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Good UK recruitment agencies?

  • 31-07-2017 11:12AM
    #1
    2017girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭


    Can anyone name a few?Are engage education ok?Don't know of any others?


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  • #2
    Starkystark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭Starkystark


    2017girl wrote: »
    Can anyone name a few?Are engage education ok?Don't know of any others?

    I went over with TimePlan; found them ok as recruitment agencies go.


  • #3
    2017girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭2017girl


    Starkystark wrote: »
    I went over with TimePlan; found them ok as recruitment agencies go.

    Thank you.Think I have made up my mind that I am going to go to UK but dont know whether to go with an agency or not.Did you find it better to go with one?


  • #4
    Dave0301
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    2017girl wrote: »
    Thank you.Think I have made up my mind that I am going to go to UK but dont know whether to go with an agency or not.Did you find it better to go with one?

    I went with Engage Education, and I found them very useful to help secure interviews and arrange a flight over initially. I was offered a full time contract by a school though, so I don't know what they are like to work with on a contract.

    My advice would be to use an agency to get started with initially and then use the TES to find a permanent position. If you can get a job in an independent school that is even better.

    I have been here nearly five years now, so if you have any questions, please do ask away.


  • #5
    Starkystark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭Starkystark


    2017girl wrote: »
    Thank you.Think I have made up my mind that I am going to go to UK but dont know whether to go with an agency or not.Did you find it better to go with one?

    The year I did in the UK really stood to me when I came back here. For me I found it better yes to go with an agency as I didn't intend on staying really any longer than the year and I went over completely on my own. I literally had no one.

    I felt a little bit more secure with an agency. They helped me find accommodation, provided us with a very informative induction day for us where we got a introduction to the school system, opened up our bank accounts - which can be a complete pain doing it in your own and with TimePlan they set us up on where we could view our payslips and offset expenses against our tax - which was great a help as you could include rent and travel expenses. They also had a support person if you were struggling with any aspect of the school you were in. They also put on social events - which I wish I took advantage of but didn't.

    Anyway they might just seem like small things but it helped me - I was a very anxious person back then and the smallest of things like setting up a bank account stressed me out. :D


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