No gimmicks, just grit: North East Scotland jobseekers keep it real in the pursuit of career success

A fresh inspect by HiJOBS has learned when it involves seeking out career opportunities, jobseekers in the North East of Scotland are living as a lot as their recognition as being correct straight-talkers and refusing to lean into tricks or gimmicks that would abet them stable their subsequent job role. 

The inspect, achieved by 2000 Scots, learned that easiest one in four (19%) of of us living in the North East admitted to having exaggerated their work skills on a CV, when in contrast to these in the Scottish Borders the set aside nearly a third (30%) have taken some creative licensing with their past skills.  

That honesty is mirrored in wage negotiation too, as easiest one in ten (13%) of us living in the North East have lied about having a competing job offer on the desk to abet boost their fresh wage offer, when in contrast to 1 in four Glaswegians (21%). 

When it involves first impressions, job hunters from Aberdeenshire are also displaying a rob me as you find me attitude, with 95% choosing not to change their accent and 82% not making any modifications to their look for an interview. In truth, it is these living in the Central Belt are twice as likely to adapt their accent (12%), and one in four (26%) Glaswegians are presumably to change the device they costume to abet them land their fresh role. 

Honesty and transparency also play a key part when considering fresh career opportunities. Nearly half of (47%) of job hunters in Aberdeen, by far the most in Scotland, wouldn’t be conscious for a position if the company suffers from a detrimental note-of-mouth recognition. 

The other high flip-offs included having to work anti-social hours (40%), lack of career development (29%) and absence of workers benefits (29%). Conversely, the high-ranked job components rated extraordinarily critical by of us living in the North East of Scotland had been: an perfect pension (57%), paid further time (55%), versatile working (54%), a generous vacation allowance (51%) and investment in non-public trend (43%).

Laura Saunders, Business Director and Founder of HiJOBS said: “Our analysis aimed to shed a little gentle on the concerns and aspirations of of us all the device thru Scotland in their job search and it’s fascinating to peer the regional adaptations and priorities play out.

“Whereas I utterly appreciate Aberdonians’ deep commitment to not modifying their accent or the device they costume, I am hoping some job hunters are willing to form the fresh exception. HiJOBS is at this time recruiting for a Santa and his Christmas elves at Dobbies in Aberdeen, which I am hoping would be the ideal opportunity to per chance bend the principles and spread some festive cheer.”

Further insights on Scotland’s regional job hunting trends could presumably additionally just be learned at hijobs.bag/inspect or to be conscious for a job as Santa or his elves visit: hijobs.bag/santa