The Dating Game by Susan Buchanan Read Free Book Online

woman did say she had a few men in mind for me already,
so maybe I’ll hear something soon.’
    ‘Well, I suppose as long as we’re going to be there to watch
your back, I can’t complain,’ Debbie said.
    ‘We?’
    ‘Well, you don’t think I’m coming by myself, do you? 
Sitting around in a bar like a right saddo.  The girls will need to come.’
    ‘But I haven’t told them yet,’ wailed Gill, ‘and I really
wasn’t intending to until I absolutely have to.’
    ‘I think absolutely have to comes when you arrange
your first date,’ Debbie pointed out.
    She left it at that and they had one more drink before Gill
said she really had to go, as she had a lot to prepare for the next day.
    ‘So, how exactly are you going to fit seeing someone into
your hectic schedule anyway?’ Debbie asked.
    ‘I’m not seeing someone.  That requires a lot more time and
energy than a few simple dates.’
    ‘Does it?’  Debbie wasn’t so sure.  ‘Once you’re comfortable
with someone, you don’t have to go to the same lengths to prepare for going out
with them.’
    Gill admitted this was probably true.  ‘Anyway, I have it in
hand.  I’m going to recruit someone else for the agency.’
    ‘You’re going to hire someone so you have time to have a
relationship?’
    ‘Well, not exactly, but without hiring someone else, I’m
never going to have a social life, let’s be honest. I’ve always too much on and
Janice does her best, far more than a receptionist should do, but she’s
inundated, too.’
    ‘Good on you.  It’s not before time.  So, have you done
anything about recruiting yet?  Or is it a bit like when you’re a painter’s
wife and yours is the last living room to be painted?’ Debbie asked.
    ‘Well, it is a little bit like that, to be fair.  No, I
haven’t done anything, but I’m going home to write the ad tonight and then
Janice can upload it to the site tomorrow.  If I get as many applicants for our
role, as I have for these technical roles I’ve been advertising for recently,
I’ll be more than happy.’
    ‘Good luck,’ said Debbie, as she left Gill at the bus stop. 
‘See you soon and text me when you get a profile.  Promise?’
    ‘I promise,’ and hugging her friend, she stepped into the
bus shelter.
     

 
     
    Chapter Six
     
     
    Next morning, Gill arrived at the office even earlier than
usual.  She wanted to finish preparing the advert for the recruitment
consultant.  Although she had got the basics down the night before, she hadn’t
quite perfected it.
     
    Senior Recruitment Consultant
    £25-£35K DOE + bonus
     
    The company – McFadden
Technical Recruitment is a small, but well-established recruitment agency based
in Glasgow, addressing the requirements of a varied client base across Scotland
and the UK.  The company was founded in 2009 and is going through a period of
accelerated growth, as we build our client base and continue to satisfy our
clients’ demands.  We concentrate principally on Engineering and Sales &
Marketing and have many clients in the Oil & Gas, HVAC, Environmental,
Manufacturing and Industrial sectors.
    The ideal candidate should have
previously worked as a Senior Recruitment Consultant (SRC) and/or have specific
experience in dealing with Technical/Oil & Gas clients.  Your remit will
include creating and delivering a business plan, to ensure you build and
maintain excellent business relationships on your own merits. 
    The rewards for the right candidate could be great and
the possibility to make your mark and help influence the shaping of the
agency’s future is also within reach.
    To apply, please send your CV and covering letter in
the first instance to [email protected]
    Gill made a few minor adjustments and then turned her
attention back to her e-mails.  She would be out of the office most of the day,
as she had meetings with clients in Clarkston and down in Ayrshire.  Although
most of her business came from the immediate