Support Each Other In Looking For Work?

katkim

I should really stop reading all about latest unemployment figures :eek: Honestly, it's like picking at a scab and it's not doing my frame of mind any good. I'm struggling to complete my application form - just not motivated, and all I really want to crawl away, hide and cry.

Swings and roundabouts, eh?

Hope everyone else is having a better day.

stephyt23

katkim wrote: »

I should really stop reading all the about latest unemployment figures :eek: Honestly, it's like picking at a scab and it's not doing my frame of mind any good. I'm struggling to complete my application form - just not motivated, and all I really want to crawl away, hide and cry.

Swings and roundabouts, eh?

Hope everyone else is having a better day.

I know that feeling. Was hitting deadends with everything I looked at yesterday and was feeling utterly fed up, then my Mom came home and started telling me how many more people were being made redundant in the area, NOT what I wanted to hear at that moment.

soupdragon10

Well I had another trawl around the job websites today and there was absolutely nothing that I was qualified to apply for.

I'm now looking at jobs which I think I might be able to do but which don't match my qualifications exactly and try and bring in some transferable skills to cover those.

I've stopped looking at / reading news as if I did I think I'd just crawl under the duvet and hibernate.

ohdamnit

Well the one I went to last week fell through bah

katkim

I think I'll have to do the same soupdragon - I think I've got to stop watching/reading the news. I feel really depressed now

Sorry to hear that ohdamnit. Rejections are always hard to take, do something nice for youself and keep going!

looby75

finally got onto the lloyds website.......I may be some time lol

bertiebots

I agree with the avoiding news issue!! Its sooo depressing out there with the cost of living rising bla blah blah meh:mad:

I had a phone call from a cleaning company I contacted last week (monday!) and had discounted because I hadnt heard anything. I am going to meet the lady who phoned me on Sunday morning:j , an odd time and day but she is covering the job I am applying for, so she said could I meet her at the location of the job on offer! Its only 6 hours a week but will get the job centre off my back if I get it:cool:.
My hours will go above the 16 hrs so no signing on required and I will be able to focus on getting my experience in the school classroom between working ! I will also require some serious organisiational skills to get through the day with 3 kids , 2 jobs and a 45 min each way school run between 2 schools in between the working and volunteering:eek:..... but its all steps towards me providing for my kids and not having to claim benefits.

Its tough out there at the mo but I am sure there is something around the corner for everyone so fingers crossed eh:D!

Edit: Oh and forgot to say my hours at school (dinner lady job) will be increasing a little bit to cover sickness for a while so whoohoo! ok it may only be 12.5 instead of 11.15 but every little helps x

ohdamnit

Well got another interview on Friday, and still waiting from the one yesterday

Stew68

My phone just rang :j:j:j

Apparantly it was Microsoft saying there was a problem with my computer:mad:

I told them I was a hermit and I didn't have one.:rotfl:

Anyway back to the job searching, i'm struggling as well to find anything today.

lexilex

Wow, lot's of posts since I was last online!

Finally got a letter today to tell me I wasn't succesful re interview on 3rd Feb. I had already worked that one out! Not even going to bother getting in touch for feedback, if it's taken them this long to let me know I am a failure I think I will just be wasting my time.

I haven't applied for anything since Monday. Been really busy, which is nice, since the days normally drag and I am just sat around. Absolutely knackered today, but I've seen a few jobs to apply for so I am going to start on those applications this evening.

Back to the job centre tomorrow. I was hoping to have heard something about the job they have referred me for but nothing so far. I wish I had an email address for them but google isn't helping with that one. I will have a word tomorrow but my signing-on man is absolutely useless.

Things are starting to look a bit more positive though. If I could get the job the JC have referred me for, that would be 6 months work, plus the job I'm going for a chat about on Friday is a min of 6 months. I've found out today the man I am going to see about that one is very interested in me. The vacancy hasn't even been advertised so it's looking pretty good.

I'll stop waffling now!