[PART 1] Company Hunt: Horsham Town Centre 21/11/22

Why did you complete a Company Hunt in Horsham Town Centre on Monday 21 November 2022?

I completed this Company Hunt in Horsham Town Centre on Monday 21 November 2022 to see what vacancies were available, especially for helping other people.

What roads did you visit on this Company Hunt in Horsham Town Centre?

The roads I visited in Horsham Town Centre included:

• Swan Walk Shopping Centre
• West Street

What companies had vacancies available on this Company Hunt?

I will put the companies who had vacancies in alphabetical order:

• Accessorize – None, even for Christmas.
• All That Glitters – None.
• Apache Menswear – None.
• Bedfred –

• Between the Lines – None.
• Caffè Nero – None.
• Cancer Research UK –

• Cards Direct –

• Card Factory –

• Caroline at Home – None.
• CeX – None, online.
• Clarks – None.
• Closs & Hamblin – None, Indeed.
• Cotswold Outdoor – online.
• EE – Busy.
• Evapo – None, Indeed
• F. Hinds – None, Christmas sorted.
• Gobsmack Comics – None.
• H&M – None, Christmas sorted, Indeed.
• Hamptons – E-mail.
• Hobbs London – None.
• Holland & Barrett – None, online or Indeed.
• House of Tweed – None.
• JD – Seasonal Sale Assistant, Indeed.
• Jigsaw – None.
• Jones Bootmaker – None.
• Kokoro –

• M&S Food – Online.
• Male Concept – Experienced Barber, enquire within.
• Millets – None, closing down.
• Mint Velvet – none, CV within or online.
• Mountain Warehouse – Team Leader, online.
• Mr. Simms Olde Sweet Shop – Sunday position, CV instore.
• O2 – Online.
• Oliver Bonas – Online.
• Pandora – None, just taken on Christmas staff.
• Poundland – Indeed.
• Pret A Manger – Online.
• Robert Days – None.
• Savers – 16 hours, enquire with in, Darryl.
• Roman – Store Manager / Part Time Assistants, CV in store or via e-mail.
• St. Catherine’s Hospice –

• Select Travel Ltd – None.
• Sienna Rocks – None.
• Smiggle –

• Specsavers – Unsure, CV to Laura.
• Sports Direct – Yes, online, ▶️ careers ▶️ Horsham.
• Superdrug –

• Tapi Carpets – None.
• T.H Baker: None, CV within.
• The Body Shop – None.
• The Entertainer –

• The Fragrance Shop – None.
• The Framing Centre – None.
• The Works – Indeed.
• Timpsons – online or on Indeed.
• Trespass –

• Toy Barnhaus – None.
• Tui – Full time, online.
• Tuk tuk –

• Vodafone – online.
• VSMS – None.
• Wakefields – None.
• Waterstone – None.
• Whibleys the Jewellers – E-mail.

Conclusion

It was busy and consistent. However, keeping my fingers crossed for the weather did not work in the morning and it took forever to complete Swan Walk Shopping Centre.

I know it is leading up to Christmas, but I am sort of surprised that there was not as many jobs as I would have hoped for, However, I know we are in a financial crisis, which makes it a lot harder to find employment.

Out of the 65 of the companies I attended, there were 33 companies who had no vacancies, so almost half havd said there were no jobs.

With Thanks

First of all, I would like to thank the companies who had vacancies placed in their respective shop windows Horsham Town Centre. This is the most helpful way to complete these Company Hunts.

I would also like to thank those who I spoke to today, as they did not have vacancies available in their respective shop windows.

Key Competencies Used

• Analytical Thinking – Thought of the route I should take around the Job Centre Plus to complete this Company Hunt in Horsham Town Centre.
• Being Well Informed – For those companies who did not have vacancies shown in their respective shop windows, I found out what vacancies were available and how to apply.
• Communication Skills – For those companies who did not have vacancies shown in their respective shop windows, I spoke to employees in a professional and polite manner.
• Customer Service – For those companies who did not have vacancies shown in their respective shop windows, I spoke to employees in a professional and polite manner, taking in to account they could potentially be my future colleagues.
• Decision Making – I decided to complete this Horsham Town Centre.
• Flexibility – I knew what I needed to do next after the Company Hunt at Horsham Town Centre.
• Organisational Skills – I organised the companies from the Company Hunt at Horsham Town Centre I visited 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.

Conclusion: Taylor Wimpey through Randstad

I really enjoyed working at Taylor Wimpey at Forge Wood through Randstad.

The Good

• Great team to work with
• Easy going, but get the job done type Management

The Bad

• Occasionally had several Managers tell me tasks to be completed & expected me to do it all at once.

The Funny

• Is I didn’t remember names very well, I gave a lot of colleagues nicknames, so I could remember who they were

Airport Job Fair: 15/03/22

Why did you attend Airport Job Fair?

I attended Airport Job Fair to see what companies attended and to see what vacancies were available for other people who might not have been able to attend for whatever reason.

Where and when did the Airport Job Fair happen?

The Airport Job Fair took place yesterday (Tuesday 15 March 2022) from 10:00.

Who attended the Airport Job Fair?

Here’s the list of employers who attended Airport Job Fair:

What vacancies were available and how do I apply?

I will now go through each company and inform you of what vacancies are available and how to apply.

ABM

Animal Air Care Ltd

British Airways

British Airways uses One Resourcing & Aero Professional

Café Nero

Costa Coffee

JD Sports

JD Sports uses Indeed to advertise their jobs.

NCP

One Resourcing

Premier Inn

Wagamama

World Duty Free

With Thanks

I would like to thank the organisers for organising Airport Job Fair.

I would also like to thank the companies and their employees who also attended this event.

‘175k jobs at risk on out high streets’

Metro, Monday, January 21, 2019, p22

Why did this article catch your attention?

This article caught my attention because, at the time of publication of this article from the Metro newspaper, there were 175,000 job loses.

How would this affect the 175,000 employees who lost their jobs?

This would hit the 175,000 employees very hard, especially financially. They would be eligible to claim Universal Credit (unemployment benefits) at just over £300 per month until they have found alternative employment. This is a massive drop from their respective salaries.

This would also affect them mentally and physically.

Who else would this affect?

It’s not just the 175,000 employees who would be massively affected, but with the dominoes effect, would cause havoc with lots of other as well. They include, but aren’t limited to:

Customers – With all of these job losses and store closures, customers would have to either go to another store who are still open for business or shop online. Shopping online cause the most problems for the customers. When will the customer be able to accept their purchases? Will the products they purchased be the correct products? Would the products be the quality they should be, or would they be damaged in some way or another? Will clothes, etc. be the correct design and size? So there would definitely be a lot to think about.

Employees’ Families – The families of the affected employees may have to lend their respective family members money to help them get by.

Landlords – With 23,000 store closures, landlords would not receive rent from companies until they have found other companies to rent out their premises. This would cause landlords financial problems.

Towns and Cities – With 23,000 store closures, there will be 23,000 empty premises, which will cause towns and cities to look more like ghost towns and cities. Seeing empty premises is ugly.

The Government – The Government would not receive taxes from the 175,000 employees and would have to pay out just over £300 per month in Universal Credit payments. This would be reduced  for every employee who has found alternative employment opportunity. At £300 per month for 175,000 employees, this equates to £52.5 million per month.

What does this mean for companies using online tools?

This means that companies will have much larger premises, warehouses rather than store. I fell this would be cheaper per metre squares. They would also have the space for much more stock, so they can bulk buy and save money this way.

What are your thoughts on this?

Please note: These are my personal views / opinions, so please respect my views / opinions, like I would respect yours. Thanks!

I know what I’m about to say is opposite to what my work experience shows, but I’ll say it anyway.

If you’re like me, you’d probably agree. I am one of those people whop wants, or needs, to see what I am purchasing, so I can purchase quality.

If we order online, we cannot be sure we are getting the quality we want. However, if people wouldn’t order online, where would the Warehouse employees be working?

I feel it’s heading that way anyway. Just look at the technology that keeps improving.

Key employees at House of Fraser

• Paddy Earnshaw, CMO
• Natalie May, Stores Director South
• Sarah Cliff, People Business Partner

To see who else is an employee of House of Fraser, check out LinkedIn!

Key Employees at Maplin

• Christopher Morrissey, Former Field Operations Manager
• Adam Eyles, Former Store Manager
• Matt McDonald, Former Store Manager
• Mark McCulloch, former Store Manager
• Jamie Goodwin, Former Store Manager
• Denise Sutherland, Former Assistant Manager

To find out who else works at Maplin, check out LinkedIn!

Key employees at Toys R Us

• Francesca Lloyd, General Store Manager

To see who else worked at Toys R Us, check out LinkedIn!

Related blog posts

• HMV: Ashley in talks
• House of Fraser: nears collapse
• Maplin: A further 66 jobs to go at Maplin
• Toys ‘R’ Us: UK, USA, All stores to close, We R Broke

Top 14 Most Viewed Company Hunts Blog Posts

Here are the top 14 Most Viewed Company Hunt blog posts.

• Company Hunt, Crawley 22/08/17 (9 views)
• I completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened 17/06/19 (8 views)
• Company Hunt, Manor Royal 12/08/17 (8 views)
• [UPDATED] Follow up on Company Hunt, Manor Royal (3 views)
• [UPDATED] Company Hunt, Manor Royal (09/09/17) (3 views)
• I Completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened (17/07/19) (2 views)
• Responses from Company Hunt: Wednesday 10 July 2019 (1 view)
• I Completed a Company Hunt in Manor Royal and Here’s What Happened (1 view)
• I Completed a Company Hunt at Local Parades and Here’s What Happened (1 view)
• I Completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened 27/06/19 (1 view)
• Company Hunt 26-27/02/18 (1 view)
• Company Hunt (Manor Royal): 22/03/19 (1 view)
• Company Hunt (Crawley Town Centre): 12/03/19 (1 view)
• [FOLLOW UP] Company Hunt: Manor Royal 21-22 August 2019 (1 view)

Top 25 Most Viewed Key Competencies Posts

Here is a list of the top 25 most viewed Key Competencies posts.

1. Communication: Unemployment (9 views)
2. Communication: Blogging (7 views)
3. Organisational: Staffline (5 views)
4. Flexibility: Oxfam (5 views)
5. Customer Service: Premier Inn (4 views)
6. Communication Skills: Hobbies (Postage Stamps) (4 views)
7. Communication Skills: Tesco (4 views)
8. Organisational: Premier Inn (3 views)
9. Teamwork: Streetwise (3 views)
10. Organisational: Tesco (3 views)
11. Communication Skills: Education (College) (3 views)
12. Conflict Resolution: Unemployment (2 views)
13. Problem Solving: Hobbies (Postage Stamps) (2 views)
14. Teamwork: Staffline (2 views)
15. Communication Skills: Staffline (2 views)
16. Customer Service: Oxfam (2 views)
17. Initiative: Staffline (2 views)
18. Communication Skills: Streetwise (2 views)
19. Flexibility: Hobbies (2 views)
20. Targets: Tesco (2 views)
21. Flexibility: Unemployment (2 views)
22. Flexibility: Tesco (2 views)
23. Communication: Charity Fundraising (1 view)
24. Customer Service: Revive (1 view)
25. Problem Solving: Unemployment (1 view)

What Have I done in July 2019?

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Hope you are all well?

I did much more in July than I thought I would. Here is what I did during July, so have a look:

LinkedIn

Once again, I managed to document on what I did on LinkedIn, even though LinkedIn is still very slow. I posted 94 times, commented 73 times on both others’ posts as well as my own, and liked 135 posts and comments. The most viewed post of mine on LinkedIn were:

• Blog: Manor Royal: Tell Us Your Story (302 views)
• Quote of the Day: Leo Tzu (165 views)
• Company Hunt (17/07/19) (106 views)
• Quote of the Day: Antoine de Saint Exupery (102 views)
• Blog: LinkedIn Weekly: 19/07/19 (66 views)
• Blog: LinkedIn Weekly: 14/06/19 (39 views)
• 100 likes on my blog (36 views)
• Quote of the Day: Joe Girard (33 views)
• Blog: 450 axed at Monarch (33 views)
• Blog: Select collapse puts 1,800 jobs at risk (31 views)
• Blog: 125 retailers went bust in the last year (31 views)
• Being more sociable offline (28 views)
• Quote of the Day (28 views)
• Job Search Tough Love (27 views)
• [YOUR THOUGHTS] Short Chef (26 views)
• Blog: Weekend Plans (26 views)
• [VIDEO] Sales People (26 views)
• CV Word Checker and Skills Roads (25 views)
• Quote of the Day: Will Rogers (25 views)
• Quote of the Day: Grocho Marx (24 views)
• Weekend Plans (24 views)
• Complimentary clinics (WordPress & Digital Marketing) (23 views)
• Blog: [RE-POST] Firms ‘give staff over 60 the old shoulder’ (23 views)
• Blog: Monday’s Meme (Wordless): 22/07/19 (23 views)

Due to LinkedIn still being pretty slow, I am only able to go back so far for the number of views on my posts. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused.

Company Hunts & CV Drops

I have completed three Company Hunts over the telephone in July for the Manor Royal area on Friday 05 July 2019 with responses, Wednesday 10 July 2019 with responses and Wednesday 17 July 2019. The first two were via e-mail and the last one was via telephone calls. I have since then written a Conclusion for all of them, as part of Manor Royal: Tell Us Your Story, after seeing one of my amazing connections at Crawley Library.

Job Fairs

I attended one job fair this month called The Crawley Jobs Fair. I found it quite interesting, even though there was nothing suitable for me.

Blogging

In July, I had written and published 73 blog posts, where there were 122 views from 78 visitors with 20 likes and 1 comment.

Once again, the views were very evenly spread out last month and are still quite low. I would LOVE to see the stats go up more than they have been. So, let’s see how high we can get the views, and by all means, ask me any relevant questions to to any of the blog posts.

• Top 10 Most Views ‘Purple Networking’ posts (13 views)
• Manor Royal: Tell Us Your Story (12 views)
• Job Search Weekly: w.b. 24/06/19 (6 views)
• LinkedIn Weekly: 12/07/19 (6 views)
• Job Interview: Toolstation (5 views)
• Lidl to open 12 new stores in Scotland (3 views)
• [UPDATED] 1,000 jobs at risk as M&S reveals latest stores to shut (3 views)
• LinkedIn Weekly: 05/07/19 (3 views)
• LinkedIn Weekly: 19/07/19 (3 views)
• LinkedIn Weekly: 26/07/19 (3 views)
• Discrimination article on The Independent (3 views)
• I Completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened (17/07/19) (2 views)
• 3 Purple Networking blog posts (03/04/18, 07/08/18, 02/07/19) (2 views each)
• What have I done between January 2019 – June 2019? (2 views)

The top three countries where my blog posts were viewed from were United Kingdom (85 views), United States (21 views), Singapore (4 views), India (3 views), France (2 views), Romania (2 views), Hong Kong SAR China (2 views), South Africa (1 view), Ireland (1 view) and Indonesia (1 view).

On Saturday 13 July 2019, I had beaten the record of most likes on one day. It went from 5 to 6.

Interviews

After not receiving the telephone job interview last month, I decided that I would visit the manager of the shop. I had an interview face-to-face with her. They declined on Monday 22 July 2019.

I also signed up to two Recruitment Agencies, The Best Connection and Talented People Solution.

Conclusion

I have been as active as I possibly can, but I feel that I’m still not getting anywhere. I have found that most applications I make don’t respond, even after I have followed up with them.

However, I will not be giving up with out a fight. I will continue working as hard as I can to find suitable employment. I will be planning several more Company Hunts in form of calls and visits.

I would like to thank everybody who has helped me during July, and I am hoping that I can help you all in one way or another.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Notes

If you would like to know what I have completed in previous months, please click here.

I am looking to interview professionals in various departments from different sectors, so please reach out to me by LinkedIn, Twitter or e-mail (visitjamiebennett@gmail.com).

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 22/07/19

Monday 22 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 59 e-mails from job boards, between Saturday 20 July 2019 and Monday 22 July 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • Monster
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked on Total Jobs for suitable jobs.
  • Warehouse, Crawley
• Job Interview: Tile Giant declined via e-mail. Found out later on that I missed out by the skin of my teeth. The lady who got the job had slightly more experience than I did.
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 1 like

Tuesday 23 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 53 e-mails from job boards for Tuesday 23 July 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• LinkedIn: 3 posts

Wednesday 24 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 23 e-mails from job boards for Wednesday 24 July 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Applications: [DECLINED] Carpetright declined.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 6 blog posts, including Nissan to cut 10,000 jobs, the high street losing nearly 19,000 jobs or put at risk, my blog goal, Friday’s Plans, Weekend Plans, and Manor Royal Persona
• LinkedIn: 5 posts, 4 comments, 3 likes

Thursday 25 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 21 e-mails from job boards for Thursday 25 July 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Applications [DECLINED]: Screwfix declined my application
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post.
• LinkedIn: 5 posts, 12 comments, 21 likes

Friday 26 July 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 13 old national newspapers for articles. Found 5 articles to blog about.
• LinkedIn: 5 posts

Saturday 27 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 44 e-mails from job boards for Friday 26 July 2019 and Saturday 27 July 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Applications: Applied for 1 job.
  • Warehouse Operative (38540948), Reed, Roxanne Limbert, roxanne.limbert@reedglobal.com
• Newspapers: Went through 6 old national newspapers for articles. Found 4 articles to blog about.
• LinkedIn: 1 like

Sunday 28 July 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 5 old national newspapers for articles. Found 3 articles to blog about.

Good Deeds

• 24.07.19 – Offered assistance to a car driver who had an issue with his car (believed to be the clutch).
• 28.07.19 – Another gentleman and I helped a lady transport (walk) a table to her household.

Tomorrow’s Plans

First thing that I will be doing is going through my e-mails from job boards to see if there is anything suitable for me to apply for.

I think I might be able to complete more research on companies, like company names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, so I can complete another Company Hunt.

I will also go through my Activity on LinkedIn as much as possible for my LinkedIn Weekly, which will be published on tomorrow at 15:00, as I usually do. I will then try to get other blogging dealt with, by typing and scheduling as many blog posts as possible, ready for next week.

Conclusion

For blogging planning for next week, I am already covered for Monday. So is Tuesday, but one of the blog posts is what I call a rolling blog post, which is my Job Search Weekly, which I update every day with all of the job search I have completed.

For Wednesday, I have one space spare, but I am hoping that I will be able to see Christina’s Question of the Day early enough, so I can fit it in there.

As Thursday is the beginning of a new month, I have got to plan a “What Have I Done” post, which I will start planning on early Wednesday. I currently have one space available at 15:00, so something could potentially be slipping in there. I will also be planning things to do on Friday.

Friday has been planned already

Manor Royal: Tell Us Your Story

 

Introduction

I saw an amazing connection I know at Crawley Library in the early afternoon of Saturday 20 July 2019, Steve, and I met Richard. We discussed the TELL US YOUR STORY they have planned, for a heritage arts trail project for the district.

My Story

Here’s my story, as a conclusion of the Company Hunts I have recently completed, as part of my job search.

I have been an active job seeker since the end of February, after being made redundant.

I completed two Company Hunts via e-mails from a list of companies (with e-mail addresses included) I researched for the last time I was actively seeking new employment opportunities.

I e-mailed companies on Friday 05 July 2019 and Wednesday 10 July 2019 to enquire about vacancies, how to apply and who to contact when applying for vacancies.

Since then, I have completed a blog post for each Company Hunt for the responses I had received. Responses: Friday 05 July 2019 and Responses: Wednesday 10 July 2019.

Since then, I have completed a Company Hunt via telephone on Wednesday 17 July 2019 to enquire about vacancies, how to apply and who to contact when applying for vacancies.

Conclusion

Even though I dislike doing Company Hunts via e-mail and telephone, they were both other ways of staying active as a job seeker.

Personally, I prefer communicating with others face-to-face, as I can see them and they can see me, and also see how each other reacts.

There’s no rest for the wicked.

Skills Used

• Communication
• Customer Service
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Note taking
• Organisational
• Results and Target Orientated

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 15/07/19

Monday 15 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 44 e-mails from job boards from Sunday 14 July 2019 and Monday 15 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked at CW Jobs for Warehouse Operative jobs. 3 available, but too far away.
• Company Websites: Looked on Morrisons, Vines BMW, Travis Perkins and B&CE website for jobs. Nothing suitable.
• Job Applications: Applied for 1 job.
  • Warehouse Operative (Nights), Transvalair Ltd
• LinkedIn: 2 posts, 2 comments, 7 likes

Tuesday 16 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 27 e-mails from job boards from Tuesday 16 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked at CW jobs for jobs. Nothing suitable.
  • Parcel Sorter
  • Warehouse Operative
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts, including another discrimination post, 450 jobs axed at Monarch and 125 retailers going into administration last year.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts, 1 comment, 3 likes

Wednesday 17 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 27 e-mails from job boards from Wednesday 17 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Company Hunt: Contacted 13 companies via telephone to enquire about vacancies. Not a bad turn out for responses.
• Company Hunt: Followed up with 3 potential employers who did not respond or very little response.
• Blogging: Planned 1 blog post, ready for typing.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including the Company Hunt from today, and Thursday’s plans.
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 6 comments, 6 likes

Thursday 18 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 19 e-mails from job boards from Thursday 18 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked on Indeed for suitable jobs.
  • Crawley (10 pages)
  • Factory, Crawley (4 pages)
  • Packer, Crawley (2 pages)
  • Packing, Crawley (5 pages)
  • Warehouse, Crawley (14 pages)
  • Warehouse Operative, Crawley (4 pages)
• Job Applications: Applied for 5 jobs.
  • Warehouse Operative (RI-CRWW), Reach In Ltd, Victoria Roycroft, victoria@reachinltd.org
  • Pickers And Packers (CWPP89), The Best Connection
  • Part Time Warehouse Assistant, Carpetright
  • Picker/Packer/Warehouse Operative, Pets Corner
  • Service Assistant- Crawley Gatwick Road – 20 Hours (1900006283), Screwfix
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including Question of the Day and Lidl opening 12 stores in Scotland.
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 1 comment, 2 likes

Friday 19 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 22 e-mails from job boards from Friday 19 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Jobs Fair: Attended The Crawley Jobs Fair at Arora Hotel.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts, 3 comment, 6 likes

Saturday 20 July 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 5 old national newspapers. Found 4 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts.
• LinkedIn: 3 comments, 2 likes

Sunday 21 July 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 10 old national newspapers. Found 8 articles to blog about.

Good Deeds

This week, I have not done any good deeds, but I try to help others where I can.

Thursday’s plans (18/07/19)

Tomorrow, I will be going through my e-mails and LinkedIn messages and notifications.

I will then look on the company websites of those companies who I spoke to today, via the Company Hunt, to find if any of them have suitable vacancies.

Following this, I will check out Indeed for suitable employment, before I do the same for Total Jobs.

Then, I will have my mind set on planning blogs and scheduling them for the remainder of this week and for the week after next. This is going to be exciting.

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 08/07/19

Monday 08 July 2019

• LinkedIn: 1 post

Tuesday 09 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 80 e-mails from job boards for between Sunday 07 July 2019 to Tuesday 09 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post
• LinkedIn: 3 post, 2 comment, 2 likes

Wednesday 10 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 27 e-mails from job boards for Wednesday 10 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Sent several e-mails to enquire about vacancies.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts, including Thursday’s plans, the Company Hunt I completed today, and the responses from the Company Hunt I completed on Friday 05 July 2019.
• LinkedIn: 5 posts, 2 comments, 7 likes

Thursday 11 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 26 e-mails from job boards for Thursday 11 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 5 blog posts, including Friday’s plans, weekend plans, about an article on the Independent’s website, Question of the Day, and what things I can’t live without.
• LinkedIn: Asked a connection for a recommendation and offered one in return.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts, 1 comment, 6 likes

Friday 12 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 20 e-mails from job boards for Friday 12 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked at DPD, Thales and William Reed websites to see what vacancies they had. Found 1 job to enquire about.
• Newspapers: Went through 4 old national newspapers for articles. Found 4 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including jobs at risk at Bathstore and M&S revamp.
• LinkedIn: 7 posts, 3 comments, 8 likes

Saturday 13 July 2019

• E-mails: Went through 18 e-mails from job boards for Saturday 13 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Newspapers: Went through 8 old national newspaper for articles. Found 6 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 7 blog posts about different forms of discrimination, which were all re-posted.
• LinkedIn: 1 post, 1 comment, 4 likes

Sunday 14 July 2019

• Newspapers: Went through 8 old national newspaper for articles. Found 6 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post.

Good Deeds

• 11.07.19 – Helped a library client with a spreadsheet for his Thai restaurant. He offered me a free meal at his Thai Restaurant.

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 01/07/19

Monday 01 July 2019

• E-mails: Went though 48 job board e-mails from Sunday 30 June 2019 and Monday 01 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 5 blog posts, including Flexibility: Blogging, Top 10 LinkedIn Weekly posts, What have I done posts, Purple Networking posts.
• Job Applications: [DECLINED] SVC Labs declined my application.
• LinkedIn: 2 posts, 1 comment, 1 like

Tuesday 02 July 2019

• E-mails: Went though 19 job board e-mails from Sunday 30 June 2019 and Tuesday 02 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Interview: Attended Hermes for sign-up and interview for Extra Staff. They cancelled without any warning.
• Networking: Attended Purple Networking.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post, including Results: Staffline.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts, 2 comments, 4 likes

Wednesday 03 July 2019

• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post, including Purple Networking.
• LinkedIn: 6 posts, 4 comments, 7 likes

Thursday 04 July 2019

• E-mails: Went though 59 job board e-mails from Wednesday 03 July 2019 and Thursday 04 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Newspapers: Went through 3 old national newspapers to find articles to blog about. Found 2 articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post, including Question of the Day
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 2 comments, 2 likes

Friday 05 July 2019

• E-mails: Went though 20 job board e-mails from Friday 05 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Company Hunt (via e-mail): E-mailed 7 companies to find out if they had any vacancies and who to apply to.
• Newspapers: Went through 5 old national newspapers to find articles to blog about. Found 5 articles to blog about.
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 10 comments, 11 likes

Saturday 06 July 2019

• E-mails: Went though 15 job board e-mails from Saturday 06 July 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW jobs
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Hootsuite: Set up 15 Quote of the Day posts for a 15 day period.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 1 blog post about Spam e-mails.
• LinkedIn: 1 post, 1 comment, 2 likes

Sunday 07 July 2019

• Went through a lot of job logs from before.

Good Deeds

• 03.07.19 – Assisted a lady who required help with scanning at Crawley Library.
• 03.07.19 – Gave directions to a lady getting to Crawley Train Station from Crawley Library.
• 06.07.19 – Gave directions to a lady who needed to get to the back of Crawley Train Station.

Company Hunt: Friday 05 July 2019

Why did you complete a Company Hunt today?

I completed a Company Hunt today because I had already decided a few days ago that it was time to complete another company Hunt.

How did you complete this Company Hunt?

This time around, I decided to complete this Company Hunt via e-mail. A different way that I didn’t think of doing, as I prefer face-to-face interaction.

What companies did you e-mail?

I sent e-mails to eight different companies, including:

• Benchmarx Joinery
• Bluelizard Signs
• Capitol Tiles
• Creative Technology
• Gatwick Group ~ Kia
• Interparcel
• Mercedes-Benz
• The Best Connection

Have you received any responses before you published this blog post?

Yes I have. I have received two responses before publishing this blog post.

• One of the e-mail addresses was not found
• One person was out of the office until Monday 08 July 2019.

Conclusion

Even though I did not send as many as I would like for today, I have scheduled e-mails to be sent at 10:00 on Monday, which include:

• Bishops Move
• Transvalair
• Vines BMW

Results: Staffline

On average, Hermes had approximately 15 to 20,000 parcels and packages to sort every night. On one particular night shift, we had approximately 27,000 parcels and packages to sort.

I needed to deal with the 27,000 parcels and packages, as part of the team, by completing all of the tasks that were required of me as quickly, but as safely as possible.

I got to work about an hour early, like I normally did (9pm for a 10pm start) and I started at 9:30pm after being asked to. I found out what the main task I would undertake ad where I was in the warehouse I would be. I was placing parcels and packages into large metallic pigeon holes from the second conveyor belt, which I did on my own. I got on with this as quickly as possible, but kept a keen eye on the quality of my work. When the sort was successfully complete, I got asked to sweep up, which I duly did.

I completed every task that was required of me individually, and as part of a team and I clocked out at 6am.

Skills used

• Results and Target Orientated
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Flexibility
• Organisational Skills

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 24/06/19

Monday 24 June 2019

• Attended JCP for new Personal Security Number (PSN)
• E-mails: Went through 50 e-mails from job boards from Sunday 23 June 2019 and Monday 24 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Networking: Attended a networking event, but nobody else arrived.
• LinkedIn: 1 comment, 8 like

Tuesday 25 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 25 e-mails from job boards from Tuesday 25 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• LinkedIn: 1 posts, 1 comment, 1 like

Wednesday 26 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 30 e-mails from job boards from Wednesday 26 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • Jobsite
  • Find a job
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 2 blog posts, including 350 jobs at Fox’s Biscuits at risk and a job seeker who has had 400 job rejections.

Thursday 27 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 25 e-mails from job boards from Thursday 27 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobbio
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Company Hunt: Called 9 companies in Manor Royal to enquire about vacancies. 2 companies require a CV via e-mail.
• CV Drop: Sent 6 e-mails from the Company Hunt from today and from the next most recent Company Hunt.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts about the Company Hunt, Question of the Day and Job Search Tough Love.
• LinkedIn: 2 post, 3 comments, 8 likes

Friday 28 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 25 e-mails from job boards from Friday 28 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobscan
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Boards: Looked on Lok’nStore website for jobs. Nothing suitable, due to the jobs being much further afield.
• Job Applications: Applied for 1 job.
  • Night Loaders (Totaljobs/INTGAT28061901), Extra Staff, Brandon Sales
• LinkedIn: 3 posts, 2 comments, 4 likes

Saturday 29 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 22 e-mails from job boards from Saturday 29 June 2019.
  • CV Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 7 blog posts
• LinkedIn: 1 post

Sunday 30 June 2019

• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post

Good Deeds

• 28.06.19 – Assisted a lady with a Crawley Library scanner.

I Completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened 27/06/19

Introduction

Today (Thursday 27 June 2019), I decided to give several companies in Manor Royal a call to find out if any of them had any vacancies I could apply for, how to apply and who to contact.

This Company Hunt was to follow on from my last Company Hunt on Monday 17 June 2019.

Why did you complete a Company Hunt on yesterday (Thursday 27 June 2019)?

I was unable to complete the whole Company Hunt on Monday 17 June 2019, so I wanted to continue with as much as I could from the research I completed (company names, locations and telephone numbers).

Who did you talk to?

I contacted 9 companies via telephone.

2 companies required a CV, and they were:

• Brymec Gatwick
• Jefferies Farm – Car Supermarket (Unbeatable Car)

The one company who wanted me to search and apply online was:

• Robins & Day Vauxhall

The other companies include:

• Buck & Hickman Crawley
• Copthorne Motor Company
• Cromwell tools (Crawley)
• Howdens – Crawley
• Raven Roofing Supplies
• Tates Citroen Crawley

What was the outcome?

Tates Citroen Crawley went into answer phone, which I refuse to talk to (give me a person to talk to any day). I will be calling them back at another time.

Cromwell tools (Crawley)’s telephone number was unrecognised. I will be doing some more research on Cromwell tools (Crawley).

Copthorne Motor Company requires a technician, but qualifications are required for this position.

I was surprised on how many of these companies were courteous and polite. Whenever I have had to make calls for a Company Hunt, I have had the odd employee be rude towards me. But I am happy that nobody did today.

Conclusion

Now, I will send CV’s to those companies who require me to send them my CV. I will also keep an eye on both Indeed and respective company websites for suitable positions.

I will also send my CV to those who require my CV from the last Company Hunt I completed on Monday 17 June 2019.

With thanks

I would like to thank everybody who answered the telephone to answer a few questions about vacancies. I do appreciate your co-operation.

 

Job Search Tough Love

Following on from my blog post for Christina‘s Question of the Day for yesterday, I explained that I would publish a blog post from a LinkedIn post published by Steve P Brady, giving more information.

As promised, here’s that blog post

There are some of both lists I do do.

I generally don’t tailor my CV, but I feel that it does need to be altered for every job I apply for. However, I do feel that it does need to be changed completely, so it is based more on Warehouse based work.

I go to a networking event once per month with Stuart, et al. I have found that there are other networking events around, but they’re generally further afield. Not easy when you don’t drive or have no money to get to the locations.

I believe I am an all star, but I will double check.

I do ask for help when I feel that I require the help, but I don’t always get the responses I am looking for.

For job boards, I do use job boards, but I do prefer to be outgoing and attempt to get a job on foot, no matter on what the weather is like, or what mood I’m in.

With thanks …

I would like to thank Steve for giving me permission to share his LinkedIn post!

350 jobs at Fox’s Biscuits at risk

i, Thursday 21 March 2019, Number 2,596, p42

Why did this article catch your attention?

This article caught my attention because Fox’s Biscuits have put 350 jobs at risk.

Where are the 350 jobs at risk?

As this article from the i newspaper, 250 of those affected employees would be from its site in Uttoxeter, in Staffordshire. It sounds like the other 100 employees are based elsewhere.

How would this affect the 350 Fox’s Biscuits employees?

Simple answer: Massively.

They will be hit the hardest because they will be hit financially, physically and mentally.

Financially because if they’re made redundant, they would be able to claim Universal Credit (unemployment benefits), which would be considerably less than what they are currently earning. Physically because working in a factory and claiming benefits are different physically. And mentally because working is better for the mind, whereas actively seeking alternative employment can be demoralising, takes its toll and takes time.

Who else would this affect?

There are others who would be affected by this. They include, but aren’t limited to:

Consumers – With potential redundancies looming, there could be fewer packets of biscuits being produced and definitely fewer if the employees do become redundant.

Stores (supermarkets, off licenses, etc.) – With a possibility of fewer packets of biscuits being produced, stores (for example, supermarkets and off licences) would not be able to sell Fox’s Biscuits, as they would not have any in stock.

The Government – If Fox’s Biscuits do make redundancies, the Government would lose out two-fold. They would not receive taxes from the 350 unfortunate Fox’s Biscuits employees and would have to pay out over £300 per month for Universal Credit. That would equate to over £105,000 per month.

I am one of the 350 affected Fox’s Biscuits employees. What can I do to seek alternative employment?

There are still factories around, as well as warehouses. Have you got an industrial estate near where you live or near your ideal location?

How about doing some research by completing a Company Hunt, followed by a CV Drop?

It is better to do both in person, but you can call companies for the Company Hunt. The companies will tell you the best way to apply.

For the CV Drops, companies will ask you to either hand your CV to them in person or via e-mail. Make sure that you have the correct name, so you can write a cover letter to them.

Key Employees at Fox’s Biscuits

• Vinnie Chief Biscuit Officer (I think this profile is a prank)
• Laura Fulham, National Account Manager
• Steven Ellerby, Production Manager
• Paul Nolan, Chief Engineer
• Richard Johnson, Account Controller
• Sarah H., Learning and Development Advisor
• Emma Dickens, M&S Sales Conrtroller

To find out who else works for Fox’s Biscuits, check out LinkedIn!

Hopes springs eternal after 400 job rejections

Metro, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, p21

Why did this article catch your attention?

This article caught my attention because an aspiring actor, Jake Hopes, is struggling to get into employment, even after completing 400 job applications. All of which were rejections.

How does it feel to be an active job seeker?

I know how it feels to be an active job seeker. It’s frustrating, demoralising, as well as mentally draining.

When you apply for a job, but get declined, it is painful. Not many companies give constructive feedback on how to improve your chances for the next time you apply for a job for them.

As it says in this article, “it is soul destroying when he does not receive a response.” This is very true and I will come to this in one of my upcoming answers.

Who else does this affect?

Not only is Mr. Hopes having to put his aspirations on hold and career on the line, it’s affecting others, like a dominoes effect.

Mr. Hopes family – Somehow, Mr. Hopes would have to pay his way in his household, like rent, council tax and other necessities. This means that his family would have to support him in whatever way they can.

Companies – Companies would lost out on the skills, experience and knowledge that Mr. Hopes obtains.

The Government – They would not receive taxes from Mr. Hopes, until he has found employment and would have to pay out just over £300 per month in unemployment benefits (Universal Credit).

What are your thoughts on this?

My thoughts on this are as follows …

Companies should respond to all applicants in a timely manner with an outcome, positively or constructively. Communication and timekeeping are essential for companies. If I get declined, I need and want to know how I can improve on, so I can do better next time. Even if I am accepted to the next stage of the recruitment process, I need to know how I can do a really good job and thoroughly, so I can advance further in the recruitment process.

I find it frustrating that most of the jobs are advertised online because I am one of those people who prefer to be outgoing, on foot to seek employment opportunities. I strongly prefer human interaction than sitting at a computer day in, day out, making my eyes go funny and frying my brain..

What can job seekers do to seek employment?

There are various ways to find suitable employment and tasks to do before and after every application. They include:

• Knowing yourself (education, training, employment history, skills and experience)
• Key Competencies
• CV’s (What is a CV?, Preparation)
• Cover Letters: Job Applications
• Online applications
• Recruitment Agencies
• Other ways of looking for work
• Research (Company Hunts and employers)
• CV Drops (Part 1 and Part 2)
• Networking (online and offline)
• Following up (applications, networking, Negative Feedback)

As you have noticed, I have linked some of my blog posts to some of the things above. The blog posts will explain in more detail on what needs doing and how to plan for them.

I use a website called Workray to follow up on ALL of my applications online and offline a few days after each and every application I make. One click, then three days afterwards, it sends out a follow up e-mail to the company I applied to. If I don’t hear anything back for two working days after the follow up e-mail has been sent, I follow up by giving the recruiter at the company a call to find out where my application is at. I talk with them with courtesy and respect (the way I would want to be treated), explaining that I am very interested in the position, what skills and experience I possess and when  I can visit the company for a job interview. Simple things like that can go a very long way.

Key Employees at Asda

• Chris Darby, Senior Director – Retail Operations – South Birmingham & M5
• Simon Gregg, Vice President – Online Grocery Home Shopping
• Katie Walley, Head of Asda Money & Mobile
• Adam Mydlowski, Network People Manager – South
• Olivia Band, Ecommerce Trading Manager
• Paula Stephenson, Transport Manager
• Ruksanah Mirza, Retail and Customer Service Specialist

To find out who else works at Asda, check out LinkedIn!

Key Employees at Pizza Hut

• Regina Borda, Managing Director, Pizza Hut Europe & Canada
• Iain Winton, Lead Design and Construction Manager
• Aimee Ashworth, Waitress

To find out who else works at Pizza Hut, take a look at LinkedIn!

Job Search Weekly: w.b. 17/06/19

Monday 17 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 54 e-mails for job boards for Sunday 16 June 2019 and Monday 17 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• LinkedIn: 1 post

Tuesday 18 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 26 e-mails for job boards for Tuesday 18 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Job Applications [DECLINED]: Warehouse Operative (Req/523723), Search Consultancy, Luke Brown, Luke.Brown@search.co.uk
• Newspapers: Completed 2 sudokus to keep my mind active.
• LinkedIn: 2 posts, 2 comment, 1 like

Wednesday 19 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 16 e-mails for job boards for Wednesday 19 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobsite
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
• Job Applications: Applied for 1 job.
  • Warehouse Operative (Totaljobs/TTWO001), Premier Work Support, Stephanie Bullock, 01403 339 333, deborah.kness.25375.tjs@premierworksupport.aplitrak.com
  • Loading operative (Totaljobs/BRS987), Barker Ross Group, Alex, 01158 960 888
• LinkedIn: 2 comment, 2 likes

Thursday 20 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 29 e-mails for job boards for Thursday 20 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Joblift
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• LinkedIn: 3 comments, 5 likes

Friday 21 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 35 e-mails for job boards for Friday 21 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • Jobscan
  • Jobsite
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Myfuturerole
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• Events: Signed up to 2 events to attend
• Newspapers: Went through this week’s local newspaper. Found no suitable jobs and no articles to blog about.
• Blogging: Published / scheduled 3 blog posts, including LinkedIn Weekly, Job Centre Plus opening late and stress causing sick leave.
• LinkedIn: 4 posts, 9 comments, 23 likes

Saturday 22 June 2019

• E-mails: Went through 19 e-mails for job boards for Tuesday 18 June 2019.
  • CV-Library
  • CW Jobs
  • Find a job
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Love Local Jobs
  • Monster
  • Reed
  • Total Jobs
  • WorkCircle
• LinkedIn: 1 post, 12 comments, 16 likes

Sunday 23 June 2019

• Blogging: Handwrote 1 blog post

Good Deeds

I have not noticed anybody requiring my help this week.

Job centres to open late to help other workers switch roles

Daily Mail, Saturday, May 18, 2019, p2

Why did this article catch your attention?

This article caught my attention because Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions Secretary wants to make it easier for employees to search for new jobs, etc. by keeping Job Centre Plus open during the evenings and on Saturdays.

When will this happen?

According to this article, there are currently seven Job Centre Pus open in the evenings and on Saturdays, as a trial. They include:

• Chester
• Dudley
• Oldham
• Poplar
• Todmorden
• Wick
• York

From there, Ministers will decide if it works and whether or not it should be extended to all 600 Job Centre Plus premises across the country.

What does this mean for job seekers?

This would mean that job seekers can walk into any of the seven Job Centre Plus premises, mentioned above, during the evening and on Saturdays, when they are not working, to see if there is anything better employment wise for them.

But would they really want to visit the Job Centre Plus after work or on a Saturday?

Who would this benefit?

As I mentioned in my last answer, it would benefit those who are currently in employment whilst seeking new, better employment. There are others who would benefit from this too. They include, but aren’t limited to:

Potential employers – They would be able to employ new employees who could bring other skills and knowledge to their companies, meaning they might get a bigger profit.

The Government – With many companies closing or at risk of collapse and potential redundancies, if the Job Centre Plus can help those in employment find better employment elsewhere, it should keep those employees stay in work. In turn, the Government wouldn’t need to pay out Universal Credit(unemployment benefits) and if the employees receive higher pay, the Government would also receive higher taxes.

Job Centre Plus employees – The Job Centre Plus employees should earn more money for the extra hours they put into this operation.

Who would this affect?

On the flip side, there could potential be affects and consequences to this. The people who could be affected by this include:

Job Centre Plus employees – They could be overloaded by work, which could cause things like stress to kick in. In turn, this would affect their work.

Current employees – The employees currently in employment may not feel up to going to their local Job Centre Plus because they would have had a long long day at work or want to have Saturdays off to relax after a long week at work.

What are your thoughts on this?

Personally, I think it could work, but it’s about trial and error.

It’s great to see the Government trying to keep people in employment and wanting employees to ‘get even better work earning even more money’.

There would be pros and cons, those who would benefit and those who would be affected. This is the case with any scenario.

I would like to see how this works out.

Related Blog Posts

• Employers fail to help stressed staff
• Work pressure leads to loneliness for staff

LinkedIn Weekly: 21/06/19

Most helpful person: Steve P Brady -Job Search Coach for a couple of suggestions about my job search

Most helpful post: Discounted training courses in Manor Royal by Navpreet Mangat

Most inspirational post: Father’s Day post by Jackie Handy FIRP

Most interesting post: Supermarket carrier bags by Stephen Canning

Funniest Post: Cold Callers by Andy Cole

Best Quote: What direction you are moving by Audrey Paterson

Best LinkedIn tip: How to write a Recommendation by Ed Han

 

I would like to congratulate everybody who is in this weeks LinkedIn Weekly and to thank everybody who have kept LinkedIn great over the past week.

I Completed a Company Hunt and Here’s What Happened 17/06/19

Introduction

On Monday 17 June 2019, I decided to give several companies in Manor Royal a call to find out if any of them had any vacancies I could apply for, how to apply and who to contact.

Why did you do a Company Hunt over the telephone on a Tuesday?

I haven’t completed a Company Hunt recently and thought it best to do another one to gather information based on job search.

I decided to call them because it’s another route I could go down to find suitable employment.

Who did you talk to?

On Monday, I typed up the company information I gathered for 27 companies in Manor Royal, then yesterday (Tuesday) I called 15 of those companies.

The companies who require a CV are:

• Gatwick Kia
• Hendy Ford
• HSS Hire
• Treetop Design & Print Ltd

The companies who want me to search and apply online are:

• Harwoods Jaguar Land Rover Crawley (Harwoods website)
• Johnstone’s Decorating Centre
• Lok’nStore Storage Crawley (Indeed)
• Motorline Nissan Crawley (Motorline website)
• Motorline Toyota Gatwick (Motorline website)
• Topps Tiles Gatwick (website and Indeed)
• Williams Trade Supplies Ltd

The other companies include:

• Rentokil Initial
• TLC Electrical Distributers (call HR)
• TNT Crawley Depot
• WH Commercials

What was the outcome?

Four of the companies required a CV and seven companies required applications online.

The other companies either weren’t sure of any vacancies, had no vacancies or had no option to discuss employment opportunities.

What will happen now?

Now, I will send CV’s to those companies who require me to send them my CV. I will also keep an eye on both Indeed and respective company websites for suitable positions.

Conclusion

Even though I hate talking over the telephone, I thought it best that I tried something different for a change.