Forgot how bad job searching was :(

[platypus]

Good man, congrats.

 

[Smit]

Congratulations

 

[Delvis]

Sweet, congrats Funk

After woking for Wickes for a couple of months, I am going to be working in a schools IT department looking after everything ...Went for an interview, got through to the final two, lost to the other guy, got a phone call saying can I work for them anyway along with the other guy as they liked me!!!!

So, salary is low, but its a start, and hopefully it'll go up eventually...Step in the door and it gives me a chance to see if I like this kind of work

 

[NickK]

Well I have two months left on my current extension of the contract (so that'll be 7 months or so at the end of it). So given how long it look last time, it's time to start pounding the ground again. Especially as this has large public sector ties and the government's pulling funding left, right and centre. Would like to get back to more software stuff although I have a sneaking suspicion that my boss is wanting to make use of my mobile background, I have a spot with the CMO to work through that along with my boss when I get the time!

This weekend will be sorting the house out and updating the CV, linkedin etc before starting pushing the update out to the usual sites.

Still adding a £10M product with over £100M of market makes the 'junior product manager' title title acceptable and it's given me services based product development and management in addition to my software development/project/product management means I'm not too worried. I just want to get back to something, well, more ££ rewarding.
It's a little disconcerting when people eye up a course you went on saying that you have the course that the execs go on! I did remember it cost my old place £100K for a week of training - we brought over a trainer and the entire product management went on it 'junior' my ass..

 

[Indy500]

Hello all

Unfortunately other than unpaid work, no such luck myself. Still, perhaps it will lead to something better...

 

[daelo]

In the application process for a graduate trainee account holder for justine lloyd thompson and trying to pimp my cv as much as poss, graduated from luff in the year it was uni of the year, had a job that has given me many skills etc.... a lot OF CVS dont tell the truth, but if you cant back up the truth then theres no point in lying. my 2 cents, you can make your job role sound amazing fi you can back it up in an interview, its not like the prospective empolyer knows the in's and out's of the business so be a little ambigous!(as long as u can back it up and talk a good talk )

 

[Delvis]

Ugh....Well...supposed to be starting in a week or so....And all of a sudden the pay is lower than they originally said ....but nothing was in writing so I've got no leg to stand on

Currently adding up my monthly out goings and its not good...not too sure on what to do really

 

[VeNT]

what was it advertised at?
if they are offering you too little tell them you're not going to take them up on their offer if the moneys not right.

 

[Delvis]

what was it advertised at?
if they are offering you too little tell them you're not going to take them up on their offer if the moneys not right.

It wasn't advertised, because I got the job that was 'runner' up so to speak (see earlier post up a bit)

It really is a tiny amount, I'll be on the same wage I had when I was 17

They said it was 'x' amount, but then said that was due to a confusion and it is actually 'this' amount...And apparently they've asked if it can be increased already. (As its council funded I think)

 

[Jonny ///M]

I've got a man to talk to tomorow about a full time job. Saw it randomly and handed in a Cv.

40 hours a week compared to 11 I do the now, Sunday off!

Hope to god he thinks I'm good enough.

 

[Skillmister]

Going round a few bars tomorrow asking and handing in CV's. Gl me

 

[Indy500]

Going round a few bars tomorrow asking and handing in CV's. Gl me

I've got a man to talk to tomorow about a full time job. Saw it randomly and handed in a Cv.

40 hours a week compared to 11 I do the now, Sunday off!

Hope to god he thinks I'm good enough.

Good luck guys.

It wasn't advertised, because I got the job that was 'runner' up so to speak (see earlier post up a bit)

It really is a tiny amount, I'll be on the same wage I had when I was 17

They said it was 'x' amount, but then said that was due to a confusion and it is actually 'this' amount...And apparently they've asked if it can be increased already. (As its council funded I think)

While I understand you're in a different position, personally I'd be happy with any wage as opposed to none...

 

[Kristoph]

I've been in two different schools over the past couple days observing chemistry lessons! Both of which have offered me the chance to come back in September to do my placement should I want to, I also had an offer from a teacher from a local college that I met during the day!

Just had an email from another school too offering me some more observation work next week. Things are finally moving in the right direction.

I've got a PGCE interview a week on Tuesday, fingers crossed it goes well and puts me on the path to a decent career in teaching!

 

[WingZero30]

The job hunting process has killed my heart and has been a very unpleasent and disdainful experience. I am surprised how unlucky majority of university graduates are. I myself am an engineering graduate who left uni 4 years ago and since then haven't been able to get job in this field. So after 4 years I am also thinking of going into maths teaching with a pgce. I know time is running out but I will be talking to few schools to give me a voluntary class assistant position so that can help with my pgce application.

I am just appalled that 99% of jobs require minimum of 2 years experience and that means a fresh graduate is immediately blocked from entering in his/her chosen career field. Time and time again this issue of graduate unemployment comes up but nothing gets done to change the system or to have more entry level position.

 

[Indy500]

The job hunting process has killed my heart and has been a very unpleasent and disdainful experience. I am surprised how unlucky majority of university graduates are. I myself am an engineering graduate who left uni 4 years ago and since then haven't been able to get job in this field. So after 4 years I am also thinking of going into maths teaching with a pgce. I know time is running out but I will be talking to few schools to give me a voluntary class assistant position so that can help with my pgce application.

Experience and no degree seems to be just as useless. Of course its a catch 22 if you can't afford the qualifications. Nepotism seems to be the best way to bypass ridiculous entry requirements...

I am just appalled that 99% of jobs require minimum of 2 years experience and that means a fresh graduate is immediately blocked from entering in his/her chosen career field. Time and time again this issue of graduate unemployment comes up but nothing gets done to change the system or to have more entry level position.

Employers just don't want to train new entrants, part of this is understandable as their budgets may be under pressure. Then again jobs = income = more spending in the economy. Which in turn can generate further employment. We're in the opposite cycle right now.

 

[alx]

The job hunting process has killed my heart and has been a very unpleasent and disdainful experience. I am surprised how unlucky majority of university graduates are. I myself am an engineering graduate who left uni 4 years ago and since then haven't been able to get job in this field. So after 4 years I am also thinking of going into maths teaching with a pgce. I know time is running out but I will be talking to few schools to give me a voluntary class assistant position so that can help with my pgce application.

I am just appalled that 99% of jobs require minimum of 2 years experience and that means a fresh graduate is immediately blocked from entering in his/her chosen career field. Time and time again this issue of graduate unemployment comes up but nothing gets done to change the system or to have more entry level position.

Out of interest what engineering discipline did you study?

I've just finished my chemical engineering degree and have found that outside of big, well know oil & gas companies, most smaller firms would rather just recruit experienced (2 yrs+) hires than have any sort of grad scheme. I guess that's just what makes finanical sense to them unfortunately .

 

[WingZero30]

Out of interest what engineering discipline did you study?

I've just finished my chemical engineering degree and have found that outside of big, well know oil & gas companies, most smaller firms would rather just recruit experienced (2 yrs+) hires than have any sort of grad scheme. I guess that's just what makes finanical sense to them unfortunately .

I did MEng Aerospace Engineering (2:1) back in 2006 and since then I have been unemployed, registered with job centre, attended several interviews and assessment centres, volunteered at a charity organization, worked as an assitant manager for the same charity organisation, been made redundant from the same charity, back to unemployment, failed to get into phd due to lack of funding, applied to middle east and canada with no luck, did Autodesk Inventor 3d cad course, self learnt autocad 2005 and autocad 2010, built my first PC, applied for cad jobs again with no luck again and now thiking of going in to teaching if I am lucky. So many things I have been through and done. What more can I offer to employers?.

 

[Delvis]

Good luck guys.



While I understand you're in a different position, personally I'd be happy with any wage as opposed to none...

No but when your earning less than the previous place?

Yes its annoying

 

[Dave]

failed to get into phd due to lack of funding

What PhD did you apply for? I just graduated with MEng Chemical Engineering, almost went on to a PhD but decided against further study in the end - all the PhD's in the Chem Eng department were fully funded with a stipend of £16-20k/year!

 

[chrisd]

I myself am an engineering graduate who left uni 4 years ago and since then haven't been able to get job in this field.

You ever considered the army officer route? Royal Engineers might be for you.