charvachops Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi im new and looking for work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LardyBoy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Factory / warehouse job Monday to Friday ………… Good luck, if you find one ( no nights) let me know. I spent 10 years working in a warehouse , as a full time employee of the company ,and one thing i wouls strongly advise against is working for an agency . Whilst i was there we had many temp staff ( mainly forklift drivers) ,and although they were doing the EXACT same job as myself , they were earning £3 an hour LESS than me and the other permenant forklift drivers. It is well known that agencys only pay their staff the minimum wage ,whilst pocketing a very good rate off the company themselves. Ive spoken to many people about this who work for companys who use agency staff , and ive heard of this happening many times. Its wrong that agencies do this to staff , but sadly they are allowed to get away with it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Its wrong that agencies do this to staff , but sadly they are allowed to get away with it . Tell me something new ………. People have to go in to it with their eyes open ……. Agency work is a means to an end after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 i work through an agency and your just a number, not a person, but i was out of work for 9 months and alot of companies only employ through agencies now , so i had no other option,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_si Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 From an agency point of view, when doing CV's always tailor the CV to the role. For most roles it's experience that counts, so put it second after your "killer profile". Most people say education first, but I hate trawling through a page of education to look for the experience I want to know about. Keep it clear: Dates (Month and year) Company Job title * Then bullet point key duties and any key achievements in bold to make you stand out. It has to read well, no spelling mistakes as most people only spend a few minutes max checking over a CV when there are lots to go through (being honest here, I know it's wrong but there isn't enough hours in the day to look in 100% detail). When applying, make notes of which company it is with and a reference number. It's key to follow up on applications, a lot of people won't get back to you (not ideal...). Hope this helps a bit. Good luck in your hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_si Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I spent 10 years working in a warehouse , as a full time employee of the company ,and one thing i wouls strongly advise against is working for an agency . Whilst i was there we had many temp staff ( mainly forklift drivers) ,and although they were doing the EXACT same job as myself , they were earning £3 an hour LESS than me and the other permenant forklift drivers. It is well known that agencys only pay their staff the minimum wage ,whilst pocketing a very good rate off the company themselves. Ive spoken to many people about this who work for companys who use agency staff , and ive heard of this happening many times. Its wrong that agencies do this to staff , but sadly they are allowed to get away with it . Unfortunately it's not always in the hands of the agencies what they pay the workers, it's true there is a charge on top of the pay, this is for admin/holiday pay/employers NI and also a fee to keep the agency in business allowing them to provide work/services. It can be a common thought that companies pay agencies eg. £9 p/h then the agency pockets £3 profit. In reality this isn't the case and the amount can be very small in comparison... New regulations are coming in which will mean companies will have to match benefits of temp staff with that of perm ones, wages, parking, gym etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slater Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I know things haven't been great jobs-wise over the last year or two but any idea how to search for a job in Sheffield these days? The jobs section here is mainly people wanting tradesmen etc, the Sheffield Star jobs section (online) is nowhere near as good as it used to be, and is mainly employment agencies from what I can see... The Job Centre website that is now on Directgov is equally as bare these days, there's nowt on the council website, nowt at Asda, HMV, 4 jobs in Meadowhall, none in Crystal Peaks (according to all their websites)... I just wondered if anyone knows of any office/admin jobs going or retail jobs, and where the hell to find them these days Thanks hi we have just posted a job on here, we are looking for people to work from home taking phone calls when our phone are busy, must have a scanner computer and preff a land line http://www.emergencyroofer.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOBOY58 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Europcar are looking for front desk agents. Give them a call on 01142754111 opt 3. Asko speak to Rachel or Michelle. Say Neil gave you the number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon-hill-uk Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hi guys, Don't know if the BT jobs are true, but know that plusnet are hiring like crazy, good place to work too if you don't mind some shift work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scozzie Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 It's really worrying, I don't necessarily need a job NOW but forward-thinking I decided to have a look and am scared! my job winds up at the end of next week, but my 2 'casual' jobs might keep me going until something comes up. Don't be too scared to try new things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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