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How to become a Food Production Operative

You may already be a production operative and want to move sectors or perhaps you just have a passion for the food industry, then following a career as a food production operative might be for you. It’s a career that can be both rewarding and exciting, with those who follow this route starting on an average salary of £14,00 rising to £20,000 with experience.

Why you should love your recruitment agency?

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There’s the love you have for your romantic partner, the love you have for your family and friends, even the love you have for your pets, but what about the love for your recruitment agency? Here’s why you should love your recruitment agency.

Settling into work after the festive period

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Getting back into the flow of work after the Christmas break is like when you return from a holiday, expect you feel the added pressure of coming up with elaborate goals and plans and showing off your “new year, new me” persona. But it doesn’t have to be a hard task settling into work after the festivities and you don’t have to feel the pressure of reinventing yourself just because the date has changed.

How to become a CNC Machinist

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Pursuing a job where you can put your practical and IT skills to use, whilst also getting to grips with the basics of engineering? It might be time to consider a career as a CNC machinist. Those who follow this career path can expect to earn a starting salary of £15,000 – £18,00, rising to £20,000 – £27,000 with experience and reaching over £30,000 for individuals who are highly skilled.

Employee engagement in the warehouse sector

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Warehouse work can be repetitive, secluded and very demanding – for managers, it can be a challenge to ensure their workers are engaged and motivated in such an intense environment. But, it is possible and there are various strategies managers can implement to keep their teams motivated and enjoying their work.

How to become a welder

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Enjoy working in roles where you are active and using your hands as well as your brain? A career in welding might be for you. With an estimated starting salary of £18,000 and an estimated average salary of £30,000, it’s a career with good progression opportunities for the right person.

How to beat the heat working in a warehouse or factory

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Living in the UK, we always get excited when temperatures start to soar – even when it’s only for one week of the year – but, if you work in a warehouse or factory you’ll know that when the hot weather comes around it can make working unbearable.

How to prepare for a dexterity test

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Even though it’s a test, there’s nothing to fear! We conduct dexterity tests as standard on all our industrial candidates to ensure we assign them to roles that are suitable for their skills and manual dexterity.

Handling rejection like a pro

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Rejection is painful no matter where it comes from, so being told you haven’t been successful after a job interview you thought went well can come as a hard blow. Many people dwell on rejection and allow it to affect their confidence, which in turn impacts the rest of their job hunt and subsequent interviews.

CV writing and presentation: The golden rules

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Getting your CV in front of a recruiter/hiring manager is the first opportunity you have to make an impression – but depending on the content and style of your CV this could be more of a bad impression than a good one. According to research you only have 6 seconds to make that initial impression, the length of time a recruiter/hiring manager spends scanning a CV before deciding whether you’ve made the cut or not.