Jobs in Northern Ireland

montyrebel

Is there any? I have been looking for a while now and am getting nothing, very rarely do I even hear back from the ones that I apply for. Does anyone have any tips?

BOBS

My OH in same position - spends hours filling out forms and hears nothing back. Hopefully things will soon turn.

SnowyOwl_2

I'm in the same boat and experiencing similar problems. All I can say is don't give up.

I would say that you need to be very systematic in searching for a job, and IMO the internet is your best friend for this. The websites I use are:

https://www.jobcentreonline.com
https://www.nijobs.com
https://www.recruitni.com

I also have a list of organisations whose websites I look at daily as well. These include district councils and large companies in commuting distance from me, and https://www.hpssjobs.com which is specifically for NHS and has all health service vacancies in NI listed including non-nursing and non-medical.

Also make sure you buy your local papers every week without exception on the day they are published and look through them carefully - they sometimes have jobs which aren't advertised via the internet.

If there is a gap in your skills maybe now would be a good time to get enrolled on a course for it, though check with the job centre if this has any bearing on your benefits.

Don't get put off at how long it's taking - you will get something sooner or later, but you do have to put the effort into it.

finished

montyrebel wrote: »

Is there any? I have been looking for a while now and am getting nothing, very rarely do I even hear back from the ones that I apply for. Does anyone have any tips?

jobs in n.ireland:cool:
think thats a contradiction in terms.:rotfl::rotfl:

Money_Grabber13579

What I heard the other day was that if you are just applying to advertisements, you're basically wasting your time. What you need to do is write to companies that aren't advertising and see if they have anything available for you. I don't know if it works or not....

motorguy

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

What I heard the other day was that if you are just applying to advertisements, you're basically wasting your time. What you need to do is write to companies that aren't advertising and see if they have anything available for you. I don't know if it works or not....

Who told you that?

Sounds like a particularly bad idea.

motorguy

I applied for a job there recently - 22 page application form that HAS to have hand written responses and no doubt they wont bother replying.

SnowyOwl_2

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

What I heard the other day was that if you are just applying to advertisements, you're basically wasting your time. What you need to do is write to companies that aren't advertising and see if they have anything available for you. I don't know if it works or not....

This is worth a try though it's a bit like stabbing in the dark as you don't know if there is a job available or not. Due to equal opportunities firms/organisations do tend to advertise for staff to avoid being accused of discrimination in the recruitment process. (Whether they do actually discriminate or not is another question entirely of course).

Doing anything is better than nothing to get a job. As for filling out a 22 page application form and not even getting a reply - it's the harsh reality of job hunting unfortunately. Complaining won't make this go away so we are stuck with it. It has happened to me too and it's very discouraging, but you have to rise above it - the next application form might be the one to lead to a job offer.

The www.hpssjobs.com site allows you to save your completed application so that you can then use it for multiple job applications rather than having to fill it out over and over. Also https://www.jobcentreonline.com allows you to save your cv - some employers want cvs rather than forms and you apply via that website instead of faffing about with paper forms etc.

Money_Grabber13579

pgilc1 wrote: »

Who told you that?

Sounds like a particularly bad idea.

It was on a money program, cause they said that with advertisements, the chances of getting the job are about nil, since there is going to be hundred's going after the same job. Hence, if you can get in without a lot of competition for a job, it'd be much easier.

Have to say it does make sense, although, there might not be a job available!

SnowyOwl_2

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

It was on a money program, cause they said that with advertisements, the chances of getting the job are about nil, since there is going to be hundred's going after the same job. Hence, if you can get in without a lot of competition for a job, it'd be much easier.

Have to say it does make sense, although, there might not be a job available!

I would guarantee that this advice was given out on an English produced programme. NI equal opps laws are much more stringently adhered to than other parts of the UK. I'm not saying it's not worth a go, but it would be utter folly to decide to ignore jobs which are actually advertised.

Money_Grabber13579

SnowyOwl wrote: »

I would guarantee that this advice was given out on an English produced programme. NI equal opps laws are much more stringently adhered to than other parts of the UK. I'm not saying it's not worth a go, but it would be utter folly to decide to ignore jobs which are actually advertised.

To be honest, it was a BBC program, so that is possible. They didn't actually say to forget about the job ads, but just to keep in mind that there are other routes to finding a job as well!