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Mr_Falling_Star

mummytotwo wrote: »

He is most certainly not doing something wrong, he is a manual worker, and is not picky, has machine licences etc. He applied to the local council for a litter pickers job and told he was over qualified and inexperienced!!

I have a law degree, and before i had my children worked within property law, and travelled 2 1/2 hours round trip to my job, after my two children this was not possible, and had planned me to return to work when both children were in full time school.

The fact is that he will do any job to support his family, is willing to retrain but we have to fund it first and then by reimbursed, just not possible with a mortgage and two toddlers to support.

I work 10 hours a week, in a lesser paid job closer to home just so that we have that little extra money per month, and then i had to justify why i wanted that job because basically i was overqualified.

He has taken his covering letter and cv to the jobcentre who agreed it could not be bettered. The fact is that for every 1 job at the minute, over 100 people are applying whatever the job. Once when he went to sign on and not that far back the advisor said she wouldnt do a jobsearch there and then for him because there werent any new jobs on the screen from what he had already applied for!!!

He knows bricklayers that he has worked with over the years on various sites who have been out of work longer than him and still cant find jobs.

Do you really think we want to exist on £100 per week off the government when before we had nearly £1000 a week coming in, i dont think so. Yes we lived to our means at that time, but then we didnt think my husband would be struggling to get a job. At the time building sites and the like had more work than wokers available, now its the opposite.

Dont judge people unless you know the full facts and the full situation. The fact is that my husband would love to work, if only an employer would overlook the lack of experience in some areas and the over qualified, he reminds prospective employers he is eligible for work trails etc but not even this helps.

There is not much more he can do. If he cant get help to retrain the only other option left is working self employed, and is looking into this further.

The outlook for construction work is very very slowly improving, the biggest area there is roadmending. You need a Lantra 12a/b and 12d certificate, the courses are only a few days and the Jobcentre may help you with the costs.

At the moment though it probably pays to look at other areas, no point in applying for jobs that are not there as it becomes demoralising. Still a big need for security guards, you need a clean driving licence and criminal record, a checkable work history and a SIA Licence (which the company or the Jobcentre may help with). If you have a look at the Group 4 recruitment pages that will give you some idea.

Vader123

mummytotwo wrote: »

He is most certainly not doing something wrong, he is a manual worker, and is not picky, has machine licences etc. He applied to the local council for a litter pickers job and told he was over qualified and inexperienced!!

I have a law degree, and before i had my children worked within property law, and travelled 2 1/2 hours round trip to my job, after my two children this was not possible, and had planned me to return to work when both children were in full time school.

The fact is that he will do any job to support his family, is willing to retrain but we have to fund it first and then by reimbursed, just not possible with a mortgage and two toddlers to support.

I work 10 hours a week, in a lesser paid job closer to home just so that we have that little extra money per month, and then i had to justify why i wanted that job because basically i was overqualified.

He has taken his covering letter and cv to the jobcentre who agreed it could not be bettered. The fact is that for every 1 job at the minute, over 100 people are applying whatever the job. Once when he went to sign on and not that far back the advisor said she wouldnt do a jobsearch there and then for him because there werent any new jobs on the screen from what he had already applied for!!!

He knows bricklayers that he has worked with over the years on various sites who have been out of work longer than him and still cant find jobs.

Do you really think we want to exist on £100 per week off the government when before we had nearly £1000 a week coming in, i dont think so. Yes we lived to our means at that time, but then we didnt think my husband would be struggling to get a job. At the time building sites and the like had more work than wokers available, now its the opposite.

Dont judge people unless you know the full facts and the full situation. The fact is that my husband would love to work, if only an employer would overlook the lack of experience in some areas and the over qualified, he reminds prospective employers he is eligible for work trails etc but not even this helps.

There is not much more he can do. If he cant get help to retrain the only other option left is working self employed, and is looking into this further.

What about McDonalds? Other fast food places?
Asda? Other supermarkets?
Bar work?

Has he tried any of these?

Vader

mummytotwo_3

TheBottomLine wrote: »

Perhaps choosing to have a child whilst both of you are unemployed and already have children wasn't such a good idea?

This was not planned, i was sterilised feb last year, so were not expecting any more children - and i was sterilised due to complications which are personal and rather upsetting.

mummytotwo_3

Vader123 wrote: »

What about McDonalds? Other fast food places?
Asda? Other supermarkets?
Bar work?

Has he tried any of these?

Vader

He has tried these sorts of places and nothing, they want teenagers.
With regards to asda and tesco he has also tried for stacking shelfs, cleaning, trolley attendant etc. He has friends working at each and they let him know as soon as there are any vacancies.
He wont do bar work, hes no good at the cashing up at the end. He tried that when he was a lot younger.

Mr_Falling_Star

mummytotwo wrote: »

He has tried these sorts of places and nothing, they want teenagers.
With regards to asda and tesco he has also tried for stacking shelfs, cleaning, trolley attendant etc. He has friends working at each and they let him know as soon as there are any vacancies.
He wont do bar work, hes no good at the cashing up at the end. He tried that when he was a lot younger.

No no don't mention it, I enjoy helping people. In the meantime why don't you concentrate on what your Husband can do rather than what he can't and then working from there

john539

mummytotwo wrote: »

He has tried these sorts of places and nothing, they want teenagers.
With regards to asda and tesco he has also tried for stacking shelfs, cleaning, trolley attendant etc. He has friends working at each and they let him know as soon as there are any vacancies.
He wont do bar work, hes no good at the cashing up at the end. He tried that when he was a lot younger.

That is no excuse, you should apply for jobs you are never going to get or can't do.

That's what some people think !

john539

mummytotwo wrote: »

This was not planned, i was sterilised feb last year, so were not expecting any more children - and i was sterilised due to complications which are personal and rather upsetting.

Don't reply to idiots, they are not you & in your situation.

Vader123

mummytotwo wrote: »

He has tried these sorts of places and nothing, they want teenagers.
With regards to asda and tesco he has also tried for stacking shelfs, cleaning, trolley attendant etc. He has friends working at each and they let him know as soon as there are any vacancies.
He wont do bar work, hes no good at the cashing up at the end. He tried that when he was a lot younger.

Excuses excuses.

So he is restricting his work. My local don't allow the bar staff to cash up, the manager does it.

And my local McD's have a full mix of age ranges. Has he had a letter to say his application was unsuccesful because of his age.

More excuses. My initial comment was correct.

Vader

donnajunkie

john539 wrote: »

That is no excuse, you should apply for jobs you are never going to get or can't do.

That's what some people think !

they always say the same thing as well. why not try mcdonalds or asda the saviours of the unemployed. lets get everyone working in jobs like that. of course if everyone applies for those jobs like certain people think they should, then there would no longer be jobs available in those areas either. not that there is that many jobs in those areas anyway, even though some think there is.

donnajunkie

Vader123 wrote: »

Excuses excuses.

So he is restricting his work. My local don't allow the bar staff to cash up, the manager does it.

And my local McD's have a full mix of age ranges. Has he had a letter to say his application was unsuccesful because of his age.

More excuses. My initial comment was correct.

Vader

how about you go and work in mcdonalds and then he can have your job?