This weekend, many of you will be packing your tent, your wellies and your hangover remedies for the annual trip to Balado. For most, this means that you’ve got the weekend off. Spare a thought for the performers and the staff though, they’re still working! For the performers, playing music at T in the Park […]
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It’s time to dig under the surface of another industry in Scotland, with the latest in our series of interviews from experts in the field. We’ve taken a look at creative industries, HR and user experience, but this week we’re chatting to Melissa Raffaelli of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh about her background and
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So you’ve secured your student placement, you’ve watched the Wolf of Wall Street on a loop for the past week and you’re all set to learn more, show what you already do know and generally make a winning impression. This is the first step towards you ending up with the job (and career) that you’ve
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We’ve been bringing you a range of insights into the workplace in Scotland over the past few weeks, talking to professionals in the technology industry, the creative sector and specialisms like HR. This week’s interview is with Alexa Haynes, an experience designer based in Edinburgh, who told us about how she got into usability and
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Looking to crack the charity sector in Scotland but don’t know where to start? The not-for-profit industry is booming in key areas across the country and although paid charity jobs are always in high demand, the so-called ‘third sector’ is growing all the time and delivers a steady flow of opportunities. From marketing and communications
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Ever wondered what would have happened if you’d taken a different turn at the career crossroads or switched your specialism to pursue a dream? Good career advice can allow us to plot a course for success, but there are just as many success stories of those who ignored conventional wisdom, dropped out of education, or
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We’ve been hearing a lot about zero-hours contracts lately, and it’s an issue that affects Scotland in a big way, with the Herald recently reporting that nearly 120,000 Scottish employees are currently on contracts with no guaranteed hours. But amidst all the fears that workers are being given less security and little benefit for signing
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We’re back with another expert interview, following on from our s1jobs series exposing valuable insider information from a range of sectors in Scotland, from teaching to beer-making. This week, we went behind the lens in the media sector, as we quizzed the managing director for a film production company, Luke Yerbury, on how to succeed
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Your university days are behind you, you have a big fat degree in your hand, a bigger, fatter student loan to pay back and a sound knowledge of your chosen profession. The easy bit is getting that graduate job, isn’t it? Nope! Today’s job market is more competitive and ruthless than ever and you’re in
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s1jobs is about finding the right talent for the right post, but we know that the route into a particular sector isn’t always clear. With this in mind, we’ve been speaking to professionals in a variety of roles in Scotland, in order to get an insider’s perspective. This week, it’s the turn of the HR industry
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