Forgot how bad job searching was :(

I don't think you're being unreasonable, but I think you're probably making this harder on yourself than you need to.

You obviously have no patience for this and she's clearly picked up on that.

If she's messing up because she's in over her head, then be kind and help her. You'd want the same to be done for you if the tables were turned. What's more, it's in your interest in the long run as you won't have to be picking up slack or otherwise underperforming.

Change your attitude, give the girl some guidance and be more approachable. Your line manager is likely to notice this and it will only bode well for you in the long term.
 
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My attitude to date has been to advise her.

Like I said I gave her the opportunity to do something good and she chose to take the short. Which was of no benefit to her... I'm struggling to keep my cool here lol
 
DAIR said:
My attitude to date has been to advise her.

Like I said I gave her the opportunity to do something good and she chose to take the short. Which was of no benefit to her... I'm struggling to keep my cool here lol
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Then be constructive instead of passive aggressive. Talk to her and ask her if she's struggling. Let her know you will help her. Show her that you're approachable.
 
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I have been trying to help her.

She completely ignored my suggestion, because she wasn't prepared to learn. So I'm left asking myself why I should even bother.
 
DAIR said:
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I have been trying to help her.

She completely ignored my suggestion, because she wasn't prepared to learn. So I'm left asking myself why I should even bother.
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Then my advice would be to have a chat with her about it. Agree on how to proceed. Be sympathetic but firm. Make it clear that you're approachable. If she's still not helping herself, then that's something for your line manager to address in a performance review.
 
DarrenM343 said:
I second the contracting route. Age is less likely to be a factor - companies want someone to come in for x amount of time. Your 25 years experience will be very beneficial as a contractor.

If you don't fancy working away from home, it's worth considering that once you're in the door and proving yourself, companies are often quite willing to let you work from home a few days a week or even do 5 days in 4.

I took the contracting route years ago when I struggled to land a perm role. It was the best thing I ever did. It's suits my character. I'm working with a company semi-permanently (FTC) at the moment as it's in a location I want to be in but won't hessitate in going back to contracting. I even still have my company running ready for me to return :). I went to perm interviews hating the routine of it - the whole permanent mentality. As a contractor most of that is no longer relevant - it's more about "can you do what we're asking for, for the x number of months?".
Some contracts can also be very long. I have worked with people who have been with the same client for over 10 years.
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+1 for contracting. I want to do it, not taken the plunge yet but very close.

If you want flexibility, it's the way to go. You are your own boss. Simple as that.
 
Yesterday I had 19 views of my linkedin profile.. however from experience it means nothing :)

I've now caught up on the holiday emails, re-engaged with the opportunities in the pipeline before the holiday breaks, started on more with agents (one in a few minutes) and will continue applying for roles this afternoon and for the rest of week.

Got a f2f interview on monday.. so need a bit of prep on that.. but other than that I've been far more proactive than last year at the same time as I was distracted with a astronomy project.

Had a great fit on a opportunity but the agent said X/per day and 6month initial as part of his discussion.. tried to see if it was something they'd be tempted to try to switch to perm.. but he said they can get it filled by contract.
Well with the contract rates and the new taxation etc incoming.. I think more people will decide it's not worth it..

I've done contracting.. was ok.. started with 3 months ended up as 18 months but through an umbrella organisation.. pay wasn't great at the time but the role/location/experience made up for it.
 
The search for a new job has finally come through for me. I found a recruitment consultant that genuinely seemed to give a ****, and actually spent time earning his commission by trying to sell me to prospective employers.

Been offered a new role (subject to references) locally, paying £5k more, with what seems to be a much better work life balance, and a £3.5k saving (after tax) on travel costs.
 
one thing I'd whack in here that seems to be quite useful these days (especially re: getting past the HR filter...) - tis an approach I'll likely be trying in the next year or so to change careers slightly: going to meetings on meetup.com

I previously wangled a new career through reading up a lot on the area (textbooks etc.. - this was pre coursera/udacity) online forums, etc.. then managed to contact one hiring manager via a forum and landed two interviews from others through essentially cold calling certain small firms and basically asking to have a chat/informal interview/meeting etc... for one of them I was basically pitching an idea the other I was just being enthusiastic and asking for a job - it got a good response and resulted in probably the best job I've had so far...


anyway now there are these meetup events and they seem like the perfect way to make contact with hiring managers and the recruiters who inevitably turn up even when the organisers specifically say 'no recruiters'... much better than my previously successful cold calling approach if I can meet people face to face

supposing you learn the new language 'wibble'* say.. you do some courses online, buy some books, start doing some personal projects or try to contribute to some open source projects..(that alone can land jobs anyway)... but then you go on meetup.com... and you see the 'London wibble users group', the 'wibble in fiance' group, the 'wibble data science group', 'the wibble nd wobble dev group' etc..

the site is perfect for people wanting to break into an area, network, change careers.... you can turn up to a whole bunch of meetings in the next month re: the area you're interested in and easily meet circa a couple of hundred or so people among whom will be loads of people working in the area you're interested in

(*obviously made up for illustration purposes)
 
1st interview of the year today.. good place, although the interviewer indicated they wanted a Marketing bod.. so my technical-commercial starts toughing on that but isn't a full on marketing background.. well will have to see.

In the meantime it's back to grind stone..

I agree that going along to meet ups is good, however it's effectively putting your eggs in one basket..
 
I currently have a vacancy for an Insight Analyst based in Glasgow City Centre, working for Three the mobile network.

Open to fresh graduates or current analysts who have SAS experience.

See this link for details!
 
[TW]Fox;29044207 said:
If it's that competitive why not state it? You might attract more applicants..
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I always forget our HR do that.

It's ~26k, depending on experience.
 
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Ooosshhh. Been bouncing about on 3 different temporary contracts in the same position where I work in a job I love, they keep nearly ending then getting extended again to meet project deadlines. Constantly having to look for other jobs every few months when the contract is ending, and it's a very niche industry where I'd likely have to move miles to another area in the country.
Today they asked me to become a permanent member of the team. So chuffed! I absolutely love my job, and have fallen in love with the city and area, and getting from Chester to Carlisle to see my girlfriend is a lot easier then driving from Essex to Carlisle! I can finally start planning my life more than a few months in the future, i.e. look to buy a house, move my GF to Chester, make myself a proper home :)

Seriously happy today!
 
Just had a response from a company recruiter.. the post the company wants filled is EMEA.. hence lots of travel to Dubai, Quatar etc.. hmmm... I still don't think the region has adequate stability at the moment.. hmm...
 
[TW]Fox;29044207 said:
If it's that competitive why not state it? You might attract more applicants..
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various reasons... from companies being tight fisted and not wanting to pay more than they perceive they have to through to being quite flexible about requirements and being open to a wide variety of candidates from junior to senior
 
this might also be of interest in here:

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