Been back in the UK for a month now and still looking for work. Its a real struggle out there at the moment. Especially for people like me who only have level entry experience. I studied for 3 a-levels but never went to University, instead worked in Admin for a year and then buggered off around the world for a year. But now i'm finding things really tough to find something a) I want to do and b) something availible.
Although a year around the world really matured me and gave me some great experience, it doesn't help me as much as I thought on my CV. Ideally I want to just save money again and travel. If I didn't then maybe university would be an option, but as I still don't know what really interests me the Uni fee's are alot to pi$$ it up the wall!
Anybody know anyone who is looking for work?
Any other addicks struggling to find work at the moment? It seems that everyone knows someone who has been made redundant or being sacked!
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Give it 3 years and we might be out of a recession!!
If anyone knows anyone who is looking give me a whisper and I can send you a CV to have a look at. I've only got a years working experience but a good set of qualifications behind me.
Who knows with the University thing, there isn't anything that stands out to me which I would want to study. With university fee's being 3k a year at the moment I would hate to walk out of it 3 years down the line with a 2:2 and 20k debt! Thats the negative way of looking at it. Would have to wait until next year to enroll now anyway.
You need to be willing to work anywhere, at anything and for stupid amounts of money. I've been looking locally but have given up as everything is minimum wage, which I can't live on. If nothing is coming up in the admin area, try retail as shops are now recruiting for Christmas staff, good opportunity to do extra hours as well if you're near to Bluewater or other shopping centres with extended opening times. Gets some money coming in and you can still look out for more suitable work in the meantime.
Good luck.
Most sectors are still hiring as the credit crunch is just a friendly hug there and if anyone got skills on certain sectors like IT or media you´ll triple what you earn in the UK. Search the net and see what you can find.
Prison Service are recruiting! No everyone's thing but they have admin jobs as well as uniform so as others are put off by the bars and locks etc you might have a better chance.
As Brunello said you may need a bit more focus and definite skills to get employers interested. Where did you travel? Any links you can use or languages?
So that's what you meant by bar work, Henry .....?
Shame, but our timing could not have been worse if we had tried.
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I was in a very similar position when I got back from travelling in 1996. I remember thinking that I had 2 options:
1. To do any old job, save money and then go travelling again
2. Go to University and 'get a career'
I eventually opted for No.2 on the basis that if you do No.1 you eventually come home and have to make the same choice again. However you really need to know what you're studying for before you begin. You need to be absolutely sure of what job you have in mind. My advice would even be to actually apply for such a job with a fake CV showing that you already have this qualifiacation just to see if you're offered an interview. I had a bit of a naive approach and despite studying quite determinedly and getting excellent grades never eventually worked in the field really related to my studies.
Therefore I would advise you to go travelling unless you really know what you want to do and that you're sure that the qualification will really help you to get the work you're looking for.
I eventually did a TEFL (have you thought of that?) and went travelling 4 years after finishing at University anyway!
Now I'm happily on the dole in France!!
Bad luck there Les. Where in France are you?
Any employer who is looking to recruit is essentially looking to answer three questions:
- Can you do the job? (skills)
- Will you do the job? (attitude)
- Will you fit in? (personal and interpersonal skills)
By taking whatever job is on offer you're giving a nice clear signal to future potential employers that you have the right attitude. So that's one hurdle that your over. Once you've got a job, it should therefore (economy permitting) be easier to find the next one. So I'd say grab anything that's available and then look around to see how you can do better.
Good luck.
Tescos, asda's sainsburys always employing. Start there look for internal promotions etc.
http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/careers/student/student.html
Its quite a common thing apparently for people to return from a years travel and to become quite downbeat about working and a career etc.
I want to get all the travelling out of my system, I doubt that in 5 years time I will still be travelling and i'd still only be young.
I'm thinking of getting a qualification that I could use whilst travelling though.. e.g Lifeguarding, TEFL (did this come in use jimmymelrose?) and maybe a few other things I can think of.
All i know is that I really did choose the worst possible time to return to the UK. And CAFC are still shite!
What an utter disgrace you are tom_cafc.
I really wish they renamed 'travelling' to 'wasting my life getting drunk with no responsibilities whilst pulling girls i know i'll never see again', because that's effectively what it is. Its always happened, but at least in previous generations the kids were actually prepared to do it at a university and combine it with a bit of education-enhancing study. This lot have swapped the text books for a bungie rope, because they need a bit of 'time out' time. What ? You think the rest of us good honest working folk don't fancy a bit of 'time out' time ? You think we work our knuckles to the bone to put food on the table and a roof over heads for you lot to tit around somewhere else in the world ??
Let me say this to you tom_cafc and your 'ilk', travelling is not a new thing spawned by the current generation, people have always 'gone travelling', all of us on here 'go travelling', its just its called a flaming 'holiday' ! Some of us are practical enough to realise that in life getting drunk, eating rubbish, not worrying about bills etc is only socially acceptable for one week at a time, two weeks at a push.
But oh no, not the me, me, me generation. Two weeks is nothing more than slight cough for you lot. You want 18 months, two years of fannying around doing nothing more strenuous than high-fiving your mate to 'find yourself'.
Word of advice tom cafc. Give yourself a good dry slap, get yourself some good durable working boots, and get out there and earn your crust like the other good honest men of Sidcup.
I've a good mind to ban you from the site.
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Ha ha quality. There speaks a man who wishes he could take off and go travelling but has too many responsibilities here.
This from the man who went to about 100 holidays/stag do's last year : - )
That's all I've done at Uni so far, plus 10 hours a week lectures.
Happy days.
Although the value of some degrees are questionable (a 3:1 TV and media studies at the University of Chelmsford doesn't cut the mustard), taking a subject you're genuinely interested in and getting a good grade (2:1 minimum) will hold you in good stead throughout your working career.
The alternative would be to keep knocking on doors. With good basic grades, done some travelling and a bit of admin experience you should be able to pick up some work. Temping can be a good way to find permanent work as some employers use employing temps as a way of finding the right person for the job.
Give yourself a Callipo as a reward
Well AFKA, i'm doing ERASMUS at the moment so supposedly i'm enhancing my education here in Seville... so far the most valuable lesson i've learnt is to move out the way swiftly when the old bill are charging the Betis Ultras and that it is indeed possible to roll in at 9.30AM on consecutive days... it's been a great disappointment for someone seeking academic development ;-)
To be fair, I am doing about 20hours a week reading aswell.
I spent six months in Enschede learning that the Dutch are NOT the bunch of laid back liberals of popular mythology.