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Non-desk based jobs?

I was wondering if people could help me come up with ideas for non-desk based jobs? It has to be something you can go into with no specific vocational qualifications. i am a graduate with a good degree but its in an academic subject. I dont mind some desk work but i would like something that is not 100% desk based, and I dont want to have to study/train for something all over again. If anyone could help I would be really grateful.
Many thanks

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,642 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Do you mean graduate jobs or just normal min wage jobs
  • an9i77
    an9i77 Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Litter-picker? parking attendant?
  • yeah kind of a graduate job, not too low paid :)
  • pawsies
    pawsies Posts: 1,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Try something agricultural/hospitality/retail based or start your own business? :)
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,642 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 21 July 2011 at 9:32PM
    yeah kind of a graduate job, not too low paid :)

    if its graduate jobs then theres quite a few places who offer them, ones i know are aldi, waitrose and sainsburys i believe. There might be other employers like GAME, lidl, most likely more out there but it will require google, theres milk round which has graduate jobs, also try jobsite as ive seen graduate jobs on there.
  • Bennifred
    Bennifred Posts: 3,986 Forumite
    ................or take the paid internship you say you've been offered (in your other thread)!
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  • SnowyOwl_2
    SnowyOwl_2 Posts: 5,257 Forumite
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    The police - there seems to be decent scope for progression and variety. Then there's the retail sector, you could join at a fairly low level just to get your toe in the door, but apply for supervisor and manager jobs, and do all the courses you can get approval for. I'm thinking the likes of M&S, Tesco etc etc rather than the corner shop.
  • Gleeful
    Gleeful Posts: 1,979 Forumite
    Teaching? Those who can...teach!
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Sales gets you out and about.
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