Yes it's even worse now I thought we would have to fight for a pen there seems to be so many people unemployed down there. You cannot blame the staff they are doing their job but it does show that the system of getting people into work which was changed a few years ago does not work anymore. They need to go back to basics and think of retraining jobseekers as soon as possible after a consultation period to asess their sutability.
I have started to apply for mainly sales roles as they seem to be on the up whereas everything else is on the decline. Was not happy with google today though as their Gmail is down!
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Monday, 23 February 2009
I've decided to continue...
Well I've decided to start making regular entry's into my blog again sorry for being away but the whole job market has been so quiet I've been a bit down in the dumps.
So let's re-focus and start being more constructive. Over the past few weeks I have been applying for sales jobs but with no success as there must be loads of qualified people out there and I have no sales background. I am looking forward to my 3 month review with the jobcentre so I can talk about any self employed business options they might offer me.
The 3 million unemployed people in this country need help and maybe in April new opportunities might arise. Northern rock will be back on it's feet soon offering mortgages and the car industry could recover if people gain more confidence let's hope so.
Thanks for the comments I will look into doing more PC repair as I have tons of skills there and if anyone wants any garden work or decorating let me know!
I will discuss my drive-thru visit to the jobcentre tomorrow. Bye
So let's re-focus and start being more constructive. Over the past few weeks I have been applying for sales jobs but with no success as there must be loads of qualified people out there and I have no sales background. I am looking forward to my 3 month review with the jobcentre so I can talk about any self employed business options they might offer me.
The 3 million unemployed people in this country need help and maybe in April new opportunities might arise. Northern rock will be back on it's feet soon offering mortgages and the car industry could recover if people gain more confidence let's hope so.
Thanks for the comments I will look into doing more PC repair as I have tons of skills there and if anyone wants any garden work or decorating let me know!
I will discuss my drive-thru visit to the jobcentre tomorrow. Bye
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Well another day another no dollar for me and at least I have done my psych evaluation with the B&Q website! I like their style to analyse their applicants using a tick box. Jokes aside I would love a job in B%Q as I have an addiction with DIY but with the jobless market so saturated at the moment I have little hope. Tomorrow morning I will be on the radio again with the good morning wales team discussing the unemployment annual figures that will be announced. I hope I can fit in everything I have written down but the ten minute slots we have on these live broadcasts are restrictive. So I better get some rest as I am on at 7.20 bye
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Hi i'm back!
Well I have not been entering my blog for some time as my computer was out of action. So apology’s to any readers out there. I thankfully have built a new machine and have installed windows 7 which is free for now from Microsoft. The problem is that I have so much to tell you all I will have raw fingers soon!
The job search has been very slow this year and manufacturing has been a problem. I seem to be skilled in the wrong type of employment so I went to a careers advisor.
She was a great help with recognising my situation but there is no training available to me as I was not made redundant. The gov has been quick to alter their policy allowing the training grants to come available after 6 months of unemployment. I does however make you question the fact with so many people being tossed onto the streets at the moment, would it be better to train them now and get them into jobs now rather than 6 months? The gov wants us to all lose our houses and our dignity along with it.
The local Jobcentre has changed my appointment time as the jobless have snowed them under! Perhaps they could give me a desk and I could move in!
Gordon brown visited Wales recently and I went on Radio Wales to talk about the visit and make some comments about his intentions. I still question his move to bail out the banks as the money we gave to help them seems to be unavailable to help small and large business. He needs to focus and decide who is more important his voters or the money men.
Well I hope my struggle will come to an end soon as I need crave vending machine coffee and greasy bacon rolls so fingers crossed!
The job search has been very slow this year and manufacturing has been a problem. I seem to be skilled in the wrong type of employment so I went to a careers advisor.
She was a great help with recognising my situation but there is no training available to me as I was not made redundant. The gov has been quick to alter their policy allowing the training grants to come available after 6 months of unemployment. I does however make you question the fact with so many people being tossed onto the streets at the moment, would it be better to train them now and get them into jobs now rather than 6 months? The gov wants us to all lose our houses and our dignity along with it.
The local Jobcentre has changed my appointment time as the jobless have snowed them under! Perhaps they could give me a desk and I could move in!
Gordon brown visited Wales recently and I went on Radio Wales to talk about the visit and make some comments about his intentions. I still question his move to bail out the banks as the money we gave to help them seems to be unavailable to help small and large business. He needs to focus and decide who is more important his voters or the money men.
Well I hope my struggle will come to an end soon as I need crave vending machine coffee and greasy bacon rolls so fingers crossed!
Monday, 22 December 2008
Hi the job market is really quiet at the moment due to the holiday season and have had not much luck so I gotta sit tight now and wait until the end of december. We had a film crew from london over here for a Japanese documentary on the credit crunch which was quite fun but it brings thoughts back of the problems I face in the next few weeks.
My focus is on enjoying christmas with my family so Merry Christmas to you all.
My focus is on enjoying christmas with my family so Merry Christmas to you all.
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Just uploaded my CV
The formatting isn't brilliant I could not upload a PDF with google's Blogger so it has to be like this for now. Thanks
No luck yet...
Well another day and I have applied for 2 new jobs which takes the total to 19, but still no luck yet the last two agency's told me they have been saturated with applicants and it must be a great time to be an employment agency.
I seem to be having more interest with media company's which is keeping me busy it's a shame they don't pay me! I just had an email from a Japanese production company doing a story on the credit crunch which should be fun!
I'm thinking of posting an edited version of my CV on this site i might sort it out tonight but I need to remove all the personal information. My BBC radio broadcast goes on air tomorrow morning so I hope for more readers tomorrow.
I seem to be having more interest with media company's which is keeping me busy it's a shame they don't pay me! I just had an email from a Japanese production company doing a story on the credit crunch which should be fun!
I'm thinking of posting an edited version of my CV on this site i might sort it out tonight but I need to remove all the personal information. My BBC radio broadcast goes on air tomorrow morning so I hope for more readers tomorrow.
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