gap between classing dates and interview.

Gemmzie

studentphil wrote: »

I just sit here pulling myself to pieces with frustration because I feel so much a failure to myself that I had great choices at 18 and great grades and somehow I have ended up like this with being on the edge of looking useless to employers.

This reads as:

I just sit here feeling sorry for myself, blah blah, give me a job because I had good grades but now I look useless.

Get out there and DO SOMETHING

No employer is going to read these boards and feel sorry for you and give you a job. The real world doesn't work that way.

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote: »

I have a CV full of my transferrable skills, I tried to press them home for this job, but the catch 22 of no office experence got me.

No, Phil. You f'cked up the application by focussing on the wrong thing.

That will send very clear messages to them.

And Emmzi's approach as an HR manager is very similar to mine. If you won't listen to me (and FSM knows I've tried) then listen and learn from her.

melancholly

studentphil wrote: »

I just sit here pulling myself to pieces with frustration because I feel so much a failure to myself that I had great choices at 18 and great grades and somehow I have ended up like this with being on the edge of looking useless to employers.

you have two options:

a) sit and wallow in self-pity
b) do something to improve the situation

no other advice available!

Need_More_Money_2

brazilianwax wrote: »

No, Phil. You f'cked up the application by focussing on the wrong thing.

That will send very clear messages to them.

And Emmzi's approach as an HR manager is very similar to mine. If you won't listen to me (and FSM knows I've tried) then listen and learn from her.

:T :T LOL :rotfl:

Need_More_Money_2

melancholly wrote: »

you have two options:

a) sit and wallow in self-pity
b) do something to improve the situation

no other advice available!

We've been here before. He (or one of his fellow wind up merchants) has posted the same thing and he's been given good advice. He always finds excuses to ignore it.

Gemmzie

Maybe if he wishes to wallow then everyone should just stop supplying the fuel for his fire so to speak.

Don't reply. Talking clearly hasn't helped this "individual" (or several if this is the case).

studentphil

brazilianwax wrote: »

No, Phil. You f'cked up the application by focussing on the wrong thing.

That will send very clear messages to them.

And Emmzi's approach as an HR manager is very similar to mine. If you won't listen to me (and FSM knows I've tried) then listen and learn from her.

I get the message really but I am too proud to accept it. I know I am useless to employers, I know I have great weaknesses and I know I have caused it all myself.

I know the lack of office experienced was my fault on this job as it was their no one want. It appears I can not get into the sector I know most about and so it leaves me feeling lost.

I thought maybe admin work until I found a way was an answer but I am not physcally up to it.

I need to reaccess myself and what I can aim for next.

Gemmzie

Go and speak to NEW DEAL AT THE JOB CENTRE

They are there to help, hell go to speak to Connexions if your local area has one

studentphil

I just wish an employer would think I was worthy and decent of their employment but I just get told my application or myself is not worthy and it really does nothing for you.

studentphil

Gemmzie wrote: »

Go and speak to NEW DEAL AT THE JOB CENTRE

They are there to help, hell go to speak to Connexions if your local area has one

I have spoken to the careers advisor and she said that I should be able to get a uni job as a first job, but I think now she was wrong.