My Time as a General Labourer at Fawkes & Reece

Introduction

I accepted the temporary position and settled in and adapted extremely quickly, as I had worked on the same site previously, with another Recruitment Agency. As the work progressed quickly, it did not take me long to familiarise myself.

I continued building rapport with colleagues and other trades, and developed and established rapport with those who were not on the site previously.

The Job at Hand

I performed various tasks that were required of me, where I clarified each task to know what was expected of me. I also prioritised my workload to make it a productive day.

I inspected and assessed parts of the site I was working at, and addressed health and safety issues, where I informed site management.

I assisted colleagues and other trades, when required to do so.

I continued to demonstrate that I could still transport full sheets of plasterboard to any floor of each building.

I organised skips, where I stacked them with waste, to be able to fit more in.

Issues

The main issue I witnessed was when a number of Assistant Site Managers kept asking me to complete other tasks whilst I was in the middle of completing more important tasks.

Blogging

Analysed, evaluated, recorded and summarised daily tasks and duties.

When I had completed that, I created, compiled, composed and prepared blog posts before I scheduled and published those blog posts onto my blog in a logical order.

Publicised and promoted my blog posts to both LinkedIn and Twitter.

Key Competencies

• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Organisational Skills
• Teamwork

Teamwork: Fawkes & Reece

On several occasions, deliveries of plasterboard and dust arrived late during my shifts.

I need to work as part of a team together with another colleague to complete the delivery as quickly as possible.

I was informed about the delivery by my Manager, then I went to find my colleague and let him know about the delivery arriving late and needing to be completed before the end of the shift. Both back to where the delivery was dropped off at, and started with their heavier products first to make it easier for both of us.

We completed the deliveries quickly and, on each occasion, we were able to go home early, as we had finished.

Skills Used

• Teamwork
• Being Well Informed
• Communication Skills
• Initiative
• Problem Solving
• Results and Target Oriented

Crawley Jobs Fair 31/01/24

Why did you attend Crawley Jobs Fair?

I have not attended a Jobs Fair for a while now, so I attended Crawley Jobs Fair on Wednesday 31 January 2024 to find out what companies attended, as well as what vacancies they have available.

I also attended to see if I would be able to network and make new LinkedIn contacts.

What companies attended Crawley jobs fair?

The following companies attended Crawley Jobs Fair today:

• Accomplish Group
• Assurity Consulting
• Bertie and Bells Home Care
• Change Group
• Chichester College Group
• dnata Catering
• Enviromontel
• Fennies Recruitment
• Frontier Pitts
• ion Ambulance Care
• Little Barn Owls
• Maximus
• Mitie
• National Careers Service
• Sainsbury’s
• St. Joseph’s Specialist Trust
• Southdown
• The Best Connection
• The Peak15 Group

What vacancies were available?

The following companies had vacancies available, along with a couple of companies helping job seekers finding suitable employment:

Assurity Consulting

Bertie and Bells Home Care

Change Group

Chichester College Group

Fennies Recruitment

Frontier Pitts

Little Barn Owls

Maximus

National Careers Service

Sainsbury’s

St. Joseph’s Specialist Trust

Southdown

The Peak15 Group

How do you think Crawley jobs fair went today?

I felt that it was not as enjoyable as it usually is, as my mind is in “father mode”, since my fiancée & my baby girl was born in November.

Conclusion

It was not as busy as these Job Fairs normally are. However, there were clusters of job seekers at different stalls throughout my time at this Job Fair.

With Thanks

First of all, I would like to thank the organisers for organising Crawley Jobs Fair. I really appreciate that you have organised it to help job seekers find suitable employment.

I would also like to thank the employers who attended today. It was great meeting you all today.

Key Competencies Used

• Being Well Informed – Found out information on what vacancies are available, how to apply, and who to apply to.
• Communication Skills – Communicated effectively with potential employers, asking relevant questions to gather relevant information.
• Customer Service – Provided excellent Customer Service towards potential employers.
• Decision Making – Decided to attend Crawley Jobs Fair, and create a blog post about it.
• Initiative – I saw a post on Facebook about Crawley Jobs Fair, linked to Eventbrite. So, I went to Eventbrite, and ordered a ticket.
• Organisational Skills – Organised companies into alphabetical order on this blog post.
• Results and Target Oriented – Gathered a lot of information in regards to vacancies, how to apply, and who to apply to

Teamwork: Sinclair Recruitment Solutions

On several occasions, deliveries of plasterboard and dust arrived late during my shifts.

I need to work as part of a team together with another colleague to complete the delivery as quickly as possible.

I was informed about the delivery by my Manager, then I went to find my colleague and let him know about the delivery arriving late and needing to be completed before the end of the shift. Both back to where the delivery was dropped off at, and started with their heavier products first to make it easier for both of us.

We completed the deliveries quickly and, on each occasion, we were able to go home early, as we had finished.

Skills Used

• Teamwork
• Being Well Informed
• Communication Skills
• Initiative
• Problem Solving
• Results and Target Oriented

[RE-POST] [PART 1] Company Hunt: Recruitment Agencies via e-mail (06/10/23)

This is a re-post of [PART 1] Company Hunt: Recruitment Agencies vis e-mail (06/10/23), which was published on Friday 06 October 2023 at 11:00.

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Why did you complete a Company Hunt via e-mail 06 October 2023?

I completed a Company Hunt via e-mail on Friday 06 October 2023 to see what vacancies Recruitment Agencies had available in the Crawley area.

I have not completed a Company Hunt for a while now, so I decided to complete one today.

What companies did you e-mail?

The companies I contacted included:

• 4Site Recruitment (1)
• Adecco Recruitment (1)
• Connect Appointments (4)
• Fawkes and Reece (2)
• First Recruitment Services (FRS)
• Fusion Personnel (1)
• Hays (6)
• HRGO Recruitment (2)
• ITS Construction (2)
• Lloyd Recruitment (2)
• Manpower (1)
• PSR Solutions (2)
• Randstad CPE (2)
• Reed Global (1)
• Resourcing Group (1)
• Retail Asset Solutions (2)
• Search Consultancy (3)
• Set Square Recruitment (1)
• Talented People (1)

What response have you received so far?

So far, I have received:

• 8 e-mail addresses not found.
• 2 claiming message blocked.

[RE-POST] [PART 2] Company Hunt: Manor Royal 02/09/22

This is a re-post of [PART 2] Company Hunt: Manor Royal 02/09/22, which was published on Friday 02 September 2022 at 17:00.

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Why did you complete a Company Hunt in Manor Royal on Friday 02 September 2022?

This is Part 2 of a series of Company Hunts based in Manor Royal.

I completed this Company Hunt in Manor Royal on Friday 02 September 2022 what companies had vacancies available and how to apply.

Where abouts did you visit in Manor Royal?

I’m visited Manor Royal Road and the roads off of it. Here’s a list of the roads I actually visited:

What companies did you visit in Manor Royal?

Is a list of the companies live visited today:

• BEW Electrical
• BSS
• Charlie’s Deli
• GeorgeBoyd
• Intercleanse
• Komfort
• Medi-Spa
• P&H Motorcycles
• Rexel
• SL Restoration
• Subway
• SVC Labs / Vape Simple
• The Sofa Delivery Co.
• Tile Giant
• Topps Tiles
• Triumph Motorcycles

What vacancies were available?

5 companies mentioned that they advertise their jobs on their respective websites.

2 companies required a CV in person, 1 of which had vacancies available.

A further 5 companies required CV’s to be sent, 3 of which has vacancies available and another one also advertised vacancies in Indeed.

One place ask to look on Indeed and another company was in trouble.

How do you think it went on this Company Hunt in Manor Royal?

I feel that this company Hunt went extremely well because I felt there were more jobs available than I was expecting.

What Next?

The first thing I will do either on Friday or one day early next week is send my CV to the companies who have the relevant vacancies.

With Thanks

I would like to thank everybody who spoke to me for speaking to me in regards to potential employment with their respective companies. I really appreciate it.

Key Competencies Used

• Analytical Thinking – I thought of the best order to go about this Company Hunt, as I went along completing it.
• Being Well Informed – I was informed of what vacancies were available, writing down relevant information, how to apply and who to apply to.
• Communication Skills – I communicated with employees of the respective companies who I visited or who answered their company’s telecoms systems.
• Customer Service – I provided excellent Customer Service to every employee I spoke to today.
• Decision Making – I decided to complete this Company Hunt and in what order to complete it.
• Implemented Change – I changed my way of looking for work once again, from sitting down for long hours looking for work to being on my feet for many hours.
• Initiative – I used my initiative and got out of the house and the use of the internet for the day.
• Organisational Skills – I organised the roads I visited into alphabetical order from my handwritten notes. I also organised how to apply for jobs for the respective companies.
• Problem Solving – I solved that, again, Company Hunts are the best way to go to gather important information face to face and over telecoms systems.
• Results & Target Oriented – I found out 2 companies had vacancies and how to apply for vacancies with many companies.

[RE-POST] [PART 1] Company Hunt: Manor Royal 31/08/22

This is a re-post of [PART 1] Company Hunt: Manor Royal 31/08/22, which was published on Thursday 01 September 2022 at 14:00.

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Why did you complete a Company Hunt in Manor Royal on Wednesday 31 August 2022?

I completed a Company Hunt in Manor Royal on Wednesday 31 August 2022 to see what vacancies were available in the Manor Royal area.

Where abouts did you visit in Manor Royal?

I aimed for one main road and all of the side roads off of it.

In this case, for today’s Company Hunt, I worked on Manor Royal Road and the majority of the road off of it. Here is the full list of the roads I actually completed:

• Crompton Fields
• Crompton Way
• Faraday Court
• Faraday Road
• Kelvin Business Centre
• Kelvin Way
• Lloyd Court
• Manor Royal
• Newton Road
• Stanley Business Centre
• The Bell Centre
• The Brunel Centre
• The Faraday Centre
• Windsor Place

What companies did you visit in Manor Royal?

Here’s list of the company I visited today:

• autoXP
• CCG
• Creative Technology
• Edmundson Instruments UK Ltd
• Elekta Ltd
• Hendy Ford Transit Centre
• Hendy MG
• Heyland and Whittle
• Heating Plumbing Supplies (HPS)
• Howell Transport and Haulage Ltd
• HSS Hire

What vacancies were available?

I had 2 companies not answer and another was closed.4 companies mentioned that they did not have any vacancies, but one said to go onto their website.

2 further companies asked me to visit their respective website and another 2 companies requested that I send a CV over to them via e-mail.

Two companies had vacancies. One for Apprenticeships and another for technical sales.

How do you think it went on this Company Hunt in Manor Royal?

Though, my aim was to find out about jobs at each company today, it was quicker to just collect the names of companies and telephone numbers, were possible, so I could contact them on another day.

From there, I will be sending out my CV to the companies who have suitable jobs for me, and sending out jobs to those who are also looking for employment in the Manor Royal area.

What Next?

I am planning to get as many telephone numbers as I possibly can over the next few days and calling them from Monday onwards to find out which companies have vacancies, how to apply, and who to apply to.

With Thanks

I would like to thank everybody who spoke to me for speaking to me in regards to potential employment with their respective companies. I really appreciate it.

Key Competencies Used

• Analytical Thinking – I thought of the best order to go about this Company Hunt, as I went along completing it.
• Being Well Informed – I was informed of what vacancies were available, writing down relevant information, how to apply and who to apply to.
• Communication Skills – I communicated with employees of the respective companies who I visited or who answered their company’s telecoms systems.
• Customer Service – I provided excellent Customer Service to every employee I spoke to today.
• Decision Making – I decided to complete this Company Hunt and in what order to complete it.
• Implemented Change – I changed my way of looking for work once again, from sitting down for long hours looking for work to being on my feet for many hours.
• Initiative – I used my initiative and got out of the house and the use of the internet for the day.
• Organisational Skills – I organised the roads I visited into alphabetical order from my handwritten notes. I also organised how to apply for jobs for the respective companies.
• Problem Solving – I solved that, again, Company Hunts are the best way to go to gather important information face to face and over telecoms systems.
• Results & Target Oriented – I found out 2 companies had vacancies and how to apply for vacancies with many companies.

[RE-POST] Leadership: A-One Recruitment

This is a re-post of Leadership: A-One Recruitment, which was published on Saturday 03 September 2022 at 08:00.

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A new DPD Depot was due to open in Sittingbourne, and we at DPD Gatwick were asked to train the Sittingbourne team.

I needed to train 2 of the Sittingbourne ten, remaining visible and approachable to both of them.

I was introduced to the Sittingbourne team and was padded 2 of the Sittingbourne colleague to train. I introduced myself and asked if they had die any warehouse work before and redirected and valued their experiences. I explained and shutter them what they needed to do and I let then know that I was open to questions.

I successfully trained both of the Sittingbourne colleagues, who cottoned on very quickly. I remained visible and approachable the whole time. I also displayed passion and enthusiasm for the work, which rubbed off on them and I respected them. The work was completed quickly and successfully.

Skills Used

• Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Initiative
• Managing and Directing Other
• Organisational Skills
• Results and Target Orientated
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Trustworthiness

Blogging and more … or less

With a baby on the way, with about a month and a half remaining, I have found it a massive struggle to get both blogging and my job search completed. So please accept my apologies and bear with me whilst I try to sort may more interesting blog posts.

Though it has been a real struggle, especially with all the baby appointments, I have been doing what I can.

I will continue with re-posts and puzzles (Sundials and Word Wheels) as normal, covering 2 weeks per month. I will even attempt to get more Key Competencies completed, but I will need massive help with this.

I attempted to get help before in regards to Key Competencies, but that failed, as hardly anybody knew what Key Competencies were. I was so puzzled.

I have decided to complete even more research on what I can post on my blog for you, my amazing readers.

If any of you have any ideas, I would really appreciate it!

What Have I Done In May 2023?

After having a decent stint of employment last month, which has it’s own struggles, it has still been a struggle with my job search again, but I have been doing what I can do where my job search is concerned.

Mental health of a loved one will never go away, which has been making it really difficult to find suitable employment. I have been going with my fiancée to hospital and GP trips for our ever growing baby, as well as the odd hospital visit for mental health and helping her to calm her down, it has been extremely difficult.

Without further adieu, here is what I have done during May 2023:

Employment

I managed to secure 1 more day’s worth of employment at the beginning of May 2023, but I am still determined enough to get more employment in Construction.

Blogging

I typed and scheduled 114 blog posts during May 2023.

LinkedIn

I posted 89 post on LinkedIn, as well as 3 comments and 2 likes.

What have I done in April 2023?

I have been struggling with my job search a for a while now, but I have been doing what I can do where my job search is concerned.

With the mental health of a relative, it has been a challenge finding and staying in suitable employment. From hospital and GP trips, to calming them down, it has been pretty difficult.

Plus, we found out that we are expecting a bundle of joy, a baby.

Without further adieu, here is what I have done during April 2023:

Employment

I managed to secure 15 day’s worth of employment throughout April 2023, but I am still determined enough to get more employment in Construction.

Blogging

I typed and scheduled 75 blog posts during april 2023, as well as handwrote 5 blog posts.

General Job Search

It may look like I have not completed a lot of job search this month, but I am still trying to do my best to get somewhere.

Other job search tasks included:

• Picked up and went through 1 magazine.

LinkedIn

I posted 66 post on LinkedIn, as well as 14 comments and 9 likes.

[PART 2] Company Hunt: E-mail 06/06/23

Why did you complete a Company Hunt via e-mail on Tuesday 06 June 2023?

I completed this Company Hunt via e-mail to see what vacancies were available, especially for helping other people.

Also, following on from yesterday, after several e-mails bounced back, I received a few e-mail addresses to send e-mails to.

What companies did you contact on this Company Hunt?

The companies I e-mailed included:

• Connect Appointments
• Randstad
• Xpress Group

What companies had vacancies available on this Company Hunt?

Did not have any responses throughout the day

Conclusion

I was happy that I completed another Company Hunt via e-mail, especially after not completing one for a while before yesterday.

With Thanks

I would like to everybody who I had e-mail addresses for.

Key Competencies Used

• Analytical Thinking – Thought of what companies to contact to complete this Company Hunt via e-mail.
• Being Well Informed – I found out what e-mail addresses are no longer in use.
• Communication Skills – For all the companies I contacted, I communicated with employees in a professional and polite manner, taking in to account they could potentially be my future colleagues.
• Customer Service – For all the companies I contacted, I communicated with employees in a professional and polite manner, taking in to account they could potentially be my future colleagues.
• Decision Making – I spontaneously decided to complete this via e-mail.
• Flexibility – I knew what I needed to do next after the Company Hunt via e-mail.
• Organisational Skills – I knew I needed to organise the companies from the Company Hunt via e-mail into alphabetical order ready for this blog, when I had any responses.
• Results & Target Orientated – I was able to complete this Company Hunt via e-mail successfully.

[PART 1] Company Hunt: E-mail 01/02/23

Why did you complete a Company Hunt via e-mail on Monday 05 June 2023?

I completed this Company Hunt via e-mail to see what vacancies were available, especially for helping other people.

What companies did you contact on this Company Hunt?

Today, I sent 57 e-mails between the following companies:

• 4site Recruitment
• Adecco
• Barker & Stonehouse
• BEW Electrical
• Bluebird Care
• Blue Star Resourcing
• Bryson
• CGG
• Connect Appointments
• Driver Hire
• Electa
• Fawkes & Reece
• FCR
• First Recruitment Services
• Fusion Personnel
• Hays
• HR Go Recruitment
• ITS Construction
• JD Weatherspoon
• Jubilee Oak
• Kreston Reeves
• Lidl
• Lloyds Recruitment
• Lookers
• M&D Property
• Manpower
• Next
• ProRec
• PSR Solutions
• Randstad
• Reed Global
• Rentokil Initial
• Retail Asset Solutions
• Sainsbury’s
• Search Consultancy
• Speedy Services
• Transvalair
• VP plc
• Zoom Recruitment

What companies had vacancies available on this Company Hunt?

I will put the companies who had vacancies in alphabetical order, except from the automatic responses that bounced back:

• First Recruitment Services – Received an e-mail to request my CV.
• Hays – Received an e-mail informing me that Hays have construction work at Gatwick Airport.
• ProRec – ProRec called to inform me that I had not fully completed the registration with them. I have since received 2 e-mails to complete the registration fully.

Conclusion

I was not surprised that I received 19 automatic responses from the 57 e-mail addresses I sent to today, as I was expecting at least a handful of employees becoming former employees.

However, I was surprised that ProRec informed me that I had not completed the full registration with them

With Thanks

I would like to thank those who responded to me today, especially those who have vacancies available and for telling me the best way to apply.

What Next?

• Fully complete the registration for ProRec by end of tomorrow (06/06/23).
• Send CV to First Recruitment Services be end of tomorrow (06/06/23).

Key Competencies Used

• Analytical Thinking – Thought of what companies I could contact via e-mail.
• Being Well Informed – I found out what vacancies were available and how to apply.
• Communication Skills – For all the companies I contacted, I communicated with employees in a professional and polite manner, taking in to account they could potentially be my future colleagues.
• Customer Service – For all the companies I contacted, I provided excellent Customer Service with employees in a professional and polite manner, taking in to account they could potentially be my future colleagues.
• Decision Making – I spontaneously decided to complete Company Hunt via e-mail.
• Flexibility – I knew what I needed to do next after the Company Hunt via e-mail.
• Organisational Skills – I organised the companies from the Company Hunt via e-mail into alphabetical order ready for this blog.
• Results & Target Orientated – I found out what companies had vacancies, how to apply and who to apply to throughout the first part of this Company Hunt.

Initiative: Paramount

We were due painters in for the commercial property.

To use my initiative to move / transport useable products away from the walls.

I went along the interior walls to see what there was near the walls to see where there was both a lot of useable products and heavy useable products were. I then first moved / transported the heavy products away from the interior walls. Afterwards, I went clockwise, starting where there was a lot of products. I then swept the area, going clockwise.

I made space for the Painters to paint the walls, using my own initiative.

Communication: Paramount

My fiancée had a loss in her family and she was struggling massively.

I needed to work out a way to complete the work, whilst grieving and helping my fiancée grieve.

I spoke to my Site Manager and explained the situation, then I listened to what he suggested.

The Site Manager let me leave early for a couple days, then let me take the rest of the week off, paid.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 21/10/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 21/10/19, which was published on Tuesday 29 October 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 21 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 88 e-mails from job boards for between Saturday 19 October 2019 and Monday 21 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Newspapers: Went through 1 old national newspaper to find articles to blog about. Found 1 article to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including Ford shutting engine plant and 2 top posts for Company Hunts and CV Drops.
• Employment: Completed a 5-hour shift at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 15:00 and 20:00.

Tuesday 22 October 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 2 old national newspapers to find articles to blog about. Found 2 articles to blog about.
• Employment: Completed a 5-hour shift at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 15:00 and 20:00.

Wednesday 23  October 2019

• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post, including work from Monday.
• Employment: Completed a 5-hour shift at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 15:00 and 20:00.

Thursday 24 October 2019

• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.

Friday 25 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 109 e-mails from job boards for between Tuesday 22 October 2019 and Friday 25 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Pertemps
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Job Applications: Applied for 3 jobs.
  • Warehouse Operative, (447101854), Pertemps Crawley, John Maskell, 01293 646 999
  • Warehouse Porters (248140/002_1571841046), HR GO Recruitment, Paul Jones, 01293 530 053
  • Warehouse Operative (39204433), Pertemps Crawley, john.m.a4ljmz8csj1@pertemps.aptrack.co.uk
• Blogging: Published 2 blog post, including Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s shifts at DPD through A-One Recruitment.

Saturday 26 October 2019

• Blogging: Updated 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Publish / scheduled 3 blog posts, including Top Job Search Weekly post, Arcadia closing stores and a Key Competency.

Sunday 27 October 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 5 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found no articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.

Good Deeds

• 26.10.19 – Helped a lady with scanning and e-mail documents to herself.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 07/10/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 07/10/19, which was published on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 07 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 87 e-mails from job boards from Saturday 05 October 2019 and Monday 07 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Newspapers: Went through 8 old national newspapers for articles. Found 3 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 4 blog posts, including a Guest Blog about Thomas Cook’s collapse, How are you feeling?, apprenticeships and a day at A-One.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts

Tuesday 08 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 33 e-mails from job boards from Tuesday 08 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Interview: received an e-mail from Retail & Asset Solutions to attend a job interview at Tesco in Three Bridges. I responded confirming that I will attend.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 4 posts, including Job Fairs, Online Applications and 2 Top 10 posts.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts

Wednesday 09 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 28 e-mails from job boards from Wednesday 09 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Planned / handwrote 4 blog posts, including 1 Key Competency post.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including Retail Asset & Solutions and Speculative Approaches.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts

Thursday 10 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 31 e-mails from job boards from Thursday 10 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Indeed
  • Find a job
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Planned / handwrote 3 blog Key Competency posts.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts, including Weekend Plans, Telephone Interviews, Voluntary Work.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts

Friday 11 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 30 e-mails from job boards from Friday 11 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Indeed
  • Find a job
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Planned / handwrote 5 blog Key Competency posts.
• LinkedIn: 5 posts, 1 like
• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 16:00 and 20:00.

Saturday 12 October 2019

• E-mails: Went through 31 e-mails from job boards from Saturday 12 October 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Indeed
  • Find a job
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked on Indeed for suitable employment.
  • Warehouse in Crawley, West Sussex +5 miles (14 pages)
  • Crawley, West Sussex +5 miles (50 pages)
  • Premier Work Support (3 pages)
  • Streetwise Couriers Sussex, Crawley (1 page)
• Job Applications: Applied for 1 job.
  • Customer Service Assistant, Admiral
  • Industrial Temps Required, (SWINDTEMP), First Recruitment Services
  • Warehouse Operative (TTWO001), Premier Work Support
• Recruitment Agencies: Bumped into an employees of Premier Work Support, who requested my CV. I sent my CV at 12:19. She also recommended I look at another Recruitment Agency called JBS Recruitment.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts, including yesterday’s shift with DPD through A-One Recruitment and 3 Key Competencies.
• LinkedIn: 1 like

Sunday 13 October 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 10 old national newspapers for articles. Found 1 article to blog about.

Good Deeds

• 10.10.19 – Gave directions to a Swiss family from outside of Crawley Library to Crawley Bus Station for a bus to East Grinstead.
• 12.10.19 – Paid for printing for another library user

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 30/12/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 30/12/19, which was published on Tuesday 07 January 2020 at 12:00.

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Monday 30 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Newspapers: Went through 4 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found no articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 3 blog posts.
• Blogging: Typed and scheduled 2 blog posts.

Tuesday 31 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• E-mails: Went through 171 e-mails for suitable vacancies from 18 December 2019 to 31 December 2019
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo

Wednesday 01 January 2020

• Newspapers: Went through 14 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found 7 articles to blog about.

Thursday 02 January 2020

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Typed and scheduled 8 blog posts, including 2 employment blog posts, 2 reflection posts, 2 Key Competencies, Weekend Plans and a Most Viewed post.

Friday 03 January 2020

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.

Saturday 04 January 2020

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts
• Blogging: Typed and scheduled 6 blog posts.

Sunday 05 January 2020

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.

Good Deeds

I have not done any Good Deeds this week, but I am always on the look out for helping others where I can.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 16/12/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 16/12/19, which was published on Tuesday 24 December 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 16 December 2019

• E-mails: Went through 410 e-mails from job boards from between 23 November 2019 to 16 December 2019, including:
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Jobbio
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Pertemps
  • Total Jobs
• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 2 blog posts, including 2 employment posts.
• To Do List: Completed To Do List for Wednesday to Friday.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post, and started handwriting another blog post.
• Blogging: Typed / Scheduled 2 blog posts, including an employment post and an off topic post.

Wednesday 18 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Typed / Scheduled 8 blog posts, including 3 Key Competencies, 3 re-posts, an employment post and Weekend Plans.

Thursday 19 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 2 blog posts, including a Top Most Viewed post and an employment post.

Friday 20 December 2019

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00

Saturday 21 December 2019

• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 1 blog post, including What have I done in December 2019.
• To Do List: Completed a To Do List for between Monday and Thursday.

Sunday 22 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00
• Newspapers: Went through 4 old national newspapers for articles for articles to blog about. Found 2 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.

Good Deeds

• 19.12.19 – I held one of the doors open at County Mall Crawley to let a lady through.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 09/12/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 09/12/19, which was published on Tuesday 17 December 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 09 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 13 blog posts, including several re-posts.
• Newspapers: Went through 2 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found no articles to blog about.

Tuesday 10 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.

Wednesday 11 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 4 blog posts.
• Blogging: Types / scheduled 1 blog post, including Travelodge opening 6 new hotels.

Thursday 12 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Types / scheduled 4 blog posts, including 4,500 jobs at risk at Npower, comments on Low-Paid Britain, William Hill shutting 700 shops, and Weekend Plans.

Friday 13 December 2019

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.

Saturday 14 December 2019

• Blogging: Types / scheduled 9 blog posts, including 6 employment blog posts and Top 5 Recruitment Agency Sign-ups, Organisational Skills: RBLI, Organisational Skills: Hobbies (Postage Stamps), What have you learnt from your family?, 500 jobs at risk at Jessops.

Sunday 15 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Newspapers: Went through 9 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found 7 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts and started writing 2 more blog posts, which require some research.
• To Do Lists: Planned a To Do List for Monday and Tuesday.

Good Deeds

I have not completed any Good Deeds this week, but I am always on the look out for helping others where I can.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 02/12/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 02/12/19, which was published on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 02 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Re-organised some of my blogging schedule.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 7 blog posts, including 5 Key competencies and 1 employment post.

Tuesday 03 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 4 blog posts, including 3 employment posts and Ryanair trying to prevent strikes.

Wednesday 04 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Typed / scheduled 2 blog posts.

Thursday 05 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.
• Blogging: Typed / scheduled blog posts, including Primark opening 19 new shops, Mothercare closing all UK stores, Weekend Plans, and 13 re-posts/

Friday 06 December 2019

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.

Saturday 07 December 2019

• Blogging: Typed / scheduled 1 blog post, including an employment post.

Sunday 08 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 5 blog posts.

Good Deeds

I have not been able to help anybody this week, but I am always on the look out to help others where I can.

[RE-POST] Job Search Weekly: w.b. 25/11/19

This is a re-post of Job Search Weekly: w.b. 25/11/19, which was published on Tuesday 03 December 2019 at 12:00.

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Monday 25 November 2019

• E-mails: Went through 40 e-mails from job boards for Sunday 24 November 2019 and Monday 25 November 2019.
  • Apply Gateway
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Neuvoo
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Newspapers: Went through 3 old national newspapers for articles to blog about. Found 2 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including Top 9 Most Viewed Career / Job Fairs Posts, and 1 Key Competency.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 2 blog posts.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including 2 Key Competencies.

Wednesday 27 November 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 5 blog posts.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 6 blog posts.

Thursday 28 November 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including What Have I Done in November 2019? my 5 things I’m grateful for and What are your favourite movies?.

Friday 29 November 2019

• Employment: Worked overtime at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.
• Created a To Do List for the upcoming week.

Saturday 30 November 2019

• Blogging: Handwrote 4 blog posts

Sunday 01 December 2019

• Employment: Worked at DPD through A-One Recruitment between 01:30 and 10:00.

Good Deeds

• 28.11.19: Gave directions to a lady from Crawley Library to Primark in County Mall.

Company Hunt: May 2021 (Conclusion)

This series of Company Hunts was not only draining for me, but also caused frustration, especially nearer the final couple of days. I feel that this series of Company Hunts was average, as I have had some really good days and some really bad days. So, come up without further adieu, let’s take a look back at what information I received over the last week and a half:

• 14 names of people confirmed that I can (and will) contact.
• 6 names I had from previous Company Hunts no longer work at the companies.
• 13 companies gave me the full names of the relevant people.
• 5 companies slgave me the first name of the relevant people.
• Two companies in full moon that they have a “No Name Policy”
• 1 company was unsure the relevant person.

Here’s what else happened:

• 6 companies no vacancies available come on one of which told me to keep an eye on their website for jobs.
• 1 other company told me to go online.
• 1 company wanted me to take my CV in personally.
• 1 generic e-mail address.
• 2 companies came back as unknown.
• 13 telephone numbers kept ringing.
• 10 telephone numbers were unrecognised.

What Next?

I have a lot to do now, including:

• To gather correct addresses for the 14 names that were confirmed and for the 13 companies who gave me the full names of the relevant people.
• To use LinkedIn to research employees for the 2 companies who had a “No Name Policy” and call them back to confirm the relevant names.
• To research alternative telephone numbers for the 10 telephone numbers that were unrecognised and give them a call.
• To call the 13 telephone numbers that kept ringing.

Key Competencies

• Being Well Informed: I was informed of the occasional vacancies, as well as several names I am able to contact.
• Communication Skills: I asked relevant questions to help me find the information I needed, where I listened and took notes. I thanked everybody at the end of every conversation for their time.
• Customer Service: I was polite and professional when making these telephone calls.
• Decision Making: I decided to complete this company Hunt and the order I made the calls.
• Initiative: I planned and executed this Company Hunt on my own, without anybody asking me to to or watching over me.
• Organisational Skills: After I decided to complete this Company Hunt, I organised the companies I wanted to call into a suitable order. By the end of this Company Hunt, I also organised who I need to contact, and how.
• Research: I was able to find out and gather several names of relevant people to send my CV to or send a letter to in regards to leads.
• Results & Target Orientated: Even though I didn’t get a job out of this series of Company Hunt, I did receive enough information (names, etc.) for me to deal with.
• Stress Management: I hate making and receiving calls as it does stress me out, as well as mentally drain me enough that I want to fall asleep. To manage this, I take a 5 minute break after every sixth call or so.
• Time Management: I set the goal to complete this Company Hunt before calling the companies and concluded each part of the series at the end of each blog post. I then completed a bigger conclusion at the very end.
• Writing: I took note of the responses from companies and handwrote blog posts about this series of Company Hunts.

Company Hunt: Crawley Town Centre 30/03/23

Why did you complete a Company Hunt in Crawley Town Centre on Wednesday 29 March 2023?

Following on from the Company Hunt I completed in County Mall on 17 March 2023, I decided to complete another Company Hunt in Crawley Town Centre actually find out what other companies had vacancies available.

Where did you visit?

The route I took for this Company Hunt in Crawley Town Centre was: as follows:

• The Boulevard
• The Pavement
• Queensway
• Queens Square
• The Broadway

What companies had vacancies?

I have put the companies I visited alphabetically:

• Apex – None.
• Argos – Driver (picture).

• Benson’s Amusement Centre – None, keep an eye on the shop window.
• Betfred –

• British Heart Foundation –

• Buzz Bingo – None, online.
• Cards Direct – None, online.
• Clearwell Mobility – None in Crawley. Van Driver in Burgess Hill, online.
• Coral –

• Evapo – None, online.
• Guild Care –

• Little Vagas Casino – Possible night work (10pm to 8am), CV to Manager.
• Mansell McTaggart – E-mail.
• Merkur – None, Keep an eye on Indeed.
• New Look – online.
• Northwood – None, keep an eye on Indeed.
• Pizza Hut – Team Members required.

• Rush –

• St. Catherine’s Hospice –

• Savers – Online.
• Starbucks – Online.
• Subway –

• Superdrug –

• Tapi Carpets – None, online.
• Tariq Halal Meats –

• YMCA –

Conclusion

Though there were 8 companies who had no vacancies available, 5 companies did say they have got vacancies available, either in their respective store windows or verbally.

I am really happy with the results for this Company Hunt.

With Thanks

First of all, I would like to thank the companies who had vacancies available, showing the job adverts in their respective store windows. This is the easiest way for me to complete these Company Hunts.

I would also like to thank those who I spoke to today for talking to me and answering my questions in regards to potential employment opportunities. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Thank you!

Company Hunt: Horley 29/03/23

Why did you complete a Company Hunt in Horley on Wednesday 29 March 2023?

I completed this Company Hunt in Horley on Wednesday 29 March 2023, as I had not completed a Company Hunt in Horley since I passed my driving theory test.

So I decided to complete this Company Hunt today.

Where did you visit?

The route I took for this Company Hunt was as follows:

• Yattendon Road
• High Street
• Massetts Road
• Victoria Road (towards Consort Way)
• Consort Way
• Victoria Road

What companies had vacancies?

I have put the companies I visited alphabetically:

• Age UK –

• Andrews – E-mail to Jason Brock MARLA, Business Manager.
• Betfred –

• British Heart Foundation –

• Champions Coaching – Personal Trainer, apply within.
• Chris White Butchers – None.
• Choices – Potentially, e-mail.
• Connells – E-mail Oliver Spackman, Branch Manager.
• Coral –

• Cubitt & West – Godfrey, e-mail.
• Dapper Shoes – None.
• Dream Doors –

• Favorite Chicken & Ribs – None.
• Furnishing Flair – None.
• Golden Fish & Chips – None.
• High Street Pets – None.
• Horley Late Night Pharmacy –

• Horley Spinal Health – e-mail.
• James Dean Estate Agents – None.
• Mansell McTaggart – None.
• Mayhews – None.
• McColl’s – None.
• Orchid Kitchens – None.
• Papa John’s – 20-25 year olds, visit after 5pm.
• Pure Pawfection – Dog Groomer, Dog Grooming L3 qualification.
• St. Catherine’s Hospice –

• Salvation Army –

• Savers – None, but Crawley and Redhill may have vacancies. Online.
• Seldon’s Locksmiths – None.
• Subway – Look up Subway’s e-mail address for Redhill for Archie.
• Sussex Beds – Possible, e-mail.
• Sweet Vintage of Horley – None.
• The Carlton Clinic – None.
• Vapepit – Possible, CV I’m store.
• White & Sons –

Conclusion

Though there were 15 companies who had absolutely no vacancies available, I am really happy that there were at least 11 vacancies going in Horley (both voluntary and paid employment), with another 8 companies with the possibility of vacancies available.

Maybe things are looking up on the job front?

With Thanks

I would first of all like to thank everybody who I spoke to today. You were all really helpful where my job search was concerned combat and I really appreciate your help today.

I would also like to thank the companies who had vacancies in their shop windows full stop this makes it easier for me to complete Company Hunts.