With a Career Guide, you’ll find expert advice and step-by-step instructions for every stage of your career journey. Whether you’re exploring new paths, searching for job strategies, or aiming to advance professionally, our guides offer invaluable insights and tools to help you make informed decisions and achieve your goals.
The 8th of April is the 98th day of 2019 and 231.2 months (or 7037 days) since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Did you know April 8 is also special because it’s a hot date in Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month? What began in America in 1986 as a grassroots initiative to encourage more […]
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Top executives agree that upskilling employees and preparing future generations for the workplace will be crucial in 2019. Taking part in the 22nd CEO Survey by PwC, they recognised the year ahead will throw up economic challenges – but remained confident there will be opportunities for growth and innovation. Show all Executive & Management jobs across Scotland
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Glasgow is hipsters’ heaven, according to a study by The Business of Cities firm. Its report, Towards a Business Story for Glasgow, reveals the city’s appeal to trendy millennials is on the rise, especially when it comes to meeting the career preferences of younger, mobile workers. Search thousands of jobs now at s1jobs. Among the attractions that see
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Five full days of promoting Skills for the Future kicks off as Scotland marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week. This annual event highlights the importance of investing in our workforce by celebrating the achievements of apprentices – and recognising the support given to them by businesses and organisations. Search thousands of jobs now at s1jobs.
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Now could be the time for many more Scots to consider a job in teaching, with renewed calls to attract greater diversity and equality into the profession. A cross-party group at the Scottish Parliament has warned prejudice, cultural barriers and a lack of role models are putting off many from choosing the classroom as a
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December 5th is International Volunteer Day, celebrating the many people who give up their time for various worthwhile causes for free. Volunteering can be a great way to get back into work, gain experience or boost your CV but there are other more subtle benefits as well. Here are some of the more surprising ways
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When was the last time you got angry at work? Maybe you were passed over for promotion again, maybe your colleague took credit for a project when you did all the work, or maybe someone stole your sandwich out of the office fridge. Whatever the reason, it’s normal to get annoyed occasionally. However, if you’re
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Royal Mail has created 250 new seasonal jobs in Scotland just in time for Christmas, with an extra parcel centre set up in Bathgate in West Lothian. The move is part of a campaign for temporary centres across the UK and the positions will be available until early January. Royal Mail Group’s international parcel business,
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Way back in the 1970s, before political correctness had been invented and the sight of Benny Hill’s high-speed chase routines involving naughty nurses and policewomen in suspenders was considered cutting-edge comedy, a show appeared on ITV called Mind Your Language. The setting was an evening class where new arrivals to the UK struggled to learn
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The boss, the commander in chief, the head honcho: call it what you like, there is something alluring about being number one. As we all know, in a typical organisation, this elevated position sits at the top of a very well defined command structure. This kicks off with the newbie professionals just fresh in the
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