Job Hunting Tips For Temps in London
If you fancy doing some work as a temp, but are not sure where to start, then the best thing to do is to find a good recruitment agency, who will be able to match up the skills that you have, with the jobs that they have on offer. The recruitment agency should help you to choose an area that you want to work in and help you to overcome any nerves or uncertainties about temping. Remember that the agency needs temps or else it would go out of business, so they do want to keep you.
There are lots of different types of agency available. Some are located on high streets, others are internet based. Some specialise in say, catering temps, others are office or admin type specific, but some have a wide variety of roles available.
Before you approach a recruitment agency though, you really should have an up to date curriculum vitae prepared, so that the whole process of signing up with them can be as easy as possible. It is also a sign to the recruitment agency that you really are professional, literate and well organised, so make sure that you update your curriculum vitae before you start interaction with the agency.
The qualifications required for temping jobs vary. For example, a construction specialist, such as an architectural technologist, will require many more qualifications than if the role were for an office junior, where the main emphasis may be on willingness to work and a keen attitude. But no matter what qualifications you have, you will be able to find a temping job, so long as you display enthusiasm, a keen and flexible approach and are genuinely keen to work. So don’t be shy of approaching a recruitment agency, they may be able to transform your working life!
How To Find Temping Work in London
London is a big place and to those who are not familiar with the city or who have not worked before, the process of ‘getting started’ working in London, can be intimidating. But the good news is that it doesn’t need to be, you can actually land a really good job temping, without having to put in too much effort. How cool is that ?
The first thing that you need to do is to register with a temping agency as soon as you can. This can either be an online recruitment agency or one that you find in Yellow Pages or similar. You may even see one on the High Street.
If you are very keen, then you could always register with a couple, so that you can find a dream job in next to no time at all. Checking out if the recruitment agency has any particular field of specialities e.g. secretarial jobs or white collar jobs, can also save you joining the wrong type of agency i.e. you don’t want to sign up to an agency who don’t tend to have the kind of jobs that you are looking for.
It is possible to find seasonal and temporary jobs in local papers or on the internet, but if you join an agency then you are to some extent protected by that agency and if the job doesn’t work out, it will be easier to find another position quite quickly. So give due consideration to this, even if you think that you have secured a really good job with a tiny advert you see in the local paper.
Make sure that you feel comfortable with the personnel at the recruitment agency and if you don’t, or they don’t seem professional, then don’t sign up with them: after all there are plenty out there, so you can literally take your pick!