17. No job. No GCSE's. No experience.
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That was a nice thing to say.
This is a good option, you will be able to build up qualifications for free. Also there are plenty if ICT roles within the army
edit just red your lastest post nvm lol
Dude, tried emailing you, but it bounced... and yeah I took out the spam bit. lolRetail for a few years, or look into Modern Apprenticeships, or college for GCSE's and other available qualifications.
Oh, and you'll probably get flamed to hell about qualifications and the lack there of, by people like Fox, but ignore them as they are too busy protecting their precious pieces of paper. I left school at 16, and am now a software developer earning more than every graduate I know in my industry (bar some contractors,) at my age (26). I have nothing higher than 3 GCSE's and 3 NVQ level 2's, all without the student debt to boot.
Driving trucks, escovators, Loaders, drill rigs?
Pay good cash if you get into a mine or even somtimes a quarry somewhere
id suggest finding a means to retake GCSEs as Cs in Eng and Maths are pretty much a pre-requisite for just about anything, i believe colleges can offer gcse courses in conjunction with an actual course since you wont meet the requirements of entry for most courses
Get some GCSEs at your local college in the next year, then join the armed forces as a signals/IT specialist.
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:Edit: Just seen your previous response to suggestions to join the military, to be honest with no GCSEs "shooting terrorists" is about all you're good for
That's why I suggest you go back to college and get some GCSEs, then you can get yourself a trade in which they will pay whilst training you even further (BTEC Level 3, NVQ Level 3 etc) and you will almost certainly never have to "shoot terrorists".
Sorted.
:Edit: Just seen your previous response to suggestions to join the military, to be honest with no GCSEs "shooting terrorists" is about all you're good for
That's why I suggest you go back to college and get some GCSEs, then you can get yourself a trade in which they will pay whilst training you even further (BTEC Level 3, NVQ Level 3 etc) and you will almost certainly never have to "shoot terrorists".
if i were you, i'd learn a trade
people who work in tiling and wood joining etc make a real packet
if you've generally got your head screwed on, all gcse's will do is get you a certificate
you've got a good posting style, so you could probably just blag that you had a B or C in english, maths & science could well be handy..
people who work in tiling and wood joining etc make a real packet
if you've generally got your head screwed on, all gcse's will do is get you a certificate
you've got a good posting style, so you could probably just blag that you had a B or C in english, maths & science could well be handy..
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Learn a trade, one which won't be dissapearing any time soon.
Get some GCSEs at your local college in the next year, then join the armed forces as a signals/IT specialist.
Sorted.
:Edit: Just seen your previous response to suggestions to join the military, to be honest with no GCSEs "shooting terrorists" is about all you're good for
That's why I suggest you go back to college and get some GCSEs, then you can get yourself a trade in which they will pay whilst training you even further (BTEC Level 3, NVQ Level 3 etc) and you will almost certainly never have to "shoot terrorists".
I would prefer to clean public toilets than join the army and I hope you've made your ego feel better by saying that's all I'm good for.
Well it's hardly shooting terrorists is it.
It's more risking your life for oil and destroying iraqi's lives, because a selfish american leader told our corrupt pushover leader to do it, because our leader is to scared to stand up to him.
I'd say a trade is a good idea if you can get an apprenticeship but you have to be willing to work hard for your business.
Else, tescos, you could be a supervisor in 10 years time
It's more risking your life for oil and destroying iraqi's lives, because a selfish american leader told our corrupt pushover leader to do it, because our leader is to scared to stand up to him.
I'd say a trade is a good idea if you can get an apprenticeship but you have to be willing to work hard for your business.
Else, tescos, you could be a supervisor in 10 years time
Oh don't take it that way, at the moment you have no proof that you have even the most basic language/numeracy skills so as an employer that's all they see you as being fit for. I don't need to belittle people like you to make myself feel better.
I had very similar issues to you. At school i was 1st set for everything and top of the class in most of my subjects.
Unfortunately, just as with yourself, i hit some major problems in my life. At 15 i dropped out of school.
I did take my GCSE's but only managed to get a C in Maths and D's in Science & History. The other grades were E's and below.
Obviously these grades weren't good enough for me to progress to A-level so i decided to study at a lower level at my local college. Business & IT i think it was.
This turned out to be a mistake as i was no way near ready to throw myself back into full time education. After a few months i had dropped out and went and got a job washing dishes at a large city center restaurant.
After a year or so of this, i decided it was finally time to ease myself back into education. I enrolled on a GCSE English night course at my local college, once a week for a year while still working in the restaurant.
The following year i decided i was ready to take a step further and enrolled on a mature access course. This was tough, and after a few months i knew that i still wasn't fully ready. Despite that i battled on and finally completed the course. I received several offers from some very well respected universities also.
I turned these offers down and chose to continue working for a few years, as i really felt that i wasn't quite ready for uni and it would turn out to be a very expensive mistake. I worked my way up the ladder at my restaurant and eventually became the head chef. Despite working nasty hours, i was actually making reasonable money, especially for someone my age.
It was at this point that i decided i was ready for university. I applied, and was accepted down in sheffield to do Digital Media Production. I'm now 23.
Basically what i'm trying to say, (sorry about the life story), is take your time, dont rush things. Most people go thru bad times in their lives. Unfortunately for you and i, it was at probably at the worst time. This doesn't mean that your life is over.
Don't feel pressured to do things the way everyone else does GCSE->A-level->Uni.
Every body is different and for some people these things take more time.
I had people putting me down, telling me i was useless, good for nothing. Thats what drives me now, it is my goal to prove these people wrong. And being honest, to prove to myself that i am capable of great things.
The most important peice of advice i can give to you is - make sure you'r always doing something. Be it college, a job, or both. If you allow yourself to stop, it can be a slippery slope and you will find it very hard to activate yourself again. Oh, and stay away from dope
Good luck!
Unfortunately, just as with yourself, i hit some major problems in my life. At 15 i dropped out of school.
I did take my GCSE's but only managed to get a C in Maths and D's in Science & History. The other grades were E's and below.
Obviously these grades weren't good enough for me to progress to A-level so i decided to study at a lower level at my local college. Business & IT i think it was.
This turned out to be a mistake as i was no way near ready to throw myself back into full time education. After a few months i had dropped out and went and got a job washing dishes at a large city center restaurant.
After a year or so of this, i decided it was finally time to ease myself back into education. I enrolled on a GCSE English night course at my local college, once a week for a year while still working in the restaurant.
The following year i decided i was ready to take a step further and enrolled on a mature access course. This was tough, and after a few months i knew that i still wasn't fully ready. Despite that i battled on and finally completed the course. I received several offers from some very well respected universities also.
I turned these offers down and chose to continue working for a few years, as i really felt that i wasn't quite ready for uni and it would turn out to be a very expensive mistake. I worked my way up the ladder at my restaurant and eventually became the head chef. Despite working nasty hours, i was actually making reasonable money, especially for someone my age.
It was at this point that i decided i was ready for university. I applied, and was accepted down in sheffield to do Digital Media Production. I'm now 23.
Basically what i'm trying to say, (sorry about the life story), is take your time, dont rush things. Most people go thru bad times in their lives. Unfortunately for you and i, it was at probably at the worst time. This doesn't mean that your life is over.
Don't feel pressured to do things the way everyone else does GCSE->A-level->Uni.
Every body is different and for some people these things take more time.
I had people putting me down, telling me i was useless, good for nothing. Thats what drives me now, it is my goal to prove these people wrong. And being honest, to prove to myself that i am capable of great things.
The most important peice of advice i can give to you is - make sure you'r always doing something. Be it college, a job, or both. If you allow yourself to stop, it can be a slippery slope and you will find it very hard to activate yourself again. Oh, and stay away from dope
Good luck!
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As people have said I would certainly get maths and english. Even if you do it part time or something.
got to one of those connexions drop in places and see if you can get grants or free training for things like conservators, cranes and other earth moving plant. Loads of jobs in those and huge money to make.
As you are still young and living with parents there's a hole hose of free stuff and grants available as well as training schemes. It jsut hard to find it. So talking to these job advisors are well worth. Especially if you ask them about specific jobs as they can get you all the details needed.
got to one of those connexions drop in places and see if you can get grants or free training for things like conservators, cranes and other earth moving plant. Loads of jobs in those and huge money to make.
As you are still young and living with parents there's a hole hose of free stuff and grants available as well as training schemes. It jsut hard to find it. So talking to these job advisors are well worth. Especially if you ask them about specific jobs as they can get you all the details needed.
Great advice, well done.
ive never seen anybody marched out of the door for this.
its not wrong its based on different experiences then yours.
im sure a lot of well employed people in this country started off this way with a few small porkies.
anyway they don't always check you have a good chance (my opinion only) of getting away with it.
you know the risks you take the chance.
its an option to consider seriously. YOUR choice not some numpty on a forum
its not wrong its based on different experiences then yours.
im sure a lot of well employed people in this country started off this way with a few small porkies.
anyway they don't always check you have a good chance (my opinion only) of getting away with it.
you know the risks you take the chance.
its an option to consider seriously. YOUR choice not some numpty on a forum
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