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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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Unmissable Tips for Sending Emails to Recruiters
If you’re looking for new job opportunities, then connecting with recruiters is an excellent way to find them. Many job seekers, however, are unsure about how to reach out to a recruiter. If you’re wondering where to start with emailing a recruiter, we’ve got some advice on how to write an email and present yourself…
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Sales Growth for Electrical Wholesalers: 7 Crucial ECommerce Capabilities
Online B2B retail has seen huge growth in the last decade and is even expected to outgrow the online B2C market by 2025. It’s clear that today’s buyers are turning to the internet and eCommerce platforms to find and buy the products and services they require. As the buying habits of B2B customers are changing,…
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What is ‘Servitisation’ and How Can Electrical Wholesalers Use it to Boost Sales?
The electrical wholesale industry is changing and some of the traditional sales techniques aren’t proving as successful as they used to be. Cold calling and big discounts aren’t that attractive to customers and with major online companies like Amazon undercutting on price, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out in the market. This is where servitisation…
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Graduates: Is Your Workplace Giving You Enough Training and Development Opportunities?
After finishing university, graduates are looking for roles that offer them good training, opportunities to progress, a suitable company culture and a decent salary. Your first graduate role is important as it should enable you to lay the foundations of your career and build a valuable skill-set. There’s plenty to learn when you enter the…
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Knowledge is Power for Electrical Wholesalers Wanting to Deliver Excellent Customer Service
As an electrical wholesaler, offering excellent customer service and a consultative approach to your customers will set you apart from your competition. What’s the key to excellence? Really knowing your products’ features and benefits so that you can support and educate your customers. With the latest smart technologies such as programmable lighting controls and integrated…
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Hiring Tips: Interviewers Should be Delivering their Best Sales Pitch Not an Interrogation
When recruiting new talent for your business, you’ll want to use your interviews to find out as much as you can about potential candidates – to see whether they’ll be a good fit in terms of skills, expertise and personality. However, a common mistake that interviewers make is to turn their interview into an interrogation…
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Feeling Undervalued at Work? Here’s What to Do About It
Feeling undervalued at work can be extremely frustrating and demotivating. When we work hard, we naturally want our efforts to be recognised and rewarded, however, this isn’t always the case. If you’re feeling that your efforts at work are going unnoticed and unappreciated, take a look at the steps below to see what you can…
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How Can Electrical Wholesalers Compete with Amazon?
E-commerce giants like Amazon have completely transformed how brands are engaging with their customers. They offer a huge range of products and are now making the most of the growing electrical equipment market too. So, with huge brands like Amazon muscling in on the electrical products market, how can electrical wholesalers continue to compete? Many…
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Don’t Like Your Boss? Here’s What to Do About It
In an ideal world, we’d all like to have a boss that we get along with, respect and who is understanding. However, in some instances, we end up working for a boss with a personality that clashes with our own and this can make our working life difficult and frustrating. If you’re finding that you…