People reveal the shocking interactions they’ve had with potential employers

Would you REALLY want to work here? Job hunters reveal the worst recruiters they’ve encountered – including a request for ‘good looking’ applicants for a shopping website Bored Panda rounded up hilarious job recruitment fails from around the world  One employer refused to consider applicants who didn’t already have a job Another was hiring a … Read more

Primates have evolved larger voice boxes than other mammals to help with social interactions 

Rodentia (gnawing mammals) Includes mountain beavers, chipmunks, squirrels, marmots, field mice, lemmings, muskrats, hamsters, gerbils, Old World mice, rats, geomyidae (gophers), and Dipodidae (jerboas).  1,700 species, the largest mammalian order.  Chiroptera (bats) There are two suborders of bats, the only mammals that can fly.  Suborder Megachiroptera contains one family, the Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old Worm … Read more

Call centres report huge surge in interactions, creating hundreds of jobs

Call centres are booming in lockdown as they help companies deal with an unprecedented number of calls. British call centres now employ 1.3million workers, equivalent to four per cent of the UK workforce, despite the rise of automated systems, increasing online interaction and cheaper overseas options.  One company, CallCare – with four centres in the North – … Read more