Over the last month there's been a lot going on. It was sad to say Goodbye to Tricia who dealt with our admin and deliveries but unfortunately due to health problems for her husband she felt she could no longer give her full attention to the job. We sincerely wish her and her family all the best for the future and we will be keeping in touch.
Once Tricia decided she could not carry on the interview process had to begin. We received in excess of 75 applications and it took 3 of us a whole day to have an initial look at the CV's and decide who was suitable and who we could unfortunately remove from the process at the first step. Then from the 20 or so most suitable applicants we had to look more closely and make the decision on who to invite for an interview. We interviewed 12 people and made a short list of 4 which we then jointly reduced to 2. It was a really tough decision but after 2nd interviews the job was offered to and accepted by Beverley who has now been with us for 3 weeks and although it is difficult joining an established team she is settling in well.
CV's are often the first impression a prospective employer will get about you and it is a shame when people who may impress at interview do not come across as suitable from their CV. Employers do not have the time to interview every single person who submits a CV so make sure yours stands out - but not by putting animation etc on it! Angels blowing kisses are not appropriate (at least not for this type of job). For advice on CV's go to www.Totaljobs.com/careers-advice
Another new addition to the Lefton's team is Chris who is running our warehouse. Chris is polite, hard working and keen to learn and for those of you who think working in a warehouse is an easy job I can assure you it isn't. You have to be aware of all goods being delivered in to us from all the different manufacturers. All deliveries being made by us to our customers have to be made ready for the delivery staff, any returns have to be made available for the manufacturer to collect and as well as all that Chris has to know exactly which item is which. So when you think he has to know every piece of furniture and every bed it's quite some information he has had to learn but he has given us back our faith in the younger generation. Teenagers don't always come with the best of reputations and although he had a birthday last week and said goodbye to his teenage years he has proved that for every teenager who can't be bothered there will always be a Chris if you look hard enough.
Over the last couple of months we have moved out of one warehouse and into another so for a time we were utilising our basement in General Street as our warehouse but now we are up and running properly again with more efficient systems in place.
So after the upheaval of August and September it would be nice to think the next few months would be calm but now we turn our thoughts to Christmas cut off dates from manufacturers. Yes, just as decorations and cards are in shops now, furniture manufacturers have to plan their schedules to ensure goods ordered can be delivered before their 'Christmas Shutdown' period. We are now starting to get notification through so if you were thinking of new furniture for Christmas, don't leave it much longer.
They say things come in threes, so hopefully we have had our 3 changes and Beverley, Chris and the new warehouse are around for some time.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
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