If you work in customer service for one of the major electrical brands, you’ll know all about dealing with complaints. According to recent surveys, some of the swankiest appliances are prone to faults and breakdowns, while old-fashioned TVs and fridges with no fancy gadgets or designer looks are among the most reliable. Understandably, when their […]
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What happens when you put a bunch of digital wizards in a room to go head to head with construction professionals? No, you don’t get flash-bang-wallops followed by the sound of croaking frogs. You get Scotland’s first construction ‘hackathon’, a sort of professional speed dating event for techs and builders. The event took place in
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Call and contact centres are such a big part of our lives now that even if you don’t work in one, you’ll find yourself talking to one for everything from mortgage advice to car insurance. But alongside the everyday services we know about, there are hundreds of call centres you probably never knew existed. So
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Looking for a new job in accountancy? Then look no further as s1jobs has vacancies at all levels. Recent vacancies on our site have included; Partner with a firm of tax advisors and Head of Finance for an international charity. Of course, for opportunities like these there are no shortage of candidates, so how do
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With the exception perhaps of a getaway driver, there are few jobs that come without the need to fill out paperwork. This is just as true in the world of social care and it can be frustrating when you feel people should be your 24/7 priority. Thankfully, administrative tasks never get in the way of
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Fancy being an international sales executive for a food brand? Or a sales analyst with a web and marketing solutions company that has offices in Scotland and Holland? Well, these are just two of the high-flying sales positions on s1jobs. Land a role like these and you could accumulate enough air miles to take you
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BHS and Austin Reed are the latest retail names to go as the revolution in shopping habits continues. The argument goes it’s not that we’re buying less, we’re just doing it differently: mostly online. So does this spell a dead end for the High Street? Next doesn’t think so. It’s just opened its biggest ever
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Why are geoscientists the original hipsters? Because everything they deal with is underground. Okay, seriously, geoscientists are also the most in-demand players in the global oil and gas industry. In fact, with the prospect of traditional oil fields slowing down production in the coming decades, the role is set to become even more prized. Why
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Scottish judo star, Stephanie Inglis, has thanked the world for helping save her life. The Commonwealth Games medalist, who was given a 1% chance of survival after a bike accident in Vietnam, praised family, friends and supporters for aiding her incredible recovery. And one person in particular has been invaluable: the occupational therapist who has
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The Rio Olympics were a roaring success for Team GB inspiring us all to dust off our sportswear in hopes of becoming gold-medal champions. The same goes for the competitive world of Marketing and PR. But how do you move from being the newbie, fresh – or not so fresh – from your graduation party
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