Hot on the heels of being voted one of the best countries in the world to visit in 2017 (beaten only by India), a second Rough Guide readers’ poll has just named Scotland the most beautiful country in the world. The survey judged the “wild beaches, deep lochs and craggy castles” of the Scottish Highlands […]
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If you have the grace of a gazelle on ice or the agility of a giraffe on a bouncy castle, you’ll understand that accidents happen. The embarrassment of landing face first in a flowerbed can be forgotten . . . eventually. And even the bashes or breaks will heal along with a bruised ego. But
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The world of financial services can be pretty stressful. After all, when you’re dealing with money – often very large sums of money that lots of people are relying on – making mistakes is a big no-no! Thankfully, a growing number of employers in the public, private and non-profit sectors are coming up with new
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On s1jobs you can find social worker and healthcare roles all across the country, with openings for those with experience and those brand new to the sector. If you’ve no background in this kind of work but think it might be right for you, the feedback from people who have recently received care and those
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Mary Poppins didn’t do it for the money, neither did Nanny McPhee. But the prospect of a £100,000 salary may have some of us brushing up on our nursery rhymes and potato painting skills. Yes, you read that right: £100,000 plus a few perks in the shape of luxury cars, global travel and Michelin-starred meals.
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Many go-get-em sales professionals will tell you need to go in hard and go in fast to be a success. But Granny Ina knows different. And she knows how to sell. Ask anyone who’s ever dared leave her cake stall at the church fete empty handed! But her advice, which comes from years of experience,
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When was the last time you found an instruction manual for brain surgeons at an airport bookstand? Or discovered an e-book telling dentists how to improve their root canal work? Exactly. So what is it about sales that everyone who’s ever shifted a warehouse of washing machines or flogged fizzy drinks thinks they can tell
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From stuffy Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served to the wonderfully flamboyant Mr Selfridge, store managers certainly make for great television. In the real world, however, their lives are no less riveting. Whether it’s dealing with a two-tonne order of tomatoes that’s arrived in the shape of watermelons, or breaking up an OAP scrap
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The past decade has been a long 10 years for the retail industry. It failed to get off the marks during the recession and was then tripped up by a trend leaning to internet sales. Some retailers, however, can’t help but get it right . . . and a number of key Scottish brands have
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Energy is not easy to describe but essentially it is that mysterious, invisible essence that makes things happen in the world: heat, light, movement, Granny Ina’s oven. Any industry that deals in energy, then, must be a formidable force indeed. Which makes the Oil & Gas sector very peculiar. It manages very successfully to feed
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