Blue Arrow is a good place to head to if you find yourself a little strapped for cash and with time…read moreon your hands. It's an employment agency, specialising in the catering industry. They will pretty much hire anyone, on a casual staff basis. If you've worked in catering before, you might even end up being offered a job as a supervisor. This has it's advantages and disadvantages, you end up with a job as a supervisor...in charge of people who have never even seen a bar before, let along worked on one. But as it's a casual basis, you can turn down shifts if you're busy so that's really good. The best place you'll end up being sent is Old Trafford on a match day, getting paid to watch the game! Fun times!

I feel like I've visited most of Manchester's job agencies in my time living here. I'm…read moreself-employed, so I've been searching for some regular bar work to fit around this as my income isn't always the most reliable. All the agencies I've visited have never come through for me with any actual work, many have even refused to register me. The market is crowded and there isn't a whole lot of work going with the recession. I went to Berkeley Scott before Christmas, and they were really helpful and it was great that they came through with some regular work for me. When you go in, ask for Becky or Sam, they're friendly and if you know what you're doing with bar or waiting work and they have some available, then they should be able to sort you out without much fuss. Berkeley Scott have a great system of texting staff with any extra or last minute shifts that are going, so it's often possible to get some extra work to supplement you're regular shifts.

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Hays Recruitment at Manchester have helped me find a good job twice. Both times I found them very…read moreprofessional and they have people that actually listen to what you are looking for. They had some of the top firms in their portfolio and once you have given them your CV you know you are in good hands and can trust them to get you interviews in the firms you want. Their salary negotiation skills are notable and they can give you honest and good advice on the current market situation. I will go back to them should I need a new job!

I was becoming used to being rejected by agencies just after I graduated. Some would say I didn't…read morehave enough experience, some would politely tell me that they would keep my CV on file, some would tell me that there weren't many jobs out there at the moment... however, the only one which laughed in my face was Rullion. I waited in a disorderly queue in their horrible stuffy office on Moseley Street for about 10 minutes before a typical recruitment woman with bleached blonde hair and a high-pitched voice took my CV from me. OK, so I didn't have any office experience, but I did have a first class degree and a lot of other work experience including teaching English, working at a ski resort in Canada and on a campsite in Germany. This is what the dumb blonde found hilarious. "So, erm, you've just worked on camps then?!" she laughed before pointing me in the direction of the door. Looking on their website there are numerous badly paid jobs that I could do with my eyes shut, but I'm glad I went to Manpower who actually found me a well-paid job matched to my skills - kind of what an agency should do.

After working with Rullion on a 6 month placement, I have found their staff to be unreliable,…read moreunsupportive, Rude and not very knowledgeable. For the website to call the companys recruiters professionals I believe to be a joke. This company has shown, on more than one occasion that they only think about the money and not that of the people that are representing Rullion. Can you believe I was told by one member of staff that I was not allowed to use my annual leave to cover a day of sick. This was quickly over written. I also received telephone calls (at my works number) from other Rullion team members, offering me an interview for other roles. Safe to say my manager was not happy about this. Also I have been waiting for quite some time for paperwork to be sent to me to confirm my temporary contract had ended. I sent several emails and telephone calls, all of which remained ignored. I have and will continue to advise people not to work with Rullion, once they have you in a place your nothing but a number to them. Its a shame I had to give them any stars!

Are you a snivelling sponger? Are you scrimping off the state or living on beans and Special Brew?…read moreNeed a job? Call Morgan Hunt. One of the better recruitment agencies on the market, Morgan Hunt offer a professional, tailored job search and recruitment service. They work across the UK with a base in Manchester as well as some other prime locations which makes them a great place to start if you are a graduate looking to spread your wings. Working on both sides of the coin, they help the unemployed masses find work whilst offering headhunting services for companies and businesses. I've had some great temp work through them and regularly check their site for new vacancies and training opportunities. As they are a large company the service is a little cold and impersonal, but the flipside of this is that they have a lot of fingers in a lot of pies so there are plenty of juicy jobs for you to choose from.

Oh dear, oh dear.......... details of my agency experience…read morecan be found on my blog: http://grahamchalk.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html Morgan Hunt keep sending me job emails where if you click on "apply now" you get "error 404" It's been like this for aaaages. I told them about it. aaaaaaaaages ago....It's still like this....lol Oh and I signed up in a branch (Newcastle) that according to their website...doesn't actually exist. Hogwarts here I come!

First of all I popped my CV into this Manpower branch and had a quick chat with a friendly man who…read moreasked me what kind of work I was looking for. I was then sent over to Manpower Professional where the lovely Paddy (who has unfortunately left now) had another chat with me. A few weeks later and they had found me a relatively well-paid job where I could use my skills (including my German, which I had found it hard to find a use for elsewhere). This was originally a 6 month contract, which I was happy about, which was then extended for another 6 months. Although it was annoying to fax off a timesheet every week for an entire year, I was happy to have a job that I enjoyed. The agency itself was friendly but not annoyingly so, and I never had a problem with my pay or holiday. All in all, a professional service from Manpower Professional. Not bad as far as agencies go, but I still can't bring myself to give them 5 stars, as they still take a large proportion of your hard-earned cash!