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.
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:
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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.
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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.
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.”