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5 Manufacturing Career Misconceptions
3 months ago by Marketing JunctionIf you know anything about manufacturing careers, you will know that they get a bad rap. A lot of people - wrongly! - see manufacturing as a hard, dirty and very manual job in an environment that is not very nice. Though this might have been the case many years ago, it’s a dated and incorrect view of the industry. It’s not a clean and advanced industry, and the careers manuf...
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What is Lean Manufacturing?
3 months ago by Marketing JunctionAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, normality in the UK and across much of the Globe has disintegrated in a matter of weeks. According to the Independent, the British public have stored approximately £1bn worth of essential items, leaving supermarket shelves scarce. Despite urges from the government to refrain from panic buying, shortages continue as manufacturers struggl...
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How to Get into Engineering
3 months ago by Kate DixonA career in engineering is a wise choice to access both job satisfaction and excellent earning potential. With consistent demand, you’ll be entering an industry that provides high levels of job security too, for example, just look at the volume and variety of engineer jobs available in CBSbutler’s Engineering Recruitment Division. Whether it’s manufacturing or design enginee...
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Top 10 Remote Interview Tips
about 1 year ago by Matt BakerWith the current climate in the workplace having changed so dramatically over the last couple of months, we asked Matt Baker, in our engineering and building management systems division to share his quick and easy tips for remote interviews, whether that’s via a simple phone call or by video. 1. Focus on the camera, not the screen/or yourself Obviously, it is very easy to ge...
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How CBSbutler Recruits for Operation and Logistics Job Roles
about 1 year ago by Marketing JunctionOperation & Logistics are key areas in many of the UK’s most successful businesses, and safeguarding the efficiency of the complete 360° process remains absolutely vital. This relies on a committed team of specialist professionals to deliver from point of origin to the final destination. CBSbutler is a preferred recruitment partner for many leading organisations, supplying d...
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Gartner’s New Tech Trends for 2022: Are They Actually New or Trends?
about 1 year ago by Kate DixonThe Gartner Group releases a list of top strategic tech trends every year. 2022’s themes are “engineering trust,” “sculpting change” and “accelerating growth.” These sound new and impressive--but are they? The Gartner 2022 Trends 1: Data Fabric 2: Cybersecurity Mesh 3: Privacy-Enhancing Computation 4: Cloud-Native Platforms 5: Composable Applications 6: Decision Inte...
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Government Must Step Up in Security Breach Crisis
about 1 year ago by Kate DixonCostly security breaches present a growing threat to UK national security. The Government’s defences against them consist of a mix of private-sector contractors and public-sector civil servants, all of whom are subject to rigorous security clearance. However, the UK now faces a crisis. The number of people with adequate security clearance has plunged by 17% since 2013, causi...
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The Value of UK Digital Tech Exports
almost 2 years ago by Kate DixonThe global reach of British technology is well-established. But the drastic changes 2020 brought have pushed UK tech leaders to change their approach to trade, digital commerce and connectivity. In the new normal, they need a growth outlook that’s truly international. A recent report by Tech Nation ranked the best countries to do business with for digital tech manufacturers ...
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Understanding COVID's Impact on the Tech Sector
almost 2 years ago by Kate DixonEverything in the tech industry, from raw materials supply to the electronics value chain to product cost inflation, has been affected by COVID-19. However, there are upsides: the rise of remote working, the swift focus on evaluating and cutting risks in the end-to-end value chain, and the fall in emissions, bringing a greater focus on sustainability. Possible long-term impa...
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Defence Budget Boost Could Start New Talent War
almost 2 years ago by Marketing JunctionThe military sector will see 40,000 jobs created thanks to the government’s biggest military spend since the Cold War. The £16.5 billion boost to the defence budget, spread over 4 years, works out at 10% of the UK’s current annual budget of £40 billion. As with the government’s recent investment in green energy, most of the money will be focused on newer technologies, such a...
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