Nice people thread

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Can you work for hem on W/e for a week/month to get the magic stamp? If it would tip the scales in your favour and the job is right, and it would help for other jobs might be worth making the offer.....

No. They are too small - and miles away. And work normal hours only. And the magic stamp works on a set of criteria covering ££s of value of client funds over an X period of time... then a straight forward exam ... and after that to keep the stamp you have to keep maintaining the criteria set out.... you can lose the stamp after 31 days if you are then inactive. To get the stamp I'd need to have control of their client finances - and would need to work full-time/daily on monitoring and analyses and strategy changes.

treliac

Davesnave wrote: »

DD2 had to attend for interview last week at one of the country's better Art Colleges. She asked me how she should dress for the occasion and I replied that she should go as herself, adding: 'You know they're all weirdos at those places, anyway!'

So, she went as herself. After the interview she added: 'I suddenly realised that I was there to interview them. If they don't want me, fine, but I have to like them too.'

She was offered a place a few days later.:)

Congratulations to your DD2 Dave. Good news! :cool:

Davesnave

treliac wrote: »

Congratulations to your DD2 Dave. Good news! :cool:

Thank you. The other college she applied to was isn't a college dedicated to art in the way that her first choice is, nor does it appear to demand so much of its students. However, its location has some huge practical advantages that I needn't go into here, and the train journey home is far more straightforward, so it's a tough call.

She's still hoping to interview at Choice 2 and then she'll decide.

It's so difficult to advise in this area. Unless you are brilliant, the chances of making it as an 'artist' are slim, but there are employers out there who look for strong art graduates, because the courses demand so much personal drive, originality and initiative; qualities which are appreciated in the workplace. In her other life, for example, she is asked to do displays, precisely because she will not follow the established patterns, but bring fresh eyes to the task.

All very different from DD1, who said: 'I'm off to Brum to read Yoof n' Comoonity' when she was 19. We had little idea what it was, but we also recognised that our input was not likely to be of great value!:rotfl:

Mary_Hartnell

"Train journey" ? Luxury student travel ? In my day we used to find a hitching partner or answer an advert on the car share notice board and find ourselves putting 15 bob each in the kitty for a 150 mile each way weekend return, in a rust bucket.

treliac

Davesnave wrote: »

Thank you. The other college she applied to was isn't a college dedicated to art in the way that her first choice is, nor does it appear to demand so much of its students. However, its location has some huge practical advantages that I needn't go into here, and the train journey home is far more straightforward, so it's a tough call.

She's still hoping to interview at Choice 2 and then she'll decide.

It's so difficult to advise in this area. Unless you are brilliant, the chances of making it as an 'artist' are slim, but there are employers out there who look for strong art graduates, because the courses demand so much personal drive, originality and initiative; qualities which are appreciated in the workplace. In her other life, for example, she is asked to do displays, precisely because she will not follow the established patterns, but bring fresh eyes to the task.

All very different from DD1, who said: 'I'm off to Brum to read Yoof n' Comoonity' when she was 19. We had little idea what it was, but we also recognised that our input was not likely to be of great value!:rotfl:

Ah well, all the best to her. What does DD1 do now?

Davesnave

Mary_Hartnell wrote: »

"Train journey" ? Luxury student travel ? In my day we used to find a hitching partner or answer an advert on the car share notice board and find ourselves putting 15 bob each in the kitty for a 150 mile each way weekend return, in a rust bucket.

Ah, so did I, but nowadays students work and pay a whole heap more for things, but motoring is another ball-game altogether. And when did you last see two girls hitching?

treliac wrote: »

Ah well, all the best to her. What does DD1 do now?

Manages a block of flats for vulnerable youngsters, where they learn life-skills like money management, cooking etc. I think quite a few have been in care.

treliac

Davesnave wrote: »

Manages a block of flats for vulnerable youngsters, where they learn life-skills like money management, cooking etc. I think quite a few have been in care.

Excellent. We could do with more schemes like that around the country.

Mr.Brown_4

Davesnave wrote: »

Manages a block of flats for vulnerable youngsters, where they learn life-skills like money management, cooking etc. I think quite a few have been in care.

Fantastic. I was prepared to scoff at some silly career choice, young people what do they know, etc. - and then you come out with a blinder like that. I honestly can hardly think of a more worthwhile job, and it's somehow humbling when compared to heap of crap that I do for money.

Well done to you and DD1.

Davesnave

Shhh.....it is (was) funded by Cadburys!

fc123

Davesnave wrote: »

Thank you. The other college she applied to was isn't a college dedicated to art in the way that her first choice is, nor does it appear to demand so much of its students. However, its location has some huge practical advantages that I needn't go into here, and the train journey home is far more straightforward, so it's a tough call.

She's still hoping to interview at Choice 2 and then she'll decide.

It's so difficult to advise in this area. Unless you are brilliant, the chances of making it as an 'artist' are slim, but there are employers out there who look for strong art graduates, because the courses demand so much personal drive, originality and initiative; qualities which are appreciated in the workplace. In her other life, for example, she is asked to do displays, precisely because she will not follow the established patterns, but bring fresh eyes to the task.

All very different from DD1, who said: 'I'm off to Brum to read Yoof n' Comoonity' when she was 19. We had little idea what it was, but we also recognised that our input was not likely to be of great value!:rotfl:

My top tip would be to go to the one that ranks highest...is the one furthest away the 'better' one?