My daughter can’t find work!

[Dottypotz]

I’m really in despair, my daughter is 22, living In the UK having moved from Ireland so that she can study. No matter where she applies or what she applies to for work she doesn’t even get an interview. Her CV is good with two previous jobs on it. I can’t continue funding her, it’s not possible anymore, please please can anybody help and guide us where to look?

IME some places are still ridiculously inflexible about limited hours and expect employees to commit to offering random hours throughout the week so don't like limited availability.

What about a cinema or something where evenings and weekends are core hours?

check the CV is neat, tidy, accurate, spell checked and concise, and it clearly states that she is looking for evening and weekend work for three years, or however long. Include phone number or email, but not address

Print off 100 copies of CV

Take it around every business within walking distance, hand it in in person to the boss if possible, or leave it for them if not

I think she's having you on OP.

She's been studying since she left school in 2018 and we are now in 2023. What's she studying?

To be honest, unless she is due to finish the course this summer and qualify, then she needs to stop studying and go out and get a proper job. She can't remain a student for ever.

Dotty, don't frogmarch her. She has to do this herself. Stop babying her, because that helicopter parenting is creating the mindset in her, that's stopping her getting a job.

I would NOT employ a 22 yr old who needed their mother to come and ask for a job. Its a total giveaway the 22 yr old is too helpless, immature, dependent, lazy, uncommitted, to be anything other than a spare wheel at work.

@2bazookas absolutely

anyone who is accompanied by their mum, or has their mum come and enquire or hand out a CV or make a call etc is not getting anywhere near an interview with me. I would immediately assume they either didn’t want a job and their mum is at the end of their tether, or they are incapable and need spoon feeding for everything.

The times I’ve had an apprentice level type employee have their mum call in sick for them or come back from sick leave and say ‘I was sick my mum will vouch for me’. The shock from both of them when I point out the employee is an adult and that I will not be sharing information to or taking information from their ‘mum’ is staggering.

@Humphplumf thanks for your reply but there’s crossed wires, of course I would never ever accompany her to enquire or hand out cvs in a shop. I meant literally to bring her in to town, encourage her and sit quietly on a bench somewhere with my coffee while she went into every shop.

Then that sounds like you’re a fabulous mum, enabling and helping.
good luck I’m sure something will work out.

she needs to go into every restaurent on the gloucester road, every pub, and ask, hand in her CV if necessary, something will come up.
or ask friends
there is a waitressing agency
there are other agencies