Mushy Peas
New Member
I've been working in house or 4 and years and recently left to work for an design agency. 6 weeks into the role and I was ask to leave on Tuesday, reason being for my speed and accuracy. I was told that had I been there 6 months ago they would have given me more time to find my feet but because they are so busy it wasn't working. The Director told me he thought my work was good and that he'd provide me with a good written reference. He also said that he'd be happy to go along with the story that I was freelancing there in order to make finding a new job not so hard. He said that I should try freelancing, something I've not really done before.
I've just called up an recruitment agency and asked about putting myself forward for freelance work and was asked if I was a sole trader or limited company - embarrassingly I wasn't sure what this meant and he abruptly ended the conversation. If I'm telling prospective recruitment agencies that I freelance, won't they want to contact the agency I was last working with? Can anyone offer advice on how to get work quickly and how to sell my story without getting caught out?
Any advice would be welcome - I'm quite devastated by the situation.
I've just called up an recruitment agency and asked about putting myself forward for freelance work and was asked if I was a sole trader or limited company - embarrassingly I wasn't sure what this meant and he abruptly ended the conversation. If I'm telling prospective recruitment agencies that I freelance, won't they want to contact the agency I was last working with? Can anyone offer advice on how to get work quickly and how to sell my story without getting caught out?
Any advice would be welcome - I'm quite devastated by the situation.