Advice 4 long-term unemployed

mrlawson

Iv volunteered for the guy i laboured for while in school just incase, i help the elderly prob a day week with tasks they may need doing. Never been confident or believed the online earning jibe, i don't know enough to dip my feet in.
As for the ESF its funded for 14-19yr old in my area. thankyou very much all for the fast feedback and advice, i think perseverance and simply applying for anything and everything possible is the way its going to be.

I was thinking of possibly paying for a course or training of some sort but not sure what, something which will increase my employment chances, as above CSCS card or CCTV surveillance guy,SIA liscence, FLT is too exp along with driving atm.

saintjammyswine

mrlawson wrote: »

Iv volunteered for the guy i laboured for while in school just incase, i help the elderly prob a day week with tasks they may need doing. Never been confident or believed the online earning jibe, i don't know enough to dip my feet in.
As for the ESF its funded for 14-19yr old in my area. thankyou very much all for the fast feedback and advice, i think perseverance and simply applying for anything and everything possible is the way its going to be.

I was thinking of possibly paying for a course or training of some sort but not sure what, something which will increase my employment chances, as above CSCS card or CCTV surveillance guy,SIA liscence, FLT is too exp along with driving atm.

No age restrictions on ESF funding by the way. It also covers many other areas, the existing funding for 14-19 is likely to be accredited courses only, these dont have to be could be worth a phone call.

HappyMJ

mrlawson wrote: »

Iv volunteered for the guy i laboured for while in school just incase, i help the elderly prob a day week with tasks they may need doing. Never been confident or believed the online earning jibe, i don't know enough to dip my feet in.
As for the ESF its funded for 14-19yr old in my area. thankyou very much all for the fast feedback and advice, i think perseverance and simply applying for anything and everything possible is the way its going to be.

I was thinking of possibly paying for a course or training of some sort but not sure what, something which will increase my employment chances, as above CSCS card or CCTV surveillance guy,SIA liscence, FLT is too exp along with driving atm.

CSCS card is very easy to get it's just common sense. You don't need to go to a training course. I passed it without doing any reading or studying whatsoever.

Can you move? At your age I was looking for work anywhere. You can leave home Monday morning stay in shared accomodation during the week and return home Friday evening. Once you settle into an area yo can then get a flat and move your girlfriend and child closer to you.

Can you get a driving licence? Do you at least have your provisonal driving licence so you can learn to drive even if you only do one session a month it's a start.

How about completing a CBT so you can at least ride a scooter or motorcycle which will get you further away from your village?

saintjammyswine

CSCS is common sense but the test changed in April to include environmental and a case study section. Also, fire extinguishers are a common fail area ao revision of these is vital as it's one of the automatic fail sections. £17.50 for the test and I think £35 for the card afterwards.

heretolearn_2

Don't knock call centres. this can be very challenging indeed, it's not easy work at all, and you'd definitely earn more than on the dole. If there is a call centre near you, go for it!
That's actually where my son has ended up. He spent just over a year taking incoming equipment support calls (my tv won't work, my washing machine is making a funny noise, sort of thing...) and he's just been promoted to a much smaller, more technical department, where he's dealing with queries on software/IT/networking etc. So IT support. Suits his geeky little self perfectly Yes, he got bored with the last role, but a job's a job, the firm was good, paid reasonably, provided training, and what's more was only interested in your abilities rather than qualifications or previous experience.. His ambition for a while has been to get this promotion, which he gained over several internal candidates as well as external applicants. There were opportunities to get involved in training other staff, sent up to London for a few days to work on an inter-company project, and get additional training to cover for other roles. He grabbed those opportunities and volunteered for everything he could. That's why he got the promotion and other people didn't. The firm is genuinely interested in developing people who show interest in return. He's got his eye on being a supervisor/manager next. Other people he's worked with there have used the experience to get jobs at the local 999 call handling centre - you couldn't get a lot more challenging than that. You have to be determined and make your own opportunities in life.

If something you've been doing over and over hasn't worked, then you can't expect to keep doing it and get a different result. Time to get out of your rut. You can do it too. Train for something. Learn to drive (yes, I know it's expensive, but can you find the money somehow?). Get a CSCS card. Get on the work programme for recent work experience and a reference.

mountainofdebt

Junior worked in a call centre for a year and on occasions, with bonuses and sunday working allowances, earned more than me in the month.

tbh, and i don't mean to sound blunt, but you have to get out there and do those carpy jobs if only to prove yourself.....you've not worked for 4 years ....surely there was something, anything that you could have done. As I said I don't mean to sound harsh but that's what I would be wondering if I was just looking at your cv.

And another thing ....working less than 16 hrs a week has to be better than nothing - especially as you never know where it can lead to.

DCFC79

No harm in applying for job that are under 16 hours as you can say you can do more hours, yes it could irregular hours but you would be doing something, you could even consider doing 2 jobs if you could 2 that would fit well together.

Good luck with it and just keep going.

Daedalus

Look at temping, short stints are better than nothing.

You need to be applying for any reasonable job well. Not just sending a boring CV. If it is a call center job, tailor your CV to reflect the skills they are after. From the experience you have listed you will be able to list almost every skill majority of entry jobs will want.

You have a kid coming, you need to lose your inhibitions and push out of your comfort zone. Walk into shops and ask if there are any jobs. Most jobs don't advertise because they have sufficient amount of people approaching them to fill placements.

MadelinesMum

Hi, I think networking plays a large role in finding employment. Does your mum know anyone who knows someone that may give you a job, or is there anyone else who might put a word in for you somewhere?
Good luck.

Norman_Castle

Look into doing more volunteer work https://www.gov.uk/volunteering/find-volunteer-placements .