Executive Chef. It is the dream job of anyone who ever picked up a recipe book and knew they could do better from page one…or created their first ever soufflé without feeling deflated at the end of it all. Also known as the Head Chef, or simply “Boss!” this role demands both creative and managerial […]
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What happens when you head off to Ibiza for two weeks’ partying (having alighted from your Ryanair flight fully sober, of course) only to trip over your suitcase in the hotel foyer and spend the entire holiday on crutches? Or perhaps you’ve booked a dream cruise in the Mediterranean and your credit card falls out
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Commentators might need eyes on the sides of our heads to keep up to speed with trends in the Insurance industry, if analysts have got it right. They are predicting a shake-up in the market as customers split into two distinct groups – those who want the best price and those who are willing to
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Social media has taken over everybody’s lives to the extent that actually meeting real people and talking to them can seem, well, weird. But while tweets, blogs and posts have become a kind of ethereal Esperanto for the planet, the real impact of social media is being felt just as strongly by businesses, big and
Troubleshooters and lone rangers…Annie get your gun! Read More »
We all know the three words we should use to describe ourselves when asked in a job interview: cool, calm and collected. Well, to be a successful Marketing Executive the three Cs become confident, creative and, a word Granny uses to describe that Scottish guy off Dragon’s Den, canny. Confidence is a virtue that is
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Not even our dear learned friend Daniel Bernoulli, with his principle and complex equations, could accurately measure the flow rate of Oil & Gas news – it’s simply too fast moving and most of it, much of the time, entirely contradictory in nature. Whether we get good vibrations or bad voodoo, optimistic forecasts or harbingers
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It sounds like a scene from one of those sci-fi movies that suddenly moves into horror flick territory. Picture this: it’s the Caribbean and all around you are giant metal structures, eerily silent, deserted. Where did they come from? What are they doing here? This is no movie, however…welcome to the world’s most expensive car
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There are three words no teacher ever wants to hear. Okay there are seven, if you include “it was the dog”, but we were thinking more of “summer is over”. Yes, it really has been nearly two months already. Time flies faster than a chalk duster when you’re having fun. And who could blame you
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Enlightenment comes from the strangest of places sometimes. Who would have thought Her Majesty’s Secret Agent 007 could impart knowledge that goes to the heart of effective education and a caring society? And yet, no less a luminary than Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, has written: “Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that
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Anyone who is a fan of the TV series Suits will know that, despite his suave manner and Saville Row style, lawyer Harvey Specter does not always get his way. Well – Season 5 spoiler alert! – he does finally find the right person to replace his long-time Legal Secretary, Donna. Her name is Gretchen
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