1. Phone and ask to speak to the consultant, who deals with the area you are interested in, establishing contact by phone is superior to just sending in your CV.
2. If you do not get through to a consultant, ask for the name of the relevant person, and send them your CV, mentioning in your covering letter that you have tried to speak to them and that you will phone them shortly (do remember to do this).
3. Explain to the consultant what you are looking for and ask whether you should send your CV to them. Ensure that they are an ethical company and will not send out your cv without your knowledge or without advising you which company they are submitting you to.
4. When you are told a company that you are being sent to, make sure you do not let the name slip to any other agency as they will be hotly on to the vacancy and submit competitive candidates. This is a common trick and one used very effectively by high pressure agencies.
This method does take somewhat longer than sending out a cv, but you will have immediate feedback, whereas many companies do not acknowledge CVs.
For a comprehensive list of agencies, visit the website http://www.agencycentral.co.uk/.
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