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Hello everyone. My name’s Megan Baker and I’m a recruitment consultant at AVT Recruitment specialists.
Now, our company specialises in positions that involve working in the agriculture and horticulture sectors,
so that’s fresh food production, garden and park maintenance and so on. And these sectors do provide
some very special career opportunities. For a start, they often offer
opportunities for those who don’t
want to be stuck with a 40-hour week, but need to juggle work with other responsibilities
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such as child care – and this is very important for many of our recruits. Some people like working in a
rural setting, surrounded by plants and trees instead of buildings, although we can’t guarantee that. But
there are
certainly health benefits, especially in jobs where you’re not sitting all day looking at a
screen
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– a big plus for many people. Salaries can sometimes be good too, although there’s a
lot of variety here. And you may have the opportunity in some types of jobs for travel overseas, although
that obviously depends on the job, and not everyone is keen to do it.
Of course, working outdoors does have its challenges. It’s fine in summer, but
can be extremely unpleasant
when it’s cold and windy
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. You may need to be pretty fit for some jobs, though with modern
technology that’s not as important as it once was. And standards of health and safety are much higher now
than they used to be, so there are fewer work-related accidents. But
if you like a lively city environment
surrounded by lots of people, these jobs are probably not for you – they’re often in pretty remote
