I had been at the same job for about ten years when I realised that it was time to leave. A friend told me that some fairly good social work jobs were available through sanctuary personnel, and I remembered that this had come up on the internet when I had googled social services jobs. I sent them my CV and asked if they had any jobs on their books which might suit me, and was very chuffed when they emailed me the next day to say that they had several vacancies on their books which they thought I would be ideal for.
I came into the agency the week after to chat to one of their staff about how they might be able to help me. The meeting took the form of a sort of casual interview, but it was in fact not as intimidating as I expected, as it was really a matter of getting to know me without putting me under any pressure. I really appreciated this approach as, after all, social work jobs are not so much about how you act in a high pressure formal situation, but about how well you can empathise and connect with others.
After this initial chat, I wasn’t necessarily expecting to hear anything, so I was pleasantly surprised when the lady from the agency called me the next week to say that one of the employers to whom they had sent me CV wanted to contact me. She gave me some insider information about the company and what kind of thing they would be looking for, so I felt really well prepared before my meeting. When I went in for the interview it was obvious to me that it wasn’t really the sort of thing I was looking for, but I felt that it was good interview practice anyway. I spoke to the agency afterwards and they said that another placement had come in which might be more appropriate for me, so I fixed up another interview for the following Friday.
I was so impressed by the number of social worker jobs the agency seemed to have on their books, so I was confident that something would come in soon that suited me. Sure enough, the next interview I went to went really well and I was offered the job. I would definitely recommend the company to anyone looking for social services jobs or social work jobs.
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