Forgot how bad job searching was :(

Neodite said:
Managed to get a new job last week :)

Wasn't even searching, but did want to start.

System admin job going at my partners place, dont have any qualifications or job experience so was not expecting anything.

Had an interview to find out it was a Junior job at min wage (£13500?) so had to turn it down as it was too much of a pay cut. Got called in again a week later for an informal chat about money and said I could drop to 16k for the career instead of a job (Currently secruity) and he said he would have a think and get back to me.

Next day called in again, and was met with a job offer on the table with a starting wage of 18k :o (still a few k less than I am on now) so more than I asked for :D

They will also be putting me threw all the courses etc. I need and comming in above a junior, and told i'll be looking at around 28k around the 5 year mark.

So I guess all it proves is it's not what you know it is who you know (Lost out on a couple of jobs because of this in the past, so happy it has happend to me for a change)

Dead chuffed :D
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Excellent, congrats! :)

Quinnaay said:
Advise please, currently on 17k working for a council in a admin type of role, however it's not what I want to do. Im 24 in December and may get offered a maintenance engineering or machining apprenticeship type of role for 10k, which then would obviously go to minimum wage the second year which is 12k then I'm not too sure but after the 4 year apprenticeship id say there's a lot more money to be earnt. Do you think it's worth taking the gamble of a pretty big pay cut to maybe earn more in 4 years?
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Think long term buddy.
 
Quinnaay said:
Thanks, I think so too. Its just the initial struggle at first that's worrying.
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Couldn't agree more, see if you can ask family etc to help support you if possible :)

I'm somewhat in the same boat of wanting to change careers as I just don't enjoy IT Support anymore (if ever) and all I ever seem to be able to find are related jobs, so contemplating a pretty drastic move, just not sure where yet :( No doubt there will be a pay drop (luckily I'm not on a major amount currently) but still...

It's just taking that first step, I literally have no idea what direction to go in, as soon as I have a rough idea, I can start the process, it's just figuring out that first step I'm struggling with.
 
Delvis said:
Couldn't agree more, see if you can ask family etc to help support you if possible :)

I'm somewhat in the same boat of wanting to change careers as I just don't enjoy IT Support anymore (if ever) and all I ever seem to be able to find are related jobs, so contemplating a pretty drastic move, just not sure where yet :( No doubt there will be a pay drop (luckily I'm not on a major amount currently) but still...

It's just taking that first step, I literally have no idea what direction to go in, as soon as I have a rough idea, I can start the process, it's just figuring out that first step I'm struggling with.
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Its difficult mate, its been stressful i've been looking to get out of IT for the past year, i'm still not 100% either, i just know i'm too active and hands on to be sat in a office all day and i believe Engineering has many paths to go down which pays well and sounds more manual and better suited for me. The only way i can possibly move careers into something i know very little about is an Apprenticeship, i cant afford to go to college, i don't have enough UCAS points to go Uni, There's no night school that can do Engineering local just full time courses as its such a big module, its rubbish and theres a colossal amount of people applying for these types of roles which makes it more difficult, but I think whilst i'm young its now or never and hopefully i can pursue a better career and just get over the initial drop.
 
I am edging closer to hopefully getting started in a new career. I have spent the past 2.5 years trying to secure a role as a Trainee Anatomical Pathology Technologist but it's hugely competitive for what is initially a very poorly paid job. It's just fascinating and at 32 I totally need to get into a career where I can learn and stay interested. Especially having spent the past four years in a job I despise that I fell into due to redundancy.

Another application in now, fingers crossed for this one.
 
Still no luck getting a job but my MOD Police, prison service and Army officer applications are are going to the next stage. Hopefully I'll be successful in one of those, though would be nice to find something in the short term.
 
well if thins pan out the way they are looking at work with this new company running the site il be rather worse off. with hours cut below 30 a week, the combined loss of pay and working tax credit hits me for like £5300.

so back to job hunting i go, talk about feeling rather ticked off.
 
With recent life events I'm wondering what to do

I don't love my job.

I'm wondering if there are any jobs that are reasonable targets (at 29 yo) that are.. Not family friendly
Like ones that are:
Dangerous and thus exciting - something like deep sea diving
Fun but most likely low paid - something like scuba diving in Australia

Anything involving leaving my old life behind is appealing!
 
Seems to be a good time in Manchester to get another IT Job - I've had numerous interviews this week and got some lined up next week, although I loath dealing with recruiters I have also had some fantastic direct approaches.

Got a 2nd interview at a company next Wednesday that I really want to get, they want me to up my product knowledge so will be on their website daily making notes about their products.
 
well had a meeting friday and its even more comical than i expected.

in short been offered 20 hours a week 3 nights on 6 nights off 9 hour shifts 11pm-8am. job roles changing but il get £8.02 an hour. even after the pay rise il still be around £5500 a year worse off. god knows how these idiots expect to get staff as all of the permanent staff are jumping ship asap.
 
I ended up getting the I.T apprenticeship at the local College, it's a massive step down in terms of wage (As I go from a full time wage to apprenticeship £2.73 lol), but I'm hoping that after the year, I'll get kept on, and manage to take multiple steps forward, securing a career.

But working in a College environment, thousands of people and devices, should be brilliant experience, and put me in much better stead in the future if I don't get kept on.
 
Repta said:
Still no luck getting a job but my MOD Police, prison service and Army officer applications are are going to the next stage. Hopefully I'll be successful in one of those, though would be nice to find something in the short term.
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Don't work for the prison service you will be on terms and pay that are awful plus the job is utterly boring and the management are idiots. I did 10 years before getting out, hated every hour
 
Martini1991 said:
I ended up getting the I.T apprenticeship at the local College, it's a massive step down in terms of wage (As I go from a full time wage to apprenticeship £2.73 lol), but I'm hoping that after the year, I'll get kept on, and manage to take multiple steps forward, securing a career.

But working in a College environment, thousands of people and devices, should be brilliant experience, and put me in much better stead in the future if I don't get kept on.
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As long as said college pushes it's technology needs it can be great :) Luckily the School I worked in had an IT Teacher who really wanted to implement new software and hardware so we got to test lots of stuff :)
 
Two interviews.. one I've requested the job spec from the agent again.. but still thinks it's good to set up an interview face-to-face. I think she's going to have a big shock as I don't just turnup to an interview unprepared.. it's really got "mess" written over it and will end up with a email to her boss and the company apologising for the behaviour of the agency that was operating on my behalf. I will not accept people acting that badly in my name.
 
DAIR said:
Anyway, I've been put forward for a couple of contract roles. Offering decent money. Have never considered such roles before. Anyone here a contractor? If so what are the benefits? Apart from having lots to do.
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I've had many contracts where you can easily end up with not much to do. If you're like me and like to get stuck in and do as much as possible you'll soon annoy the permies who like to take thing slow.

The main benefit for me was being able to quickly move on when the work dried up or didn't interest me any more. And being able to choose a new industry or location for my next contract.

After 10 years of contracting I started a permanent job last month. It's a 10 min walk from home and the work is more of a hobby for me. I don't think I'll be bored any time soon.
 
well first new job app gone and turned down, seems im not experienced enough to work security in tesco's of all places, let the fun and games commence.
 
I've just completed my BSc in Geography and have just made myself a CV and a covering letter (which I'll obviously tailor for each specific job) although it seems a lot of companies aren't interested in CV's and rather you just fill out their application form with a covering letter. Also, I have no 'professional' references really that they all seem to want, hoping my 3rd year uni tutor and my girlfriends dad who's a HMI inspector is ok. I've also included all my qualifications, even ones completely unrelated such as my NVQ3 in Coaching (Association football) and my UEFA 'B' football coaching badge, but also things like Level 2 Adult Numeracy, no idea how there be viewed, but it fills the gap between school and uni (started uni at 21) and there's still transferable skills that can be taken from them.

It is actually quite daunting applying for some jobs, I've just applied for a trainee role for a environmental consultancy firm, really have no idea how I'm going to come across, but I guess I'll soon find out, I really want to get a job related to my degree as I'm already sick of being back at home, I'm also 24, so feel ready to really hopefully start a career.
 
I seem to be stuck in no mans land, I have yet to hear back from a single job application where the salary is <£24000, including 100's of minimum wage jobs. On the other hand jobs with salaries over that I get interviews etc but fall down on a lack of relevant experience. The worst part is apart from that I get nothing but positive feedback which makes it very hard to work out where to improve! Maybe time to start looking at moving to the mainland
 
Sometimes you just lose out on interviews because another guy is better qualified - in particular the experience part, especially for higher paid jobs. Just have to roll with it unfortunately and keep on trying. The hardest part is getting onto the career conveyor belt, once there it gets much easier in the future because your experience just keeps increasing.
Don't lose faith and don't be put off by part time or temporary roles either - they all help prove experience and tend to be a bit less fussy about how much current experience you have.
 
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