I'm guessing you're already in work?
If you wasn't then you'd know.
How do you think I got a job ?
How do you think I got a job ?
Hey even cleaning jobs require quals & experience these days - surprisingly even those types of work are fussy on requirements. Need a little job myself & yes the jobcentre plus is very dire indeed as much as it displeases the majority assuming jobs are 2 a penny, its not that easy when been out of work for some time for good reason doing courses yet long time out or those starting on the rung of work tho least young people have connections [th'owd career service to us owdies lol] not that much scope for help for rest of us other than jobcentre for rest of us & when thats bad where else do you look........no not the Observer either unless u can get to work in Manchester/Rochdale area, local paper nowt much local in job front if u dont have your own transportation means
Rochdale is a good 1.5hrs bus ride on the 464, bit of a long way without any motorbike or car as for North Manchester, I live in Oldham and to get to Middleton can take between 30 as the bus timetable says and 1hr if traffic is bad and bad is the normal state of affairs here.
To be fair agencies sometimes offer a permanent position for the right person thats how i got my current job.
Plus there have been other people that at my place that have got permanent employment through this agency.
JobcentrePlus is a waste of time though but still use them as you never know your luck.
I been looking for another job for a while. Need more hours than what i was getting at sayers. Start at warehouse in clayton tomorrow, but still going to fit in shifts at sayers whenever i can. Need to make some real money now, sick of using my overdraft all time and need to start saving up. Trust me at this time of year agencies are the best way to find work. If you follow any of the advice given on here you will have a job in no time(i found a job less than a month after asking for advice on here).
Speedy what rate of pay would you earn at your age? last time I was on an agency, I started on £5.80ph and when I joined my present employer me wages dropped to £5.64ph, not sure what min wage is for a 27yr old is at minute.
But on the whole agency work sometimes pays better then say 'a normal employer` especially for temp work at this time of year, so I'd get stuck in whilst I could.
Certainly better then dole at any rate.
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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
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.
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!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!
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
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.
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.
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.
Plus they aren't botherd about working for minimum wage, in some cases it more then they might earn at home.
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?
That is how you get full time work, when I went to work at Mastabar I was on a thirteen week contract to start. If you work hard you may then be taken on permanently. Only thing you can do is show willing and hope it happens that way!!!
Hi all ive just been taken on as perm at tesco in burnley, after doing a 10 wk temp contract, they took me and others on , plus with there BIG extension they are gonna need more staff, as there opening up a new department soon ( electrical) & others, i would just go in and get an application..........
God Luck all xx
God Luck all xx
well with you being so worldly wise n experienced i can understand you not being happy, its the way the world works nowadays GET USED TO IT.