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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the trade association for the UK's private recruitment industry, has announced plans for its flagship event, National Temporary Workers Week, which runs from 1st - 5th June.  Around 1.2 million temporary, interim or contract staff go out on assignment each wee, unfortunately though, not all are through Find A Job!  National Temporary Workers Week serves to highlight how invaluable agency workers are in keeping thousands of UK businesses on track during difficult or busy times.  Temporary work can also provide another work option for job seekers.  A Temp placements can keep funds rolling in, skills updated and often lead on to a permanent role.  It always looks better on a CV that candidates have been temping whilst looking for permanent work.

We are always looking for new temps to join our team.  We supply temps to a variety of different companies - insurance, property, legal, construction, manufacturing - for a variety of differnt roles - PA, admin, customer service, secretary, data entry.  Please do contact Find A Job on 01473 258277 if you are interested in temporary work.

The news was dominated yesterday by the headline ‘ unemployment has risen above two million for the first time since 1997’.  This makes scary reading and it looks like this figure will increase.  However, at Find A Job we are remaining upbeat and positive as new vacancies are still being placed with us – albeit at a slower rate than this time last year.  WE ARE STILL REGISTERING CANDIDATES so please do contact us regarding any vacancies we are advertising on the website.  Even if we do not have a suitable position for you it is worth your while to go through the registration process with us so that we can submit your CV as soon as a position comes in.  Competition is fierce for each and every vacancy with an average of 10 people for any new job advertised so the quicker we can get your CV to our clients the higher your chance of gaining an interview.

DON’T DELAY – REGISTER TODAY!

Your CV is a very important document to give employers the best impression of you, so here are a few tips to consider:

  ·         Main elements of a CV to consider:

 o        Personal summary - highlight skills and positive traits about you that are relevant to vacancies

 o        Employment history - starting from most recent first, give an outline of duties and achievements for each position

 o        Education -  again, most recent first is the most relevant way to document info

 o        Interests – give the potential employer an insight to your character, e.g. if you are captain of a sports team this will show leadership skills

  ·         A concise, bullet pointed layout that is chronologically laid out is much easier to read than writing an essay/story style format.  Employers may receive 100’s of CVs for a vacancy so you want your details to be eye catching and to the point.  

 ·         Select where to place your emphasis: e.g. if you’re applying for a graduate position you may want to put your knowledge and education details at the top, highlighting your degree.  Or, start with your experience if the role requires applicants to have previous experience.  You want to generate immediate interest to a potential employer.

 ·         Always check for errors. Run a spelling and grammar check and ask someone else to read it for you. Read it aloud to the dog. The employer may question your communication skills if your CV is full of mistakes.

New National Minimum Wage took effect from 1^st October 2008.

There are three levels of minimum wage, and the rates from 1 October 2008 are:

• £5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 years and older

   

• A development rate of £4.77 per hour for workers aged 18-21 inclusive

   

• £3.53 per hour for all workers under the age of 18, who are no longer of compulsory school age

   

Its all go at Find A Job!  Bette Nuttall, our Director, retired in April 2008 after 40 years at the helm.  Under her leadership Find A Job has grown into a regionally acclaimed recruitment agency.  Antonia Stephenson, her daughter and Managing Director of Find A Job, also retired in April.  Antonia worked at Find A Job for 30 years and has many tales to tell!  She is now off enjoying her retirement looking after her grandson, dogs and chickens and battling her way around the golf course.  We wish them well and miss them hugely.  Faye Stephenson, daughter and grand-daughter of the above, has taken over as Director of Find A Job.  Faye has moved from the Temps Desk to Permanents.  She is ably assisted by Stephanie Stevens as Office Manager and Permanents Consultant.  Lesley Craig has moved from the Accounts Department to take over the Temps Desk.  Sue Vanstone is on Reception and Phil Saker is our Book-keeper.  We all work together as a team and so if your usual contact is away from the office there is always someone else here who will be able to assist you.

Welcome to our new blog!  This is where we will keep you updated with any new features of the website and also a place for Find A Job to air any view and opinions   It's a challenging market at present but we will keep you updated on any new employment opportunities to help you find that perfect job!