Interview mess… never going to get a job…

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Reply 40

Kasa

Original post by Bill_Gates

Self confidence. That's what you need.

You really think so?

Reply 41

Lemonpopsicle2

Op, I remember seeing a TV programme about a recruitement agency that was specifically for people with Asperger's or Autism. Employers on the programme were keen to employ people with these conditions because they were reliable and had a good eye for detail. I bet if you googled it you'd find them. Good luck :-)
p.s. the TV programme was aired recently, definitely this year.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 42

threeportdrift

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Original post by Kasa

I am not trying to get sympathy at all. I am just trying to establish whether that sounds bizzare or not. If someone said that to me my jaw would drop open.

It's not bizarre at all, it's not unusual. You clearly don;t have much experience in the jobs market at the moment. You should be please that you are writing applications well enough to get to interview. Most people can't even do that and write hundreds of applications without even getting an interview.

Reply 43

danalwill

what kind of jobs are you applying for?

Reply 44

Kasa

Original post by danalwill

what kind of jobs are you applying for?

Graduate Jobs

Reply 45

Kasa

Original post by threeportdrift

Thanks, but I cant still help feeling I am a freak.

Reply 46

hellodave5

That's the problem with graduate jobs. They're highly subscribed, and applying to them will of course have an outcome difficult to predict. If you haven't had a job before, perhaps its best if you lowered expectations?
Also; what is your BSc and MSc in? Do these match the graduate schemes at all? (not that there has to be, but it helps).

Reply 47

Kasa

Original post by hellodave5

BSc Biological Scienes 2:2
Msc business management: Dont know probs a distinction/high merit.

Reply 48

hellodave5

Original post by Kasa

BSc Biological Scienes 2:2
Msc business management: Dont know probs a distinction/high merit.

Not finished the MSc just yet?
A problem is that most graduate schemes require a 2.1 - and may ask you to display how you have mitigated the 2.2. I suppose the masters does this to some degree (definitely does in practice, but not always on paper).

When you're in interviews, where do you feel things go wrong? I assume you will have a general idea, and will have gotten some truthful feedback.

Reply 49

Kasa

Original post by hellodave5

A whole range of issues

Not researching the company enough -- trying to work on that;
Waffling
Lack of relavant exp

The trouble is that when I am trying to work on something a new critque emerges

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Reply 50

hellodave5

Original post by Kasa

A whole range of issues

Not researching the company enough -- trying to work on that;
Waffling
Lack of relavant exp

The trouble is that when I am trying to work on something a new critque emerges

Those 2 points you raise can be improved relatively easily, first through training with an advisor (uni provides these to past students usually!), and secondly through volunteering or shadowing.

What do you mean by your last point r.e. critique?

Reply 51

Kasa

Original post by hellodave5

Like when I am trying to work on something (like researching the company a bit more), but another criticism emerges like body language.

I so hate having aspergers.

Reply 52

nemoshish

Original post by Kasa

Like when I am trying to work on something (like researching the company a bit more), but another criticism emerges like body language.

I so hate having aspergers.

You will get there.

Reply 53

hellodave5

Original post by Kasa

Like when I am trying to work on something (like researching the company a bit more), but another criticism emerges like body language.

I so hate having aspergers.

Aspergers as a label really doesn't say much at all, one of the reasons I think is why it was removed from the diagnostics manual.

What is it about socialising you find difficult? If you have testing done by a neuropsych then you could perhaps find stratergies to improve specific areas you have problems with. Noones brain is perfect, and I for one have struggled all my life academically and socially until more recently. Your brain holds a fair amount of plasticity for change and improvement even till later life, so there is always hope. A diagnosis doesn't define you.

You can also go to mock interviews or interview training with advisers.

Researching the company is surely more of a 'time spent' thing - just make sure to be more thorough?

Reply 54

Kasa

Original post by stevey396

You're obviously not good enough for graduate jobs - you should've thought of this before wasting a year on a Masters.

If I were you I'd completely give up on graduate jobs altogether - there's still plenty of others out there. Cleaner? Shop assistant? Fast food worker? Admin assistant? There's four suggestions for you already.

Is that what you would do?

Reply 55

Kasa

Original post by stevey396

I applied for those kinds of jobs and got rejected from that.

Reply 56

stevey396

Original post by Kasa

Is that what you would do?

Yes - it's what any hard-working person would do. A non-graduate job is still a source of income and something to put on your CV to help with future applications.

If you're still being rejected for these kinds of jobs you should do some voluntary work - charity shops take pretty much anyone so I'd recommend you start there instead of being completely unproductive like you are currently.

Reply 57

Kasa

Original post by stevey396

That's fine and I will be doing that, but I am more concerned about the fact that you are saying won't find anything because I am not suitable for a graduate role. Are you trying to say I am inherently stupid? It's fine if you are.

Reply 58

stevey396

Original post by Kasa

No - I'm saying that currently you are not suitable for graduate jobs as you have a poor result from your first degree and zero work experience, meaning you would be right at the bottom of the pile of applicants. You would probably stand a better chance after 4/5 years of work experience.