Drive My Career Apprentice Twitter Takeover

Drive My Career Supporting National Careers Week From the 4th to the 8th of March, Drive My Career took part in National Apprenticeship and National Careers Week.  From Monday to Friday, we ran a campaign with the support of our members Marshall Motor Group, JCT600, TrustFord, and Lookers. The focus of the campaign was to raise

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Top tips for your first day at work

Congratulations! It’s your first day at your new job. Here are some tips to make it the best! Preparation: You don’t want to start off with a bad impression on your first day by being late to work. The place you’re now working at may be the place you had your interview. In this case,

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5 Skills you need to be successful in the Logistics Sector

5 skills that are required: – Be customer focused: Customers are the main focus in logistics. The customers will always expect goods in a timely and efficient way. Companies are always making sure that they’re customers are happy and are looking for ways to improve their customer relationship. – Team Player: Companies in the logistics

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Is an Administration role right for me?

There are so many offices around us and all offices need someone to make sure everything is running smoothly and correctly. This someone is called an administrator. This job role is suitable for certain types of people. It’s great for those who love to take on a variety of tasks but can also multitask. This

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Should I work in Customer Service?

Are you wondering whether customer service is the job for you? Or maybe you want to try a new route? Carry on reading to find out more! Customer service is a huge aspect of lots of different jobs these days. Working in retail requires you to have good customer service and being able to help

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Exam results day

From my past experience of receiving my GCSEs and A-Level results, it was probably two of the most nerve-wracking days in my life. Taking the exams is stressful enough but the day of finding out how well you’ve done is terrifying! I had finished exams and the summer had started and so I forgot about the

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MEET NIKI! OUR COMPETITION WINNER

Congratulations to Niki for winning our first competition! We asked Niki some questions to get to know her a little better! Name, Job Title, and Sector where you work: Niki Thomas, Marketing and Event Coordinator for Hospitality Table Cornwall, a European-funded project at Truro and Penwith College in Cornwall. Where did you learn about Drive My

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Why Start A Career In Automotive?

Are you thinking about starting a career in Automotive? Watch this short clip to gain an insight in what automotive is like!

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Ben

History: Ben was founded in 1905 by A J Wilson while he was working for Dunlop tyres, and was originally called the Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund.  In 1908 the rise of the car meant that ‘Motor’ was added to the fund’s name, eventually becoming The Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund in 1924. The original

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Why an Apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a job which includes training and study. As an apprentice, you will work alongside staff that are experienced in their roles, gain skills from the role you are working in, earn a wage and have holiday pay as well as have training within the job that will result with an exam at

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