Date originally posted: March, 16, 2017
Applying for jobs can be tricky! One of the number one things people always ask is how to write a CV that stands out, looks good, and gets you the job! As a recruitment agency, we can see hundreds of CV’s in one week, so we know which ones turn our heads! Below are 7 tips on writing a fab CV to nab you that all important role.
Colchester: 01206 616171 Chelmsford: 01245 408761 Bury St Edmunds: 01284 771500 Ipswich: 01473 550559 Or follow us on our social media. The 1 Stop Healthcare Team
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Date originally posted: March, 9, 2017 With it being National Apprenticeship Week, we thought it would be best to write on Apprenticeships this week. 1 Stop Healthcare is passionate about helping young, passionate people achieve their career goals, which is why we already have implemented apprentices in head office, including an apprentice, Casey, in our Business Administration, and our other apprentice, Annabel, in our marketing department. We are very proud of these girls, and we think they’re pretty chuffed about us too! Read below to see what they have to say about 1 Stop Healthcare: As well as our internal staff, we are also recruiting for Apprentices amongst our care staff. The value of Apprentices is severely underrated – they bring enthusiasm, new ideas, and a fresh approach to everything they do, and we are delighted that we are able to help so many young people achieve their career goals!
If you are interested in working with us – we want to hear from you! You can email us on workwithus@1stophealthcare.co.uk , or you can call us on the appropriate number below: Colchester: 01206 616171 Ipswich: 01473 550559 Bury St Edmunds: 01284 771500 Chelmsford: 01245 408761 Or follow us on our social media. (Links on the homepage) The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: March, 2, 2017
Part of a recruitment agency’s role is to prepare for the unexpected. So we believe we’re pretty experienced in preparing for unanticipated events. Below is a list of things we would suggest to help you prepare as best you can!
Colchester: 01206 616171 Ipswich: 01473 550559 Bury St Edmunds: 01284 771500 Chelmsford: 01245 408761 Alternatively, you can receive more information about our services by signing up to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/cDWdDz Follow us on our social media: The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: February, 23, 2017
What does a person look for most in a career? We are here to tell you. Read below to discover the top 7 things people look for when they are job hunting.
1 Stop Healthcare is an award winning recruitment provider, specialising in placing healthcare professionals to care settings based in East Anglia. If you have found the above information useful as a potential employee, we believe that you may also find a role with us beneficial. We urge you to send your CV to [email protected] for more information about the vacancies we have in East Anglia. If you are interested in using our care services for your care setting, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us on the following numbers for more information on our services and to speak to one of our qualified booking coordinators.: Chelmsford: 01245 408761 Bury St Edmunds: 01284 771500 Colchester: 01206 616171 Ipswich: 01473 550559 Follow us on: The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: February, 9, 2017
1. A Caring Nature Okay, so this one’s a given, considering it’s a career in care, but it is essential to have a caring nature. If looking after vulnerable adults is something that you are passionate about, caring about and for these people should be second nature. 2. Quick Thinking Things can change quickly in care, especially when patients have severe care needs. Thus, you must be able to think on your feet and deal with unexpected occurrences. The ability to think quickly in difficult situations can be invaluable – and may save someone’s life. 3. Understanding Being able to understand the issues facing your clients is essential. Once you try to understand the world from someone’s perspective you help bring solutions to their problems. By listening and understanding, you can always find a way to help improve a patient’s quality of life. 4. Reliability Reliability is a must when it comes to care. People receiving care rely on and depend upon their caregivers and will often consider them friends. Caregivers must always be on time with everything from administering food to medical care. It is a vital part of the caregiver’s responsibility. 5. People Skills This may be one that you might not think of, but people skills are super important for care givers to have. You may be caring for people with a range of people with different disabilities, various backgrounds and ethnicities. You also need good communication skills in order to interact with other caregivers in a professional and collaborative manner. 6. Patient Elderly and vulnerable people are often unable to carry out activities as quickly and easily as others. Giving people time and space and showing a great deal of patience is a key to being a great carer. 7. Person Centered Approach It is essential to treat all patients as individuals when you are caring for them. Each person has a unique set of needs, and different personalities, and it is important that caregivers respond to this appropriately by treating them as the individuals that they are! 8. A Passion for Care Here at 1 Stop Healthcare we are dedicated to helping people who are passionate about care to thrive in the healthcare sector. With our training academy, care certificate and NVQ level 2 and 3 opportunities, we ensure that all our staff who are passionate about care are trained to the max in their chosen specialities. If you are interested in any of the vacancies we have available across East Anglia, one of our staff members will be happy to take your call on 01206 616171 and set up an interview with you! Alternatively, you can email your CV to [email protected] and we will give you a call. For more information about our services, please see the links below: Vacancies Vacancies in Essex Vacancies in Suffolk Clients Thinking of using our services for your care setting? Social Media FACEBOOK: Colchester Facebook Mildenhall Facebook Ipswich Facebook Newmarket Facebook Bury St Edmunds Facebook Thetford Facebook Framlingham Facebook Sudbury Facebook Clacton Facebook Southend Facebook Chelmsford Facebook King’s Lynn Facebook Stansted Facebook Hadleigh Facebook Braintree Facebook Cambridge Facebook Harwich Facebook TWITTER: 1 Stop Healthcare Twitter LINKEDIN: 1 Stop Healthcare Linkedin INSTAGRAM: 1 Stop Healthcare Instagram PINTEREST: 1 Stop Healthcare Pinterest The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: February 17, 2016
In the current times, it can be hard to land your dream role. The following qualities are the main things that employers will look for in a potential employee. Before you go to an interview, or even apply to a job, make sure that you have read these tips, and go land your dream career! (It could even be with us!) 1. A passion for the role All employers want you to have a passion for the role. One of the reasons for this is that those who love what they do, always do a better job than those who don’t love it! We, as employers, want you to succeed, and want you to gain the career that you aspire to, and if they are interviewing you for a role, this means that they are passionate about helping you succeed. So make sure that the role you aspire to is something that interests you. 2. A positive attitude If you’ve got a smile on your face, you will instantly brighten up any room you walk into. This includes your workplace! If you have a positive, can-do attitude, any employer will be more likely to want to work with you. 3. Hard worker This one is a given. What employer wants someone that does the bare minimum? All employers want to know that their employees are going to work hard, and want to achieve great things in the workplace. Prove this in your interview by giving examples of when you went the extra mile, and what the result of this was. Alternatively, you could bring in a portfolio of all the great things you have done in your previous role to show the excellent standard you hold your work to! 4. Good listener It’s important to sell yourself at an interview. But it is also important to listen. Employers don’t want someone who is not willing to listen to their managers, so don’t let your mouth run away with you! Take a minute to listen to the employer at the interview, as you can then judge whether or not you even want to take the job if offered! 5. Well presented Please don’t wear jeans to your interview. Even if it’s an informal chat, an employer will always appreciate a professionally dressed individual. It shows that you took care and effort in your appearance in order to make a good impression, which in turn shows that you are dedicated to the role. 6. Flexible No, we don’t mean that you need to do the splits. Employers may need their staff to be flexible to get an important project completed on time, to cover a shift, or to be there to help out a colleague. Remember that when you go for a job, even if there are specified hours and places that you are told to go, you may be asked to stay late/change your shift/help prepare for birthday celebrations – and employers will want to know that you are willing to be as flexible as possible in case of these events. 7. Team player You work well on your own? Fantastic! But every job requires teamwork at some point. If you excel when working with others, and love the idea of working in a team, employers will want to hire you. When working in any industry, it is important to remember that the entire business is 1 team, and an employer will look for someone with this mindset. 8. Takes care of themselves An employer wants you to care about the role. But they also want you to care about yourself. Take good care of your mental and physical health, and ensure that you maintain good hygiene levels. 9. Honest Honesty actually is the best policy. Whether that means owning up to a mistake, or taking credit where credit is due, employers will always choose an honest individual over a dishonest one. Be upfront about your expectations, your experience and your availability, and then you won’t have anything to hide. 10. Asks questions when unsure Employers want an inquisitive person who is eager to learn. Rather than someone that sits around when they do not know what to do, employers want someone who is keen to learn, who asks questions when they don’t know something and who is open about what they are and are not sure about. An employer will choose an inquisitive, curious individual over an uninterested, happy-with-the-minimum individual every time. 11. Friendly Be friendly! If you are excited about the job, show it! If you like the person interviewing you, express it. If you don’t like the person interviewing you, then it may not be the role for you. Shake the hand of your interviewer, be confident, and always wear a smile. 12. Loyal to the company An employer wants someone who is as passionate about the company as they are, and a key component of this is loyalty. No one will hire someone that they believe will speak badly of their company out of work hours. So show that you are excited by the company! Talk about the achievements the company has had, and how this has impressed you. Show what you love about the company, and the employer will undoubtedly be impressed. 13. Loves to learn People believe that your learning experience ends after the last exam has been taken. This simply isn’t true. The workplace is one long learning experience, and there is always room to improve, learn new skills and adapt with the market. Employers know this, so they will want someone that is keen to learn these new skills, and keep the business at the forefront of new worldly developments. 1 Stop Healthcare is an award winning recruitment provider, specialising in placing healthcare professionals to care settings based in East Anglia. If you have found the above information useful as a potential employee, we believe that you may also find a role with us beneficial. We urge you to send your CV to [email protected] for more information about the vacancies we have in East Anglia. The 1 Stop Health Care Team Date originally posted: January, 26, 2017
Everyone should have values. Whether that be the value of family coming first, to always help others when you can, or to work as hard as you can to reach your goals, our core values help to guide us, and shape us as people. So what are yours? We would love to know what values you hold dear (you can leave us a comment below, or on any of our social media) and know what you makes you…you! At 1 Stop Healthcare, we believe that our values are the core of our industry, and that is why we thought we would share them with you below: 1 Team – Teamwork is everything in the care industry. We all need a bit of support sometimes! Strive to be the best you can be – You should always strive to make the best of the abilities and ambitions that you have (we would love to help you achieve your care ambitions in care, which is why we provide opportunities for NVQ levels 2 and 3 in health and social care for those who want to be the best they can be!) To inspire people with excellence – Inspire others with your achievements! We love to reward our care staff with benefits such as discount apps, Employee of the month and many more recognition schemes! Ownership – Do something great? Amazing! We can’t wait to hear about it! Make a mistake? Own up to it, we understand that people are only human. Place quality at the heart of our services – We believe that quality services are of utmost importance for both our candidates and our clients! We hope that if you come to meet us you will see that 1 Stop Healthcare is dedicated to quality. If you are interested in any of the vacancies we have available across East Anglia, one of our staff members will be happy to take your call on 01206 616171 and set up an interview with you! Alternatively, you can email your CV to [email protected] and we will give you a call. The One Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: January, 6, 2017
Happy Friday! It’s a new year! And with that has come new clients for 1 Stop Healthcare. With a demand to supply to these new areas such as Southend, Stansted, King’s Lynn and Newmarket, comes a need for staff! Luckily we have a wonderful bunch of staff trained to the max in their areas of expertise ready for any new clients. However, as we expand our client base, we are also looking to expand our team! Which means that we are currently recruiting 20 care assistants, 8 nurses and 15 support workers to join our wonderful agency! Some of the perks of working for us are listed below:
For more information about our services, please see the links below: Vacancies Vacancies in Essex Vacancies in Suffolk Clients Thinking of using our services for your care setting? Social Media FACEBOOK: Colchester Facebook Mildenhall Facebook Ipswich Facebook Newmarket Facebook Bury St Edmunds Facebook Thetford Facebook Framlingham Facebook Sudbury Facebook Clacton Facebook Southend Facebook Chelmsford Facebook King’s Lynn Facebook Stansted Facebook Hadleigh Facebook Braintree Facebook Cambridge Facebook Harwich Facebook TWITTER: 1 Stop Healthcare Twitter LINKEDIN: 1 Stop Healthcare Linkedin INSTAGRAM: 1 Stop Healthcare Instagram PINTEREST: 1 Stop Healthcare Pinterest The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: December, 15, 2016
This Friday, we are donning our Christmas Jumpers in support of Save the Children! This charity is truly amazing; helping children in places such as Yemen; where there is currently a civil war threatening to lead to famine, and of course the children in Syria being killed, maimed and living in constant fear. When it comes to the festive period, it is hard to think about anything except the excitement of Christmas, and the never ending to-do list before the big day, but if you could add just one thing to the to-do list, I would urge you to make it a small donation to this wonderful charity. 1 Stop Healthcare will certainly be doing its bit for this important cause tomorrow at the Christmas Jumper day. If you would like to find out more about our company, don’t forget to follow us on our social media, and sign up to our mailers here: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1stophealthcarecolchester Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/1stoprec Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/1stophealthcare Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/1stophealthcare Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/1-stop-healthcare Sign up to our mailing list:
The 1 Stop Healthcare Team Date originally posted: December, 9, 2016
We love Christmas here at 1 Stop Healthcare, and we are actually doing a Secret Santa within head office. And along with Christmas comes food, Christmas films, gift giving and receiving, family dinners and pretty lights. However, we’ve come to a unanimous agreement that the Christmas food is definitely the best part; pigs in blankets, turkey, stuffing, crispy roast potatoes – my mouth is watering just thinking about it! Alongside all the excitement however, is the rush of work. Care is a service that is needed 24/7, 365 days a year, and for those fantastic individuals who give up their Christmases to care for others- we thank you! All of our Healthcare professionals are fantastic, and are just some of the wonderful healthcare professionals that work during the festive period. If you are looking for healthcare staff to cover your Christmas shifts, or you are looking for employment over the festive season, please give us a call on 01206 616171 and one of our lovely staff members will be delighted to help you! The 1 Stop Healthcare Team |