Govia Thameslink, the owner of severely strike-hit Southern Rail, has announced a new recruitment campaign to hire more train drivers in an effort to reduce ongoing disruption. The company have said they’re trying to reduce their reliance on rest-day working and overtime; which is currently impacted by an overtime ban from union Aslef. However, union Aslef have said that Southern have…

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Hi! I’m Laura, and I’m a member of the Client Engagement Management team. I think it’s fair to say that everyone’s job at Liftshare is a diverse one, but I think that CEM’s is probably the most diverse. Our job requires us to meet with corporate car sharing clients face to face, so when we’re not in the office,…

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Hi! I’m Emma, Liftshare’s Community Manager. My job is to make sure all 500,000 of you have a great experience with Liftshare and are happy sharers 24/7… so no pressure! Here’s my day in the office: 6:30am I’m an early riser. I prepare myself for a busy day at work with a run or…

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 Hi! I’m Lex, the Marketing Manager for Liftshare. If you read the Liftshare blog articles or social media, then you actually have already seen my work in practice, but probably not realised it. So let’s consider this a formal introduction, and here’s a bit more information on what I do. 7:00am I start my day in…

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Does your CV compete with 160 graduates going for the same job? Today’s job market is fierce and proving tough for many to crack. Last year more than 20,000 graduates were still unemployed six months after leaving university. Scary right? Some of the most competitive jobs are in Sales and Marketing for top brands such as Unilever and Procter and…

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