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You could be forgiven for thinking that most articles relating to the oil and gas industry today will have three rhyming words: boom, gloom and doom. At s1jobs we like to offer something different. And so here are three brand new rhyming words in a round-up of stories that can’t help but cheer up your […]

At last there has been some good news for the Scottish oil and gas industry, with the announcement a Scottish Government-backed initiative to encourage new measures in North Sea exploration is, well, in the pipeline. It’s no secret this jobs sector has been subject to its share of setbacks of late. Oil & Gas UK

Did you know that Trinidad and Tobago, having been involved in the business for more than a century, has a rather large oil sector – yet, being a small, two-island nation with a population of only slightly more than a million, anyone working in this field will more than likely know most of their industry

Not everyone can be winner of the Great British Bake Off. Not everyone can create the perfect Beef Wellington to serve with a doff of the old toque blanche to Gordon Ramsay. Truth be told, not all of us dream of being up to our oven gloves in suet and self-raising or having to sweat

THERE’S a once-upon-a-time tale told about Billy Connolly taking a stroll with a girl on a summer’s eve – through Glasgow’s Gallowgate perhaps, a place where they could swap sweet bon mots as they admired the local hoi polloi. The Big Yin’s companion suddenly points out a dapper chap dressed in ensemble leather jacket, snakeskin

What is the definition of an engineer? Answer: someone who solves a problem you didn’t know you had, in a way you don’t understand. So what is the definition of a geoengineer? Answer: someone who is involved in the deliberate large-scale intervention of the Earth’s natural systems to interact climate change. Hmmm, so just the

Whatever your politics, there’s no denying Nicola Sturgeon can talk the big talk. Scotland’s First Minister marked her 100th day as with a powerful promise to “haul down the barriers” in male-dominated industries. In a pledge that will find favour with many seeking jobs in the Scottish engineering sector, she also unveiled a campaign aimed

For a long time the UK as a whole has lagged behind in a sector where other regions and countries have set out to establish real and lasting change. So stark is the contrast when it comes to sustainable public transport, it’s as though we’ve opted for a fleet of coal-fired rickshaws, while everyone else

The good news continues with growing interest from big business in Scotland’s IT sector. IT systems upgrade specialists Agenor Technology has announced a £1 million investment in new software, aimed at increasing the efficiency of software upgrades for small contractors. This will result in scores of high-value jobs in IT at its offices in Edinburgh

Ask your Great Uncle Shug why we can’t play cricket and he won’t explain the reasons for losing all 11 matches played in three World Cups, surpassing the Netherlands’ record of 10 successive defeats from debut. No, he’ll tell you instead what Scots are really good at: inventing stuff – like the telephone, roads, TV