Job Search prin agentii de recrutare

Daca lucrezi ca mine in Personal Assistance, Executive Assistance, Secretariat, Office Management, Admin, etc si iti cauti un job in Londra (si nu numai), probabil ca stii deja ca majoritatea joburilor super cool si foarte bine platite sunt scoase la concurs prin agentiile de recrutare. Daca te hotarasti sa aplici pentru astfel de joburi trebuie sa te astepti la urmatoarele:

1) Nu toate joburile de pe site-urile predominate de agentiile de recrutare exista si in realitate. Agentiile nu publica datele personale ale angajatorului (numele companiei, adresa, numar de telefon) pe site-uri. Foarte multe agentii isi atrag clientela in acest mod.

2) Poti sa aplici si pentru 200 de joburi intr-o zi, asta nu inseamna ca vei fi contact (daca vei fi contactat) de catre agentii exact pentru joburile pentru care ai aplicat. Cine se va stradui sa faca efortul sa iti citeasca CV-ul si ii va placea ce scrie acolo, te va contacta:
a) fie pentru a te pune in baza lor de date
b) fie pentru a te chema sa te inregistrezi cu agentia.

3) Daca se intampla b), asta nu inseamna ca dupa inregistrare vei primi imediat interviuri cu vreo companie care angajeaza. Dupa inregistrare si teste in word, excel, powerpoint, access, typing, spelling, proof reading, etc (approximativ 1 ora sau 1 ora jumatate), iti vor pune intrebari despre experienta anterioara, un fel de interviu prin care vor vedea cum vorbesti, cum te adresezi interlocutorului, cat de bine esti pregatit sa te vinzi, etc. Unii agenti mai constiiciosi chiar iti vor da sfaturi cum sa raspunzi la unele intrebari cheie in fata angajatorului.

4) Dupa evaluarea rezultatelor si interviului ti se pot comunica urmatoarele:
a) te vor contacta ei cand vor gasi ceva "suitable" pentru tine.
b) te vor intreba daca esti pregatit sa lucrezi ca temp pentru o perioada (pentru a observa cum te descurci "pe teren")
c) iti vor oferi detaliile unui job concret si te vor trimite la un interviu cu un angajator. (daca esti norocos)

5). Chiar daca mergi doar pentru a te inregistra cu o agentie, nu inseamna ca nu vor judeca cum esti imbracat si cum te prezinti, deci pregateste-te ca pentru un interviu normal cu un angajator.

6) Fii sigur ca ai cu tine toate actele care ti le vor cere pentru inregistrare, altfel risti sa te trimita acasa.

7) Nu aranja mai multe interviuri cu mai mult de una sau doua agentii in aceeasi zi si asigura-te ca ai destul timp sa ajungi de la o agentie la alta la ora stabilita, nu intarzia, nu le place.

8) Pregateste-te sufleteste sa te intorci acasa dupa o zi lunga si posibil fara nici un rezultat, iar maine sa o iei de la capat.

9) Daca nu ai primit nici un telefon de la nici o agentie la care te-ai inregistrat timp de o saptamana de la inregistrare si teste, suna-i. Nu astepta dupa ei. Cu cat ii bati la cap mai mult si mai des cu atat isi vor aduce mai bine aminte de tine.

10) Nu te lasa doar pe mana lor, contacteaza si angajatorii care isi publica anunturile de angajare direct, fara intermediul agentiilor. Dar despre asta, data viitoare:).

The 7am alarm clock

Deanna loves to cut paper with scissors, ever since she could handle a pair of scissors.. At first it was the safe type, baby scissors, that doesn't cut too well but would keep your child's fingers safe and their frustration at a maximum. Then it was a more grown up but still safe scissors that cut better but not as good as mommy's scissors. So one day, she started to use the normal scissors. Not even once she cut herself. That was until yesterday, when her dad bought her a pretty pink new pair of scissors that cut as well as the normal ones, but it stops her from loosing our scissors all over the place. So yesterday evening, Deanna had her first scissors cut, as thick as one strand of hair and about 2mm long. That combined with the fact that she's got a brand new box of pretty pink and coloured plasters, made her make more fuss about it than she usually does in this situations. She didn't cry, but she did mention the cut quite a few times before bedtime.

I love sleeping in the morning after the alarm clock is gone off. Thus, I usually put my alarm clock to ring 15 minutes before my normal wake up time, so i can snooze. These days i don't have to wake up too early, 7am. So my alarm clock rings at 6.45, with 5 minutes snooze time, three times.

But if you have a child, things are not going that smooth every morning.
-6.46am - Mommy, my plaster fell off my thumb, can you get me another plaster please?(that's what happened this morning). Of course, maternal instinct is quite powerful and if you know your child is awake and wants something, than, as much as you're trying to ignore it, it doesn't work. So I ask her to give me 5 more minutes (I know!!!, it should be the other way around) and try to snooze some more but other thoughts kick in, what is she wearing to school?, what breakfast will she have?, what day is today?, does she have any clubs today? did I take the meat out of the freezer? What am I cooking today?, etc etc etc. So of course i keep my eyes closed for another minute then, with much regret I decide to wake up.

Other reasons that wake me up before i am ready:
- 6.40am - Mommy I am cold/hot, can i have another blanket please?
- 6.45 am - Mommy, is it morning yet? Why is it so dark outside?
- 6.50 am - Mommy can I tell you my dream?

etc.

Of course it doesn't happen every morning, usually I manage to wake up before her and she would be the one to ask me for 5 more minutes. But we always remember the exceptions, don't we? :)