Forgot how bad job searching was :(

Delvis said:
Mines one page, on my laptop currently so can't upload it for the style :p
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That is interesting. I assume you 'wow' them with one page and then let the interview do the rest? I get mixed views. And the problem is, those mixed views come from recruiters and HR Managers. Some say 2 pages, some say 3. Bullets vs. continuous prose seems the agreed method for explaining roles and responsibilities.

I think mine needs work
 
I basically have my name and address at the top, then in a box on the top left I have a personal profile, on the right I then have a key skills section.

Down the left I then have my two most recent jobs in bullet point format, then on the right I have a blurb of previous jobs. You could remove the right collumn entirely and just explain further on the two recent jobs.

Then at the bottom I have qualifications and other info, like driving license etc.
 
well yet again i feel like a prized lemon for believing something about a job iv been told by someone who is supposed to be supporting and helping me, 2 months now iv been getting told "soon" about security work at a new industrial site thats now been open for a week.

all this guy says is its the regional office thats dealing with so he cant contact the company about the jobs. he even admitted if theres no change in the next 2-4 weeks i shouldnt expect anything till the end of jan with the normal slowdown over christmas.

but why should i get upset over it, its not like this will be my 2nd christmas out of work, oh wait it is. :S
 
with the lack of work i can do around here theres not much more i can apply for hence im getting stressed over this, also its a closed application process so to speak with the work program getting a set number of spots (part of some contract between them and securitas).

and the jobs havent been open to apply for anywhere so for all i know there could be no jobs at all and im just being string along to keep me happy for a few more weeks.
 
BaDBoY_uK said:
Nah man, people are taking extra staff on temps for xmas
Chin up
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yeah and thanks to having a screwed up right leg from working via temp agencies with crappy boots and it being outside (for 2 years) i cant handle running around like a headless chicken for more than 3-4 hours a day, last time i tried i lasted one 12 hour shift and couldnt walk properly for nearly a week after thanks to swelling and pain.

but i can hit the gym and squat heavy weights fine, go figure. docs say they cant see a problem and the jobcenter say im not crippled enough.
 
Likewise chap, I was like that.

I can squat, lunge, split squat, deadlift fine. Make me run 100 metres my shins will explode :p I used to have terrible knees, squatting actually helped.

Anyway, just search for everything :)
 
Just recieved a phonecall asking for me to come back for a second interview, I've only ever had one interview (mainly for retail/bar work) so I'm a bit perplexed as to what they would ask me.

the first was with the MD and Construction Manager, This next one is with the Construction manager and I think the MD's PA.

I'm actually really excited as it's something I really want to do! and hopefully that came across during the interview!

- This is for Electrical Apprentice/Mate work by the way.
 
My current CV is like this, I've uploaded it to job sites such as Monster. Someone helped me out with it and recommended I remove address and list full details of the modules I did in University, it's took up quite a bit of space, my CV is just onto 3 pages.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwlL4QZcLAhBSl9Da0FqeE5SajQ

I'd hope my recent work experience in London would help me with getting jobs.

Is my CV bad?

It's real depressing not having a job, because I want to move back to Manchester where I know people, but I'm stuck at my parents place which I don't mind but no one I know round here, I go to London every few weeks but £100 a week just is not enough, traveling to Manchester and food soon eats it up.

I'm not confident of my abilities, not sure what I can, cannot, should, should not apply for, I was looking at customer service at coop:

https://careers.co-operative.jobs/careers/location.aspx?loc=,UK&keyword=Customer%20Adviser&fo=false&ph=false&fu=false&cl=false&gh=false&sp=false&cf=true&tr=false&flat=&flong=

Description is:

Being a Customer Advisor (or a Co-operative Operative, as we like to say) means putting the customer first and letting your personality shine through. Or, to put it simply, doing things the right way.
Using your noodle
To help oodles of people
With problems they
Can’t have foreseen
This is what being a Co-operative Operative means
Working as part of our friendly General Insurance services team, you’ll take all kinds of calls about motor and home insurance. As a Customer Advisor, you’ll provide a first-class service every time – using your communication skills and product knowledge to achieve amazing levels of customer satisfaction. You’ll take every opportunity to sell new products too. But treating the customer fairly will always be your goal, because this is what our business is all about.
To be a brilliant Customer Advisor, you’ll need to be great with people, great at sales and great at building relationships. Experience of selling to customers and working to targets would help you make a great start. But it is your commitment, your personality and the pride you take in your work that will make the real difference here.
We’ve talked about what you’ll do for our customers. Here’s what we’ll do for you. We’ll provide a fantastic working environment – one built on teamwork, fun and mutual respect. Through training and development programmes, we’ll give you plenty of opportunities to grow. And our incentive scheme will see that your hard work is well rewarded.
This is what working in a contact centre should be. It’s what being a Co-operative Operative means.
Working Pattern – working variable shifts between 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 8am-6pm at weekends
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Unsure if I should apply for it, not sure if it's a nightmare job, super hard and complicated, or really easy, or what really.
 
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pingwing said:
Quick question how has everyone decided what they want to do as a career??

Iv just finished uni and struggling to see where to start with jobs, applied for a few things locally to try and get started on deciding (so a few roles in schools to see if maybe teaching is where I could go) but I am just clueless to what my career will be.
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Talk to people, use linkedin, get in touch with HR within companies. If you have no idea what you want to do, I'd try desperately to get 5 single days of work experience within 5 different industries and then see where it leads. You'll like more than others, and will get a feel for what interests you (being interested on a day-by-day basis as well as whether you feel it would be a stimulating career). What was your degree in?
 
willhub said:
My current CV is like this, I've uploaded it to job sites such as Monster. Someone helped me out with it and recommended I remove address and list full details of the modules I did in University, it's took up quite a bit of space, my CV is just onto 3 pages.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwlL4QZcLAhBSl9Da0FqeE5SajQ

I'd hope my recent work experience in London would help me with getting jobs.

Is my CV bad?

It's real depressing not having a job, because I want to move back to Manchester where I know people, but I'm stuck at my parents place which I don't mind but no one I know round here, I go to London every few weeks but £100 a week just is not enough, traveling to Manchester and food soon eats it up.

I'm not confident of my abilities, not sure what I can, cannot, should, should not apply for, I was looking at customer service at coop:

https://careers.co-operative.jobs/careers/location.aspx?loc=,UK&keyword=Customer%20Adviser&fo=false&ph=false&fu=false&cl=false&gh=false&sp=false&cf=true&tr=false&flat=&flong=

Description is:

Unsure if I should apply for it, not sure if it's a nightmare job, super hard and complicated, or really easy, or what really.
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Hi Will, first off put your employment above your education really. If I get chance today I'll rewrite it a bit for you.
 
SmellyFingers said:
Job Centre made me go to some job fair today at the local college. Opens at noon so i'll go in take a quick look then get out.
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They sent me to something similar, I'd just graduated and everything in there was apprenticeships. Good times.

I finally got a job. So happy, didn't realise how miserable being on the dole had made me. Huzzah.
 
Delvis said:
Anyway, just search for everything :)
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yeah like im not already doing that and failing hard.

just hope i dont hit 12 months on this work program thing or il be asking whats the point of dragging myself down to be told to come back in 2-4 weeks.
 
Judgeneo said:
Early this year I got a offer for a grad scheme at a big investment bank, which I accepted. Unfortunately I only graduated with a 2.2, and the job offer was withdrawn.

I'm now studying for a masters, and applying for graduate schemes starting next year, and have got a first round interview next Wednesday.
In the job specification, it does ask for a 2.1 degree classification, most of the companies I've spoken to say they require this, even if you have more advanced qualifications. I haven't asked the same question to the company I've got the interview with in case they flat out reject me.

On my CV, I just list it as a BSc, which seems to work as this interview is for the only place I've applied for. Considering my previous experience of being rejected due to my substandard undergraduate grade, should I be more honest early on the application process?
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Interview went well, and I've just been invited back for a second/final round.

They still don't know I have a 2.1 in my undergrad though, here is the job requirements
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When should I tell them? I'm not sure what there policy is having a masters
 
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