Inquiring about work in the company, I am outsourced too..

job seeker

Hi all,

I am just looking for a bit of advice. So I have worked a minwage job for 2 years and 3 months in catering no biggie! I am an outsourced staff member at this pharma company, so I am employed by a separate company.

I have appied for a number of public sector jobs and they are on the back burner (I am waiting to hear back etc). So as the title suggests I am really considering enquiring with HR at this particular company for any available work. I may just leave it til January, as it'll be far busier then! I am interested in your opinions though, as this is a sinario I have been thinking about a lot lately. Thanks.

limericklad87

Might be best to wait and see if a particular role interests you and apply

listermint

I'm not sure what advice you want here.

You can apply for roles if you wish. What's the problem.

job seeker

listermint wrote: »

I'm not sure what advice you want here.

You can apply for roles if you wish. What's the problem.

I get that. what I am asking, would it be conflict of interest so to speak from say an old manager and a new manager? Like it would be different to applying for a totally different company and not been around that particular site with people who you've previously worked with in the past.

I just never heard of it happening before myself. So I was curious if anyone here was in this particular situation before.

lawred2

It's how I got my start in engineering but I was a qualified graduate with a post grad

What position would you be looking for?

job seeker

lawred2 wrote: »

It's how I got my start in engineering but I was a qualified graduate with a post grad

What position would you be looking for?

Ah okay, thanks for the info.

I was thinking about manufacturing possibly.

Mrs OBumble

I've seen it happen a couple of times that clever, interested people from the facilities-management companies got hired into totally different roles in the client company. The key is that you've had a chance to build a relationship with them, and impressed them that you're adaptable.

Don't start with HR.

First, try and make yourself stick out - in a good way - to your clients. Be super helpful, friendly, speedy on the till or security gate or whatever it is that you're doing. Go out of your way to be helpful.

Then figure out who is working at just above entry-level in the team you'd like to work in. Chat informally to them about how they got hired. Ask for suggestions about how you could get in. Likely they can give you the inside word about the right time to apply and the right things to say, and hopefully put in a good word for you too.

Jim2007

job seeker wrote: »

I am interested in your opinions though, as this is a sinario I have been thinking about a lot lately. Thanks.

Well I don't see anything stopping you from doing this. But I suspect your chances of being successful with very much depend on the agreement between your current employer and the client company - there is usually some kind of agreement about staff moving to the client.


I'd say start by checking out your employment contract and the terms and conditions. Then ask around among your colleagues to see if anyone has done it before and take it from there.

lawred2

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I've seen it happen a couple of times that clever, interested people from the facilities-management companies got hired into totally different roles in the client company. The key is that you've had a chance to build a relationship with them, and impressed them that you're adaptable.

Don't start with HR.

First, try and make yourself stick out - in a good way - to your clients. Be super helpful, friendly, speedy on the till or security gate or whatever it is that you're doing. Go out of your way to be helpful.

Then figure out who is working at just above entry-level in the team you'd like to work in. Chat informally to them about how they got hired. Ask for suggestions about how you could get in. Likely they can give you the inside word about the right time to apply and the right things to say, and hopefully put in a good word for you too.

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