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Over-Qualified- How common is it to be rejected?
Hello, I have recently left university and began my job-seeking. I have applied for jobs (scientific) that are only *desiring* GCSE's, what's the likelihood of being turned down due to being over-qualified? I went to a NHS interview today that required no qualifications and i FELT overqualified, completed the test really…
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paid wages but already left the company
Hi Guys my sons partner left her job last month and was clearly told she was not due any wages. However she has been paid in error...in full. The problem is it has gone in to her account and she is in overdraft so some of it has automatically been used. I know she has to pay it back, but they cant take it as she has left,…
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unpaid bonus
Hi all, bit of an issue, As part of my contract in my new job I was supposed to get a guaranteed bonus for completing my probation - completed it and low and behold no bonus!! Now they have approved it but my contract clearly states payable in July whereas i'm now being told "when we know a date we'll let you know" My…
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Work programme - should I be on it?
In September 2011 I was put on the work programme but did not attend any meetings with the work provider because i signed off job seekers allowance and found a job. Due to my contract ending at work, I have had to re-sign back on (July 2013) and am told I'm still under the "2 year work programme". I have just been offered…
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Ingeus Interview Please Help!!!
So pleased to have found this forum :j, Has anyone recently had the ingeus employment advisor interview. what was the scenerio like for the telephone interview and what questions were asked in the competency based one. Please please, help will be greatly appreciated to have a clear direction. Thanks :)
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Possibly Changing Jobs
Hi All, I had a feeling this would happen but last week on a day off I went to two interviews and today I found out I was successful with one of the interviews. The new job is permanent (as permanent as any job gets) but my existing job has about 12 months left on the contract. I'm leaning heavily towards the new job are…
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Your Holiday Allowance
Hi All, What holiday allowance do you get in your current job? I get 25 company days and all of the bank holidays.
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universal jobmatch
Can I use the CV I created on there to apply for vacancies that don't have the apply button.
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Error in work contract, already signed - Where do I stand?
I work for a company on which I was on a temp contract, the company has now been purchased by a larger company and I have been offered a permanent contract. The contract was sent to my address, stating my salary would be £17,627.59, with my job-title as "Sales Advisor"... It has been signed and sent back to them already.…
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What to wear at an interview?
I have an interview tomorrow, its just another basic factory job so nothing big and fancy, in the past I have went to interviews after work in my work clothes however I just usually wear a good pair of jeans and a shirt, should I put in more effort? I find shirts, ties, trousers etc make me very uncomfortable and awkward…
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Help, accused of theft at work.
Just had a really worrying call from my husband, he has been accused of theft at work. He is a mechanic and his manager claims he has stolen some new spark plugs instead of putting them in a car. All a bit sketchy until I speak to him properly. He doesn't know how he can prove his innocence, given that the car has since…
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Son has 2 jobs and no work.
After a bit of advice please. My son has been offered 2 jobs in the last 3 weeks, one doing cleaning and one in a factory. The trouble is, both are 'we'll call if we need you', cash in hand jobs and so far he's not actually had any work. The cleaning one is via a friend, but the factory one was on the job centre website.…
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Leaving my job
Hello I have browsed through and seen a few similar threads but nothing to match my issue hence my new one! I left my last role for a temp-perm role & started the day after I was told about the job (through an agency and no interview taken). As soon as the role went perm, it changed to include me doing things unrelated to…
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Taxi Companys
Just a few questions which i am curious about; hopefuly someone on here will have experiance with working for / running a business like this. This is mainly about private hire taxi companys. I understand that the drivers for a private hire taxi company pay radio rent to the taxi company. What i would like to know is where…
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Giving up on a career - income from property
My friend has given up on the idea of a decent job and instead has, after several years of saving, bought a property to rent out while living with parents. He said the jobs market is so bad it's not worth trying and thinks this is an alternative. He doesn't want the pressure of interviews/doing courses etc and wants a…
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Working From Home - Manager Issue
Hi All I recently had on operation on my leg, I was off work from 7 days on pain killers and anti inflammatorys trying to get the swelling to go down. It subsided and I went back to work, on the first day back I discovered that sitting at my desk started getting uncomfortable, despite walking around and trying to work with…
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A Warning: Job Centre goalposts moving.
Hi everyone, I am currently four weeks into a 'Not Actively Seeking' sanction and this seems to be part of a general initiative sweeping through various Job Centres at the moment. I am on the Work Programme so I attend regular job search activities (12 applications in the last two-week period leading up to the sanction)…
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SMP Payrise Question
Hi everyone, Some advise please. I got a letter from my employer back in April this year advising me that I was getting a 10% payrise and that in January 2014 I would get another 10% which I would automatically see on my January 2014 pay. Since then I have fallen pregnant and I am due to have my baby end of December 2013.…
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Does it look like i have to work?!
I work a mon-fri in a part time job 6am-8am. I work with another man on a mon-wed-thus & fri and someone else does the tue with me. I put in a holiday request to have the bank holiday in Aug off but it has been refused due to the man I work with being on holiday. They have told me that the man who does the tue will cover…
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Is a verbal offer binding?
A few months ago my office manager approached me and asked me how I would feel about more responsibilty, I told her I would relish the chance, then about a month ago she told me she was becoming registered manager, and my coordinator was to be office manager. She then offered me the position of coordinator. I was extremely…
