Lifeline: My new contact to whom I have not yet spoken, Paul, was "on the other line." I left him a message that Charlotte ought to have passed my CV on to him ( Read more... )

Cycled to the Kentish Town JobCentre to be told that the first stage of signing on is done on the phone -- and no, I couldn't use one of theirs! Hey ho ( Read more... )

I've found a house. Lower Clapton, which is the depths of Hackney (ah, it'll be an adventure!), quite near Tom and Ruth, who are in Stoke Newington. I saw it last Sunday and was a bit put off by the size of the rooms -- even the larger one smaller than the one I have now -- and storage issues. However, the kitchen is lovely and new, there's a ( Read more... )

Last three and a half weeks have been a bit disjointed. We had our "options" for three weeks, one of which had a weekend with a bank holiday Monday attached to it. My options were in the first two weeks, with the third week "off." So I began my immigration option on Friday 15 May, then family option on Friday 22 May, the 25 May was a bank ( Read more... )

Turns out they can't afford to either a) be without help or b) have someone to cover me for two weeks while I'm away here. Cirene had said initially, if you're coming back, we'll have you back, but she's now spoken to the person above her and he's said, no, get someone else in ( Read more... )

Pfft. Well, it's filled out and I've sent it off to the agency -- yet another one! Harris Hill, who also specialise in recruitment for charities. Fingers crossed, it's an office admin position, of course, and of course the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is a lovely organisation. But, really... BED TIME!

Started a new position last week.

( Good thing 1: In demand )

Done today ( Read more... )

Well, I've got work for Monday -- with a relocation company based in Chelsea. Apparently they specialise in helping other companies "recruit, retrain and relocate" employees anywhere in the world. I seem to be coming across a lot of businesses recently that I never would have thought existed. Anyway, ten pounds an hour for at least a week, ( Read more... )

I have the interview at eight a.m. with Help the Aged... a bit of a difference from today. I forgot to set my alarm and woke up with a start at ten past eleven! I don't think I've slept that late in weeks. None of my agencies called in with work, so I checked in the late afternoon and they all said, you're on our list, we will contact you. ( Read more... )