GRADUATE Shahid Beg has pocketed a dream job - at a bed company!

He has joined the staff at Pocket Spring Bed Company, part of the Silentnight Group, through the Graduates into Industry programme.

Shahid, 23, from Burnley, who studied accounting and finance at Lancaster University, was placed with the firm on a 26-week stint last year and has now started work full-time as a project accountant. ELTEC's Graduates into Industry scheme introduces young people with relevant degree to local companies and gives companies the chance to test the skills of potential recruits.

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