dazza wrote:dear christie
perhaps your boss has found out how much time you spend on here,and how much of the pre season you spent spying on sammy and the boys,that it has become apparent you wernt needed by the company!!!
sorry only joking
cudnt resist..he he
CASS wrote:If you need a lift to the "Pie" just ask mate,I can nip down and pick you up.
Weetabix Kid wrote:Plenty of ok temping agencies around in the short term !
Keith wrote:Weetabix Kid wrote:Plenty of ok temping agencies around in the short term !
Might be worth you (or others) listing the ones you found to be good?
Good luck with the search CC.
Richard Head wrote:The system is ideal for those who have no intention of working. I was in the fortunate postion of getting a good pay off when i took voluntary redundancy. I had no intention of getting a job but decided that having worked for 35 years straight from school i might as well get what i could from the state and found that i could claim contribution based Job Seekers allowance for 6 months. All i had to do was sign on every fortnight and fill in my Job Seekers diary.
As well as my allotted day and time that i had to sign on i was supposed to visit the job centre twice a week to check the job vacancies but no one ever checked if i had been. As for the diary, i dont think anyone ever checked if what i put in it was true. Its fairly easy to avoid getting a job, just make an arse of your application form or put in a crap CV.
After 6 months the contribution based allowance stops but you can continue on the income based allowance if you qualify. I am sure some people do this and continue on Job Seekers Allowance almost indefintely
Keith wrote:Following on from Shrimper's advice, and aiming this squarely at those who are just starting out in the 'looking for' line...
Fill your application in in pencil, then get someone to proof read it, before you write it up in pen. And if it says 'use black ink', use black ink! If you have one job and thirty applications, you'll be amazed at how quickly the first pass goes. For example, if the person shortlisting sees blue ink (if it asks for black), it says 'I can't follow simple instructions'... bin.
Ask for an 'informal look around'. Take your completed application form with you. Ask good questions (think ahead and plan some). Then, as you leave, leave the application with the manager who showed you around. "Yes, you've convinced me that this will be a good place to work, so I'd like to apply". This has three positive outcomes...Unless you made a complete tit of yourself, you are practically guaranteed an interview.
You've actually TOLD THEM that you want the job and in doing so, probably told one of the people who will be interviewing you. You've also got a 'friendly' face when you walk in to the interview.
If you've listened as you go around, you will have a very good idea as to what is important to that company, so you may be able to second guess some of the questions that they will be asking or what they need. For example, before being shown around, they give you a hard hat and hi-viz jacket and the person with you explains about how 'we have a strong culture of Health & Safety' then go away and do a bit of research about H&S in case they mention something and if they don't, you have a question ready for the end of the interview 'I noticed when I visited that you take H&S very seriously, do you have a specific course that you send your employees on? or you might notice the staff all use Mac instead of PC's, so go away and learn a bit about Macs, so at the interview you can drop in that "when I visited I noticed... I've been reading up about... do you have training..." In other words, you are reminding them all that you came to visit, making it clear you were 'taking it in' and stating that you want to learn more... I'm keen, I'm willing and I want to learn
Actually, there is a fourth advantage to an informal visit... You might meet the manager and think "what an arse, I'm not working THERE"!
Finally, for those who really are just setting out, eg school leavers, if you are struggling to get a foot in the door, do some voluntary work. You'll be surprised at how much more your application will stand out if you can put a voluntary job down. It also means you can get a 'real world' reference.
Now where's my bike?
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