All REC members work to strict Codes of Good Recruitment Practice, which stipulate best recruitment and customer handling practice. As well as stringent membership criteria, REC has a complaints and disciplinary procedure. Employers or job candidates who feel that they have not been properly treated have the right to ask REC to investigate. Once you have identified consultancies you would like to work with, contact them to discuss the type of work you are looking for. They are likely to ask you to make an appointment to visit one of their consultants.
Some specialist consultancies are more likely to ask for a CV to be submitted.
Recruitment consultancies in REC membership will want to check your references before you go to an assignment. You may also be required to have your skills assessed formally through testing. Explain honestly why you want to work as a temporary and the type of companies you would like to work for and the skills you can offer. Ask the consultant about availability of work and whether any training is available. Make sure you know how you will be paid and that your recruitment consultant has your P45 and bank details before your first assignment so that they can pay you as soon as possible.