There can be few more rewarding ways to invest in our future than providing inspiration to the next generation. The chances are, however, most of us can’t do it in song. Just like the late, great Whitney Houston, we may long to “teach our children well and let them lead the way”, but with a […]
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A footballer! I want to be like David Beckham! No, a lawyer like my Uncle Frazer, because he drives a Porsche! No, wait, maybe an astronaut, or a games designer, or a racing driver . . . Ask Davey Junior what he really, really wants to be when he grows up and there will be
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Just like a balloonist, anyone working in the Construction industry is reliant on buoyancy: for one, it’s hot air that provides life, for the other, it’s a vibrant building sector that offers a livelihood. So the news that one of the largest redevelopment projects in the UK has been given a green light is very
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With the title “Head of Wind Construction”, David Finnon should be a man of immense talent. He’d at the very least be entitled to a cameo in a Monty Python sketch. Maybe he does indeed have a factory that creates all the hot air used at Prime Minister’s Question Time. Perhaps he builds warm siroccos
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What would you say to a job that provided you with no office, no canteen, no colleagues (actually that last one could be a blessing some mornings) – but left you instead to find your own space to work and just get on with it? Welcome to the future of Sales! It might not be
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There’s money to be made in sales. Just trawl through the vacancies on s1jobs and you’ll find senior roles offering large salaries as well as entry-level positions promising lucrative commissions. And this is one area of the jobs market where you really can start at the bottom and work your way up to the top
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Not everyone has the patience of Ban Ki-moon. Or the numberless memes of the Dalai Lama – actually, we rather doubt the success rate with customers of a wisdom that suggests “silence is sometimes the best answer”. So how do we keep our cool when dealing with someone who has lost theirs? “It becomes easier
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Raise the bunting, unpack the spam sandwiches and pop the fizz! Next month representatives from call centres all across the UK will gather together in Glasgow for the industry’s annual jamboree. The Call Centre Association’s National Conference is a two-day event with a packed programme of speakers who’ll be delivering their personal formulae for making
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Blame it on the neon yellow boldness of Ali G or the sartorial elegance of Shellsuit Bob, but the blurring of the lines between fitness clothing and fashion has helped one major sports retailer to achieve record sales. JD Sports has just announced an 80% hike in its first-half profits as sales of sportswear boomed
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Aside from Sherpa Sam’s sheepskins stall on the slopes of K2, it has to be the ultimate outlet for anyone whose love of serving customers is matched only by a passion for the great outdoors. Spittal of Glenshee is located in the Cairngorms, a tiny dot on the map on the long and winding road
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