Support Each Other In Looking For Work?

Stew68

Well, i'm back from my interview.....

Like a lot of jobs these days there was no wage posted when I originally applied, they did ask how much I was being paid before. So I told then honestly what I was paid in my previous but that I would consider working for less considering the emplyment market. They told me in the interview that my wage would be £10,000 less than what I was on before (which was below the average annual wage!) and that would be if I got paid bonus which obviously fluctuated!

The interview went fairly well, they've still got some interviews to arrange and they'll let me know in two weeks if i'm successful.

webitha

good luck Drea
everything crossed for ya

elfieb

Drea wrote: »

Course there is

Does anyone keep an up to date spreadsheet of all the jobs they've applied for?

....or am I just insane?

I do.....but then Im quite sad like that!
I print mine off and take it to the job centre, rather than filling in that little booklet they give you.......keeps the job centre peeps happy, and gives me an enormous sense of well being when I actually look at how many jobs I have applied for, and how so few of them actually got me anywhere.....

On the plus side, I received an invite for interview today!! Really rather excited, and after feeling so down on my luck last night, it has perked me up no end!:)

katkim

Good luck with the interviews Drea, Elfieb and anyone else who has one lined up!

I went for an interview yesterday, and it seemed more like an informal chat. All the way through I was thinking, how can I 'sell' myself' and I was worrying that I wasn't doing enough to convince them I was the right person for the role - I mean, we were chatting about sunsets, commuting, Cornwall, Rochester College, flying...totally random, not so relevant stuff.

However, at the end he said he was interviewing someone else after me and one more tomorrow, but would definately like to see me again for a second interview next week, which will be with the other managers/directors.

LOL, maybe he realised he didn't really ask me any questions and needed a second interview to do that, and couldn't do it right now because the next candidate was arriving shortly!

I don't know, it's so hard to tell. Sometimes I think I did brilliantly, but would get a rejection straight away, othertimes I think I did badly and get a second interview...fingers crossed anyway.

Drea

Good luck stew, elfie and katkim we're all doing well I think! It isn't easy even to get interviews at the moment so at least we're getting something. Would prefer a job mind you

Back to applying for lots again today, but I have the cinema tonight (free tickets - got to love MSE) so that can take the edge off for a while

MissMotivation

What a great thread!

I've posted before about my Job search but to recap. I'm still employed...only just as I'm on Garden Leave until 10th February. Started applying for jobs on the 10th January and so far have had 3 interviews, one rejection and two second interviews which are tomorrow and Saturday.

I had a really interesting and postive meeting with a Recruitment Company that specialises in my field and he has one vacancy that he is going to put me forward for and has 2 contacts in Companies that I am interested in working for so fingers crossed.

Any else getting annoyed with the same jobs cropping up time and time again on websites, nothing changed, I expect just re-uploading them to gain more interest.....so frustrating!

I officialy have 3 weeks to find a job before I start to panic :eek:

Drea

MissMotivation wrote: »

What a great thread!

I've posted before about my Job search but to recap. I'm still employed...only just as I'm on Garden Leave until 10th February. Started applying for jobs on the 10th January and so far have had 3 interviews, one rejection and two second interviews which are tomorrow and Saturday.

I had a really interesting and postive meeting with a Recruitment Company that specialises in my field and he has one vacancy that he is going to put me forward for and has 2 contacts in Companies that I am interested in working for so fingers crossed.

Any else getting annoyed with the same jobs cropping up time and time again on websites, nothing changed, I expect just re-uploading them to gain more interest.....so frustrating!

I officialy have 3 weeks to find a job before I start to panic :eek:

Not bad going on the interview front fingers crossed you get some good news from the other two!

The panic is slowly sneaking in for me now. Only been looking a week so shouldn't complain really, I'll get pay from my old job on 28th to do me a month (kind of) and after then I'm stuck. It's worrying knowing that once I get a job I'll still probably have a month to wait before any pay comes my way!

katkim

Hi MissMotivation, welcome, although I'm sorry you have to be here...3 interviews in 10 days? That's brilliant. I'm lucky to hear back from an application in 10 days, if at all. You must be doing something right

I'm just drafting my thank you for interviewing email - I never really know what to write...other than PLEASE GIVE ME THE JOB!!! (but not in those exact words :rotfl:)

MissMotivation

Drea wrote: »

Not bad going on the interview front fingers crossed you get some good news from the other two!

The panic is slowly sneaking in for me now. Only been looking a week so shouldn't complain really, I'll get pay from my old job on 28th to do me a month (kind of) and after then I'm stuck. It's worrying knowing that once I get a job I'll still probably have a month to wait before any pay comes my way!

I get my last wages at the end of this month too, but, like you I will have to work a month before I get any other money eeek!

No new jobs to apply for today and I'm just trawling the internet researching companies that I want to work for.

Drea

Have had a couple phone calls from agencies today after information about me. Have been avoiding applying for agency jobs (other than the ones I've already signed up for) until now and they are annoying me already :rotfl:

Still, if something comes of it I won't be complaining!