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The job hunting support thread

Very interesting reading about other people's experiences and I wish you all the best.

I am having a hard time of it at the moment. Unemployed due to sickness for one month now and am applying to hundreds of jobs - trying to treat it as a full time job in itself - but really struggling. A small handful of interviews here and there but they are just a tiny fraction of all the searches that I am doing. Very disheartened.
 
The application form I have been asked to complete pre-interview asks for my National Insurance number. Is this weird or is it them checking I'm okay to be employed in the UK?
 
They are but I've recently stopped putting my NI number on online applications (if it's not a mandatory field), screw that. They can have it later but I'm more worried about identity fraud
 
sorearm said:
They are but I've recently stopped putting my NI number on online applications (if it's not a mandatory field), screw that. They can have it later but I'm more worried about identity fraud
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Yeah I kind of think it's like when you're in the States you're not supposed to give out your Social Security number to anyone unless it's need to know. Hence me being cautious but then I am by nature.
 
Today I've rather optimistically gone back to my teen roots and asked about a greenkeeper vacancy at a local golf course. I was the first female golf caddy at the course I worked at some *sucks in breath* 20 odd years ago. I've always maintained it was the best job I ever had.
 
I was offered a job interview at one of the top universities in Korea, they only let me know about the interview last night so I couldn't let my school I wasn't coming in this morning.

I was hired straight after the interview. Really chuffed as university jobs are really hard to come by in Korea at he moment. Five months holidays on full pay! Get the fuck in!
 
I'm job hunting at the moment and it's generally going pretty well.

My main issue is I'm trying to work out if I want, assuming they offer; a role with a large consultancy where i'd be working on big projects with a competent team, a role with a smaller consultancy working with some cutting edge stuff in their technical guru group or a end user role as a team leader at a company rolling out my particular technology. The second is probably my first choice but has the possibility that i might not be good enough and that's terrifying. The last would be a straight extension of my experience and would probably mean that i could have a social life and some predictability in my life again but would probably edge me off the ultra-technie track that I occupy well now. The former would be what i'm doing now but bigger and better, so it's safe.

I really need to find someone to talk through my career prospects but i'm not sure who i could talk to. Bah.
 
Bob_the_lost said:
I really need to find someone to talk through my career prospects but i'm not sure who i could talk to. Bah.
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dunno really

there is the national careers service, but think they are more geared to 'help people get a job' level

there are freelance careers coaches and so forth out there - no idea how many of them are complete charlatans / bullshit merchants

are you in any sort of professional body / organisation? some do have a career advice service of some sort.

hope there's good news soon - and hope it's first choice of job that offers first.
 
Hello all :)

It was my last day at work yesterday. I am now jobless. I'm going to apply for care work jobs, though I will take office shite again if necessary.

I was wondering if anybody knows a way to fast track CRB checks?

Thanks
 
Hullo Thread.

I quit my job at Christmas and have been unemployed ever since (am going through ACAS for constructive dismissal). I've been applying for stuff and have had interviews but as yet no job ... tbh I've only actually wanted one of the jobs I've gone for so I'm not that gutted I haven't been offered any yet. Well I did turn one down, but that's because the hours were stupid.

Had an interview this morning, should find out tomorrow.

Didn't realise this thread was here :)
 
Three interviews today, two in person and one by phone. One is a clear winner: if they offer I bite their hands off. The other would be a bit easier but I'm not sure easier is good for me. I'm pretty sure they will offer.

The difference is pretty stark, be a big fish in a small pond or be a slightly runty shark in a pack of sharks, if they did packs, if they'll let me join.
 
Got an interview Friday for a job that is very similar to mine at the moment (data scientist), mmoney is the same but I'm doing it to keep my oar in. See what sort of questions, scenarios come up. There's no presentation, just questions, will be interesting to see the place too as it's a relatively new institute with fair bit of dosh
 
Why do these things take so looonngg. Phone interview good, will hear within 2 weeks, if yes then the next stage is a face to face interview.
 
Someone heard me whining then as I've just had a message to say I'm through to the next stage which is an assessment this Sunday. Odd day but I'm not going to argue with it. Sod's law says they want me to start or do something else on mudlarking day.
 
I have to make a new claim for JSA tommorrow and need to look for only flexible hours work, I can guess they will not let me, I imagine I will be forced to give three categories of actual types of jobs.

(I have been on ESA for nearly a year, have quite a few health problems but when I went for the ATOS assesment I got null points, I suppose the reason for that was to put me off appealing, thinking because I got such a low score it would not be worth it , so I have appealed against the amount of points, but not the fact they said I had to claim JSA)

So ideas for flexible working hours please, in the past I have looked for and been employed in Leaflet delivery, car washing, cleaning , gardening and more types of work....even the leaflet delivery jobs are hard to find that are flexible.

If the ATOS test was anything to go by I should be looking for a job that pays a days wage for stepping up onto a stool once and holding up both hands.
 
FFS I am trying to apply for a job at the uni but I'm locked out of my 'candidate portal' by their fucking stupid system :mad: I am wasting my afternoon repeatedly resetting the blasted password.
 
lol, the job I went for an interview for last Friday, I've been contacted by email to say that are offering me the position :oops:

Typical isn't it - when you're looking for a job you get fuck all, or really unsuitable jobs (the last offer I got before the place i'm in now would have meant relocating and being away from family and my youngest for all the week), when you're in work you get offers!

I'm not going to take it as it looks like the place I'm in has been successful in getting a 5 year grant and it's a very supportive environment I'm in here. I could do with getting a few more years experience of this new field I've just career changed into before considering moving.

I found the interview experience very useful, thought about a couple of points that I could have done better, still, it's a boost to be offered a position and can potentially act as a bit of leverage for salary negotiations :)
 
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