Interview Hints & Tips
Know Your Audience Research the farm and job and where you have to go.Be prepared and be on time.Not too early and definitely not late! Positivity is Key Showing positivity, enthusiasm and appreciation of the interviewer(s) time when you first meet is a great way to make a great first impression. Show Interest You MUST…
Read MoreRoadhogs Relief Pig Specialist Interview
At Roadhogs, our Relief Pig Specialists are sent across the UK to work on various indoor and outdoor pig farms. From helping out during busy periods to covering holidays and sickness, our relief team help with continuity, staffing issues and offer their broad pig farming knowledge. We chat to Oliver Lightfoot, one of our Roadhogs…
Read MorePigs in blankets, pig hydration, Xmas jumpers, new pig industry jobs & cheeky pigs!
The Pig Site has sound advice on keeping pigs hydrated this winter to optimise piglet production. Read it here! New Job in SuffolkAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic outdoor pig stockperson to work on a breeding-to-weaning unit in Suffolk. Norfolk-based chippy is offering foot-long battered pigs in blankets to lucky patrons. Want one?…
Read MoreSnaffling Pig, CV Hints & Tips, NPA and New Pig Industry JOBS!
For over 3o years, we have been helping pig stock men and women to secure jobs on pig farms across the UK and beyond. One thing that we have learned is that your CV can make the difference between getting an interview and being added to the reject pile.Here are our tips for writing a…
Read MoreCV Hints & Tips
For over 3o years, we have been helping pig stock men and women to secure jobs on pig farms across the UK and beyond.One thing that we have learned is that your CV can make the difference between getting an interview and being added to reject pile. Here are our tips for writing a precise…
Read MoreRoadhogs Newsletter – New Jobs, West End Farm, Farming Grants, NPA Awards & more!
Welcome to the Roadhogs Newsletter.Featuring the latest jobs, pig industry news, insights, funnies, opportunities and more! Cameron Naughton of West End Farm in Wiltshire was one of the first pig farmers in Britain to sign up to RSPCA’s Assured labelling scheme. Determined to raise pigs differently, RSPCA look on, after 25 years, at their high…
Read MoreRoadhogs Newsletter – New Jobs, PRRS Control, Children in Need & Meet our Pig Specialists!
Over 60 representatives from the Scottish Pig Industry came together last week to consider swine biosecurity. Scottish Farmer reports on the PRRS Control & Elimination project and the practical ways of preventing the virus. Top RSPCA Freedom Foods standard pig farm is seeking an enthusiastic outdoor pig stockperson in Oxfordshire. Together, we can make a…
Read MoreRoadhogs Newsletter – NPA Awards, ASF, Charity Art & NEW Jobs
Suffolk based artist, Kate Batchelor, is creating 100 drawings in a 100 days to raise funds for YANA Project which helps farmers and farm workers with stress and mental health. Interesting article about Kenniford Farm in Devon, who have decided to move to weaning piglets at 35 days instead of 28. This change has been reported…
Read MoreRoadhogs Newsletter – Pig Industry News, Events, Courses & Jobs!
Roadhogs Recruitment NewsletterSharing Pig Industry News, Jobs, Events, Courses & more! Brilliant news from our favourite no-frills supermarket Lidl who have pledged to spend over £15bn on British produce over the next five years according to Farmers Weekly. Will other shops follow suit? Let’s wait and see! We’re members of the NPA, but did you know that membership is…
Read MoreMeet Our Roadhogs Pig Specialists
We continue our series of interviews with our Roadhogs Pig Specialists and discuss the benefits of joining Roadhogs as a permanent member of the relief team, learning new pig industry systems and how to get into the industry.
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