Gordon & MacPhail
This resource features a Q&A session with a prominent independent bottler and distiller of Whisky. It’s a family business, founded in 1895 and located in Elgin in the North East of Scotland. These insight videos explore the background of the business, career journey of their International Sales Director, and the skills and traits that stand out most in applications and interviews.
Target audience
Target audience
This resource is aimed at students interested in a future in the distilling or brewing industry, whether in business support, logistics, or any other areas – such organisations have a wide range of different departments, from warehousing to maintenance, sales, HR, marketing, and much more! More generally, the videos are suitable for anyone with an interest in this sector, and those who would like some tips on what employers might be looking for.
Aims of the resource
Aims of the resource
The aim of this resource is to help students to identify whether they would like to pursue work in this type of sector. It can also help to prompt ideas about how to enhance CVs, job applications and interview performance – starting the thinking process about how to build and demonstrate valuable work-related experience, skills and abilities that can help students stand out from the rest.
Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes
In reviewing these videos, it is important to keep the university’s graduate attributes in mind: academic skills, communication, self-management, interpersonal skills, and social awareness.