The IT sector continues to be one of the areas in which Scotland offers a large and skilled workforce. We spoke to David Heffron, a Scottish IT consultant who has spent the last four years working in London. Having made the decision to return to Scotland, we found out more about how the two experiences of […]
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XFM Scotland Drivetime host Jim Gellatly has been responsible for assisting the early careers of the likes of The Fratellis, KT Tunstall and Amy MacDonald by giving them their first radio airplay. This commitment to supporting new musical talent led to him receiving the Radio Academy’s prestigious John Peel Award for Contribution to Radio. As
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We have teamed up with the foremost and most active employers in the Energy sector to host The Scottish Energy Careers Festival 2014 on Wednesday 17th September in Glasgow. The FREE event will bring together employers and ambitious professionals with skills and qualifications that are in high demand in Scotland’s flourishing Oil & Gas and
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With the Scottish Energy Careers Festival coming up, we’re focusing on the opportunities that Scotland offers in the oil, gas and energy industries. We spoke to David East, the communications manager for the INEOS facility at Grangemouth, to get an insight into employment opportunities at the plant. Most people know that Grangemouth operates as a
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Over the last 30 years, writer, producer and stand-up comedian Phil Differ has been involved in many of Scotland’s most iconic TV and radio programmes, perhaps most notably as the creator of ‘Only An Excuse?’. These days, as well as all of these media jobs, he’s also been able to add ‘playwright’ to his ever
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Jonathan Watson is one of Scotland’s best known faces, appearing in much loved TV programmes like Naked Video, City Lights and, of course, Only An Excuse?. He also appears alongside Brian Cox in the critically acclaimed TV adaptation of the hugely popular Bob Servant books, which will be returning to our screens for a second
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Forth One’s Grant Stott has been a familiar voice to radio listeners across the Lothians and Fife for the past quarter of a century. We hope we haven’t just made him feel old! As well as the radio industry, he’s also been employed in a number of other roles across the wider media. As our
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We’ve mentioned before on the blog that people can take some unusual paths in their working career and that’s certainly the case with our latest interviewee. Alan Anderson is a comedian, event organiser and sporting commentator. Despite this hectic schedule, we were able to catch up with him to ask a few questions about having
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Fred MacAulay is one of Scotland’s best known faces. A top comedian, he’s compered London’s legendary Comedy Store, is a regular guest on Have I Got News For You and has hosted his own show on BBC Radio Scotland since 1997. Before finding success on the stand-up circuit though… he was an accountant! We caught
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It’s time to dig under the surface of another industry in Scotland, with the latest in our series of interviews from experts in the field. We’ve taken a look at creative industries, HR and user experience, but this week we’re chatting to Melissa Raffaelli of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh about her background and
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