Forgot how bad job searching was :(

shifty_uk said:
Thread bump!!

Was wondering if any of you chaps could offer some advice on approach methods. I'm tired of working retail part-time and my art/design work isn't getting me anywhere as I'm still a student.

There's an incredibly high number of car dealerships around my area but none seem to advertise jobs frequently. I'm sure there must be organisation, meet and greet or other part-time roles available other than full-time sales.

Would it be worth contacting dealerships individually or just a waiting game really to see if anything comes up?
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Don't know about where you live but in the jobs paper this week I saw various jobs at a BMW/Mini dealership. Job titles like Sales and one that I found interesting - Parts Advisor. Though it was in sheffield so bit a long way to go for me, especially seeing as there are car garages far closer.

Thats my advice. That and on the company website. :)
 
Blackhawk47 said:
Data Co-ordinator - Flow Survey

It's for a large international water company but role is more to do with analysing data and IT work.

Starting salary is £15k but that is pretty much equal to what I am getting now but like I said, its permanent just has slightly odd hours.

Going to have a drive over there at the weekend to so I know what the crack is with getting there. Then again, with those hours I mentioned you would completely be missing the traffic so thats good.

Ah well, not had an interview for a while so its all good practice. ;)

Hows your job going by the way? :)
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Sorry for the delay

Ah brilliant, nice start out wage, and hopefully it'll go up after the probation :)

Yeaaaaaaaaah....Jobs okay, day to day stuff just isn't demanding enough or difficult enough....It's really low level IT Support basicaly.

Would like to be on more money, can only just afford to do rent and live at the same time...ive been broke for the past two months =/...I'd like to stay, but i don't think my wage can go above 14k in this job position, and i dont think i can change job position until someone leaves...And that isn't going to happen as the guy above me got the job i initially went for, I just got this due to them wanting me
 
Well ive reached the 3rd and final stage of a job im going for

this is the big one
with this job i will finally get enough experience to move into 3rd line/infrastructure and earn a decent amount as well

but knowing me ill blow it somehow :(
 
Delvis said:
Sorry for the delay

Ah brilliant, nice start out wage, and hopefully it'll go up after the probation :)

Yeaaaaaaaaah....Jobs okay, day to day stuff just isn't demanding enough or difficult enough....It's really low level IT Support basicaly.

Would like to be on more money, can only just afford to do rent and live at the same time...ive been broke for the past two months =/...I'd like to stay, but i don't think my wage can go above 14k in this job position, and i dont think i can change job position until someone leaves...And that isn't going to happen as the guy above me got the job i initially went for, I just got this due to them wanting me
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No problem...I've had my hands full in motors recently. :o

Surprised your job is paying that low tbh, especially with your experience. I am guessing you've moved out from parents a while ago or have rent/mortgage. I know I certainly couldn't afford to move out, even if I get the job...though I feel like I aced the interview so will see how it goes. ;)

Edit: one of the good points of this job is that the company been rapidly expanding over the last few years. Also the position has been made rather than replacing someone. Most people I would working with there are new ie just started 3-6 months ago so it should be a bit easier to jump into. :)
 
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Sem said:
Well ive reached the 3rd and final stage of a job im going for

this is the big one
with this job i will finally get enough experience to move into 3rd line/infrastructure and earn a decent amount as well

but knowing me ill blow it somehow :(
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Keep at it buddy, you've got that far :)

Blackhawk47 said:
No problem...I've had my hands full in motors recently. :o

Surprised your job is paying that low tbh, especially with your experience. I am guessing you've moved out from parents a while ago or have rent/mortgage. I know I certainly couldn't afford to move out, even if I get the job...though I feel like I aced the interview so will see how it goes. ;)

Edit: one of the good points of this job is that the company been rapidly expanding over the last few years. Also the position has been made rather than replacing someone. Most people I would working with there are new ie just started 3-6 months ago so it should be a bit easier to jump into. :)
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Its paying that low because its a low IT Tech job, even though i delve into deeper things because its what i like doing :p

Yeah...My and the lady moved out last May, its hard...I've had to tell her that we may have to move back home if a nice cheap but decent house doesn't come along by this May, as we cant stay in the current house :(...If I was on like 16k it'd be a bit more managable, but nooooo...its what you get for working in a school I guess.

As i've said, i'm going to see what Januarys pay check brings me and decide from there...Even though i dont like to move jobs so frequently, even if it isn't my fault...Another annoying factor is the fact the lady has no car, and luckily she works in the same town as me atm, but when either of us change jobs, she'll have no car =/

And dont get me started on cars :o Mines annoying the hell out of me atm
 
Delvis said:
Keep at it buddy, you've got that far :)



Its paying that low because its a low IT Tech job, even though i delve into deeper things because its what i like doing :p

Yeah...My and the lady moved out last May, its hard...I've had to tell her that we may have to move back home if a nice cheap but decent house doesn't come along by this May, as we cant stay in the current house :(...If I was on like 16k it'd be a bit more managable, but nooooo...its what you get for working in a school I guess.

As i've said, i'm going to see what Januarys pay check brings me and decide from there...Even though i dont like to move jobs so frequently, even if it isn't my fault...Another annoying factor is the fact the lady has no car, and luckily she works in the same town as me atm, but when either of us change jobs, she'll have no car =/

And dont get me started on cars :o Mines annoying the hell out of me atm
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Life is tough I suppose...just have to grit your teeth I guess and I am sure it will work itself out for you. :)

Working a school, I suppose your off when its holidays etc does that make an impact on your salary? :(
 
Blackhawk47 said:
Life is tough I suppose...just have to grit your teeth I guess and I am sure it will work itself out for you. :)

Working a school, I suppose your off when its holidays etc does that make an impact on your salary? :(
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Thing is, i've been gritting my teeth for years now, its just getting daft, yes ive been lucky in that ive had work for most of the time, but its just depressing, i cant keep a job that really interests because of redundancys or closures etc...No idea what i REALLY want to be doing anyway

Well lets hope things get better, my salary cant change much as far as im aware...we also cant get more than an annual increase of £250 or something for atleast two years due to budget cuts...? =/ meh

Yeah, i'm only on term time contract, so i get the time off when the students do, its pointless me being in, as well as my boss and other colleague (unless theirs projects to do)...So naturally my pay is lower as they deduct the amount for when you aren't there.

However, the money is then split evenly throughout the year, so you get the same amount each month...Still sucks though :(
 
Just had an interview at my local medical centre :) Good job my mum knows the manager :p

Just hope I get it to earn some money to upgrade the old graphics card.
 
Still looking for a job here. I had one person phone me and to start with I thought I might be in with a chance but then he basically told me in a long winded way "You've got no chance, we've had better qualified people apply for the position".

Also had a couple of other replies, both either saying the job was no longer available or I wasn't the right candidate for the job but they were keeping my CV on file. Glad I'm getting a few responses any way even if I don't get the job. It really annoys me when people can't be bothered to reply and it puts a downer on an already crap situation, I know this is what a lot of companies do (not sending a response) but it's just crap. I live in a rural-ish area, it's not like they're going to be inundated with application after application where I could accept they might not have the time to reply.

There's a headline in the local newspaper today about someone who's also applied for loads of jobs and hasn't been able to get a job since they left school even though they really want to get a job which makes me a bit happier that I'm not the only one in the area having a crap time trying to get one. Apparently I'm in "The Lost Generation".
 
Greg0986 said:
Just had an interview at my local medical centre :) Good job my mum knows the manager :p

Just hope I get it to earn some money to upgrade the old graphics card.
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Ah brilliant, I hope you get some good wanted feedback :)

Ev0 said:
Off to see an old colleague in a minute who might have a some nice contract work for me, crossing my fingers.
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Excellant, atleast it will tide you over for a while


It does suck indeed...:(...You'd think one generic email response, which, in fairness, could be saved somewhere, wouldn't take them long to reply to.

I hope things start to look for for you man
 
Attending a final interview tomorrow for an IT support post, and apparently there's just me and one other person in the running now.

Had to sit an SHL numeric test today, and I'm worried I've done badly on it, so I'm going to have to blitz the interview to get the job - fingers crossed !
 
Was a reasonablty promising chat, I'm still in a perm job for another year until redundancy kicks in, but this could be a much better option :)

Will see what happens, hope I can go for it though.
 
mmj_uk said:
First thing you do is plug it into the mains powe...errr.....umm... :p
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Use the wind up nob on the back? :p

Ev0 said:
Was a reasonablty promising chat, I'm still in a perm job for another year until redundancy kicks in, but this could be a much better option :)

Will see what happens, hope I can go for it though.
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I never know how to do this :(...I always do interviews when not employed lol...which is naturally a bad thing at times.
 
The job search seriously begins tonight with applications ready to fly out the door.

2 weeks left in the current job and looking forward to some time off to get all the jobs around the house/ uni tidy up (since leaving 3 years ago:p) and car bits done.

I'm not looking forward to the application process in applying for a variety of different sectors out there, but hopefully my experience, skillset and MEng should help give me a good chance. Willingness to re-locate (living at home still) may also be more attractive.

Good luck out there!
 
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