looking for a job

I'm 17 and I've been looking for a job...
everywhere I've applied so far have rejected me (greggs, next, tesco, primark)
can anyone recommend where else to look?


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I'm 17 and I've been looking for a job...
everywhere I've applied so far have rejected me (greggs, next, tesco, primark)
can anyone recommend where else to look?


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Do you have any qualifications?(e.g. GCSE's)

Mcdonalds, KFC and other fast food restaurants will take you without exprience and they are almost always hiring. Or look for kitchen porter jobs in local resturants. Look on indeed and gumtree and apply for every hospitality position in your area which says 'experience not required.

thanks, I'll have a look. also do supermarkets only want people with experience? their job descriptions never seem to ask for people with experience ?


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No, its possible to get into Tesco/Aldi without experience but it is harder, lots of people who do have previous retail experience apply so you have way better chances applying for fast food places (aka the ****tiest job) as they have really high turnover and are ALWAYS hiring and they dont expect experience. Then if you have had a fast food job, you have customer service experience so you will have better chances of applying to supermarkets or other retail places later on.

I see, I have a little bit of retail exp but not enough I guess why are the fast food job the worst?


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Because its the most fast paced (clue in the name - FAST food), you run around all day, people treat you like ****, your clothes and hair get greasy and smelly every day and if you get put in the kitchen you have to fry things and get even smellier and burn yourself etc.

The only job that is below fast food is being a kitchen porter, that is the absolute bottom position in a resturant.

ohh :/ do fast food places let students have time off when they have exams ? I think workplaces do this right? or am I wrong ?


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well its flexible and probably a zero hours contract anyway so yeah you just do less hours or no hours if you are having exams, everyone works less hours during exam times.

I'm 17 and I've been looking for a job...
everywhere I've applied so far have rejected me (greggs, next, tesco, primark)
can anyone recommend where else to look?


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Hey, I was in the same position as you last year! I would say try John Lewis/Waitrose, M&S and also Boots.I had never had a job before either just the odd bit of babysitting work and a tiny bit of work experience. I managed to get interviews at all three. I ended up accepting my offer from M&S and it was great. Just moved to uni and now work in a different store.

Those three work out just as well for those who have never had jobs because even though there is space on the online application form to write down previous employment, you have to complete an online test and that's what determines whether they invite you for interview! Hope that helps!

Also I have heard that Sainsbury's do an online test too that determines whether or not you get an interview

The only thing I would say is be careful with M&S, most positions are Christmas temp jobs at the moment but they aren't advertised like that. They really don't care whether you've got to go and see family members or you'll be halfway across the country for Christmas - as a temp you're expected to work the 24th, 26th and sometimes both. If you know you can't commit to this then I would say have a look again after Christmas, around mid January

thank you actually I kept looking on waitrose and couldn't find anything, but then I noticed my nearest wait rose having new employees so I thought they must be hiring but I couldn't find any vacancies I signed up for job alerts though. I tried to book an m&s interview but they were all during school hours I also can't find any vacancies that fit around my hours. I'll try again after Christmas :/


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Mcdonalds, KFC and other fast food restaurants will take you without exprience and they are almost always hiring. Or look for kitchen porter jobs in local resturants. Look on indeed and gumtree and apply for every hospitality position in your area which says 'experience not required.

You tried SportsDirect.com yet? We get quite a few first timers. failing that, actually phoning up your local McDonalds or walking in with a CV is far more likely to get you a job than applying online, in my area at least.