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Practical advice for graduates starting out, professionals on the move, and businesses looking to hire well. Written by the Bridgewater team.
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Mastering Time Management in Your First Graduate Job
Starting your first graduate job is a huge milestone – congratulations! It marks the beginning of your professional journey and brings with it exciting challenges, new responsibilities, and a steep learning curve. One of the…
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How to Make the Most of the Growing Demand for Outdoor Lighting
When spring and summer come around, many homeowners aim to improve their outdoor space to make the most of the warmer weather. Isn’t it a British tradition to get the barbecue going at the first inkling of sunshine? After a wet and cold winter, we deserve to make the most of the outdoors in the…
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5 Questions You Must Ask Yourself When Choosing Between Graduate Job Offers
Having a couple of graduate job offers on the table isn’t a bad position to be in. After all of your hard work applying and interviewing for roles, sometimes you’ll receive more than one offer and now you have an important decision to make. While both roles may sound great, it’s difficult to know exactly…
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6 Career Advice Tips New Graduates Need to Know
Many new graduates feel the pressure of kick-starting a career that will make their hard work at university worthwhile. While it’s natural to feel overwhelmed by the challenge of finding a graduate job, if you follow our advice below, you’ll be receiving job offers in no time. 1. Start by deciding what you want As…
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Tapping into Electrical Instantaneous Hot Water Products
There’s an increasing demand for instant hot water taps as today’s homeowners look to save time in the kitchen and consumers expect instant gratification. Electrical wholesalers are in a prime position to tap into and profit from this growing market. A Convenient Solution We’re a nation of people with busy lifestyles both in our work…
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How to Become a Better Salesperson: 8 Steps
Sales is an exciting and extremely rewarding career where every day is different. When we recruit for salespeople, we look for confident and driven individuals who are money-motivated and enjoy a challenge. While it’s important to have the right personality if you want to succeed in sales, there are also plenty of sales techniques and…
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Why Training is So Important for Current and Future Electrical Branch Managers
The role of a Branch Manager within the electrical industry is far from simple. Their responsibilities are all-encompassing and include areas such as sales, finance, HR, purchasing, customer service and mentoring. In essence, being a Branch Manager is just like running your own business. However, many of the skills required for a Branch Manager to…
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5 Tips for Getting Your CV Noticed by Employers
In order to be successful in your job search, it’s beneficial to put yourself in the mind of employers and hiring managers. The way they perceive your CV could be the difference between you being invited to an interview or receiving a rejection email. If you have an understanding of how recruiters review CVs, you’ll…
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How to Retain Graduate Talent
Recruiting high-calibre graduates is on the agenda for many growing businesses who want enthusiastic and intelligent trainees to buy into their company vision and make an impact. However, once you’ve overcome the challenge of recruiting graduate talent (we can help you with that), the next challenge is ensuring they stick with your business. After all,…
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Ventilation Products: Improving Indoor Air Quality
The quality of the air we breathe indoors is crucial and an area seeing more focus and bigger investment. The Clean Air Strategy highlights that we spend 90% of our time indoors and therefore improving the quality of the air we breathe at home, work and inside other buildings is becoming increasingly important. Many everyday…