Job for the summer - Quickest/Best method?

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:27

Sigh, slightly annoyed...

I worked at my local Tesco for 2.5 years and bearing in mind i am almost 20, that is a long time. I left to go to Uni and i returned recently. About a month ago i spoke to the store manager and inquired about getting my job back. He seemed interested and said to come back closer the time i wanted to work. Low and behold i am back, had words with a few managers informally and i was told they would get back to me tonight. I also discovered they had just had a 'recruiting campaign'! So they have recruited, not informed me and just kept me hanging around. Either way, i don't have a place.

So best way to get a job? I don't have a CV and i'd prefer to fill in an application form...my next plan of action is a Sainsburys down the road but otherwise i'm stuck.

It will only be until August - do companies employ for a short period of time?

Help.

Glaucus · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:28

agency that caters for warehouse type jobs, should be working within 48hours.

bennyboy2606 · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:29

It will only be until August - do companies employ for a short period of time?

Theres no harm in keeping them in the dark

Glaucus · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:29

bennyboy2606 said:
Theres no harm in keeping them in the dark

exactly don't tell them you're a student.

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:30

AcidHell2 said:
agency that caters for warehouse type jobs, should be working within 48hours.

Any further information? I'm based in Sussex.

KNiVES · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:31

If you head to the job center and ask for warehouse/factory jobs you will almost always come up with a few. They are usually car parts/plastics/rubber manufacturing and shift-based. Good money too. I was looking for a job for the summer until college in September last week and got it on the second day of looking. Your biggest qualm may be shift times but money is money and beggars can't be choosers.

Sussex should have a lot of those kinds of jobs going.

Glaucus · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:32

SideWinder said:
Any further information? I'm based in Sussex.

not for sussex, just look on yell for agencies and give them a call.

All you need is some steel toe cap boots.

Nitefly · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:33

Today I simply went round and handed my CV to several coffee shops and bars. Had to dumb it down a bit and put emphasis on 'bar work' situations mind!

Print out a few generalised CVs and hand them out, perhaps?

Van Hellseek · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:34

You left looking for a summer job until after most students have finished, and you're suprised you didn't get one?

Try a few restaurants. Maybe you could get a kitchen porter type job.

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:36

seek said:
You left looking for a summer job until after most students have finished, and you're suprised you didn't get one?

Try a few restaurants. Maybe you could get a kitchen porter type job.

Mm, in all honesty, i assumed i'd get my old job back...i have many friends, well known, been in the store since it opened, trained in most areas and so on.

Off to the Job Centre i guess, bleh.

Nitefly · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:40

SideWinder said:
Off to the Job Centre i guess, bleh.

Or write a CV?

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:42

Nitefly said:
Or write a CV?

I have NO idea where to even start...will the Job Centre help me?

Van Hellseek · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:43

Wouldn't hurt to put together a CV. Shouldn't take much more than an hour to put together something simple.

SideWinder said:
I have NO idea where to even start...will the Job Centre help me?

Yeah, they would, but there are lots of threads about CV's here. Just do a search.

Glaucus · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:44

for summer jobs you don't need much on a cv.

education and previous jobs.
Leave out the degree.

Just download some example cv's use google.

Carzy · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:44

You need to get a CV. You'll get much better jobs than those you would get by filling out an application form.

Nitefly · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:46

SideWinder said:
I have NO idea where to even start...will the Job Centre help me?

Heres a good place to start:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ho...s=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

Click image search to get an idea for what your CV could look like.

Fothsn · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:47

SideWinder said:
I have NO idea where to even start...will the Job Centre help me?

Defiantly would help! You may need to book an appointment though, is it connections that also help younger people out?

http://www.connexions-direct.com/

Edit://Oh its 13- 19

Ah you said nearly 20

Maybe try thoes?

KNiVES · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:47

SideWinder said:
Mm, in all honesty, i assumed i'd get my old job back...i have many friends, well known, been in the store since it opened, trained in most areas and so on.

Off to the Job Centre i guess, bleh.

I know how you feel, I absolutely loathed the time I went into the job center - they treat you like a criminal if you're young, one of the side effects of a dole scrounging country. Seeing so many older people who look rough and dishevelled just being there to scrounge the dole too (their dole books were filled with months of visiting every two weeks and claiming).... just royally ****** me off. It only took me 1 trip to get something. **** these people.

Van Hellseek · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:49

KNiVES said:
I know how you feel, I absolutely loathed the time I went into the job center - they treat you like a criminal if you're young, one of the side effects of a dole scrounging country. Seeing so many older people who look rough and dishevelled just being there to scrounge the dole too (their dole books were filled with months of visiting every two weeks and claiming).... just royally ****** me off. It only took me 1 trip to get something. **** these people.

In my experience the staff can be very helpful if you actually make an effort to help yourself.

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2008 at 18:51

Hmm, so what makes a good CV?

I can happily say a lot about my personality and i come across very polite etc. in person but as for my education - a few ASs and i think 1 or 2 A-Levels...got the GCSEs though and just completed my 1st year of Uni (Psychology).

References also - i just have Tesco but it IS 2.5 years i suppose...should be fine?

Nitefly - Thanks for the Google tip!