Thanks again girls. Fiona: yep, I've done temping... was tested like you said through an agency but I wasn't really keen on going through that particular agency again... they put me in some horrid jobs... one was with Victorian Transport right before it was privatised... the whole mood of the office was AWFUL!!! I was warned that it was going to be a tough role (receptionist) the agency girl said to me: "you can give them a go but they are going through staff like tissues... they want someone tomorrow though... so i took it. I lasted about a month... it was the longest of any receptionist but in the end some woman decided she wanted a change again so (it seemed) took great delight in "sacking" me. I had never been (and never since) been sacked before. Even though i was warned, it was awful to go through...very demoralising. It has kind of put me off temping. But thanks for the suggestion.
I agree Astrid, it's "who you know". I know a security guy and a nurse at the Austin... they're trying to get me a job there... at the moment this is my best lead.
Last edited by Bathsheba; November 20th, 2009 at 02:24 PM.
Fiona: yep, I've done temping... was tested like you said through an agency but I wasn't really keen on going through that particular agency again... they put me in some horrid jobs... one was with Victorian Transport right before it was privatised... the whole mood of the office was AWFUL!!! I was warned that it was going to be a tough role (receptionist) the agency girl said to me: "you can give them a go but they are going through staff like tissues... they want someone tomorrow though... so i took it. I lasted about a month... it was the longest of any receptionist but in the end some woman decided she wanted a change again so (it seemed) took great delight in "sacking" me. I had never been (and never since) been sacked before. Even though i was warned, it was awful to go through...very demoralising. It has kind of put me off temping. But thanks for the suggestion.
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