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The last company I worked for always posted on Gumtree for retail cosmetics/skincare sales positions or beauty therapist positions.

I stopped contacting people on Gumtree about flats because last time I looked all but 2 of the places advertised turned out to be scams, and the others had already been taken. So I am wary about looki ...

To be fair, you don't know what the extra work is for. It may be about people who are starving, or living in concentration camps, or victims of a disease, or suffering from eating disorders, etc. It's ...

It depends how much experience you have, but most pay £6.50-7.50/hour

It depends how much experience you have, but most pay £6.50-7.50/hour

There are often retail jobs posted on gumtree. But you have a better chance going into shops directly with a copy of your CV and asking the manager if they have any openings. You can also try signing ...

10 rooms in a shift is nothing. I worked for a major hotel in Helsinki when I was a student and we were required to clean 12-15 rooms per shift, that including changing beds, dusting, vaccuuming and c ...

Unfortunately these scam agencies aren't going anywhere as long as people don't listen to BBC Watchdog or other stories warning against paying anything to an agency.

A legitimate agency like Storm ...

Have you already seen the flat? Have you met the landlord in person? If so, then it is fine to pay via Pay Pal. But if they are trying to charge you money before you've even seen the place, I wouldn't ...

Unfortunately there are too many unscrupulous bars and restaurants who rely on 'trial shifts' to add free staff during their busy times.

If you don't mind going through an agency, try Retail Solutions http://www.rsr-solutions.co.uk/ or Four Seasons http://www.fsrl.co.uk/content/home.asp or Beauty Consultants Bureau (if you want to work ...

Be honest with them - we all have things we can work on. If you aren't as proficient as you'd like to be on Powerpoint or Excel, then tell them that you can get by, but would like some extra training. ...

Same thing happened to a friend's husband. He's been an architect for top firms for 18 years, was made redundant with about 30% of the people in his firm, and hasn't even been able to find any leads. ...

How are you going to find a job without an EU passport? You'll be competing against thousands of English, German, Swedish, Danish, etc students also looking for summer jobs, but who can legally work i ...

You can do what many other unemployed people do - call yourself Freelance or Consultant for the time you were out of work. Create a name for your own business "Tootsy Consulting"

I'd be careful they aren't one of these companies that only keeps people around as trainees for 3 months, then finds another trainee. Do a google search to see how long they have been running ads like ...

A friend's husband has 20 years banking experience in the UK, US and Singapore and still can't find a job in this climate. Banking has been one of the industries hardest hit in this economy so you mig ...

I've never heard of a recruitment agency charging a sign up fee. Agency make their money from the client who is hiring, not the employee

I didn't have any luck finding a place on Gumtree or Loot. Either the places were scams, agents posing as private landlords, or it had already been let by the time I contacted the landlord. I ended up ...

If you don't mind working part-time in retail, a few agencies to contact are Retail Solutions, http://www.rsr-solutions.co.uk/ and Four Seasons Recruitment http://www.fsrl.co.uk/content/home.asp

Tell them you tried to deposit the cheque but your bank told you it was fake and they would not deposit it. Then ask them to wire you the money via Western Union, and when you get the money you will s ...

Life models don't make anywhere near £80 for a 2 hour class. They might get £10/hour. And you don't have to send in nude pictures of yourself to be considered either. Normally you meet the instructor ...

I wish people would just realise that NO real agency charges you money upfront for anything. An agency is supposed to invest in you, then make money AFTER they book you on a job, in the form of bookin ...

Your new application must be sent in before your current visa expires. A work colleague is going through it now and her solicitor said to submit the paperwork a month before the current visa expires.

This is a complete scam. Assuming you even get a cheque, it will be a fake one. You will be out £250, and in the worst case can be prosecuted for money laundering or fraud by depositing fake cheques

That is normally a sign of a scam. You should either deal with an agent or directly with a landlord. Otherwise, anyone can print a generic contract off the internet and ask you for a deposit, and ther ...