North Midland Construction is recruiting labourers, engineers and construction managers for 140 roles in UK
Construction firm is offering 140 roles to add to their 1,600 work force including 24 new apprentices
IF you want to build a solid career, get on the ladder in construction.
North Midland Construction employs 1,600 people and offers engineering and consultancy services worldwide.
The firm is currently recruiting for 116 positions in the UK, from labourers to senior civil engineers and construction managers. It also wants 24 new apprentices.
Simon Reeve, 27, from Mansfield, Notts, joined the company as an apprentice in 2009. Eight years on, Simon is now a project manager working on multi-million-pound engineering schemes.
He is also due to graduate with a construction management degree from Nottingham Trent University next year, which has been funded by NM Group.
Simon says: “It took a while to find the right industry for me but I’m glad I waited.
“It’s great to learn practical skills, while underpinning it with qualifications. And because my employer has funded my degree, it means I’ll graduate without a crippling debt.
“I’m earning a good wage alongside my part-time study — I feel lucky when I hear about my friends’ student debts.”
Simon has worked on a number of high-profile projects for NM Group’s NMC Nomenca division, which specialises in the design and delivery of water infrastructure projects across the UK.
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Nail job with pod
YOUNG people don’t fancy their chances when it comes to nailing that big interview.
In a LifeSkills poll, two thirds felt caught out by questions.
So the firm has teamed up with Barclays to create the Interview Pod, a virtual experience which lets people practise their technique with a panel of experts.
As part of the service, users will be grilled by Sun columnist and Apprentice star Karren Brady, former
No10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell and musician Professor Green.
Here are Alastair’s top tips for interviews:
- Follow your instincts. If you think it’s appropriate to have a joke with the interviewers, do.
- Be yourself, rather than who you think the panel want you to be.
- Wear clothes appropriate for an interview, but also that you feel good in. If you look silly in a suit , don’t wear one. But don’t turn up in dirty jeans.
- First impressions are important, so practise your handshake.
- Ask someone to run through interview questions beforehand and put you under pressure by shouting and interrupting you while answering.
- The LifeSkills Interview Pod will be open today at Westfield Stratford, East London and the Virtual Interview Practice tool, is available at for everyone to try.
Jobspot: Nando’s is looking for a 1st Assistant Manager at its Harlow branch in Essex. See apply. .
How to boss it better
AS many of us know all too well, some bosses just aren’t up to the job.
So Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert I Sutton is a must-read for any guv’nor who wants to do better.
Here, he reveals 11 tips all good bosses should follow:
- Have strong opinions and weakly held beliefs.
- Do not treat others as if they are idiots.
- Make sure you listen attentively to your people.
- Ask a lot of good questions.
- Ask others for help and accept their assistance.
- Don’t hesitate to say “I don’t know” if you don’t.
- Forgive people when they fail, remember the lessons, and teach them to everyone.
- Fight as if you are right, and listen as if you are wrong.
- Do not hold grudges after losing an argument. Help the victors implement their ideas with all your might.
- Know your foibles and flaws, and work with people who correct and compensate for your weaknesses.
- Express gratitude to your people.
Jobspot: The HMV store in Basingstoke, Hants is looking for seasonal sales assistants. Visit .
Scope for the future
SIR Richard Branson is backing a campaign to help the disabled.
The Virgin boss is supporting Work With Me, which aims to help disabled people secure jobs and stay in employment.
Sir Richard, who has dyslexia, said: “I am proud to back the campaign to support one million disabled people with information and advice.
“I strongly believe that looking at the world in a different way to everyone else is a strength that should be praised and encouraged. Don’t define others by what they can’t do – look for what they can do then support them to do it.
“That is why I’m calling on all business leaders to back the campaign so disabled people across the UK can have a brighter future.”
For more information about the Work With Me campaign, see .
Budding Business
WOMEN are doing it for themselves, with 1.5 million self-employed – a 50 per cent surge in the past ten years, according to Oxford Economics.
These include mum-of-two Emma McDonald, 26, who set up Edinburgh florist shop Stems after the birth of her first child.
She says: “People think floristry is an easy, fluffy career but you have to be hard-nosed because of fluctuating prices and fast supply chain. No two days are the same.”
Following the Brexit referendum, Emma used Florismart, a digital flower market, to build relationships with British growers.
She says: “This enables me to side-step fluctuating European market costs and keep my prices more stable.”
