If you work in customer service, you’ll appreciate more than most when others are getting it wrong – parcels that fail to arrive, tradesmen who disappear before the job is finished, shops where you’re blanked while standing at the till. But as a professional you’ll also be one of the first to recognise those individuals […]
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No matter in which sector you choose to build your customer service career, there are certain questions you’re bound to be asked at your interview. But after the warm-up quizzing about the rain, your bus journey and where, oh where, did you buy those shoes, we move to the big five. These are the questions
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If you can remember your days at law school, you’ll recall students take Halloween very seriously: think lecture room pranks and costume parties. Once you get your diploma and start working up the career ladder with the help of s1jobs, you might think you’d left the world of ghouls and ghosts behind. That is unless,
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When Suits first aired way back in 2011, who would have thought a TV series about corporate lawyers could be so sexy, sassy and such a big hit? Along with the tangled plot lines and convoluted courted cases, it was the impeccable dress sense of the main characters that made every episode so attractive to
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Ssh! Don’t tell Donald Trump in case he gets big, like really big ideas for his Mexican wall, but there’s now a robot that can lay six times as many bricks a day as a human. A New York-based company called Construction Robotics has developed SAM (Semi-Automated Mason) and already it’s begun replacing humans on
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Want to help build the next generation of homes, schools and workplaces across Scotland but not sure where to begin? Well, the good news is there are many ways you can get into construction. And, even better, the industry welcomes everyone from absolute beginners to people with just a little experience to later-in-life career changers.
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What’s the toughest job in marketing? Maybe it’s representing a new mobile phone company in an area of frenzied competition? Or perhaps working with a small start-up with no track record and a budget that can be counted in loose change? Every role has its own challenges and on s1jobs you can find openings in
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Blink and you might miss something in today’s fast-moving digital world. New trends, changing buzzwords and updated algorithms mean only digital dynamos can keep pace. That sounds very much like Jessica McAndrew, Digital Comms Director at Beattie: The Integrated Communications Agency. We caught up with Jessica to learn more about her job. What does your
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Guerrilla recruitment methods are being used by all industries to attract bright, young minds. Don’t confuse this with gorilla recruitment, which is an entirely different thing. The first takes a creative approach to finding new staff, such as through chatrooms or social media campaigns. The second uses a silverback called Shabani to front a video
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To the outside world, you work in financial services. You deal with facts and figures. A little geeky maybe? On the contrary! To be a champion in finance you know that, no matter which sector you work in, it’s your analytical mind and go-get-em soft skills that make you a title contender. Don’t be fooled
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