Try and impress an Employment Agency
I have found that there are simple rules when dealing with Employment Agencies. The thing to remember is that they are there to make money by selling- the product that they are selling is "you".
All staff at agencies are really nice and say that they will consider your CV, chances are they will look at their vacancies and if there is nothing that springs to mind, they will file it away and it might never see the light of day again. I really struggle with agencies, despite having the skills for the job they often won't forward yourCV to the employer so it often is the case that you do better with direct applications to Employers.
However if you are approach them at the right time in the right place they just might come up with something.Another golden rule is not to put all your eggs in one basket- Don't sit around awaiting that call from the Agency, register with as many as you can, either online or in person.
Realising that I was getting no response from my agency applications I dressed myself up for work and called upon them. One or two noted my name in their books which means that they might just read my CV when it arrives electronically. They don't like hard copies they get too many! One lady told me she gets sent 100 a day which gives you an indication of how many are read- not many I think!
Good news! Today is Thursday and I had a call from an agency explaining that they had not got me a job but were still trying! Sort of made my day
I have found that there are simple rules when dealing with Employment Agencies. The thing to remember is that they are there to make money by selling- the product that they are selling is "you".
All staff at agencies are really nice and say that they will consider your CV, chances are they will look at their vacancies and if there is nothing that springs to mind, they will file it away and it might never see the light of day again. I really struggle with agencies, despite having the skills for the job they often won't forward yourCV to the employer so it often is the case that you do better with direct applications to Employers.
However if you are approach them at the right time in the right place they just might come up with something.Another golden rule is not to put all your eggs in one basket- Don't sit around awaiting that call from the Agency, register with as many as you can, either online or in person.
Realising that I was getting no response from my agency applications I dressed myself up for work and called upon them. One or two noted my name in their books which means that they might just read my CV when it arrives electronically. They don't like hard copies they get too many! One lady told me she gets sent 100 a day which gives you an indication of how many are read- not many I think!
Good news! Today is Thursday and I had a call from an agency explaining that they had not got me a job but were still trying! Sort of made my day
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