Searching for a job can be pretty tough, all those online applications can often be fruitless and…read moresometimes it feels like you are getting nowhere. If you like me feel like this then my advice is to get yourself down to a recruitment consultants. They will look for jobs for you under the specifications you give them and then forward your details to you're the recruiter. Lynn Recruitment is a really good company to join, firstly it is located on May Street in Belfast which is about as central as you can get. It also does not have any particular specialty so is a great company for anyone to join no matter what your qualifications. They also cater for temporary or permanent work. Registering is pretty painless too, just pop into the office with your passport, CV and national insurance card and next thing you know you will be working in Wall Street or at least Percy Street.

After having a pretty rough couple of years economically, things still aren't great on the job…read morefront. Many people have experienced redundancy or have had to work on reduced hours. I was one of them. A number of months ago I spotted a job I would be interested in and it was through Grafton Recruitment., so I duly sent them across my CV. They left me a voicemail with a brief description of the job, and said the employer wanted to see me at a certain time. I was somewhat taken aback, as most agencies, even the very small ones, will want you to come in to register personally, and have a chat with you about what sort of jobs you are looking for, I got none of this. When I tried to call back to discuss it further, the consultant was not available and despite my best efforts, never returned my calls. I attended the interview at the time left on my voicemail and spoke to the employer, but unfortunately the job was not for me. Again I had no luck getting speaking to the consultant, so had to leave a message with my feedback. Over the following weeks, I noticed a number of other jobs of interest which I tried to get in contact about ,but still no one had the courtesy to even respond. I am now in a fantastic job that I love, but no thanks to this agency, I would not use them in future.

Since we have began to fell the pinch of the recession, this place has been rammed with people…read morelooking any sort of job with any sort of money just to cover the bills and make a bit of money towards the old student debt. However this recruitment agency is more inclined towards temporary positions so if you are looking a career change then I think this place should be well avoided. If you are a student like me who is looking a bit of extra money doing catering or secretarial work over the Summer break then this is well worth a shout, though if your looking for the best job in the world, it is probably not going to be here. The staff will be more than willing to help you and they even gave me advice when I told them what exactly I was looking for. However one word of advice is that you can't be fussy with regards to the work that they may offer you because any of the jobs offered by this agency aren't that great paying.

Great people, they were so efficient and helpful!read more

Searching for a job can be pretty tough, all those online applications can often be fruitless and…read moresometimes it feels like you are getting nowhere. If you like me feel like this then my advice is to get yourself down to a recruitment consultants. They will look for jobs for you under the specifications you give them and then forward your details to you're the recruiter. Kennedy Recruitment is a really good company to join, firstly it is located on May Street in Belfast which is about as central as you can get. It also does not have any particular specialty so is a great company for anyone to join no matter what your qualifications. They also cater for temporary or permanent work. Registering is pretty painless too, just pop into the office with your passport, CV and national insurance card and next thing you know you will be working in Wall Street or at least Percy Street.

Although primarily a recruitment agency Rutledge also offer training for staff already in…read moreemployment. My experience with Rutledge has always been with the training facility of their business. They coordinate training in their offices and can train staff of local business's up to NVQ level 2. I did my food hygiene certificate through Rutledge and always found there staff patient and encouraging especially as I was still involved in full time education when they trained me. They offer a great service and gaining a qualification was as smooth as you like. I wish school and University could have been as straight forward as education with Rutledge Recruitment.

Nick's review of recruitment agencies in general is pretty accurate. Although I think it's just a…read moreproduct of the recession to be honest. There are just too many people looking for work so the agencies are totally inundated. I've found that the trick is to keep ringing up and speaking to whoever is meant to be looking after you - that way they'll never forget you when jobs come along! Anyway, hindsight's a wonderful thing and I'm now gainfully employed, so *crosses fingers desperately* I won't be dealing with any recruitment agencies int he near future. As far as Apple went, I can't really complain. They have quite a few public sector contracts, and so manage to place a lot people in temporary (which very often lead to permanent) jobs in the civil service. I got a temp job with them and while it didn't get made permanent, I had no complaints with the way Apple dealt with me from start to finish.

Years ago I signed up with Apple Recruitment for some temporary work and found that even though I…read moredidn't have much relevant experience, they found me work fairly quickly. It served a purpose, though jobs were never going to lead to anything that would be of any long term interest to me. Like most temping agencies they will slot you in wherever it is practical for them to do so, often in public sector positions. Good opportunities for permanent jobs can arise, though it is the nature of the temporary work beast to feel exploited on occasions. I had found this firm useful over the years until I was hit by last winter's horrible economic downturn and there just seemed to be nothing doing with them for months, apart from the odd day of work here and there which doesn't keep the wolf from the door. Apple Recruitment will find you something if you're willing but I can't wait to find a dream, permanent job, temping's only ok up to a point.