Anyone who’s watched the movie The Devil Wears Prada will never forget Meryl Streep in the role of Runway’s Editor-in-Chief. Here was a boss so ice-cold her staff were left quivering in their . . . well, Prada boots. Thankfully, in the world of call and contact centres, no one expects the manager to be […]
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Sadly, the proposed Diesel Scrappage Scheme will not mean an end to the Fast and Furious movie franchise. If anything, it’s likely Vin Diesel and his hot-rodders will still be driving high-octane cars into each other long after they’re eligible for bus passes. No, this retirement scheme is aimed not at the film star but
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Here at s1jobs we have our very own Davey, the indisputable top cat when it comes to offering advice in all things related to recruitment. With the Sales sector being so competitive, we asked him to choose his favourite professionals. These are people whose stories can inspire you to enjoy your very own high-flying career
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Once upon a time it was a phrase on customers’ lips that could strike fear into every retail worker. “I’d like to see the manager” meant only one thing: trouble. This could range from Granny Ina being unable to find the sequined dress she saw on Strictly to a major coleslaw spillage and calamity in
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It used to be very simple. Delivering a healthcare campaign involved little more than producing a poster to hang in GPs’ surgeries and, if it was really important, formulating a terrifying TV advert that carried your message into every home. Today healthcare marketing is a much more highly sophisticated specialism and there are agencies
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Breathe slowly and deeply is the advice given to women in child labour – often met with ear-poppingly colourful language from soon-to-be-mums, is just as appropriate for managers facing a public relations crisis. It’s certainly a lesson the public relations team at United Airlines learned the hard way after two recent ‘hiccups’ that sent
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Behind every great sports hero is a great physiotherapist, waiting just out of sight with an ice pack and a can of Deep Heat. These are the men and women who dash into shot to banish a crippling cramp or a strained hamstring. But you don’t need to be Andy Murray or Lynsey Sharp to
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You’ve earned your medical degree, slogged your way through your PhD and now emerging from your books find yourself blinking in the daylight. But what are you going to do with all that knowledge now that you have it? How about pulling on a white coat and heading not for the ward rounds in a
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For most of us career advice ends at school. That’s if we got any at all. Millennials may have had sessions with an advisor but Baby Boomers were pretty much left to figure out their futures for themselves. Once immersed in our careers we might occasionally ask colleagues, friends and family for guidance but it’s
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Dealing with hormonal teenagers and chewing gum stuck to your seat then breeks are not everyone’s idea of a great day at the office. Thankfully, you don’t need to go back to school to inspire the next generation of IT whizz kids. Working as an IT trainer is a great way to use your expertise
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