Sustainability has been a buzzword bandied about in business circles for well over a decade now. It’s on the pursed lips of everyone from HR Directors to CEOs. Drill down into its true meaning, however, and many will begin to struggle to find a definition that accurately reflects all of its important attributes. If you’re […]
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The good news is you got the engineering job you really wanted. The bad news is you now have a six-month probationary period. If the statistics are to be believed, getting a new post from s1jobs may be the easy bit; the real challenge is passing your probation. That’s because it’s reckoned one in five
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Students studying subjects their parents don’t quite understand often find themselves quizzed about their future. But, Jenny, can a degree in digital signal processing actually lead to a real job – like your sister’s in the shoe factory? And, Torquil, after four years at university studying fourteenth-century French poetry, are you not going to end
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No, Sammy, you can’t let your new robot show off his dance moves! Becky, what have I said about using your hoverboard in the corridor? Yes, welcome to the wonderful world of primary school in the weeks after the festive holidays. It isn’t only the obsession with new toys, games and gadgets that teachers must
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Despite everyone knowing what it means there aren’t many people these days who actually say: “Wow!” In fact the last official record of the word being used was in 1066, when King Harold pointed into the sky and exclaimed: “Wow, look at all those flying . . .” The rest, alas, is history. Despite its
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Sell someone a house or a car or even their weekly groceries and you’re selling them not only goods and services but also a very big promise. You’re undertaking to provide them with things that work and are in good condition. Customer service professionals know honouring this promise makes a huge difference to the reputation
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A shortage of skilled workers is slowing down construction work in Scotland. There just aren’t enough people with the right know-how to fill all the current vacancies. On s1jobs there are openings across the industry and, if you’ve thought about a career change into this sector, now really is the time to do something about
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January is the month when resolutions and reality collide. It’s when we face up to our bad habits and vow to make amends for the worst. Top of the list to tackle are health and wealth, but in the depths of winter, when the temperature rarely gets above a penguin’s hip flask, thoughts also turn
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On s1jobs you can regularly find openings in the call and contact centre industry, covering everything from telecoms and retail to healthcare and banking. It’s a truly vibrant industry and, if you’re the social sort who likes to spend your time with other people, there are plenty of opportunities to work as part of a
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While other finance professionals are easing themselves gently back into work after the festive break, stopping for frequent tea breaks with left-over mince pies, there’s no chance of a soft start to the new year for accountants. The January 31 deadline for tax returns is looming and the race is on to chase down essential
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