Helpless

MoneyWaster2007

I don't know what to do any more. I'm out of work because I got sacked. I don't know how I am ever going to get a job again, because nobody will employ someone who was sacked. Especially at a time when so many people are looking for work and they all have a head start on me, because most of them have been laid off as opposed to being sacked. So I'm on a backfoot to start with. I'm in debt, I could cry.

GeorgeUK

As you were sacked from your last job, you really need to find some other job, part-time or temp so that this new company will be your "last employer" who they will contact for references.

You shouldn't need to go into detail about the sacking when in an interview. Have you contacted ACAS for advice on what to do or how to handle this in interview situations?

Apply to as many agencies as possible and even if it is only basic admin work they are offerring. I think your main priority will be to get any new employer, then from there you may be able to appy for other posts.

If specifically asked at an interview why you left, you can tell them but give your side of the argument - were you given a chnce to explain properly to your boss? Were there other circumstances that were not taken into account? Did you get on well with your boss?

I would also send your CV to as many online job sites as possible.

Steel_2

Don't rule out the possibility of doing some self-employed work. If you have a good knowledge of a particular area through a past job or hobby, consider if there is any merit in advertising your services for something.

Also make a list of things people don't like to do (or can't do) and would pay other people to do - even in a credit crunch people will still spend money.

Edited to add: Just been back over some of your other post and you said a while ago you did an apprenticeship (although you didn't get the final qualification) and enjoyed joinery a lot. What are your joinery skills like at the moment?

Because of the housing market people are staying put and doing up their houses. Carpenters and joiners are inundated with private work at the moment so perhaps consider that pathway. Start with small jobs though. And definitely start looking at ways you could use what you learnt as an apprentice.

Eventually you will find another job, but in the meantime you need to haul yourself up by your bootstraps and use all the skills you have to generate income.