How to get a job

Sometimes it is how you answer the online applications - present yourself well as proud of the company, excellent customer service, stick to protocol but willing to help. It can also be down to experience. Maybe your stepbrother has more work experience?

What kind of roles are you applying for? If you apply for a wider variety of roles, you may have more luck (consider waitressing, admin, etc.)

Keep applying. I went to a shopping centre and handed out 15 CV's - a few months later I was offered a temporary Christmas Job. It may not have been my thing but it's experience (and money 😉)

I'm 24 and have no job. No where is taking me. I tried applying to Aldi and failed the online application and the same with Sainsburys. To make matters worse my stepbrother has just applied for a job at asda and got a interview. Why will nobody take me. I have not even heard from McDonald's

I live in shropshire and there is not much. I have tried loads but none get back to me

I can't get a carers advisor because I'm 24. They don't care

Yes you can, you go to the Job Centre and there are loads of careers advisers there. You're not trying very hard to help yourself.

And what do I say to them

Where can you find jobs or apply to:

Retail

- Marks and Spencer
- Next
- Debenhams
- River Island
- Sports Soccer
- JD Sports
- Game
- John Lewis
- Toys R us
- TK Maxx
- Boots
- Poundland
- PC world
- Currys
- Ikea
- Superdrug's
- Staples
- Greggs
- Waterstones
- Primark
- Phone shops
- B and M(the Bargain Shop)

And many more others

Supermarket (Asda, Tesco, Morrison's, Lidl, Sainsbury's)
Restaurants (McDonalds, KFC, Burger Kind, Burger shops, Pizza Hut, Café Rouge)
Cinema's
Pubs
Warehouse (lots of jobs available as a operative, picker, packer, parcel sorter)
DIY Shops
Bookies
Fundraising (There are commission based and hourly paid for hitting targets)
Hotels

Also the type of jobs you can apply for:

Waiter, Kitchen Porter, Bar Staff, Housekeeper, Call Centre, Assistant, Checkout operator, Data entry, Cashier, Theatre supervisor, Gardening, Bin person, Home shopper, Customer Service, Hosting, Admin, Food Supervisor, Beverage Supervisor, Room Attendant, Catering Assistant, Porter, security steward, field operative.

Where to find jobs:

- Totaljobs
- Indeed
- Reed
- Monster
- Job centre plus
- Fish4jobs
- At your local Job centre board
- Gumtree
- Empty Lemon
- Retail jobs
- Job heaven
- Jobsite
- Your local shopping centre website
- Agencies
- Look through your Express and Star
- Shop Window
- Through someone
- Job open days (ask at your local job centre)
- Your university/college job shop
- Through your local council

This is really helpful, thank you. I'm only 16 but this will help me look for a part time job