Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
What are they for?
The job hunting support thread
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These are the part of the application where you write about yourself and show how you can fulfill the criteria set out in the job spec. They require you giving specific examples of how you have done certain things in previous roles and/or show an understanding of such tasks etc.
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fractionMan
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yeah, good luck mate!
klang
klang
cool, well done. celebratory / welcome back drinks are due, i say!Just got offered the job and acceptedI've been back in the UK for less than a week and I thought this would take a lot longer, I'm breathing a sigh of relief as getting fired from the last one knocked my confidence a bit.
Mapped
London town
We never had the farewell ones, so drinks are definitely overdue and I need to get them in before our baby arrives in early December.
klang
klang
indeed. call me whenever!
Sapphireblue
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grr. just been called by a recruitment agency with no reference to the job i recently applied for (which is why they have my cv) but instead to see if i'm interested in a totally unsuitable job.
Sapphireblue
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i'm fairly certain i recently applied for the exact same job via three different online adverts/agencies. they were all worded differently (one was fucking shockingly badly written) but the key factors were the same. probably not a co-incidence.
i then got one of those annoying emails from linkedin where they suggest you apply for completely irrelevant jobs, but one of them was actually relevant (shocker!). on closer examination i'm fairly certain it was the same job again, but this time the company was revealed as an employer ad. so i applied directly.
i'm pretty perfect for this job, but hadn't heard anything from the agencies except see above post. company itself emailed earlier and just had a telephone interview. went quite well, waiting to hear if real/second interview will happen.
i then got one of those annoying emails from linkedin where they suggest you apply for completely irrelevant jobs, but one of them was actually relevant (shocker!). on closer examination i'm fairly certain it was the same job again, but this time the company was revealed as an employer ad. so i applied directly.
i'm pretty perfect for this job, but hadn't heard anything from the agencies except see above post. company itself emailed earlier and just had a telephone interview. went quite well, waiting to hear if real/second interview will happen.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Okay - I have got a few hours to prepare a presentation for yet another interview, but with a brain that is not engaged.
the interview is on Friday, and I need all the support I can get.
the interview is on Friday, and I need all the support I can get.
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
You can do it! 
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Actually, I am not sure I can, but I will decide tomorrow if I need to pull out. So, I will keep trying to get this brain of mine engaged!
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
Ok. You can do it if you choose to do it.
And if you decide otherwise, then that's fine too. (((guin)))
And if you decide otherwise, then that's fine too. (((guin)))
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I have only really got round to applying for jobs this week, but have had two bites already. Both of them are nearby (a bit too nearby actually).
I got a call about one about two minutes after applying and they sounded excited as what I'd put in my covering letter matched exactly what they were looking for. They want a gregarious friendly type rather than the stereotypical insular shusher. No definite interviews yet but I'm visiting both places this week and next week. This seems to be the way it is done now: visit the place first, then if you look interested and capable enough, they interview you.
I got a call about one about two minutes after applying and they sounded excited as what I'd put in my covering letter matched exactly what they were looking for. They want a gregarious friendly type rather than the stereotypical insular shusher. No definite interviews yet but I'm visiting both places this week and next week. This seems to be the way it is done now: visit the place first, then if you look interested and capable enough, they interview you.
fractionMan
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Had two interviews this week. Both went well I think, but one is over an hours commute, an 8 hour day with a compulsory 1 hour lunch break. That means leave at 8 get back at 7. Urgh. I really hope I get the other one
That's really great news. Be sure to take that card the kids did for you as your reference!
not-bono-ever
meh
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So how did it go? I expect you aced it.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Just another failure in a long list of failures.
But I don't think the presentation was why I didn't get the job.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Sorry to hear that Guin 
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
another 'thanks, but no thanks' email, following a phone interview this time.
my self-loathing is growing with every rejection, particularly when they are jobs that i'm clearly very suitable for and the interview has gone well. just wtf. every time.
my self-loathing is growing with every rejection, particularly when they are jobs that i'm clearly very suitable for and the interview has gone well. just wtf. every time.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
had two more rejection emails today. I am only applying for jobs which I know I can do, and mostly ones which I can do easily. But I am just unemployable at the moment, it seems.
Non trade unions, including charities, don't want me because I have spent my adult life working in or for trade unions, so they think I am a trouble maker and a lefty, and are not prepared to take the risk of taking me on when there are plenty of non-trade unionists applying.
Trade unions don't think I am lefty enough, or don't think that my experience is appropriate. In most cases, there are internal bods applying for the jobs, who obviously have better experience, and also there are just so many trade unionists out there looking for jobs at the moment, that there are bound to be people with more relevant experience. And I really am not very lefty!
Non trade unions, including charities, don't want me because I have spent my adult life working in or for trade unions, so they think I am a trouble maker and a lefty, and are not prepared to take the risk of taking me on when there are plenty of non-trade unionists applying.
Trade unions don't think I am lefty enough, or don't think that my experience is appropriate. In most cases, there are internal bods applying for the jobs, who obviously have better experience, and also there are just so many trade unionists out there looking for jobs at the moment, that there are bound to be people with more relevant experience. And I really am not very lefty!
Looby
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Whereas, I suspect I didn't get a TU job last year because they think I'll be too left wing and not a labour activist. Plus my TU and their TU aren't on the best terms at the moment so even though they're advertising again, I'm not sure it's worth it.
Plus, as you say, there are tons of trade unionists looking for work, particularly lay reps who are desperate to get out of their current jobs.
Plus, as you say, there are tons of trade unionists looking for work, particularly lay reps who are desperate to get out of their current jobs.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Aarggh! Just been invited to an interview on Wednesday afternoon, but I am already visiting another school a bit later that afternoon. I have already asked them to reschedule from today as it was too short notice for my work. I did tell them that I was only available on Wednesday morning but I don't want to look awkward. Which one should I reschedule?
Dilemma!
Dilemma!
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