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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"By keeping a keen eye and speaking up. You just have to stay on top of things. If you see a colleague miss something or see someone do something unsafe, speak up, and do the right thing. I you don't set that example, you risk the chance that no one will."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
When working for Border Force, you are responsible for the health and safety of yourself and your teams, but also for the health and safety of the public. So consider how these factor into your role and how you would ensure all measures and safety protocols were being adhered to. As they state, it is the responsibility of the Border Force to "make sure the UK's border is safe and secure 24/7." If this is out of your range of experience, perform your homework on what the Border Force does, from biosecurity checks to limiting airport queue times.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"One of the roles Border Force serves is Public & Animal Health protection." This has included "TB tests for some students entering the UK and screening during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and public health controls at the border during the COVID-19 pandemic."

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