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Cant find a job, and its getting me down...
Anon or delete please.
Over the last month or, Ive looked the world over for job. I'm willing to do anything, everything , but no one seems to be hiring. Ive got a phone bill thats already 2 weeks overdue, and another phone bill coming next month.
Im also a very social person, and its having a very bad affect on me. I always thought I’d have enough money to last me the summer, but I foolishly blew it all down the pisser after exams on gigs/partying and getting drunk.
I find myself always having to make excuses, for not being able to go out with my mates, and find it really awkward when they have to buy me food or get me into places. I cant do anything.
I really don’t want to ask my parents for money, because they've really been nagging me for ages, telling me to use my money wisely, and not overspend. They’ll be really pissed at the me.
Over the last month or, Ive looked the world over for job. I'm willing to do anything, everything , but no one seems to be hiring. Ive got a phone bill thats already 2 weeks overdue, and another phone bill coming next month.
Im also a very social person, and its having a very bad affect on me. I always thought I’d have enough money to last me the summer, but I foolishly blew it all down the pisser after exams on gigs/partying and getting drunk.
I find myself always having to make excuses, for not being able to go out with my mates, and find it really awkward when they have to buy me food or get me into places. I cant do anything.
I really don’t want to ask my parents for money, because they've really been nagging me for ages, telling me to use my money wisely, and not overspend. They’ll be really pissed at the me.
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If you haven't already, go to supermarkets, get application forms. Get your CV, take it to job agencies.
Chase up about it too.
Have you just finished uni? Or are you just on holiday from it?
If it's the latter, temp jobs are the only option I think you'll have at the moment - or look for a retail / bar job in your uni town that you can continue once term starts (office jobs would more than likely interfere with lectures and uni work).
If it's the former, apply anywhere and everywhere - Supermarkets regually hire.
Go to he job centre
Go to other job agencies
Look in the local paper
Go into shops and ask about vacancies
Same with bars and cafes and stuff
I'm sure you'll find something!
Chase up about it too.
Have you just finished uni? Or are you just on holiday from it?
If it's the latter, temp jobs are the only option I think you'll have at the moment - or look for a retail / bar job in your uni town that you can continue once term starts (office jobs would more than likely interfere with lectures and uni work).
If it's the former, apply anywhere and everywhere - Supermarkets regually hire.
Go to he job centre
Go to other job agencies
Look in the local paper
Go into shops and ask about vacancies
Same with bars and cafes and stuff
I'm sure you'll find something!
People say this all the time. It's not true.
If you were really looking for a job you would go out everyday. Hand your CV into every single shop in your town, cold call hotels, resturants, call-centres, offices asking if they need staff. You'd be searching everysingle jobsite on the internet. Are you doing those things? Or have you looked around, maybe handed in a couple of CVs and left it?
You can find a job, even if it's only temp, even if it's in Maccy D's because you can still be looking for a better one whilst you are working.
Tell me what town you live in and I bet you a blow job I could find a job there within a day.
If you were really looking for a job you would go out everyday. Hand your CV into every single shop in your town, cold call hotels, resturants, call-centres, offices asking if they need staff. You'd be searching everysingle jobsite on the internet. Are you doing those things? Or have you looked around, maybe handed in a couple of CVs and left it?
You can find a job, even if it's only temp, even if it's in Maccy D's because you can still be looking for a better one whilst you are working.
Tell me what town you live in and I bet you a blow job I could find a job there within a day.
Reply 3
Maccy D's will always have jobs available. Easy as that - have a little bit of retail experience and consider yourself employed.
Reply 5
Bubblebee
People say this all the time. It's not true.
If you were really looking for a job you would go out everyday. Hand your CV into every single shop in your town, cold call hotels, resturants, call-centres, offices asking if they need staff. You'd be searching everysingle jobsite on the internet. Are you doing those things? Or have you looked around, maybe handed in a couple of CVs and left it?
You can find a job, even if it's only temp, even if it's in Maccy D's because you can still be looking for a better one whilst you are working.
Tell me what town you live in and I bet you a blow job I could find a job there within a day.
If you were really looking for a job you would go out everyday. Hand your CV into every single shop in your town, cold call hotels, resturants, call-centres, offices asking if they need staff. You'd be searching everysingle jobsite on the internet. Are you doing those things? Or have you looked around, maybe handed in a couple of CVs and left it?
You can find a job, even if it's only temp, even if it's in Maccy D's because you can still be looking for a better one whilst you are working.
Tell me what town you live in and I bet you a blow job I could find a job there within a day.
Thats what ive done, but instead of a couple ive applied at about 15 places, none of the bastards have even got back to me yet, and thats INCLUDING Maccy D's. I see chavs with more money then me these days, honestly. I'd rather not say what town it is, because someone might find out its me on here.
Reply 6
Somebody
If you haven't already, go to supermarkets, get application forms. Get your CV, take it to job agencies.
Chase up about it too.
Have you just finished uni? Or are you just on holiday from it?
If it's the latter, temp jobs are the only option I think you'll have at the moment - or look for a retail / bar job in your uni town that you can continue once term starts (office jobs would more than likely interfere with lectures and uni work).
If it's the former, apply anywhere and everywhere - Supermarkets regually hire.
Go to he job centre
Go to other job agencies
Look in the local paper
Go into shops and ask about vacancies
Same with bars and cafes and stuff
I'm sure you'll find something!
Chase up about it too.
Have you just finished uni? Or are you just on holiday from it?
If it's the latter, temp jobs are the only option I think you'll have at the moment - or look for a retail / bar job in your uni town that you can continue once term starts (office jobs would more than likely interfere with lectures and uni work).
If it's the former, apply anywhere and everywhere - Supermarkets regually hire.
Go to he job centre
Go to other job agencies
Look in the local paper
Go into shops and ask about vacancies
Same with bars and cafes and stuff
I'm sure you'll find something!
Ive tried it all mate, honest to ****ing god.
Anonymous
Thats what ive done, but instead of a couple ive applied at about 15 places, none of the bastards have even got back to me yet, and thats INCLUDING Maccy D's. I see chavs with more money then me these days, honestly. I'd rather not say what town it is, because someone might find out its me on here.
Seriously. Go everywhere. Chase them up if you have to.
And a little tip, if you're looking for work in a food-type place, call them after lunch or dinner it's when they're busiest and everyones normally so stressed out they think they need more staff
Reply 8
warblade
Maccy D's will always have jobs available. Easy as that - have a little bit of retail experience and consider yourself employed.
Mate, if they always had jobs available, I wouldnt be here.
Reply 9
Bubblebee
Seriously. Go everywhere. Chase them up if you have to.
And a little tip, if you're looking for work in a food-type place, call them after lunch or dinner it's when they're busiest and everyones normally so stressed out they think they need more staff
And a little tip, if you're looking for work in a food-type place, call them after lunch or dinner it's when they're busiest and everyones normally so stressed out they think they need more staff
Thats probably the worst tip ive heard in my life. but thanks anyway.
Reply 10
You probably can't find a job because there's so many school leavers also looking for jobs, which is why it's such a bad time. I had the same problem, the only reason I gave up though is because I'm moving soon anyway.
Reply 11
temp agencies probably the best way to go... if you cant find work, bite the bullet and sign on while you look, you'll get £90 over two weeks, but its better then nothing!
Reply 12
I'm in the same boat too. I'm starting to worry now that by the time I find one i'll be leaving because i go to uni in october
Reply 13
Anonymous
Thats probably the worst tip ive heard in my life. but thanks anyway.
Thats how my mate got her job at Maccy D's. I'm serious.
Reply 14
I'm in the same boat as the threadstarter but I've had problems going out and asking in shops and things because I have social anxiety and get disheartened by rejections really easily. We had no internet either so that made it very difficult and I only managed to get out the house when my friend agreed to come with me round the agencies. I feel pathetic.
I sympathise with you OP, but you've just got to keep trying. I'm struggling to get an office job to top up my part time job, but I don't have any experience so despite being an intelligent person nobody is willing to take a chance on me. There will be something in your town. It might not be what you particulaly want to do, but once you've got a job it's often easier to get another. I don't particularly like working in a bingo hall- the hours are rubbish so I never get to do anything with my friends and the pay's not great either- but I have to do something and in my town I have limited choice, so it'll have to do for now. It's depressing as hell but I guess that's life.
I know someone above mentionned employment agencies, but I'm signed up to one at the moment and it's rubbish. I've been put forward for one job in a month (which I lost out on to someone with office experience), and when I ring up to ask about ones I've seen on their website, they won't put me forward because I don't have the formal typing qualification or whatever. Grr.
I know someone above mentionned employment agencies, but I'm signed up to one at the moment and it's rubbish. I've been put forward for one job in a month (which I lost out on to someone with office experience), and when I ring up to ask about ones I've seen on their website, they won't put me forward because I don't have the formal typing qualification or whatever. Grr.
Reply 16
Don't forget OP, the credit crunch is going on at the moment. My work is having to let so many people go at the moment.
My housemate has been for 2 interviews and both times has been told they'd love to hire her but can't afford to do so at the minute.
I'm sure it's nothing to do with you. How does your CV look? Maybe go to a connexions or something and ask how to make it better? To make sure it really stands out?
Good luck, I'm sure something will come along soon.
My housemate has been for 2 interviews and both times has been told they'd love to hire her but can't afford to do so at the minute.
I'm sure it's nothing to do with you. How does your CV look? Maybe go to a connexions or something and ask how to make it better? To make sure it really stands out?
Good luck, I'm sure something will come along soon.
Reply 17
keep trying.
Its not the best time to be trying with the economic status but I feel for you because I am in the same situation after graduating.
Its not the best time to be trying with the economic status but I feel for you because I am in the same situation after graduating.
Anonymous
Thats probably the worst tip ive heard in my life. but thanks anyway.
Well if you don't want the advice of someone who has been a chef for the last year, managed a resturant for two before that and has been in catering since they were 14 don't take it.... but who's got a job here and who hasn't
if you live in a big city then try different locations of the same shop. you might have handed in your CV to maccy Ds down the road and they dont need people but maybe the one over the hill might.
i agree with what the other posters have said - print off 200 cvs and hand them in absolutely EVERYWHERE!
when you go somewhere, ask to speak directly to the manager. where i work the people are so lazy that when someone hands in a cv they can't be bothered to walk upstairs to hand it to the manager so they chuck it in the bin (thats probably where your 15 cvs have gone if you havn't heard by now). if you have time, phone up to find out the managers name before you go in. phone 3 days later to ask whats happening/ if they want to interview you. often a little extra effort pays off.
good luck. i sincerly hope you find something.
i agree with what the other posters have said - print off 200 cvs and hand them in absolutely EVERYWHERE!
when you go somewhere, ask to speak directly to the manager. where i work the people are so lazy that when someone hands in a cv they can't be bothered to walk upstairs to hand it to the manager so they chuck it in the bin (thats probably where your 15 cvs have gone if you havn't heard by now). if you have time, phone up to find out the managers name before you go in. phone 3 days later to ask whats happening/ if they want to interview you. often a little extra effort pays off.
good luck. i sincerly hope you find something.
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