the scenes in administration roles, with millions more in positions that use administration skills. Sadly, very few get to wear supersexy superhero cozzies
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If you want to be an A-List administrator, you should always be on the lookout for opportunities to train and develop your skills. After all, tapping into the world of lifelong learning is a great way to boost your work-based talents and expand your mind at the same time. Let’s have a look at some
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Shoppers who frequently find themselves apoplectic by the apple juice, grumpy near the granola, or frowning by the frozen food aisle might crack a smile at the news an American supermarket giant is developing technology to detect unhappy customers. Walmart wants to use checkout cameras with facial recognition technology to identify signs of anger and
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