Arras People became formal DWP and JobCentre Plus accredited suppliers in July 2010. The award came as recognition for the work carried out for the “Jobsearch Support Service for Newly Unemployed Executives” since April 2009.
The JobSearch Support Service is aimed at recently unemployed project management professionals and is a 1-2-1 service with an Arras People consultant. The service is open to anyone currently in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance and the aim of the service is to help project management professionals improve their job searching. The 1-2-1 sessions cover areas such as CVs, knowing where to look for new opportunities, how to apply for roles, and interview techniques. The service is unique because it is totally tailored to the project management marketplace.

Arras People has received hundreds of referrals since last year (the project management marketplace was certainly not immuned from the effects of the economic downturn) and unfortunately we continue to receive referrals each day – the marketplace is still in a state of flux.

The accredited supplier status from the Department for Work & Pensions and the JobCentre Plus is recognition for Arras People’s continued services for unemployed professionals and also a welcome boost to the consultants here at Arras who carry out the services.

If you or a colleague or friend need help and support please read the service overview and details on how to access the service, here are a just a few of the professionals we’ve been able to help;

“I got it! I start on Tuesday on a 6 month contract thats 90% certain to continue indefinitely :) Thank you so much for your help, after 7 months and hundreds of job applications I applied for 2 with the new cv and got one of them, 50% success rate result!

Have great weekend, I will :) ”

“Hopefully you remember me, you helped me with my CV back in February.

I think we finished up working on the cv by the 20th of Feb give or take a few days, and I was in a new role by the 28th of Feb. I am contracting but on double what I was on in BT, I now work for local goverment in project management. I have kept meaning to send a thank you for your help with the CV.

I really feel it made the difference, and the person who hired me has confirmed this, as my cv really stood out against others. Infact my (phone) interview was 6 minutes long my CV was that strong.

Thanks again for the help, it really made a big differrence to me and helped me get back on track.

Will get intouch in a few months when I am ready to move on to work on my CV again via the service.”

“Thank you for speaking with me last week re help on answering technical questions at interview. What you said must have worked as Ive landed a project managers position in Leicester on a 12 month contract. Thank you for all your help.

I have been impressed with the support that Arras and you in particular have offered. I would certainly be looking to use your services again when I start looking for jobs in the future.”