i dont think i am ever going to get a job.....its just impossible...its making me really depressed..i see my house being repossessed

[zippitippitoes]

.....ive just had to pay out 3k for car repairs

i am living on borowed money

i just cant see me geting a job

i just had my first interview for two years

i am crap at interviews and i did try

i just dont have suitable experience and wherever i look at whatever level i can see that i wont get the jobs because there will always be someone who is better

if i apply for low paid jobs i hear nothing because no one wants me

if i apply for better jobs then i either hear nothing or 3 times in two years i have had interviews and the in terviewers have basically just been mistaken when they asked me and i have been crap

batters i am over 50 i am 51

encouraging about the feedback then i thought they would say something like that anyway

well i shallm try and be encouraged

i really do have to have a job or everything will just collapse

i dont have anybody else paying my bills

well i do as my exh has lent me money but that was a one off

lol at taking years off the cv

My sis has just got a job in her local GP surgery - apparently all the woman are leaving because of the new computer system. Could you ring up your local GPs to see if they have any vacanies? Sounds like a good time.

and yes do link to sany jobs it is hard work finding them

the one i had the interview for was a link by fishie on mn and i am really pleased because at least it meant i got an ointerview which was a breakthrough which i appreciate

I don't put dates on my CV - just X O levels, X A levels, Dgree blah.

Oh I like that KC - I'm doing my CV at the mo, will get rid of my dates regarding education. Makes sense now.

cvs are easier for that application forms always ask for dates

i shall get myself organised

i am going to go for a swim today too if i can get motivated as that will cheer me up

and send an email to the woman i did my climbing lessons with to see if we can go to the climbing wall sometime

and continue the job seasrch

my dd1 is going to call in tonight she will be doing a pep talk too she is job application demon

it is bloody hard work Zippi - wait until you spend 2 days preping for an IV, spend half a day with the client, then you hear nothing back from them again. Happens quite a lot to me and I think it is bloody rude. But what can I do, I need a job, I have to pick myself up and present the professional person that I am to the next IV.

Hello zip

Would you consider registering with either a temping agency or a recruitment agency?

I work in the food industry and there are recruitment agencies specific to that area. When I was looking to change jobs I registerd with about 5 or 6 different ones. I was contacted by the agency when this job became available and I was the only candidate. My colleague who does the same job as me started as a temp (with no relevant experience) and was offered a permanent position after about three months.

The recruitment agency were fab - when I first registered I was interviewed by the agency who reviewed my CV and made suggestions about specific roles that would suit me and interview techniques etc.

Got to be worth at try, yes? Think about what area you want to work in and get googling for agencies and start registering.

Zip, you live near me don't you? I work in HR and might be able to help work on your CV and interview technique. A boot camp, if you like! I work part-time so could meet during the week or at weekends if you like.

Take. Llareggub's. Offer.

Do not think about it.

Do not pass go.

Just do it.

Can you not get job seekers allowance? Its a piddly amount. Or incapacity with your depression?
I realise you probably dont want to go down that route but other people do and if theres a chance you might lose your house

Oh, zippi! Just read this.

Not much to add except wishing you luck.

Oh, zippi! Just read this.

Not much to add except wishing you luck.

zippi, just wanted to add that I'd love to help. I wouldn't offer otherwise.

Sorry to hear that the job didn't come through, zipps. I think wallowing for a bit is fine and understandable band that's what I'd do. But I hope you don't give up because I reckon you're nearly there. I can see you fitting into a charity type job really easily- you just need to find the right one. If you get the Vauxhall one we could go for coffee as I work quite near there.

oh thank you for the offer llareggub

yes i shall take you up on that

if you are sure its very generous to offer your time

i am not sure if i have cats i went through a phase of deregistering and lost them i think

i have enabled cats

i cant give up

as i dont have any alternative but get a job

i do feel better

i found it easier finding a man tbh

Hurrah!

It will be lovely to meet you. You can email me if you like on llareggubmn @ gmail.com

I think as hard as it is, you have to rememeber that getting a interview was a huge step in the right direction, and although you didn't get the job, you did get further than with previous applications.

I can understand why you are so down about it though as it is soul destroying when it seems like no one will even give you a chance.

i am taking a look at that site too and have emailed llaregub

i am feeling more motivated again

aargh, do NOT put your O levels (or you A levels) on your cv. Your degree and recent quals is plenty. If the job you are applying for has nothing to do with horticulture, put that in a separate bit about interests - ie Interests include garden design, and I have recnetly done a HND in garden design for my own pleasure. Makes you sound a real multi-tasker and very dynamic. Your actual cv should start dynamically with your recent business which you created and founded from scratch and ran both the shop and website for X years, with a turnover of X amount (make it sound really dynamic and BIG. You advertised for, recruited and oversaw (use the buzzwords in the application) a team of staff (shop assistant and cleaner!), ran the accounts, set up the accounting system, organised contactors, was chief buyer - i bet you did LOADS of stuff that very few people have experience of. Then work back in brief. Nobody's that interested in ancient history
And yes, don't put your age on the application. It's not relevant. You can imply you are younger by saying you started your business after a career break to raise children, but your children are now independent.
re using the buzzwords in the application - if the application says you need to have experience of recruitment and management of a diverse team, ensuring good timekeeping and imagainative problem solving (or some such crap!), put that both in your covering letter in exactly those words and again in your CV in exactly those words or as near as dammit.
If the team is 'energetic' and 'fun' use those words in your application. ie In the fast-moving world of retail it is necessary to be highly energetic, to be constantly aware of new trends and new products, to create a fun environment. I motivated my staff to create a sense of fun and energy in their working environment (better than that ideally).

Good luck!