Aye so I was told. My department is moving into a newly built building around april next year too, so a good time to jump on board.
Forgot how bad job searching was :(
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Aye so I was told. My department is moving into a newly built building around april next year too, so a good time to jump on board.
Got some interviews across the country...
Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds.
Birmingham is first though; anywhere decent to live/rent to the South-East of Birmingham (close to NEC) ?
Thinking about car being safe outside and not stolen/vandalised and also a clean modern and pleasant house/apartment with decent internet...
Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds.
Birmingham is first though; anywhere decent to live/rent to the South-East of Birmingham (close to NEC) ?
Thinking about car being safe outside and not stolen/vandalised and also a clean modern and pleasant house/apartment with decent internet...
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Best thing I got was an ITIL Foundation cert. 3 days of misery and places keep throwing work at me. Reasonable pay. Not bad for a drifter who's move times than your average domestic *****.
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Don't do it.
After six months you will regret it. Only people from London seem to stomach it longer term.
Everything is convenient but the people are so rowdy and up themselves. The cost of living negates the better wages in no time.
But if you can commute in.... jackpot!
Could be off sick or anything. Try phoning the main switchboard and ask to be put through, assuming they are office based.
They are, yes. I know she's definitely not off sick as my contact there has seen her and offered to nudge her for me, but I don't think he should have to as she should just have the courtesy to reply.
Given the nature of the business, I would be so surprised if all recruitment activities came to a halt because of one person being off sick.
As would I, but from your post I wasn't sure if was just a case of some direct communication between you and the one individual at this stage, rather than something which had been formalised yet or at a stage where they would instruct a deputy/colleague to progress in their absence (especially as if I've understood correctly you have not applied for a specific advertised role).
Anyway, personally I wouldn't contact the manager and just focus your energies on other opportunities.
Anyway, personally I wouldn't contact the manager and just focus your energies on other opportunities.
They don't advertise specific roles, it's very much a case of either "who you know" or "drop your CV to us, we may get in touch".
The company is a very large group that has a very small division specialising in consultancy which seems to be totally self-contained. Having trawled LinkedIn and asking my contact, she appears to be the only one charged with recruitment activities for the entire practice. I have previous spoke with the HR Manager who I imagine is her boss, but haven't actively chased her up yet.
The company is a very large group that has a very small division specialising in consultancy which seems to be totally self-contained. Having trawled LinkedIn and asking my contact, she appears to be the only one charged with recruitment activities for the entire practice. I have previous spoke with the HR Manager who I imagine is her boss, but haven't actively chased her up yet.
I'd rum away tbh...but then even a company that gets back to you really quickly doesn't mean its going to be a great company....I had a place that seemed excellent, once I started it takes people multiple days to get back to me, and them apparently not even knowing my probation schedule etc etc or what company policy tests I needed to adhere to....pretty amusing really
It would actually be a return for me. Work in the city of London for most of my career (then moved out last year).
I hate the commute and the hustle and bussle. But the money is better and so much more to do. I believe I could easily get another 5-10k more. The only real downside for me is that I'd have very little leisure time..
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lol I am headed to london too in a year or so, just gotta finish my course and get a job in a post production studio
You sound like me, were same age aswell. I have no qualifications except a D in GCSE English and a couple level 2 nvq in IT. Didn't have a clue what I wanted to do. Now I know what I want to do, thanks to my current job. Ill be going back to college 2 evenings a week. But starting back from the bottom (English and maths) and then next year a access course. Then finally 3 years in Uni. Very daunting thinking that's what my life will be for the next 5 years. I don't think im even college material let alone uni, so we shall see.
Delvis have you looked at evening courses, even if they are very basic simple ones at least you will get a taster of what you might want to do
Dammnn. You've left it late.
When I finally finished college (aged 19). All I knew is that I wanted to earn monies. My career started shortly after.
I found the thought of going to uni to study for at least another 2 to 3 years very off putting.
Good luck. If you can find a place to live there then great. If not brace yourself for tense tube or bus commutes. The things I've witnessed over the years... Lol.
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yeah I have considered that and I am considering the commute option ^_^
I'm not interested in working for them at all now given the way they their recruitment manager has simply ignored my communication attempts.
Had a telephone interview with a recruiter this evening for an Associate Consultant role, working when required on various CI projects. I thought it went well, I think I put my point across fairly well and we had good two-way communication as she was very friendly and personable.
However, when the salary came into it I realise it may just be above my level of expertise despite the role profile matching my history quite well.
the jobcentre comedy continues on. so i got a call wed to rebook my appointment wed this week to tues next week, not just had another call to rebook that with a different adviser as mines mia again as "something's happened" wonder if she'l be sanctioned lol.
I found the job centre to be quite comical. They clearly do not know their backside from their elbow. On the occasions I did go, I saw the same woman every other week and she was fantastic. She did genuinely want to help people get into work and was very clear to me about what the rules area so she gave me the information I needed to ensure I didn't get into any trouble.
I told her that unlike some people, I'm not in a rush to go and do 'any old job' but instead would prefer to hold out for the right one. She was very pragmatic and knew that forcing me to go into a job I hated would only lead to me being back in the job centre a few weeks or months later, so long term it wasn't the best decision. In the end we almost had a friendship
I told her that unlike some people, I'm not in a rush to go and do 'any old job' but instead would prefer to hold out for the right one. She was very pragmatic and knew that forcing me to go into a job I hated would only lead to me being back in the job centre a few weeks or months later, so long term it wasn't the best decision. In the end we almost had a friendship
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I found the job centre to be quite comical. They clearly do not know their backside from their elbow. On the occasions I did go, I saw the same woman every other week and she was fantastic. She did genuinely want to help people get into work and was very clear to me about what the rules area so she gave me the information I needed to ensure I didn't get into any trouble.
I told her that unlike some people, I'm not in a rush to go and do 'any old job' but instead would prefer to hold out for the right one. She was very pragmatic and knew that forcing me to go into a job I hated would only lead to me being back in the job centre a few weeks or months later, so long term it wasn't the best decision. In the end we almost had a friendship
It is perfectly reasonable to hold out for the right sort of job for your first few weeks/months of unemployment. However after 6 months (hopefully you will have work in that time) you will then be required to attend mandatory job training courses.
The first will be a one day nonsense then they start sending you on a week to two week courses. You are usually given the option of the course or work experience which isn't mandatory. However if you choose work experience over the course what they won't tell you is the work experience becomes mandatory. If you don't like it, don't turn up or walk out you will receive a months sanction.
After 12 months you are then required to apply for minimum wage work or be pushed into the numerous low skilled, low paid work which is put forward to the job centre because they struggle to get employees.
My neighbours girlfriend is going through all this hell with them after being made redundant from the post office. She has just received a months sanction for walking out of a work experience place.
I would never trust anyone at the job centre however nice they come across. They have targets and figures they must reach and are under pressure to meet them.
The Recruitment Manager has just emailed and said she has been on annual leave hence the reason for not responding to emails, phone calls or voicemail messages. Unbelievable. It's 2014 and we live in a completely digital age, who the hell doesn't have an automated mailbox reply saying they're away until a given date? If for whatever reason that isn't possible, they should at least put a note in their signature saying they have annual leave booked.
Better still - don't tell me to ring up when you're away!
I did go on a 'Skills Based Work Assessment' course lasting two weeks that had a guaranteed job interview at the end of it. I left at 11:00 on the first day having discussed it with the course facilitator who said clearly given my experience and background, doing a Level 1 qualifications in 'Employability Skills' was not the right thing for me.