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 final countdown to Black Friday has begun and predictions by retail analysts suggest this will be the biggest shopping event in Scotland yet. Officially kicking off on November 23, hundreds of thousands of goods will be massively discounted, as Scotland’s shoppers get ready for the festive season. Last year many retailers, including John Lewis […]
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The Scottish SPCA has made its popular Paws, Play, Relax album available to download and stream online. The move comes ahead of tonight’s Bonfire Night celebrations, when many pets will become distressed by the noise and flashes from firework displays held to commemorate Guy Fawkes’ failed gunpowder plot. Created with Glasgow songwriter John McLaughlin –
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You may think that bullying is something that only happens in the playground, but sadly bullying in the workplace is something many adults unexpectedly find themselves dealing with. At work, it can be a lot more subtle than the traditional name calling and physical threats you may first think of when someone mentions bullying. Although
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The new V&A in Dundee, Scotland’s dedicated museum of design, will open on September 15 with a celebration of Scotland’s contribution to the world of gaming. Dundee is Europe’s biggest centre of games development, with the range of courses and Centre of Excellence at Abertay University considered the best in Europe – and it’s this
An interview isn’t just a chance for the hiring manager to find out more about you. It’s an opportunity for you to find out more about the company and decide if it’s somewhere you would like to work. Asking questions shows the hiring manager that you’ve really thought about your career with the company and
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Our Charitable Partner at this year’s s1jobs Recruitment Awards, Career Ready, provides vital career opportunities for young people with little family background of higher education or professional careers, giving them the confidence, skills and networks to achieve their full potential. Career Ready’s success is built upon their partnerships with employers, so we were delighted here
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With less than 10 seconds to impress potential employers, your CV needs to work hard. So how do you demonstrate that you’re the right candidate for the job? Here’s five simple factors recruiters look for when reviewing your CV. Contactable Basics like name, email address and telephone number seem like a given, however it would
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With the holiday season fast approaching, more and more employers are looking for some extra help. These summer positions can offer great flexibility, with full-time roles joined by part-time positions and temporary posts. If you fancy the idea of a new role in, as with all vacancies on s1jobs the bottom line is to just
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Search all vacancies across Scotland Figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council have shown that since 2012-13, 1609 nurses who qualified in Scotland have filled out verification requests to work in other countries – and these numbers have been rising in recent years. There are, of course, many economic and social reasons for this growing
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Search thousands of jobs across Scotland. How can you improve your career chances? Well s1jobs is a great place to start – with openings across a wide range of sectors and specialisms. But how else can you take the next step up the ladder? By taking up a hobby of course. It turns out that
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