“I got into good routines for returning to work”

Helen Myland is delighted with her new job with McDonald’s after making the most of the opportunity to upskill and get into good routines during her time at Think Employment At the start of 2019, Helen Myland came to Think Employment to update her skills while she was unemployed. The former office worker initially wanted […]
“It’s allowed me to start building a new life”

Karen Howard can’t speak highly enough of the role Think Employment played in helping her gain employment with McDonald’s and start to build a new life for herself. Earlier this year Karen was receiving help from a Mind support group when she first heard about the pre-employment courses on offer at Think Employment. At that […]
Think Employment learner lands job with McDonald’s

Scott Biggs is lovin’ his new role with McDonald’s and is grateful to Think Employment for helping him back into full-time employment… quickly. Earlier this year Scott was unemployed but determined to get back into work as soon as possible. After a conversation with someone in his local Jobcentre, he decided to get in touch with Think […]
“I think they try and make it more like a workplace” – Connor Moizer

Connor Moizer preferred his time at Think Employment over other training providers because of the learning environment at St David’s Court. After becoming aware of our pre-employment training courses by his advisor at Reed in Partnership, Connor gained sector-specific skills in both Warehousing and Storage and later Retail – vastly improving his chances of finding […]
“I’m now looking at jobs that before I wouldn’t have applied for” – Sandra Plested

Sandra Plested now feels equipped to start a brand new career thanks to her time at Think Employment. After working for more than 20 years in accounts, Sandra has completed three sector-specific courses, boosted her CV and improved her chances of finding work again. But on top of all of this, Sandra believes her ‘spark’ […]
“I loved everything about it. It was amazing!” – Juliet Ruejoma

Juliet Ruejoma couldn’t speak highly enough of her experience at Think Employment. She enrolled on our Customer Service training course to update her skills to help her find work and found the course content ‘amazing’ and the Tutors friendly, approachable and very understanding. After her positive experience at our learning centre, Juliet is enjoying seeing […]
“It’s not as I’d expected. It’s actually better in my opinion.” – Callum Sharp

Callum Sharp enjoyed his time at Think Employment so much that he ended up doing five training courses with us. Originally Callum signed up to our Warehousing and Storage training to improve his chances of working in the sector, but then he went on to enrol on the Customer Service, Hospitality, Retail and Employment Pathways […]
“Right from the start they’ve been so welcoming and encouraging” – Helen Myland
Helen Myland thinks that the nature of the staff at Think Employment is the main reason why she’s still gaining new skills and qualifications. After a positive experience interacting with one of our representatives in the Jobcentre, Helen has gone on to build on her existing IT skills and do two pre-employment training courses that […]
Think Employment learners are lovin’ job opportunities with McDonalds
Earlier this week McDonalds came to Think Employment to offer work trials to a group of our job-hungry learners. A number of people were put forward for the McDonalds work trial after completing our Customer Service and Hospitality training courses. During these one-week courses, they each received new skills, knowledge and qualifications to help them […]
7 Top Tips For Writing The Perfect CV

A good CV can be the difference between you landing that dream job or being thrown into the pile of ‘no’s’. It’s your chance to make a good first impression and it needs to be great from the start. According to The Undercover Recruiter, the average employer spends 5-7 seconds looking at a CV so […]