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Thank you to Stuart @ VFG for supplying us with the following comments...........

"All is going well. We have made 4 placements so far, with 6 more potential placements in the pipeline. Our clients tend to have a fast turnover rate of staff, though, so it's largely an ongoing process."

Another happy customer. Smiles all around!

With Halloween around the corner, we thought it was good timing to investigate some of the spookiest jobs and places to work. When we think of spooky, we think eerie, dark, quiet, old, dead, insects, creepy.

Here are some of the spookiest jobs we thought about when we think of the word ‘spooky’…

Housekeeper in an old mansion

Have you ever wondered around a large house in the dark when it is silent, hearing noises that are really only in your imagination? Well, can you imagine if that was what you did every day and it was your job to keep a mansion house, in the middle of nowhere, in the dark! Imagine if that mansion had history dating over 200 years or so old or if it was an ex-prison or even a place where murders or torturing went on. This is well and truly am eerie, creepy, spooky job!

Funeral Director or Mortician or Embalmer

Dealing with the dead at any point gives us the creeps! Having to hold it together to plan and execute a funeral, day after day would mean you would have to have a strong character and ensure you were not emotionally attached. An embalmer takes this category to the next level though and the process of preserving dead bodies so they look suitable for public displays is definitely an unappealing one!

Miner

Miners are very brave having to work in very dark, small, confined spaces for long periods. It can provide a scary experience for most and one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

Night security at a museum or similar

Again working in the night, looking after a large space where there is no one in sight bring shivers to our spines. Being in charge of security in venues like this to ensure there are no trespassers means having a thick skin! 

Forensic Scientist

A Forensic Scientist is tasked with collecting, preserving and analysing scientific evidence which can be traumatic at the best of times, let alone if it was a gruesome crime scene where someone has been killed and there is blood involved. An interesting job but surely one that can keep you awake for hours at night.

Gravedigger

Dealing with the dead again and digging up the area required for a new burial means working alone at times in large, eerie graveyards. Maybe not as spooky as some jobs but enough to make us shudder!

Arachnologist

Sooky means insects and especially spiders so a job as an Arachnologist, who studies spiders and scorpions, harvestmen etc are brave human beings. This is one eerie role.

Taxidermist

Although this job would appeal to some, many would run a mile at the idea of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals. Again we are talking about dealing with the dead and handling them! Yuk!

Have we missed a spooky job that you have experienced or know about? Share with us :)

Our latest survey asked what people felt contributed most to every day stresses at work.

After asking over 500 people in this survey, we found that most people had “too many demands put on them” at work that meant they felt stressed! 25% of responders selected that contributing factor.

The second most contributing factor was “not enough support” of which 22% of the responders chose.

16% selected “the actual role and content of the job”, 14% “not being heard enough”, 13% “relationships at work” and 8% “changes at work”.

The workplace is a stressful one in everyone’s very busy lives where individuals need to make enough money to pay bills and survive in a tough old world. It is interesting to look into WHAT aspects cause stress for most people but this would obviously vary from individual to individual. Our survey has revealed that the most popular cause of stress are the demands we are faced with at work!

What is making you stressed today?

In a surprising recent survey conducted across our network of sites, we found that 39% of those responding felt that the “directive – do it my way” approach to management was more motivating over any other style. It was the most popular response by 12%.

Second to the “directive” approach was the “participative – everyone has input” which we thought would actually take the first position. 27% felt that was the most motivating.

The “pacesetting – do it myself” approach was the least popular with only 4% of respondents choosing it and the “affiliative – people first, task second” ended up with 6%.

11% chose the “authoritative – firm but fair” and 13% chose the “coaching – developmental” option.

When putting this question together, the obvious answer to what motivates you the most would be the “participative – everyone has input” in our eyes but it seems that people need more direction than that to motivate them at work.

What do you think ?

Over the next week, we are running a competition for all Clients using TipTopJob to enter into a World Cup Competition to win 3 month's of FREE job advertising.

This is how it works....

Pick a number between 1 and 32. Your number relates to one Nation taking part in the World Cup. If your Nation wins the World Cup, you win our Competition and receive 3 MONTH’S OF FREE JOB ADVERTISING.

The rules:
- You need to be using TipTopJob currently.
- You choose one number between 1 and 32.
- Your number equates to a World Cup Nation in our table.
- The company that was allocated the Nation who wins the World Cup, wins our Competition.
- The winner is granted 3 month’s of FREE job advertising on TipTopJob after their current advertising contract lapses.
- One entry per company.

To enter, simply email sales@tiptopjob.com as soon as possible with your number. Be quick as there are only a limited number of places available.

Good luck!

Our recent survey about motivations at work have found that 33% of people need to see their boss every single day to stay motivated at work. 8% felt that every other day would suffice which means that a massive 41% need to see their boss AT LEAST every other day in order to maintain motivational drive.

16% think a few times per week would keep them motivated, 20% say once per week, 2% say once per fortnight and 8% say once per month.

The survey also found that 13% did not need to see their boss at all which probably accounts for those self-motivated individuals who have bosses that work from home or in another office on the other side of the Globe. 

With technology today, companies employees do not need to work daily from the same office but it is clear from this survey that we need to be careful about splitting up too many of the workforce as many individuals feel they need to work closely with their boss in order to stay motivated.

Let us know what you think?

Do you work in the same office as your boss and need to see them to stay motivated?

Or are you someone who likes to have your space and can drive yourself on?