The runners in this year’s rush to be the top festive sellers of 2016 are well underway and the race to the bottom of the Christmas tree is almost here. If you want to work in retail – especially as a buyer, stock controller or manager – you need to be up to speed on […]
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JUST as we’re recovering from Black Friday, there’s another monster event on the retail horizon. Say hello to Panic Saturday, when last-minute Christmas shoppers go out in full force. This year it fell on December 17, which is also the date many retailers plan to start what were once known as the January Sales. So
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If you’re looking for a role in property, a glance at the vacancies on s1jobs can make this sector seem more varied than Granny Ina’s homemade selection boxes (think macaroon bars alongside gravy-centred dumplings). This is because it takes in a huge range of companies, from one-man estate agencies to large commercial property management firms
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Scotland may not boast the title of Good Food Nation in its trophy cabinet just yet but we’re certainly a contender. As well as shouting about the quality of our homegrown larder here and abroad, politicians are keen to build on the pride we feel in Scotland’s produce. That means promoting seafood, meat, chocolate, whisky,
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If you’re interested in securing a role in one of Scotland’s fastest growing manufacturing sectors, the wonderful world of gin, there’s no-one better qualified for advice than Iain Stirling. Iain is Commercial Director at Arbikie Distillery near Arbroath in Angus. From marketing the world’s biggest drinks brands, Iain and his brothers moved into Manufacturing in
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In the world of make-believe, aka seeing with telly vision, there are plenty of examples where the world of PR and Marketing is portrayed as a place of illusions and spin. And to be fair, when Don Cheadle’s character Marty Kaan bamboozles clients to land gigs in House of Lies, it’s fun and funny. When
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The Rise of the Interns could easily be the title of a Dr Who episode. Imagine a plague of students who unleash themselves on the Doctor, demanding a summer job fixing up the Tardis. Actually, it’s more about how, in today’s competitive jobs market, internships have become the golden ticket to getting a permanent foot
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Some folks are not happy with being super at only one thing. John Surtees, for example, is the only man to win world championships in both F1 and Grand Prix motorcycling. Cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes, couldn’t decide whether she liked Winter or Summer Olympics better, so she won medals at both. If you,
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Bin it or win it! Yes, it does sound like the cheesy catchphrase from a new TV gameshow but it’s actually the big choice facing Scotland’s Oil & Gas sector. Should we bin it by decommissioning rigs so that this lucrative work – estimated to be worth up to £100 billion – can offset the
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Tim Mitchell is waging a one-man war on crime, saving householders and insurance companies substantial sums. He doesn’t have a cape but there may just be a touch of the Clark Kent in his DNA. Most surprising, however, is that Tim doesn’t even work in insurance! Several years ago he launched a newspaper to cover
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