So here I am again, still no job, and not sure where to go or what to do next

[IllegallyBrunette]

Pretty sure that I posted a similar thread this time last year, and after that I ended up starting the access course again, and dropped out ^again. The less said about that the better.

So, a year on and I still have no job, despite applying for god knows how many, infact have only got to interview stage once.

I am seriously pissed off with looking and applying for jobs, and with having to go to the jobcentre all of the time just for them to tell me what I already know.

I said I'd give myself until the end of June to find something and then admit defeat and go to college instead, have even already applied for an admin course, but then I had an interview for a job in admin and couldn't believe how boring it sounded.

So, what shall I do ? I seem to keep going round and round in circles and somehow end up going backwards.

I don't know your background, but I know if you've been out of work for a while it can be very hard to get that first job again. So if you did the college admin course, that would look good when you went for a job. If you then found the admin job boring, you're in a better position in that job to look for another one IYSWIM

True, but I worry that I'm wasting time, when I could be doing something I really want to do.

Not that I know what that is LOL.

Background is - single mum of 3, 29 yrs old and thats about it.

im afraid it is boring having to go to work

only the lucky few ahve a job that excites them

it may not be boring when you get to know people and develop socially with them

dont think about what you would love to do in an ideal world, think about what you are good at. if you are good at something you generally enjoy it. at least get some satisfaction out of it

Oh no I realise not many people have jobs that they love, I didn't mean boring in that sense really.

Ok, something I am good at............................................................mumsnetting LOL.

If you don't know what you want to do (or not in a practical way anyway!) then you'd be better off making your mind up to do something and sticking with it, and taking it from there. I assume the admin course is only a year at most? It would be different if you had to spend 3 years studying to do something and you weren't sure you actually wanted to do it, but a short course won't be such a waste of time. Admin skills are useful in lots of more intersting jobs too, so you can always move on to something else from there.

ah the penny has dropped...i was fgoing to start a thread yesterday to ask where you were

Sorry, should of said it was nutty. Mind you then everyone might groan and say 'oh god not you and this subject again' LOL.

lol the thread title gave it away

for what its worth i have nearly finished a years full time course and still no job or interview

at least you had an interview which means they thought you were qualified so try again

oh nutty i should have guessed it was you

there si so much you could do - does it overwhelm you? (the amount of choice)

Thats the thing though Zippi, I wasn't anywhere near what they were looking for, so I was confused how I even got to interview.

The choice does overwhelm me yep, most definatly.

Just filling in an application form for a Family Support Playworker at the mo. I am sure you need qualifications for it, but it doesn't state them, so I am applying anyway.

the last job i applied for was as a recovery support worker for rethink a mental health charity but yesterday was the day by which if you heard nothing then forget it

i am seriously worried

i know what you mean about choice/but no choice

i dont have any oncome i am living off money my exh lent me to do work on the house in order to sell it

they only interview people who tick the required boxes so you must have done that

nutty waht about nursing? you could work for the bank and do shifts to suit

money not too bad

3 x 12 hr shifts = full time work

i do 3 nightshifts a week

ok it is shite (nursing) but it pays the bills and the shifts suit the family as a whole

you do have age on your side you are highly employable from that point of view and highly trainable

my dd2 now has a permanent job she likes in a call centre she had no quals and got in thru temping

her sister wrote her a cv for the temp agaency her previous experience was cleaning bar and kitchen work

get someone to write your cv and try temp work now is the right time to get tit and it will giove you a chance to gain experience and see what if anything you like and it isnt a commitment

a lot of what people like a bout jobs is the people they are with

nutty i saw a job recently in nhs24 (nhs direct its called in england)

have yo ever called nhs direct? you are put through to a call handler who takes all your details, brief details of what is wrong (ie health problem) and then they transfer all these details and your call to a nurse

i went on a visit to one of these call centres and it looking great - they get plenty of breaks, atmosphere was nice and relaxed (even though they were busy) plenty of support

hours were so flexible it was brilliant

money is pretty good

it was nhs 24 but im sure nhs direct is just the same

look

dd is on nearly 17k

she only has gcses and is 23

previously she had never earned above the minimum wage she went to workworld in sept 2007 worked for a few weeks for the council through the agency hated it and left they gave her this other job then a fter a few months it came up as a permeanent job she applied and thought she wouldnt get it but sdhe did

her self esteem has rocketed

yes waht fio said

because i work for the bank ft (3 12 hr shifts a week) i dont have a contract so i f i want to take all the school holiday s off - I CAN

and if i only want to work weekends I CAN

I am doing some examination invigilation atm.

It is mainly in the summer but with modules etc there is work in November and early in the year too.

the money and hours are great and once your foot is in the door you dont know what might crop up.

No qualifications needed but you do need a CRB check.

Go to the local Secondary school and ask to speak to the Exams officer and say you would be interested in invigilation.

One invigilator does invigilating and also works in the school library 3 days a week.

And I do not like your new name....please go back to Nutcracker.

I am doing invigilating too atm. I just emailed my two nearest secondaries and asked about invigilating.
My nearest one sent me back a timetable for me to fill in when I would be available and invited me to an invigilator training evening. I started on teh 6th of May and do roughly 3 days a week, some whole days, some half days.
Unfortunately it will all come to an end in the next few weeks as the exam season ends. But as collision said, there are other modules and also the mocks in Jan.

It is not a lot of money, (I will earn roughly £280 for the whole 2 month period) but it is a nice bit of pocket money to spend in the summer holiday

And it is indeed a foot in the door.

I also volunteer at my dc's primary school, again bearing in mind it is a foot in the door and if a TA or LSA position comes up they may bare me in mind

Sorry, friend popped in for coffee.

I think my cv is ok, the jobcentre looked over it for me and said it was fine, so I don't think it's that.

I have applied to my local hospital and others for so many jobs I really have lost count. I have only ever been invited to interview once, and that was well over a year ago. I didn't get it as the other candidate had experience and I didn't.

I can't do anything that isn't permanent and it also has to be a minimum of a garunteed 16 hours a week. If I take a temp job, I will miss out on alot of back to work enhancements to my benefits, and I can't afford to do that.

Nursing is something I did want to do, but I just don't think I will ever have the confidence for it.

I wouldn't mind a job in childcare, but practically every one advertised asks for nvq 2/3, which is fine, and yep I could go back to college and do it, but it's then another year with no jobm although I suppose the long term benefits would outway the short term of no money etc.

nutty, you could do nursing as a health care assistant. they get trained to do things that nurses used to do, and pay is increased accordingly

Have applied Naily, at least 5 times now, never even get to interview.

My mum works on maternity as a MCA and said she'd ask someone higher up about getting me in, as loads of people seem to get a job that way, but I'd kind of like to get it because I should, not just because my mum works there, does that make sense ?

oh god nutty poor you

its shit when you cant even get an interview

i really wish i could help you

are there any private hospitals near you?