Sometimes travel is simply about getting from A to B: the mechanics of our morning commute or a shopping expedition. More often, however, it’s much more important. It’s the trip we make to see our family or friends in a distant city. It’s the beginning of a dream holiday. It’s the luxury ‘limo’ that takes […]
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There can be very few roles that offer the same high level of job satisfaction that can be enjoyed in a position with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). At RZSS you become a valued member of a dedicated team of people in Scotland and also part of a much wider mission to assist
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In typical Scottish style, many made the most of how the Christmas period fell this year with lots of us choosing only to return to work today, Monday 9th January. Overindulging in too much food, alcohol and sleep has taken its toll and now it really is back to reality with a bang. Our data
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You’re having that wonderful dream again. The one where you’re being cheered on the red carpet at the Oscars, an oh-so-hot-to-trot A-Lister is winking at you and . . . Ring, Ring! Ring, Ring! It’s 2am and a friend is phoning to chat about their ex and how it all went wrong. If your immediate
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Interviewers are known to use all kinds of strategies to choose the right person for the job: mind games, curveball questions, the silent, starey-eyes treatment. It’s enough to bring anyone out in a cold sweat – unless of course, you’re a childcare worker. That’s because there’s nothing like a bunch of under-fives to teach you
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What’s your all-time number one sales slogan? Is it ‘Ninety percent of selling is conviction and 10 percent is persuasion’ from Shiv Khera? Or maybe Uncle Shug’s favourite, courtesy of kung fu icon Bruce Lee: ‘The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.’ There’s a grain of truth in all our favourite quotes
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At this year’s prestigious Herald Property Awards for Scotland, staff from Cruden Homes West took to the stage to be named Residential Sales Team of the Year. At the same event, the company also won awards in the Affordable Housing and Regeneration categories. This means that sales staff with the company don’t just have to
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The runners in this year’s rush to be the top festive sellers of 2016 are well underway and the race to the bottom of the Christmas tree is almost here. If you want to work in retail – especially as a buyer, stock controller or manager – you need to be up to speed on
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JUST as we’re recovering from Black Friday, there’s another monster event on the retail horizon. Say hello to Panic Saturday, when last-minute Christmas shoppers go out in full force. This year it fell on December 17, which is also the date many retailers plan to start what were once known as the January Sales. So
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If you’re looking for a role in property, a glance at the vacancies on s1jobs can make this sector seem more varied than Granny Ina’s homemade selection boxes (think macaroon bars alongside gravy-centred dumplings). This is because it takes in a huge range of companies, from one-man estate agencies to large commercial property management firms
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