Forgot how bad job searching was :(

GAC said:
slowly creeping up to 6 months out of work now, got a feeling il be out of work up to two years the way things are now, took me a year to get my last job and that was down to knowing people no chance of going back as they have finaly taken on full time guys.
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:( iv just hit 6 months too. Iv given up completely and gone back to uni as its the last year I can get away with a sensible priced masters.

Chin up though something will come your way :)
 
Yeah, just start low & work up.

I left school with pretty terrible grades (didn't do any coursework) - hopped around 5 difference colleges trying to find something.

Ended up having to get a job phoning people for energy readings for 11k for my first job at 22.

But by 23 I managed to get to 16k (two promotions).

24 I got made a senior in the latter promotion 19k

25 Moved to commercial 24k

26 Pay-rise 27k

27 (now) Just started in a different company in a similar role on 34k.

Time, patience & a willingness to start at the bottom will get you through it.

That low-paid job may seem bad now, but it's a start - as long as you keep trying for that one position higher you should be ok.
 
Not really a new job, but I'm moving roles (although I knew when I joined a year ago this was likely to happen).

In a couple of week I'm going to Barrow to learn about various oil/gas meters on site for a month, then going to Aberdeen, then starting my new role as a meter/measurement/allocations engineer in Aberdeen (contracted out to work for Centrica).

Exciting times I guess :).
 
elmarko1234 said:
Yeah, just start low & work up.

I left school with pretty terrible grades (didn't do any coursework) - hopped around 5 difference colleges trying to find something.

Ended up having to get a job phoning people for energy readings for 11k for my first job at 22.

But by 23 I managed to get to 16k (two promotions).

24 I got made a senior in the latter promotion 19k

25 Moved to commercial 24k

26 Pay-rise 27k

27 (now) Just started in a different company in a similar role on 34k.

Time, patience & a willingness to start at the bottom will get you through it.

That low-paid job may seem bad now, but it's a start - as long as you keep trying for that one position higher you should be ok.
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Sweet

I left school with not much, started a job building pc's on 7k, and get to 14k after a few years but sadly everyone got made redundant...Since then i've been like a yo-yo :(

Ended up getting to 18k which was comfortable for me...Then that went to pot...Then i've gone back down to just over 12k per-annum :(...Sucks really, as i'm struggling like hell at the moment, and as it's public sector I can't see it going up again any time soon...

Only just been given a slight rise so I can manage our website, but for what the tiny rise was worth its not worth the extra workload to be honest...Pretty much doing two full-time jobs are once :(
 
I'm sick to the back teeth of self-serving recruiters wasting hours of my time. I had one recruiter on my case who managed to get me two interviews, and I almost got one of the positions on offer. Could I get any feedback? No. Same with the second interview. I've since had several others asking me to send them CVs and to fill out applications, after which they promise to call back the next day. They do not.

I have just finished a self-sponsored engineering HNC (continuing to HND), have lots of experience and am looking to get into mechanical design in a junior position (to start with).

My CV is good, but recruiters seem lacklustre at best. I think it's time to blanket local firms with my CV.
 
danza said:
I'm sick to the back teeth of self-serving recruiters wasting hours of my time. I had one recruiter on my case who managed to get me two interviews, and I almost got one of the positions on offer. Could I get any feedback? No. Same with the second interview. I've since had several others asking me to send them CVs and to fill out applications, after which they promise to call back the next day. They do not.

I have just finished a self-sponsored engineering HNC (continuing to HND), have lots of experience and am looking to get into mechanical design in a junior position (to start with).

My CV is good, but recruiters seem lacklustre at best. I think it's time to blanket local firms with my CV.
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That really does suck man.

Ask around, tell your friends you are looking for junior mechanical design job....Hell, even something mechanical with progression in to design would be a start.

Look for local companies, bombard them :)

Best of luck dude,I wish I knew what I wanted to actually be doing
 
So happy i have been offered a permanent job in a warehouse that ive been waiting since July. Im gonna be on 5 day week, 9hr nights (never worked nights before) at a wage of 23k. I go for my drug test monday and start the job tuesday:D
 
bakes0310 said:
So happy i have been offered a permanent job in a warehouse that ive been waiting since July. Im gonna be on 5 day week, 9hr nights (never worked nights before) at a wage of 23k. I go for my drug test monday and start the job tuesday:D
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That's bloody excellent, I would literally feel rich if I was on 23k :)

Well done
 
bakes0310 said:
Cheers im quite happy with the pay, as im currently earning about 12-14k so its a nice jump. Also ill be too knackered to spend it so i should save a bit:p:D
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Likewise buddy...Just had a pay rise...And I'm now on a wopping 12.2k or something now :(

Public sector :(
 
Yeah, getting a high paid job has so much luck attached to it.

Right place at the right time.

I feel really lucky being on over 32k at 27, I firmly believe we need a national living wage of at least 18k for anybody who works full time.

If somebody is going to put the hours in, they deserve a real reward - it also helps the old problem of the benefit trap.

Either that, or increase the tax free allowance to 20k (to not cost employees more) - I bet the loss in tax would be made up by more people going into work (greater rewards) - note : we do need more jobs for that - hell I'd happily pay a few % more tax if it increased social cohesion - I don't want to live in a poverty ridden dystopia.

But I have a big problem with people who think it's OK that anybody can spend 40 hours a week with only a little more money than they would on benefits....
 
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elmarko1234 said:
But I have a big problem with people who think it's OK that anybody can spend 40 hours a week with only a little more money than they would on benefits....
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I have a massive problem with anyone who thinks it is OK to take benefits when they are fit enough to work 40 hours a week to earn the exact same money.

Scum of the earth and attitudes like yours fuel it.
 
I had a mate at work who quit his job after he got married as the benefits he gets now is only £30 less than what he is earning. But still £30 a week is still a lot, well to me it is. Theres nothing wrong with him, infact he was a very good worker and really fun to work with.
 
Well I was offered one job today which was quite surprising, only had a relatively brief phone call with them the other week but apparently that was enough. Said they have had face to face interviews with some candidates if they were not to sure about them but didn't need to for me. Guess that's a compliment then lol.

And am in the process of getting another offer from elsewhere, and the decision between the 2 is really going to kill me (my heads hurting already trying to decide).

One of the jobs allows me to stop having to live away from home during the week and is better money than I'm on now. Other job would mean living away from home still for up to a year, and involve travelling away, is rather specialised which could possibly limit future jobs, but is at a very prestigious company in their field and progression there would be good. Also the basic salary is lower but the package probably works out better, if you get the bonuses and stuff.

I really don't know what to do other than be grateful at the moment I'm in this position when others just want a job.

(yes this is a bit of a 'My wallet's too small for my fifties and my diamond shoes are too tight' post but it's stressing me out!)
 
The company that I work for is desperate for Cisco-qualified network engineers and highly-skilled Linux techs (preferably with RedHat experience/quals).

We have been consistenly voted as the best IT services company to work for in the UK by the Sunday Times etc. If you feel you fit the criteria, please feel free to email my address in trust.

Really hope I can help out an unemployed OCUKer :)

EDIT: Location = Hayes, Greater London
 
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So I am just back on the dole again, but noticed my what i have to do each week thingy is greatly unfair. I have, write to employors once a week, phone atleast one a week, and search jobseekers.direct.gov.uk 3times a week, search online daily.

What I have problems with is phoning and writing to employors. Yes I would do that if the application is to write or phone but randomly calling up asking if they have jobs is something I hate with a passion, I see it as pointless and from past experiences it's the same response "all vacancies are advertised online or through website x, y or z" Which is the same going around shops.

I only have to write down 3steps each week but are they honestly expecting me to phone and write to poeple at random and document it?

I will bring this up with my advisor when I first see her on wednesday, but I think it's really absurd to expect this. If I was looking for unpaid work experience then yes I have no problem, this is how everyone gets it, but to call around places just seems a tad of an atrocious suggestion.
 
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