Job!

[onlyme]

Originally Posted by Jae Swift

No.

I'd rather go into places myself and give my CV than agencies that are supposed to help you find work..

But they dont.

Thet dont help in the slightest, I've more a chance being blind and deaf and finding a job in a call center than finding a job through an agency.

I'm guessing you're already in work?

If you wasn't then you'd know.

Jae, it is in the agencys interest to find you work, thats how they get paid after all!

I used to work, god a few years ago now like, in a recruitment agency in Burnley (though it was a national company) and how it works is this:-

Temp jobs:- Agency charge approx 40-50% mark up on temp hourly wage. So if temp is being paid £5 per hour, agency will be being paid approx £9 per hour. This covered paying holiday pay for the temp but stilll a bloody good mark up.

Permanent jobs:- A fixed fee of the annual wage, usually with a minimum. So if annual wage was going to be 18k. the agency would charge approx 18% or 2k whichever is higher.

The recruitment consultant would then get a %age of monies from jobs filled as a their commission. What normally happens is you have one person in charge of temp jobs in a certain jobs criteria, one in charge of permanent etc. You could end up with the person that is in charge of the area you are looking at being, well, naff, so that may be why you have had bad experiences. The agency I used to work for used to interview you, re-write the cv (if needed using all the latest buzz words etc lol) and it used to take a couple of weeks to get you properly up and running for the agency to promote you. To be honest, if the person rang up every now and then asking for work, they used to get priority for being 'keen'.

It doesnt cost anything to register with the agency, and its worth doing just for the sake of an hours interview and a phone call every week. Also the agency can handle any negotiations on your behalf, so if there are certain limitations on what you can do etc, you can let the agency know so that they can sell that in with you

And yes I am working, but I got it through an agency. And a bloody good job it is n all lol. I informed the agency that I had a small child, and that basically I would work whatever hours required, but around being a mum before 9am, and between 5pm and 7.30pm. I am now working in a job, based from home, where work allows me to stop everything to do the nursery run, knowing i'll catch up at 'stupid o clock' hence sat here at this time of the morning lol. I dont have to do my foreign travel or events that comes with the job. If i decide to do one of these, I get paid extra. It works well for both myself and the company i work for, I am more loyal as they have been fantastic with what i need, and they get a dedicated employee that doesnt take the p*ss lol.

If it wasnt for an agency I dont think I would ever have achieved this position, so try giving them a go

[Speedy]

Im on 5.52 at sayers. And 5.65 for the warehouse job. Just done my first day there today and its the easiest job in the world, although it gets boring after a while. Like other people have said if you want work these days its best to use an agency, as even in temp jobs there is always a chance of being taken on permanent and even if you dont get that its always good to have experience. Plus it fills in any gaps in your work history until you can fine something you prefer. But really mate you still aint told us what experience you have or what work you want. If you do we will be able to help a lot more.

[harwood red]

I have had work through temp agencies in the past and my current job was indirectly thanks to a temp agency

was working for council through temp agency and due to experience I got in that job I was employed through my current employer

I have a feeling that Jae is being choosy about what he is prepared to do if he can't get a job through a temp agency!!!!!!!

[onlyme]

I know that when i was doing the job, I used to be screaming out for temps, I even used to camp inside the local job centres to recruit people, they gave me my own desk and everything lol.

A lot of people dont like the thought of working in a temporary position, but its another way to get a foot in the door

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by onlyme

A lot of people dont like the thought of working in a temporary position, but its another way to get a foot in the door

It's also a popular method of taking people on trial now before commiting to taking them on permanent. It's the standard practice where I work.

[BERNADETTE]

With most places now you are taken on as a temp till you prove your worth. Employers can afford to be choosy employees can't IMHO.

[david1]

can jae aford to be very choosey ? when 300.000 ' s of polish brothers and sisters , have taken his job he is looking for? polish workers are good ,willing to work all hours , seven days a week. I think jae maybe putting up too many barriers .

[James1234]

You cannot afford to be picky because with poles they are hard working and they will work any shift they are also normally very skilled particularly because they still have industry in Poland that we've not got any more.
Plus they aren't botherd about working for minimum wage, in some cases it more then they might earn at home.

[blazey]

My favourite job so far was being a cleaner, but i've only done it on temperary contracts to get a bit of extra money. Its hard to find a job where I am currently, not many cleaning jobs at the moment but always seems to be plenty in accy

[Speedy]

Hows the job hunt coming along? If you really need a job i highly recommend TMS recruitment in burnley, did a warehouse job for them last week in clayton and the day after i finished there they got me one in altham that is temp to perm (i start there on monday). So you working yet or still being too picky lol?

[Jae Swift]

Been put on a 13 week placement which I'm not happy about.

[Speedy]

Where at? And why you not happy about it?