Life without the internet is as unthinkable as chips without cheese or a baked beanless Scotch pie. It’s become so much a part of our everyday lives that having a fast connection regularly tops opinion polls on the bare necessities of life – beating a nice cup of a tea or even a cuddle. It’s […]
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Once upon a time, long, long ago, all you needed to enjoy a rewarding career in engineering was a basic qualification, your toolbox and a nose for staying out of trouble with the gaffer. Or, as Grampa Jack likes to remember his time on the tools, all you needed were your papers and a whole
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It’s the holy grail of customer service: the personal touch. Survey after survey has found what customers crave above all else is to be treated like an individual, not a number. That’s true whether you work front-of-house roles in restaurants and hotels or in contact centres dealing with queries, orders and bookings. If you’re the
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Customer service can make or break relationships but very often agents are told only what they should say – not what they shouldn’t. Don’t worry: s1jobs is here today to keep you right. So, never, ever say: “Sorry, it’s the company policy.” You represent the company, therefore you are the company and so you’re
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The opening this month of the new Queensferry Crossing brings a grand finale to one of the largest infrastructure projects in Scottish history. But even before the Champagne corks had popped, another massive construction project was already underway in the Highlands. The task of dualling 80 miles of the A9 from Perth to Inverness will
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Fed up with your daily commute – the long wait for a bus that doesn’t turn up or the packed train delayed by mountain goats on the line? Are you paying a small fortune for a parking space as the only alternative to dodging traffic on your bike? Well the good news is your daily
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When it comes to complaining we’re spoiled for choice these days. We can call a company and ask to speak to a manager, send an old-fashioned letter, fire off an email or air our grievance in 140 characters on Twitter. Or we could go straight to the big boss. More and more high-profile bosses are
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You didn’t get to sleep until 3am again, you’re grumpy, and all you want to do is snuggle back under the covers. While most of us get the back-to-work blues after our summer holidays, teachers get the super strength version – no surprise given seven weeks of long lie-ins, South of France sunshine and box
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You may have a BA (Bachelor of Arts) or a BSc (Bachelor of Science). You may be a NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher) but fully up to speed on the CFE (Curriculum for Excellence) and hoping your next class will be G&T (Gifted and Talented). Welcome to the world of acronyms. The teaching profession is stuffed
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All jobs are essential, it’s just that some jobs are more essential than others. A good bookkeeper, for example, is absolutely crucial to the success of any business. After all, they must keep their eyes on the bottom line at all times. In a nutshell, a bookkeeper deals with the day-to-day tasks involved in managing
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