Hello

neocorps

Hello

I've been caring for much of my life, now that the person I have cared for has passed away, how can I get a job with little to no experience in the working world?

Thank you

joolsybools

Hello.

Well you have experience of caring so why not try signing up to some agencies that specialise in providing carers or looking for a job as a carer?

Do you have any idea what job you would like to do?

How about studying something?

neocorps

What do I do when they ask for references? Caring for someone you have a solitary life. I knew no one except my family and had no social life.

DCFC79

Depends what you want to do, is caring what you want to do ?

neocorps

I would like to continuing caring. Its all I've ever done.

Thomas_Hardy

neocorps wrote: »

I would like to continuing caring. Its all I've ever done.

You will have developed more transferable skills than you know - you come across as having a calm and polite manner, and excellent written skills, so something in customer service or the wider social care sector might also suit?

Do you want to go straight into work or would you like to study so you can enter employment at a higher level? Doing the latter can help in overcoming the reference issue, as you would be able to get them from your tutors.

Thomas_Hardy

Is it correct that you are in your early twenties neocorps? If so, definitely look at getting some formal qualifications. Do you have any at the moment?

bugslet

I'd look at getting some basic qualifications and start applying. the amount of experience you have will count for an awful lot. You will have to start at the bottom, but there isn't any reason why you can't take more qualifications and move up if that is what you want to do.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

sillysid

I know how you feel - it is difficult, employers seem to expect you to have all singing/dancing qualifications while offering little job security and a minimum wage salary.

i've found there doesn't seem to be a huge demand for common sense/university of life as a 'skill'...I was a qualified nurse for over 20 years, but due a 10 year employment gap - my skills are irrelevant now.

There are lots of short courses offered by uni's (colleges), agencies, e.g. moving and handling, or SVQ's in scotland - and most employers want formal qualifications. Maybe you would qualify for funding or use the ILA (individual learning account) as part payment.

It is nerve wracking creating a CV when all you have are gaps. But if you want to do caring as a job - there are sites that show you examples of CV's. Of course the examples shown have experience coming out of their ears, but after the initial gulp and panic - they give you an idea of how you can adapt your personal experiences and present them as valuable skills. Be prepared to be rejected, hear nothing and watch out for zero hour contracts.

Re - references, I offered prior professional references and a reference from a professional friend - they didn't want them - wanted one from my GP.

good luck, and keep trying, it is worth it.

ILW

Care sector is one of the less difficult to get in to. Can lead up to management if you work hard.

joolsybools

Maybe voluntary work too for a while as a way of getting a reference?