Decent jobs (with criminal record)

bigmacman

thourght about asking what training you can get at the jobcentre if you want to start low try fork lift training gain the trust of your employer and work your way up to wear you want to be.

Gazing_On_Sunsets

Network like crazy. Remember that the majority of jobs (I was told, but cannot remember source or figure....!) are not advertised. If I looka t my own chequered career, over half my jobs have been through asking, through speculative letters, cvs, and through other people asking me because I had put word out. Remember that people know people know people, so some very unlikely connections come up. Circumventing the traditional recruitment process means people get to know you, first, not the stuff on the application form.

Remember when you apply you might want to consider not putting your convictions on the application form. In the box for it, write "see enclosed envelope" and put an envelope in marked "private and confidential - human resources" then go into as much detail as you need in that. The reason being, if you go to interview, the application form is photocopied and handed round all the interviewers. If you get to interview stage then you meet the criteria so your offence is none of their business. I understand if you feel you have nothing to hide - it's the advice we give our lads (I work in a prison) but it is up to you.

Best of luck. Hard work, the slow way, I'm afraid.

Nut97

Gazing_On_Sunsets wrote: »

Network like crazy. Remember that the majority of jobs (I was told, but cannot remember source or figure....!) are not advertised. If I looka t my own chequered career, over half my jobs have been through asking, through speculative letters, cvs, and through other people asking me because I had put word out. Remember that people know people know people, so some very unlikely connections come up. Circumventing the traditional recruitment process means people get to know you, first, not the stuff on the application form.

Remember when you apply you might want to consider not putting your convictions on the application form. In the box for it, write "see enclosed envelope" and put an envelope in marked "private and confidential - human resources" then go into as much detail as you need in that. The reason being, if you go to interview, the application form is photocopied and handed round all the interviewers. If you get to interview stage then you meet the criteria so your offence is none of their business. I understand if you feel you have nothing to hide - it's the advice we give our lads (I work in a prison) but it is up to you.

Best of luck. Hard work, the slow way, I'm afraid.

Thanks, thats some good advice.

dugdale_2

bigmacman wrote: »

thourght about asking what training you can get at the jobcentre if you want to start low try fork lift training gain the trust of your employer and work your way up to wear you want to be.

Doubt the Jobcentre will help with funding any training as the OP is currently employed

Nut97

dugdale wrote: »

Doubt the Jobcentre will help with funding any training as the OP is currently employed

Sorry for the late reply, yes this is correct. My current job ends in October time this year and very much doubt i'll get taken on by the company so will be somthing i'll have to bring up with the job centre when I have to sign back on

Glass_Half_Empty??

Nut97 wrote: »

Sorry for the late reply, yes this is correct. My current job ends in October time this year and very much doubt i'll get taken on by the company so will be somthing i'll have to bring up with the job centre when I have to sign back on

I did my FLT through jobcentre when I wasnt signing on, my mate was came to but got it free. It was £50 for me a few years ago now like, but cant think of who trained me used to do all kinds of courses and training alongside the jobcentre I will have a think and try to find the link so you can have a look.

Glass_Half_Empty??

http://www.learndirect.co.uk/
Didnt take long at all

Nut97

Glass_Half_Empty?? wrote: »

http://www.learndirect.co.uk/
Didnt take long at all

Thats great, thanks very much GHE :j