This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include an Apprentice Stone Mason at Historic Environment Scotland, A Tax Assistant with the opportunity of training at Scholes Chartered Accountants, an Apprentice Bricklayer/builder at Orkney Builders Ltd, a Sports and Active Leisure Apprenticeship at The Pickaquoy Centre and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Never stop learning! Attend short courses, evening classes and training sessions to improve your skill set.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include a Full-time Kitchen Assistant at The Willows Coffee Shop, an Apprenticeship at Heddle Construction, a Trainee Linesperson at SSE, an Apprentice Stone Mason at Historic Environment Scotland and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include Café Staff at The Daily Scoop, an Apprentice Plumber at Steven Paterson’s, Communications Officer at the European Marine Energy Centre, a Customer Service Apprenticeship with Northlink Ferries and many more.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Are you preparing for an interview? There are helpful prep tips here:  https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/getting-job/interviews
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This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week including four Early Years Practitioners in Training positions with Orkney Islands Council, various positions at The Albert Hotel, an Apprentice Plumber at Steven R Paterson Ltd and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
What are your strengths and weaknesses interview question - Here is a great article to help you prepare - https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/greatest-strengths-and-weaknesses
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This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week including seasonal Waiting Staff at The Lynnfield Hotel, various positions with The Foveran, Shop Worker at the Ness of Brodgar with the Orkney Archaeology Society, Trainee Shipping Agent with GEC, a Trainee Pharmacy Advisor and Trainee Dispenser with Boots and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
A seasonal job is great for gaining valuable experience and skills that you will use all through your life.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include a seasonal job at the Murray Arms Hotel, Front of house staff at the Standing Stones Hotel, Waiting Staff at Twenty One, Night and Day bakers at Rendall’s Bakery and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
A seasonal job is great for gaining valuable experience and skills that you will use all through your life.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include Seasonal positions at Kenny Foulis Gardening Services, the St Ola Hotel and The Albert Hotel. Other vacancies include Retail Staff Members at Ortak, a General Operative at Orkney Builders Ltd and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Wondering what you should wear to an interview? Helpful tips here - https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/getting-job/what-should-i-wear-job-interview
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Our Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week, they include various vacancies with the Payman Club in Stromness including a Kitchen Porter, Server and Receptionist; a Customer Services Assistant with Northlink Ferries and various opportunities with the Orkney Business Ring Labour Agency.

There is also a last chance to apply for a Customer Services Assistant post with OHAL and a Modern Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care with OHAC.

​Full details of the vacancies, including how and where to apply, can be found at the link below.

If you are currently applying for jobs or college courses, you may need to write a personal statement.  For help and advice on how to do this speak to your Careers Adviser or visit the Planning for the Future section of our website, here.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include an Engineer with Cooke Aquaculture, an Admin Assistant at Orkney Office Supplies, a Retail Sales Assistant at Sinclair Office Supplies, a Kitchen Assistant at The Willows Coffee Shop and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
What are your strengths and weaknessess' interview question - Here is a great article to help you prepare - https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/greatest-strengths-and-weaknesses
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This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include four Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care within the OIC, Seasonal Positions at the Orkney Brewery, a Partsperson at Orkney Factors Ltd, Various positions at The Foveran and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
In an interview your body language counts! Make sure you sit up straight, make eye contact, smile and don't fidget.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include an Apprentice Joiner at DH Construction, a Trainee Office Machine Service Engineer at Orkney Office Supplies, a Receptionist at The Lynnfield Hotel, Net Washing Technicians at Cooke Aquaculture and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
What questions should I ask at the end of my interview? Read this blog piece for some ideas: https://biginterview.com/blog/2011/08/best-questions-to-ask-end-interview.html
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​This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include four Modern Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care with the OIC, a Trainee Auctioneer at Orkney Auction Mart, a Part & Full-time Kitchen Porter and a Receptionist role at The Lynnfield Hotel, Seasonal Front of House Staff at Emily’s Tea Room in Hoy and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Tailor your CV to the job you are applying for, look at the person specification and make improvements to your CV.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include an Apprentice Mechanic and Trainee Store Person at Robertsons Orkney, a Trainee Wind Turbine Engineer at Northern Turbine Services, Seasonal Waiting and Housekeeping Staff at The Lynnfield Hotel and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
A seasonal job is great for gaining valuable experience and skills that you will use all through your life.

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include a Trainee Auctioneer at Orkney Auction Mart, Full-time permanent and Seasonal posts with Kenny Foulis Gardening Services, Apprenticeship Opportunities with SSE, Oil and Gas Technical Apprentice Programme with OPITO. Orkney Business Ring are also looking for Temporary Administration Staff.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Talking about your experiences in an interview - What did you do? What did you achieve? How does this relate to the role?

This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include an Apprentice Plumber at Steven R Paterson, a Graduate Environmental Consultant with Xodus, a Trainee Dental Nurse with Clyde Munro and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Do I have enough Experience :/ Yes you do! Hobbies, Certifications and Volunteering count!

​This week’s vacancies for Jobs of the Week include a HR Assistant at EMEC, three Support for Learning positions with the OIC, a Seasonal position with Kenny Foulis Gardening Services and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Experience doesn’t just come from a job. You gain transferable skills from participating in clubs, sports and volunteering as well!

​Well folks, it’s Thursday again which means only one thing. For Jobs of the Week this week we have a fantastic range of job opportunities available including a Clerical Assistant (School Transport with the OIC, a Customer Service Adviser at Santander, a Team Member at Orkney Cheese, an Autism Practitioner with Scottish Autism and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Were you a captain of a team? Did you coordinate something complicated? Did you plan a backpacking trip? These unique skills are worth highlighting!

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including an Apprentice Butcher at Donaldsons, an Apprentice Engineer at Scottish Sea Farms, a Receptionist at The Kirkwall Hotel and many other exciting job opportunities.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
If you are successful in securing an interview for any of these jobs, it is worth remembering that more interviews are being conducted online or over the phone at the moment.  While this may seem more nerve wracking than a face-to-face interview, it is important to remember that the principles of preparing for an interview are the same, regardless of the format.  For advice on preparing for an interview, and tips for an online interview, check out the Interviews section of our ‘Planning for the Future’ programme, here:  https://www.dyworkney.co.uk/interviews.html

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including a Modern Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care with Orkney Islands Council, a Trainee Store Person at Robertsons Ltd and a Marine Husbandry or Possibility of a Trainee Marine Husbandry and many others.
 
For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
If you need any help with completing your application for any of the job here you can find resources on our website to help you write a CV, complete an application form and prepare for an interview. 
 
Visit https://www.dyworkney.co.uk/planning-for-the-future.html for more details.

For our final Jobs of the Week post for 2021, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including two positions within Santander, a Team Member at Sutherlands Pharmacy with the opportunity to train as a Dispensary Assistant and many others.
 
Our Jobs of the week will return on Thursday 13 January 2022.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
If you need any help with completing your application for any of the job here you can find resources on our website to help you write a CV, complete an application form and prepare for an interview. 
 
Visit https://www.dyworkney.co.uk/planning-for-the-future.html for more details.

​This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including two Graduate posts with EMEC as a Orkney Renewables Marketing Officer, one as a Stakeholder Engagement Officer, a Business and Admin Assistant with Women’s Aid Orkney and many others.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
When talking about your experience in an interview use the STAR approach;
Situation - Background context.
Task - What needed to be done?
Action - what did you do?
Result - what happened and what was accomplished? 

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including a Cleaner at Flotta School, Lifeguard at Stromness Swimming Pool, a Sales / Admin Assistant at Steven R Paterson Ltd, a rare opportunity as a Brewery Assistant at The Orkney Brewery and many others.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
When talking about your experience in an interview use the STAR approach;
Situation - Background context.
Task - What needed to be done?
Action - what did you do?
Result - what happened and what was accomplished? 

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including a Scaffolding Apprenticeship with Scaffold Orkney, a Graduate position as a Design Engineer / Mechanical Engineer with CREATIVenergi based on Shapinsay, a Customer Service Assistant with Bank of Scotland and many others.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
Relief and temp jobs are a great way of gaining valuable experience and skills that you will use all through your life.

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including a Trainee Dental Nurse at Orkney Dental, a Clerical Assistant with Criminal Justice Orkney Islands Council, Festive Colleague at Tesco and many others.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
If none of these jobs suit you, you can continue your search online by using our list of some of the best job sites.  View it here.

This week for Jobs of the Week, we have a variety of vacancies from across Orkney including a Relief Leisure Attendant at Sanday Community Centre, Customer Service Advisor and Lifeguards at the Pickaquoy Centre, Front of House Staff at The Storehouse and many others.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.
 
If you are applying for a job that requires you sending in a CV it is always better to accompany the CV with a covering letter to highlight why you are applying for the specific role, showing that you understand what the role includes along with relevant information about yourself, interests you have and why you would be the most suitable candidate for the job. For advice on writing a covering letter, check out the Covering letter section of our ‘Planning for the Future’ programme, here.