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As a supply teacher for Randstad education I provide my services as to local schools, as and when is necessary.  This typically involves covering a member of staff who is unwell or on a training course.  I may be booked to teach in advance although I will usually get a callout to a school first thing in the morning.  This means I have to be extremely organised in order to arrive at my destination on time to prepare for my day.  My job involves working with children aged between 4 and 11 of varying backgrounds, needs and dispositions.  Upon arriving at the school I need to be able to quickly interoperate the days plan for the class as well as acquaint myself with new routines, policies and members of staff.  It is essential that I approach my work with a calm and positive attitude.  As well as my primary role of providing stimulating and accessible provision to children, I also need to be aware and prepared for any challenges that may occur.  These range between extreme behaviour or severe injuries/illness to communicating efficiently with children who speak little english or adapting a lesson plan effectively to suit the resources available to me. As a new person in a classroom it is essential that I maintain authority as well as being a teacher who is approachable.  In order to strike this balance I deliver my instructions and expectations clearly and concisely. It is important for me to feel confident in communicating to large groups of people as well as in a a one-to-one situation with children and adults.  The most enjoyable part of my job is the relationships I have made with teachers and students.  I am conscientious and strive to leave a lasting a positive impression at every school I work at.  As a result I am regularly employed by several local schools.

I worked for Randstad for around 2 months before handing in my notice, the structure and management of the company is the worst I've ever experienced.  In the interview I was 'promised the world' in terms of bonus (I wasn't told you don't actually earn a bonus until you've been there 6 months until my first day).

This company will micromanage you to death, every minute of the day must be planned out and you're expected to predict how many people will answer their phone to you that day.

KPI's here are ridiculous - 60 cold calls to potential candidates per day - they would rather that you hit your call target than actually make a placement.

The office environment is hostile to say the least, it's as if everyone is scared to speak out of fear of being pulled by management.  Set hours were 8am-5.30pm with a 30 minute break, but realistically people were working longer than this as nobody wanted to be last in on a morning or first to leave on an evening, working through lunch and eating at desks was also a common occurrence.

You are treat as a child - toilet breaks are monitored and you will be asked about it if management feel you are taking too many / too long.  Mobiles aren't allowed on desks which is understandable to an extent as if you're at work then yes you should be working, but as an adult shouldn't you be trusted to manage your own time and judge that if something is important and needs to be replied to you should be allowed to do so? An example of this is when I received a message from my child's school that he was unwell and I had to message my dad to ask him to collect my son - this is something that couldn't have been helped yet I was shouted at in front of the rest of the office.

There is no option for flexible working - not even for doctors appointments which meant looking after yourself and your children while working Monday to Friday 8am-5.30pm was difficult. 

I have been put off ever working in recruitment for any other agency because of this experience and I would not recommend this company to anyone.

I worked at the Peterlee plant that builds trucksand has Randstad based in plant. Randstad staff are friendly enough but will do nothing to help you gain full time employment or have an issue. The pay is very good and the lads you work with are great to work with but you will never be offered a CORE contract (permanent) unless you are related to or drink with someone in management. I worked at the plant for 11 months and had 0 days sick,lateness and worked every minute of overtime that was asked from me and was laid off ahead of a member of staff who was constantly off sick,going to sleep in the toilets,poor quality issues.It turned out to be just a coincidence that that member of staff was the line managers nephew. Or the member of staff who had constant quality issues and took over 15 weeks to learn his job (they expect you to learn it in 4 weeks) and was given a permanent contract ahead of the lads who had trained him and had worked there for 2 years. Another coincidence that he went to school with and drank in the same pub as his line manager. Randstad are aware of the corruption that is rife throughout the truck plant and it becomes immediately apparent that they are powerless and don't care. There is also no worse feeling being laid off ahead of people who only have the job because of connections and see them laughing and carrying on while you're walking past them with your P45. It doesn't have the reputation is has in Peterlee for being corrupt for nothing.

Randstad are an agency who employ people to work for them under the contracts they have with various companies. I worked for Randstad in a factory producing and packaging plastic products. The company itself were very helpful and I was put on a continental shift pattern after 12 weeks of working for them, however I must admit the job itself was very tedious. I would start my day at 6am and finish at 6pm and vice versa. I would stand at a machine packaging the product that it produced. I would also ensure that the machine was running efficiently, make sure that all targets for the day were met and perform quality control checks on the product I packaged. The management were helpful and friendly however they did not work for Randstad, they were employed by the company which owned the factory. The hardest part of the job was performing something which I found tedious as it didn't challenge me enough as I strive on creativity and learning new things. The most enjoyable part of the job was fixing the machines when they broke down. I would often analyse how each machine worked on a basic level and because of this I was given higher responsibility within the factory and was offered a job with the company that owned it, I declined this to pursue a new career that better suits my need for creativity and learning new things. From my time with Randstad I learned various lessons. I learned the value of ensuring a balanced work/life ratio and that money is not the key answer to everything. I also left with a better understanding of the manufacturing world and how it works.

completely honest review of paint plant , can't speak for main factory  - management only interested in hitting there own targets so they get there bonuses , turn around of staff is crazy , seems like they hire anyone , paint plant is extremely dirty and the air is full of fumes and dust , the only extraction is in the main spray booths , the company act as if its safety driven but you're essentially just doing box ticking exercise to keep the big-wigs happy.  You are given no incentive to progress or be pushed for a full time position they're agency staff that have been here for 5-10 years and still haven't been given a full time job even though they turn up everyday and do a good job. I've never know a place to have agency staff working for this long without getting a full time position , there seems to always be some sort of drama happening every few weeks as there's a massive turn around of staff. Randstad seem to be happy getting as any many staff through the door as possible without a proper interview just so they are getting paid there commission , they're has been multiple times where wages were paid incorrectly and or not paid at all , then you have to wait until the next week to get it paid whether your bills need paying or not. bonuses are ok depending on the factory's performance its just a miracle if they are paid on time. wages are ok if you think your lungs are worth the  wage. PPE provided is a pair of boots safety glasses and a high-vis the boots are extremely poor and you could purchase them online for as little as 12.50 they rip your feet to shreds. 

Worked for Randstad part-time in order to gain some work experience, but it gave me the exact opposite. Every day was slow and tedious, despite the short shifts, as there was absolutely nothing to do. The person in charge of training me taught me all the wrong things, which got me into trouble on several occasions. All the managers except one were extremely condescending and treated me like dirt, and when I tried to address this, they wouldn't take me seriously whatsoever. I ended up getting excused from this job due to too many staff which honestly I couldn't have cared less about, but the agency told me on such short notice that it really annoyed me.
Later on I went to do a temporary job to earn some money. I volunteered to cover for someone else while they were off sick, but when I got there it wasn't at all what I expected. Again, there was literally nothing to do. The jobs had already been done by someone else. But they just told me to get on with it anyway. Perhaps someone else might've been happy to just stand there all day, but I wasn't. I was bored out of my head, and the staff there wouldn't talk to me at all. That was when I decided to leave; I'd had enough of this stupid company. Why do they always hand out jobs that aren't anything like they say they are?
Honestly, don't waste your time. Unless you like having it wasted.

Great choice and variety of schools to work in. However, some of the staff in the Sheffield branch are very careful and clever about how they discriminate/ are disrespectful to their staff. 
God forbid if you lose a family member mid contract or have to go to an emergency hospital appointment. They will literally just replace you rather than support you. 

The pay isn't very good compared to other agencies and you do not receive regular positive feedback. 
The only time they get in contact is when they are threatening to take contracts away from you. 

They have caused so much strain on my mental health during a really tough time for me. This month I am now unable to pay rent as they have taken my last 5 days of term away from me and gave them to someone else because ' the school needed consistency' ... For the last 5 days of term, and the school weren't even aware of this 'conversation'. They thought I was back in tomorrow. 

It's a real shame because I have loved working in the schools I have been placed and have gained vast experience. But the way they have treat me during a very dark time has left a very sour taste in my mouth.

I used to work for Randstad from around 2008 to 2010 and found them engaging, helpful and proactive.  After spending some years working for other agencies, I re-registered with them earlier on in 2018.  During registration, I was reassured that my CV was great and there would be no problem in finding me work due to the volume of experience I have.  
The girl who registered me was new, but very optimistic for me.  A week later, I called her as my email had bounced and I was told she had left Randstad!  I was forwarded on to her replacement who I felt completely disconnected from as I hadn't met them face to face and this does not seem to work with agencies, but I gave it a go.  A few weeks in, this person also left Randstad so I was then forwarded to consultant number 3 who was a terrible communicator, showed absolutely no interest in helping me get work, so after sending a few chase up emails and calling and getting nowhere, I gave up.  A terrible service and a complete waste of my time going to London Wall and registering with all my documents as I feel I was given the runaround, no guidance and was given a new agent by default who I had absolutely no relationship with - and who showed me that they just could not be bothered.  I was gutted.

I am a 50 yr old teacher who has worked for numerous universities and colleges and also had many unskilled, low paid student jobs. Working for Randstad over the past twelve years has been the most negative employment experience of my life by a country mile. They are simply a shocking employer. They are employed to recruit and pay teachers to work with disabled students in HE, but do not care about teaching, learning, equality or disability. In the last year alone I have had my pay cut by £13/hr with no prior negotiation.  They offer NO training and there are simply no benefits to working with them. They are a faceless, corporate giant who care about one thing--profit. the only reason that I have continued to work for them is that I had commitments to my existing students and did not want to let them down. There are a variety of other agencies working in my sector who pay more than 30% more than Randstad for the same role, so they cannot attract appropriately qualified staff for the role (Dyslexia Tutor HE).  None of my colleagues would consider working for them as they are known in the industry for their unscrupulous practices and low pay.  If you can avoid Randstad, I suggest you do.

A typical day involved me taking over a class at short notice and trying to create the best conditions for enjoying learning.

I learned to be flexible and creative and really listen to people's perspectives. Also to value diversity, to use positive reinforcement, and to discover what motivates each individual.

Managers in schools need to be multi-talented, but particularly good with people, and genuinely value each one they encounter.

My co-workers always work hard and give their best because children's education is so important. They are keen to help out with solutions, so to ask and learn, and quickly become a valued member of the team they can rely on.

The hardest part of the job is trying to keep up with new technology as it is difficult to access it away from the school.

The most enjoyable part of the job is inspiring children and teachers to discover and fulfil their potential.

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