So what has been happening at s1jobs? Well we are humbled and ecstatic to pick up another NORA award for the best regional job board, a record breaking 6th time.

It would be a bit crass of me to beat my chest about why s1 has won this award so many times. So instead I caught up with Stephen O’Donnell, Chairman of the NORAs and asked for his views.

“More than any other recruitment website, s1Jobs has been ever-present as a Finalist and Winner in the National Online Recruitment Awards since we began in 2001.

During December we will be hosting a series of events to introduce our newest product s1select which has been developed to aid you in your candidate search.

The events are free to attend and will take place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.  It’s a great opportunity to hear more about the exciting s1select product and other s1jobs initiatives.

Spaces are limited so we are taking bookings on a first come first served basis.

Event Details

Thursday 4th December 2014 – Hard Rock Cafe, Glasgow at 8.00am
Wednesday 17 December – Cafe Coast, Aberdeen at 8.00am
Edinburgh – TBC

We’re delighted to announce that s1jobs has been awarded the accolade of ‘Best Regional Job Board’ at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs)! As if this achievement wasn’t pleasing enough, it’s also a 6th win for us in this category, as regional advertiser for jobs in Scotland.

We would like to thank everybody involved in the NORAs themselves but, of course, we also couldn’t have achieved this without the efforts of our fantastic staff and, crucially, you – the clients who advertise with us. We’re very grateful to have scooped this award but now our eyes are firmly fixed on keeping up the high standards that we’ve set for ourselves and setting a new record of 9 wins next year.

LEWIS hires two creative designers

Design and digital agency LEWIS, which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, has increased its creative team by hiring two designers as well as taking on an account manager and two front-end developers.

Steven Scott joins the Edinburgh-based firm from Hookson as senior designer, working alongside design director Scott Walker, and bringing more than 16 years’ experience from agencies such as Mortonward and Whitelightmedia.

Also joining the team is designer Kari Yoshime, who brings six years’ experience, most recently as a designer with Tayburn.

Statistics from the Scottish Government show that while nearly 40% of all school leavers go directly on to Higher Education, this number drops to only around 1% for young people in care. That’s why MCR Pathways, in conjunction with The Herald, has been trying to connect young people in care with mentors who can help them remain in education and boost their prospects for getting jobs in Scotland and right across the world.  We spoke to Marie McQuade from the project to find out more.

Ernst & Young rings the changes

Accountancy firm Ernst & Young has changed the management structure at its Scottish practice.

The changes will see senior partner Jim Bishop take on the role of non-executive chairman in Scotland following his retirement from the partnership at the end of this calendar year.

Mark Harvey, currently head of assurance at EY Scotland, will become the firm’s Scotland markets leader.

Mr Harvey, a graduate of Queen’s College Belfast, joined EY as a trainee in 1995 and was promoted to partner in 2006.

Shiells appointed to LSH directorship

Property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed Andrew Shiells as a director in its capital markets team in Scotland.

Mr Shiells joins LSH from Knight Frank, where he was a key deal maker in the company’s Investment team. He has worked with clients such as M&G, SWIP, TIAA Henderson, CBRE Global Investors and UBS Global Real Estate on major transactions including the £37.4m sale of the Lochrin Square office development in Edinburgh, and the £21.5m purchase of a prime retail asset on Glasgow’s Argyle Street.