2010-05-17 17:00
Well job is all confirmed and I start on Monday 24th. I am looking forward to finally taking my first steps in paid work and eagerly await the challenge.This has left me with a spare week an… Read More
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A Blog cataloging the attempts of one of the many unemployed graduates in the U.K currently desperately searching for employment.
2010-05-13 10:06
Well after the third attempt I finally managed to get an answer out of learning links who have offered the position to someone else. I am not surprised as the job description including a lot… Read More
2010-05-11 12:43
Last week I went for an interview with a young company based in Southampton. The company in question advertises fun days out. (from zorbing to paintball to clay pigeon shooting and white wat… Read More
2010-04-30 16:24
On Wednesday I recieved a phone call while I was with the Credit Union. It was a company I applied for a while ago, offering me an interview on Thursday. The same day that I was due to be in… Read More
2010-04-26 12:29
I have lost the will to blog recently. Its been down to a number of things but today I want to update you on what for me, is the biggest week since I finished University.Short of today, whic… Read More
2010-04-10 12:17
Communicating clearly is an important skill. It regularly turns up on job specifications and being able to both verbal and written communication can be immensely powerful ways of expression… Read More
2010-04-09 16:13
Further to yesterday's discussion with the job centre I have just applied for a 16 hours a week clerical position in a school. I have applied because it is 16 hours and pays. I could still d… Read More
2010-04-08 16:39
I am expecting this post is going to split views and could lead to outrage on both sides of the fence. Before I explain I would like to state that although I welcome any input, in this my mi… Read More
2010-04-06 11:22
It can be a hard thing to do. We all get set in our ways and to begin to change things can be a real challenge. I had noticed that in the last month, despite the fact I am now arguably more… Read More
2010-03-25 17:01
After 6 months of unemployment the Job Centre pledges to place you in a job or provide meaningful training which will further your career prospects. With this day soon approaching I will soo… Read More
2010-03-22 15:09
Another day drifts slowly past which has been utterly uneventful on the job side of things. It has now been a week since my last succesful communication with a company. I have applied for ma… Read More
2010-03-18 12:02
A few weeks back, maybe longer, I reviewed a number of job sites. At the time I ranked job centre plus at 3/5, a really useful resource for job hunting. Since then it has never stopped falli… Read More
2010-03-17 10:54
Although I am yet to find a full time paying job, 2010 has not actually been a bad year for me. The end of 2009 was just one failed job application after another. I spent way too long wastin… Read More
2010-03-16 12:26
One of the most time consuming part of job hunting is regularly updating your profiles on the bazillion sites you have chose to upload them on. The fact is as a job hunter you may as well pu… Read More
2010-03-12 12:05
I am both lucky and cursed in that I have already chosen a career direction. In one sense it is good to have a target and in another it's bad to be so limited. For many people deciding on wh… Read More
2010-03-11 15:39
I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the Job Centre and in particular their insistence that after 13 weeks of job searching in alternate weeks to signing on I have to sit with an advis… Read More
2010-03-09 14:29
You have left the room leaving your smiling interviewer behind. The exit is approaching as you manage to put one foot in front of another. Your mind is focused, focused on carrying out an im… Read More
2010-03-05 11:05
I think a misunderstanding has just cost me potentially 5 different roles. You may remember a week or so ago that I posted about the never ending internships, my hope that as they were desig… Read More
2010-03-04 11:07
As I have alluded to before, most of job hunting is waiting. Waiting for the right opportunities to appear, waiting to hear initially, waiting to hear after interview. Right now most of my t… Read More
2010-03-03 10:20
I have been writing this blog for many months now and have amassed quite a number of posts on various issues all within the same general job seeking area.At various times people have posted… Read More
2010-03-01 11:59
As I strolled out of the interview on Friday, a smile on my face, I realised something. I am becoming a veteran of interviews, all be it for jobs I have failed to get. Analysing my answers a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The job of finding employment is an arduous one and certainly far from easy while we continue to be suffering in a recession. Over the course of the last 6 or so months I have got some thing… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Well it has taken a while as I have got settled into my new role but tonight I have finally created a new blog. If you are interested in my thoughts and ideas, or just what how my life is go… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Well tomorrow is my first day in my new job. It also signals the end of this blog. I will start a new one shortly but the title and purpose of the blog no longer fits with my life. I hope th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
No-one can be sure what the affect of the new government will be on the job centre and its approach and overall performance. I for one cannot possibly see how it can be worse.I have blogged… Read More
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