In a bad place....don't expect you can help

elisebutt65

Oh and also you said that you have a maths degree and that you need to have a level 4 qualification - You are probably thinking of the old structure of levels.

I think you'll find that a maths degree takes you up to level 6.

If you take a look here, then you can see the various levels.

This means that you are more than qualifies, esp as you have done a OGCE which then takes you up to level 7 - which I am currently studying for but a for Post Compulsory.

Digger

tomorrowschild wrote: »

I can't find work. I apply for jobs, but can't get an interview. THe only job I have been offered is inapopropriate - they misunderstood my qualifications.

Can I ask why you applied for the job if you are now saying you can't do it? I presume you must have read the job description before applying and thought you had the qualifications and could do the job. I'm not sure what you mean by being offered 'an inappropriate job' - as others have been saying, you applied for the job, they considered you were good enough and now you are saying the job is inappropriate. Why apply in the first place?

And surely it is a good thing that they offered you the job even if your qualifications don't quite meet the job specification. My suggestion would be to give it a go.

f1re_cr4cker

tigtag02 wrote: »

Oh the shame :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Thank god you didnt have to lower yourself :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Most offensive post on the thread!

sorry but when uve done a 3year degree gained a good grade and got a massive debt, being a sales assisant for £5.20 an hour is not great! id already been a sales assistant part time from the age of 17-21 through alevels and uni so i think its pretty fair to not want to do it full time after i had graduated!!

Horace

f1re_cr4cker wrote: »

sorry but when uve done a 3year degree gained a good grade and got a massive debt, being a sales assisant for £5.20 an hour is not great! id already been a sales assistant part time from the age of 17-21 through alevels and uni so i think its pretty fair to not want to do it full time after i had graduated!!

I know its awful but sometimes needs must - a job pays money after all and that helps clear your debts also whilst you are in a job you can look for something else. Have you considered temping in the meantime? I am sorry if this isnt what you want to hear but often temp jobs turn into permanent ones. I do wonder though if your degree is in a subject that is useful rather than one of those waste of time subjects such as American Studies?:D Remember if you've just graduated you cannot expect to start off as Richard Branson and work down the tree you have start at the bottom and work your way up - its the same for everyone regardless of qualifications.

f1re_cr4cker

my degree was in social care! i thought i would easily get a position as a family support worker/information officer turns out i couldnt- im a stay at home mum now though so its all in the past

atrekkie22

dmg24 wrote: »

For goodness sake, you really need to start taking responsibility for yourself here. What do other people do when they want a change of career?

* This person feels they are out of options and doesnt know where else to go. They have taken responsibility for their education and job seeking.

You are coming across like the state owes you a living now.

* Its hard enough having Aspergers syndrome without people accusing us of thinking the state owes us. Asking an Asperger person an open question is going to be hard for them to answer as well.

Alexis (job seeker for 3 years and still cant find work despite a DipHE)

atrekkie22

Conor wrote: »

I couldn't agree more. I've not seen someone put so many obstacles of their own creation in the way apart from those who intend to scrounge off the State for eternity.

* I dont feel thats a fair comments. Disabled people are not scroungers.

If you really wanted a job, you'd take anything.

* Depends on your living expenses. Tell me where I can find work that pays £530 a month guaranteed and I will take it.

If you really wanted to use your degrees, you'd get a job doing anything, use the money from that to take the NVQ you need and then apply. Hell, you even admit you HAVE been offered a job.

* Its not easy finding work when you have qualifications coming out of your ears but no work experience. I left university 3 years ago and I'm still searching for my 1st job. Many graduates dont find work let alone ones with serious disabilities.

At the moment all you have is a few bits of paper and sod all work experience in anything which is why you're not getting interviews.

* Stuck in the cycle of no work so no experience so no work. Ive found voluntary work recently and hope to gradually increase my hours there and find permanent work in 6 months time. Not only do I have misunderstood disabilities such as Aspergers/dyslexia/fibromyalgia but now im approaching 30. When this person says they have done all they can to find work in their field they mean literally everything.

Get your head out of your backside and go sign up with an employment agency doing factory work if you're as desperate as you claim. It's guaranteed employment.

* Thats if the agency will take him. I know of lesser qualified aspergers who've gone from job to job. Oh and Ive done the agency signing up for admin work thing as well.

atrekkie22

DaisyFlower wrote: »

"can't afford other options. Customer Service, Retail, Admin....."

Says it all really, so you'd rather wait for your ideal job to land on you lap and claim benefits in the meantime rather than work in any job to actually support yourself.

* No this person would like your help to finding work. Maybe someone here knows of some decent teaching agency. This person knows they can do teaching as they are qualified in it. But they are scared of anything different to teaching. This person is prob not aware of next to nothing cost type courses.

Even if the job you have been offered isnt perfect, at least its experience.

* Good point

As you qualified 14 years ago and have only worked 1 year I dont think you are in a position to be choosy.

* I think this person should volunteer somewhere else. There is also the chance of job trail where they try a job out to see if it suits them.

atrekkie22

Horace wrote: »

I get the impression that you just want to sit back and do nothing except whinge. There are plenty of teachers out there who are not qualified to teach their various subjects, I should know because I used to makk homework for one when I was a student because he was having to teach French - a language that he couldn't speak BTW.

* i dont think this person is like that.

Why not undertake some voluntary work or any kind of work for that matter because that way you will have some recent experience to put on your CV. If you want a job try looking at http://www.jobs.ac.uk as they have all sorts of jobs listed in Universities and FE establishments. There are plenty of agencies out there who can get you back into work. Also instead of expecting the council to give you a house - why not ask them for housing benefit - you are entitled to this if you are on JSA.

* Good idea

I think you are concentrating too much on the negatives instead of thinking what you can actually offer someone. I also think you are being rather snobbish about your education as you appear to me to be belitting those unfortunate people who have lesser grade GCSEs and have received poorer education for whatever reason. Have you thought that your unwillingness to be flexible is causing a bar to your employment?

* No this person appears arrogant but doesnt wish to appear that way. Appearing inflexible is part of Aspergers syndrome. Its something we asperger folk can work on. This person doesnt wish to hurt anyones feelings or belittle them thats not their intentions.

You ralk about training, if you are on JSA you can do any course at a local FE for free as long as it is no more than 15hrs per week. Of course, you would know all this if you visit your jobcentre regularly or even spend time on their website looking for a job - any job!

* Not necessarily this person may go on there and look for work but not see the bigger picture of what the job centre has to offer. Asperger people have literal minds, they think a job centre is where you find work, they are not always aware that it could offer advice on education.

I think you are very fortunate - try adding a serious disability to the mix and see how easy it is to gain employment then!

* Excuse me but Asperger syndrome is an Autistic Spectrum disorder. It is a serious often severe disability. Look on the https://www.NAS.org.uk website if you dont believe me. This person has a serious communication disorder.

I have friends who are disabled like me and they used to earn £45K and have found themselves on JSA and are now applying for jobs in their local supermarkets as shelf stackers. If they can do it, why not you?

* On my housing scheme i have to earn £500 a month to break even. That includes tax credits etc. This is the main barrier to me finding work. It depends on the awareness of Asperger syndrome whether the employer will interview you or not. I am speaking from experience of Job hunting for 1 year and getting 1 interview. I even filled out the application forms with my Disabled Employment Adviser.

Alexis

atrekkie22

dad-of-4 wrote: »

if i needed the money and someone offered me a job i wasnt quallified to do i would take it simple as that, they obviously think your the person for the job, they think your quallies are appropriate, why have a downer on your self?

* This is the best advice ive seen on this thread so far!

Alexis