Jobsites… Where to start? | Earlstreet Employment Consultants
Jobsites Searching for a job can be a very daunting experience… where do you start? Even if you are signed/registered with a recruitment agency you may be eager to search online also, many recruiters use jobsites as well as their own websites so it’s always something we recommend. However, with so many job websites out …
Brainteaser Puzzles
Brainteasers A brainteaser is a type of puzzle that takes thought to resolve. Sometimes they may seem impossible, or for some, extremely easy, brainteasers are a great exercise and can benefit us in many ways. Brainteasers include things such as unusual or abstract questions, Sudokus, word searches, Riddles, mathematical questions and puzzles. Benefits of brain teasers …
Starting your own Business
Starting up There are many things to consider when starting up your own business and for it to be successful you need to know exactly what’s involved. Launching a new business can be scary but almost half a million businesses start up each year! Starting up involves lots of tasks so having a clear plan …
Handy Hacks
Handy Hacks to Organise Your Desk We’ve put together some handy hacks to save your wires from getting in a twist. Having an organised work space gives you not only more room to work, but optimises the space you have. Maximise the Mason Jar Use an old mason jar to fill with your pens …
Oops: CV and Email Bloopers!
Email and CV Bloopers! It’s happened to the best of us, missing a full stop, comma or making a spelling error in an all important email or CV. However, these CV bloopers seem to be the wrong word/spelling at the wrong time and although we all tend to rely on our spellcheck tool, it doesn’t …
Earl Street Employment Consultants Assessments
Assessments When you choose to register at Earl Street Employment Consultants (either as a temporary or permanent worker) you can do some assessments to determine your skill set. These can be anything from: numeracy and literacy, to typing speed assessment, or Microsoft Office. These are not tests and there is no pass or fail! It …
How to Get your Dream Job | Earl Street Employment Consultants
Be the Person you would want to Hire Work Your Way Up Even if you don’t get hired for your dream job that doesn’t mean the job will never be yours. Look for a different position within the same company or another company. Gain the additional experience you need to work your way up to your dream job. …
Why use a Recruitment Agency? | Earl Street Employment Consultants
Why use a Recruitment Agency? Employers hire Recruitment agencies to find candidates for their vacancies. Agency recruiters do this by researching the open roles, identifying qualified people, screening the candidates and providing support to the employer during selection of the new employee. One of the main objectives of recruitment agencies is to find suitable opportunities for candidates who …
Weirdest Job Adverts
As a recruitment agency we’ve seen some strange job adverts from time to time and are very mindful of how we word our own adverts, one word misplaced can take on a very different meaning! We were wondering what are some of the world’s weirdest job adverts and it didn’t take us very long to …
Historical Female Icons to be Celebrated
With so many inspirational females to choose from we have been reflecting on some of the most significant female icons throughout history who deserve to be celebrated. Sappho (625BC – 570BC) An archaic Greek poet who wrote about love. Sappho was one of the first female writers and her work now only remains in fragmented pieces but …
Fun Facts from Earl Street
Fun Facts Below are some interesting, weird and quirky facts that you probably didn’t know – so why not break your day up by reading these facts and later impressing your family and friends with your AMAZING (not useless at all) knowledge. 1. The Cookie Monsters real name is Sid. 2. There are more fake flamingos …
New Year, Old Me
New Year, New Me; it feels like a distant memory right now but the real question is – have you already broken your new years resolutions!? Now that we’ve passed the middle of January you may be starting to feel your resolve waver. To try and help you become the “new me” you were so …