People on the dole

Alikay

It must be really hard to find work if you don't drive and live out in the sticks. Moving to a town or learning to drive is, in theory, an option but requires a fair amount of cash for lessons/rent etc. Could you try getting a job with accommodation provided (like hotel or holiday camp work) next season so you could get a bit of experience and some cash behind you?

lesley1960

emmaroids wrote: »

theres plenty of jobs out there, are you aiming too high or are you prepared to do anything?

Do you honestly think that there is ? I'm sure the millions who are unemployed would be delighted

( ok i will agree there are probably a few who dont want to work , but no where near everyone )

IvanOpinion

You don;t really say what your skills are, your preferred line of work and what your availability is for work. Obviously being on a chatboard you know how to use a computer but can you make full use of Word Processors, Spreadsheets, databases etc.? there are plenty of free online courses avaialble for these and th4e government used to run one called 'CLaIT'

Even our universities are churning out people with what are effectively 'worthless' degrees ... people need to think about what sort of job they want to do and find something that fits in with what the job market is seeking. Surely your job market or an agency will be able to tell you what sort of jobs they are placing and maybe you can work towards that field?

ivan

astonsmummy

I dont have any qualifications, not even one GCSE. i have found many jobs, but unable to take many of them up because i have a child and have to sort out childcare.
I've just gone back to work as a homecare worker after 2 months off for back problems.

If you have been uneployed looking for 18 months, you could have gone to college or something in that time, Why are the jobcentre not helping you more to get a job?
Are there really NO jobs? or is it just no jobs that you want to do?

Murphy_The_Cat

Running_Horse wrote: »

Are you really rejecting jobs in difficult to get to places? My best job offer was in the middle of nowhere with a 6am start, so I got a provisional license and cheap motorbike.

I'm sure that a very famous politician got pilloried for suggesting that people did that exact thing !

lesley1960 wrote:

Do you honestly think that there is ? I'm sure the millions who are unemployed would be delighted

.

Maybe millions of jobs is an exaggeration - but you don't imagine for a moment that the hundreds of thousands/millions of Eastern Europeans who have come here and found work are a fiction, do you ?
Lets face facts. A great deal of the unemployed in the UK are unemployable . A lot of them are simply lazy, have an attitude, aren't interested in work and can 'earn' more by playing the system and 'working on the fiddle'.

Sad, but true.

astonsmummy

IvanOpinion wrote: »

Obviously being on a chatboard you know how to use a computer but can you make full use of Word Processors, Spreadsheets, databases etc.? there are plenty of free online courses avaialble for these and th4e government used to run one called 'CLaIT'



ivan

Blimey, i never knew that, thnx for the little tip there Ivan (even though it wasn't intended for me)

Firefly

From what I understand from someone who manages a temp agency, there is always work there.

However, if you really would like to be a sports psychologist, then why not start at the bottom, go back to college to do some qualifications and start your training. Even if you weren't successful with study when you were at school, often it comes easier as an adult and if there is something getting in the way of your learning (like dyslexia) there is so much help available to support you with this.

Increase your desirability as an employee by doing as much voluntary work as you can too.

Have you thought about the care industry? They are often looking for people with life experience and good interpersonal skills and so look beyond qualifications on paper.

If you were living in my area then I would say there is no reason for you to be unemployed but I know little about other areas.

Good luck with your search and future career.

Running_Horse

IvanOpinion wrote: »

the government used to run one called 'CLaIT'

I did CLAiT level one; easiest course in the world (level two looks hard though).

Most of it you know from daily use of your PC, but it looks good on your CV, and shows a potential employer you are willing to acquire new skills.

TurkishDelight

Running_Horse wrote: »

After 18 months on the dole why do you not have any qualifications? What do you do all day long? When I was made redundant, I made a list of 200 local employers and sent them all my CV, and signed up for a computer course.

Are you really rejecting jobs in difficult to get to places? My best job offer was in the middle of nowhere with a 6am start, so I got a provisional license and cheap motorbike.

With 1,000,000 unemployed, how did 1,000,000 Poles find work so quickly?

The thing is if I could get to college I could get to jobs :rotfl: (my nearest college is 2 buses away, my nearest uni 3) but I have just started with the OU (something I had to figure out for myself- I had been on the dole a year and no-one even mentioned it!)
It's not a bad idea, the motorbike thing but when you've lived around wales for most of your life and figures like:
"In 2005 there were 694 motorcycle casualties in Wales, and 539 in 2006, according to figures from Gwent Police."
only surprise because you thought they would be higher, I don't think it's a option that I will be taking up any time soon. It's not the jobs that are in difficult to get places btw, it's me that's in a difficult place

Murphy_The_Cat

Running_Horse wrote: »

I did CLAiT level one; easiest course in the world (level two looks hard though).

Most of it you know from daily use of your PC, but it looks good on your CV, and shows a potential employer you are willing to acquire new skills.

I did Clait1 - but didn't find it easy at all :eek::eek:

Coming from a background of having NO keyboard skills, for me, it was an excellent course and improved my Office skills enormously.

OP, if you see a Clait course, I can unreservedly recommend it.:beer: