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Food Services and Hospitality

Chef – Job Description

Posted by Simon Thompson on

Chefs are everywhere, from takeaways to television studios, pubs to palaces, cafes to cruise ships. Long hours are a fact of life, as is relatively low pay unless you’re a Michelin-starred gastro-king, but there are a lot of jobs out there.

Chefs are the boss of any kitchen. They devise menus, make sure the kitchen is running as smoothly and efficiently as possible, order stock and negotiate for best price, hire and fire kitchen staff and do whatever it takes for the customers to leave happy and return hungry for more. Oh, and they cook sometimes as well.

Marketing and Product

Product Manager – Job Description

Posted by Simon Thompson on
Product Manager – Job Description

A product manager is responsible for the overall planning and development of a product’s marketing strategy. It’s a job where keeping the customer happy keeps the client happy.

Day-to-day tasks involve researching both a product and its market, checking the success of a campaign and also the effectiveness of rival products and their marketing strategies. Overseeing the development of existing and new products and seeking out potential new clients is also part and parcel of the job.

Building, Construction and Skilled Trades

Electrician – Job Description

Posted by Simon Thompson on
Electrician – Job Description

Electricians aren’t all plug-changers and re-wirers. In fact, the electrician trade can be broken down into three distinct categories, with installation electricians testing and installing lighting, fire or security systems; maintenance electricians testing and maintaining commercial or industrial equipment; and production electricians who build appliances from often-complex wiring blueprints.

So while one electrician will be re-wiring a house, another will be on a building site laying cables and a third will be installing a CCTV system. All, however, will be practical, good at understanding detailed instructions, analytical and mathematically minded and unafraid of either heights or confined spaces.