Support Each Other In Looking For Work?

montymud

Yay!! Well done Disehnchanted! I hope you get it! Best of luck to you!!

I got the job as a barmaid or barperson if you're PC......................But, it's only 10 hours a week, oh dear!! Still, at this moment in time it is a job!!

Furny

@ Dienchanted-Good Luck, fingers crossed!.
@ montymud- from my experience in that line of work extra hours nearly always come up especially in the run up to xmas with parties.

I've had a mixed week. Dream job that I had seen advert after closing date called to say it had been taken so do not apply:(.
Another job that I thought I was in with a good chance with experience & qualifications have not yet got back to me (over a week now!) but I know there's been lots of applicants.:(
Yesterday I picked up two applications for high street shops xmas posts from the retail park close to home & school(very handy) so I'm going to fill them in today & get them handed in tomorrow (after friend laughed at me & told me to "get over it "when I said it will feel funny serving mums from school/ everyone I know as I've lived in this town my whole life & always worked outside it, I realised I was been silly, everyone has to work!!).:eek:
I would have loved to wait for Waterstones xmas posts but believe its end of Oct so too long to wait plus I can get more hours in if I work close to ds school because I don't have to commute.
So next week may be better hopefully!.:)
Good Luck all.

DCFC79

Disenchanted wrote: »

Got offered another interview for a well known chain of electronics and computer gadgets I only applied yesterday, and one of the questions asked about 3 product lines I had good knowledge of (I may have had to lie here and profess my expertise in computer software, accessories and music products) time to get revising I think!! I have a slight feeling they are only interviewing me because I'm female, and this is definitely a more 'male' environment (at least if their sheffield branch is anything to go by!).

nice 1 well fingers crossed, you've also volunteerd so you know everyne there and they know what your like so in theory that should be a plus,

montymud wrote: »

Yay!! Well done Disehnchanted! I hope you get it! Best of luck to you!!

I got the job as a barmaid or barperson if you're PC......................But, it's only 10 hours a week, oh dear!! Still, at this moment in time it is a job!!

it certainly is, it gives you something to do and theres the chance of doing any OT or look for another job.

DCFC79

Furny wrote: »

@ Dienchanted-Good Luck, fingers crossed!.
@ montymud- from my experience in that line of work extra hours nearly always come up especially in the run up to xmas with parties.

I've had a mixed week. Dream job that I had seen advert after closing date called to say it had been taken so do not apply:(.
Another job that I thought I was in with a good chance with experience & qualifications have not yet got back to me (over a week now!) but I know there's been lots of applicants.:(
Yesterday I picked up two applications for high street shops xmas posts from the retail park close to home & school(very handy) so I'm going to fill them in today & get them handed in tomorrow (after friend laughed at me & told me to "get over it "when I said it will feel funny serving mums from school/ everyone I know as I've lived in this town my whole life & always worked outside it, I realised I was been silly, everyone has to work!!).:eek:
I would have loved to wait for Waterstones xmas posts but believe its end of Oct so too long to wait plus I can get more hours in if I work close to ds school because I don't have to commute.
So next week may be better hopefully!.:)
Good Luck all.

good luck with the forms, get them in early

bonnie_bumpkins

Great news disenchanted and montymud :T

Hope this week brings good news to everyone.



Let's go get jobs!!

Smidster

Best of luck for the week

hannahsmummy1

well I still havent had any response to the job that I was verbally given!! Theres something in the back of my head that just doesnt add up- and then I think why would a company make up an elaborate lie about the director being taken into hospital if it wasnt true- would people do this?! I just dont know?

Ive been applying for other jobs, but so far all ive had is rejections- the one job i applied for down the road from me would have been perfect but I havent even heard anything from them and given the closing date was over 2 weeks ago i doubt im getting an interview- its the same old though- I know I could do the job but hey ho!

The other thing is I had tried to sort out childcare (for the job I thought I had) and the place I was sending my daughter is starting to get full, the lady has got my name down but she herself said that if I leave it any longer the place will be gone and she will have to say no- which means that even if I do get a job I wont have childcare so would have to turn it down anyways- just seems like a viscious circle!

I have sent an e-mail to the director's PA- who was the lady that called and told me she had been taken ill, just to see if there was any update- and hoping that she was ok etc- so I guess I just wait now and see what happens but im not holding my breath!

Sorry to wafflle xx

DCFC79

bonnie_bumpkins wrote: »

DCFC79 are you getting paid for the induction time you will be working or is it an unpaid introduction to the job before you start properly.

If you still don't have an official start date then I wouldn't close your claim as something may happen in the meantime and the job could be withdrawn :eek: BUT I would definitely contact the JC and tell them what's happening.

just called the JC and she said to let them know next time i sign on, just noticed in the green booklet you get that at the back of it it says to fill in the info if strting a full time job of 16 hours or more a week so the JC obviously class 16 hours as full time rather than part time.

Damita

Hey can I am join? I have been looking for a job for two months, I just have left uni with a 2:1 in Computer Science degree and finding it really hard to find work even retail work

morizot

Disenchanted wrote: »

Got offered another interview for a well known chain of electronics and computer gadgets I only applied yesterday, and one of the questions asked about 3 product lines I had good knowledge of (I may have had to lie here and profess my expertise in computer software, accessories and music products) time to get revising I think!! I have a slight feeling they are only interviewing me because I'm female, and this is definitely a more 'male' environment (at least if their sheffield branch is anything to go by!).

I would think that being female in a male environment could be an advantage. Seem to remember the fairy jobmother program where a woman was offered a job at a games shop because she could speak at the right level to a grandmother who did not understand technology but wanted to buy for her grandchild. The more technophile (usually male) person would probably have problems communicating to the technophobe (usually elder female)