JOB HUNT CLUB - support thread for those looking!

[Octo]

After finding a few others looking for a new job - here it is - the 2008 job club. Not planning to find you a job - more a support thread for people struggling to find a job!

So a few details will be needed:

age, area, job type, hours, thoughts

I'll go first:
35
Bath/Wilts
Teaching, education or self employed
Flexible - must do school drop off/holidays

Thoughts: most jobs that pay enough seem to be full time which can't do as must do school drop off. Seem to relatively over qualified for most jobs that aren't in education. Can't find anything interesting to do from home.

OOh welcome pelvicfloor

I HAVE EVEN BETTER NEWS!!!!!!

I have been asked to interview for a family tutor - teaching families who never quite got through school etc - the interview is on monday I have to deliver a 10 minute micro lesson on how to encourage the mums to join a course on healthy living .... ideas welcome!

So am going to ditch the sainsburys idea altogether.

Pelvic - when are you being made redundant and where from? What do you do?

Oh PFNM Thati s crap indeed - You are more than welcome to join in the madness

Octo and Dippy on a thread together - dangerous combo

Going to bed now - To dream about World Domination ...... and getting a fecking job ......

Arse.

Hi sorry was job hunting,lol.

I don't have an exact redundancy date yet but notice has been served on the service i work for so it is impending.
I work in the community for the NHS supporting adults with severe learning disabilities and challenging behaviours.
I only work part time but i love my job
I can only work afternoons ,evenings ,weekends.

Oh no - I have seen quite a few jobs doing that around here - what do you enjoy about it? I have worked with SEN pupils at secondary level but not adults.

I have only ever done care work.
I like to be part of a team.
I love helping people,to feel useful.
I love to see the small differences you can make to peoples lives.
I just love care work ,i do admit though i am in the wrong job to be financially well off.
I would love to train ,loads of things i would like to do relevant to my work but i can't afford to.

thats a great list pelvicfloor hopefully something will come up soon - where have you been looking? I have been looking on county council websites, job centre plus websites and 'this is ... '(Bath/Bristol) websites.

I have been looking on local worcestershire sites,county council,fish 4 jobs.
I just type in anything care related and look there.
I have found one job and have the online application started (will fill in gradually)
The problem i have is that in my line of work it is difficult to accomodate my hours.Most companys expect you to work anytime of day and sleep in duties which i can not do.
Also as i don't yet have a date of closure it makes a leaving date difficult.

Do you want to stay and get your redundancy or if a job came up would you just go for it?

I suppose if the right job came up i would just go but the redundancy is pretty close i imagine within the next couple of months if not sooner.

There's usually loads of care work around, PFNM - Excellent list

Have just downloaded a couple of application forms for P/T admin type jobs, both working for local Council. I just feel so demoralised though - I hate filling in these crappy forms and then either not getting an interview or not getting the job .. on and on and on ....

Poop.

Hello,

Am looking for job as I left my last one due to the shocking way my office manager spoke to me.

Will do anything essentially, full/part time SW Scotland or Cumbria. Do havea degree, but not in a very sensible subject!

I really struggle on the personal profile part of application forms. Have one for Admin job at the moment and I'm stuck!

Oooooh, what degree!? Join the club - Sorry you've had such a nasty experience. Gives your confidence a real knock, doesn't it!? xx

Still not sure what it is I would like to do. I keep thinking about nursing. I think thats what I should have done all along.

Anyone got any news?

No news, but part of my degree was in Media too - bloody huge waste of time; but had a great time!

bump

lol, Adventures with a Camera, Boom Mic and lots of leads that you're not entirely sure you need.

Have been researching how to fill in my person specification part. Have the theory, not sure what examples to use.

Welcome Mozzy

We have lots of members now

Octo (the child herder)
Dippy (captain Dyson)
Mozzy
Pelvic

any more?

I have my interview on monday and my absence on the thread has mainly been due to a phenomenal flap over what to teach!!! argghhh

Need to get head round it asap!

Oh and talktothebees

Are you any further ahead with your plan of what to teach, Octo!!?

I have an interview on Tues pm with a new Estate Agents for a "Sales Associate" - if it any sort of commission-based, pyramid-sales crap, I am outta there .....

Got the interview through the www.workingmums.co.uk site that is advertised here on MN - So worth filling in!!

Hi i have some application forms coming,they aren't ideally the type of work i am looking for(agency community work)but i shall fill them in to test the water.

Octo-Are you feeling nervous about interview?,i know i would be.

I've seen some jobs, which might be ok - they are full-time, but list jobshare as an option - Do you guys think I should try or do you think it will just be massive great big fat waste of time and energy. At the mo, I am leaning to the latter; but could be persuaded otherwise - Give me some love and confidence guys, I just feeling so useless and low right now.

Aw Captain don't feel useless you certainly aren't.

What sort of hours were you wanting to do?