need a job!

floodster1 · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:19

after 7 years of service to the queen am really feeling like a change of career but have no idea what/where to go next. love working with computers. spend a lot of my time building/fixing them for friends. but i hear theres no much money in IT support work

been looking on the net but cold really do with a bit of a steer so give me any ideas would be a brucie bonus!

(ps the army will give me credits to get myself educated so any good courses sugestions would really help too)

cheers everyone

Morba · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:20

decide what you want to do or what interests you, move in that direction.

KaHn · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:25

Go offshore.

KaHn

Craig1981 · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:31

Mercenary for hire?

twist3d0n3 · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:38

become a day care worker.

teach the children about guns

floodster1 · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:41

behave most of the kids nowdays know more about guns than i do!

the shadow · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:47

Goodluck

visibleman · 10 Apr 2011 at 16:52

KaHn said:
Go offshore.

KaHn

I would certainly look into offshore work; opito.com would be place to look for apprenticeships.

Edit - Worth looking on www.oilandgas4u.com as well....

franco_22 · 10 Apr 2011 at 17:08

Police?
Fire Services?

maybe train to become a paramedic if the army can help you

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Apr 2011 at 17:19

If you're already out of work, I would do some voluntary work while looking. Just 1-2 days per week. I found that I had better responses from employers and contributed to getting paid work.

Randomface74 · 10 Apr 2011 at 17:25

@OP how academic are you, got any other qualifications, are you specialised in the army?

dowie · 10 Apr 2011 at 18:02

floodster1 said:
but i hear theres no much money in IT support work

Depends what you do/how technical you are but some support people can earn $$$

You've provided no info about yourself aside from being in the 'Army'. Obviously being able to strip and assemble an L85 and being able to polish anything made out of leather and brass is going to be naff all use to a civilian employer however you might well be able to sell your leadership skills etc...

If you weren't in a technical role in the forces then perhpas the leadership/man management aspect would be a good angle. Being able to lead, solve problems under pressure etc.. are all going to be useful to employers. Perhaps if you were still keen on the support route then you could try to leverage some of your experience into working towards a management role - i.e. get the army to pay for an ITIL course or something.

I should state I don't work in support but do interact with some support types at my place, I know the management in CS/support tend to have ITIL quals so might be useful if you were an SNCO or officer but perhpas someone else working in support could comment.

-BA- · 10 Apr 2011 at 19:28

Did you learn a trade in the forces? If so, it might be worth approaching the British Legion to see if you can access funding/bursary for training. Worth doing even if you don't have a trade. They can also advise you on developing your CV and possibly careers advice.

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