Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I've been applying for jobs for the past few months with no success. 
I had a first interview for Nespresso yesterday and may be invited for an assessment.
York Council have just contacted me about 2 full time vacancies they want filling asap
And the agency that employed me for Gamestation want me to start at Nestle on Monday for 3 months in the offices.
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LukeS
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Registered: 25th Nov 07
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you cant really complain if you wanted work though
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Accept them all
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Reckon I could sneak out and run to the next place a la Ross Geller Oliviera?
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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If the council roles are decent then go for them as they tend to be quite cushty
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Marc
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Thats what I'd prefer Dom.
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DannyB
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I would take any full time job offered, skipping from place to place filling in for a few months here and there would annoy me.
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Ojc
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I mean accept them all as one is bound to fall through.
But yes, go with council work first. Once you are in as a civil servant you won't ever need to look for work again, easy life.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I mean accept them all as one is bound to fall through.
But yes, go with council work first. Once you are in as a civil servant you won't ever need to look for work again, easy life.
Not quite true, a lot of councils have moved to short term contracts for a lot of their positions. Friend of mine just finished working at a council down here doing admin work and he was on a 9 month contract. Once it was up, they'd advertise the job and he had to go through the whole interview process again. However he said it was easy work and no one really gave a monkeys.
Working for the Job Centre is also another one that's worth doing, especially if you get into the offices/processing application rather than customer facing.
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Eck
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Don't you mean A bus never arrives when you need it, but then two come along at once? It never rains, but it pours is a bad thing 
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RyanSxi
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I work for the local council, it's not easy 
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Marc
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I nearly put, in a good way. I guessed people would have gathered it was good news 
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I mean accept them all as one is bound to fall through.
But yes, go with council work first. Once you are in as a civil servant you won't ever need to look for work again, easy life.
Not quite true, a lot of councils have moved to short term contracts for a lot of their positions. Friend of mine just finished working at a council down here doing admin work and he was on a 9 month contract. Once it was up, they'd advertise the job and he had to go through the whole interview process again. However he said it was easy work and no one really gave a monkeys.
Working for the Job Centre is also another one that's worth doing, especially if you get into the offices/processing application rather than customer facing.
My Father-in Law started workin for the Jobentre when he left school...didn't go to uni...he ended up running a job centre, then to cut a long story short, he worked his way up and is currently the National Director For Skills, working for the LSC. He's on a nice £100k+ salary. Cushty. Civil Service FTW
[Edited on 10-09-2010 by Ben J]
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Sam
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Marc - for the love of God/Allah/whoever you believe in, please DO NOT WORK FOR NESTLE! 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Too late, agency has just called me back
Its only temping in offices, and I've got my fingers in a few other pies 
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I mean accept them all as one is bound to fall through.
But yes, go with council work first. Once you are in as a civil servant you won't ever need to look for work again, easy life.
A ex mate of mine works for Liverpool City Council. They advertise the better jobs internally so each member can work their way up. It's an easy life, you can stick with what you do or try to better yourself. Local council's are now making cut backs though and some of those who sit back and do very little will struggle to find work anywhere else.
He's an ex mate due to spending 22k a year on booze and drugs 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I had a bit of a shock on my first day. The manager said right we'll show you where you are then we'll get you on the phones, phones???!
Job was sold to me as Delivery Confirmation Clerk, filing all invoices, updating systems etc.
No one told me that drivers would be ringing me up to confirm deliveries and to tell us when places were refusing damaged goods etc!!! I had one driver yesterday who had 45 crates that no one wanted!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
He's an ex mate due to spending 22k a year on booze and drugs
sounds like a good weekend
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craig8
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exactly the same with me mate, been out of work for 2 months applying for jobs every day and going in to see people and had nothing back at all untill the start of last week the first place i contacted called me back, since that there have been 6 interviews and a job offer in one week
E36 328
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Fucking lol at 'an easy life in council job'
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Had a 4 hour interview with Nespresso on Wednesday. Offered me the job yesterday.
Get a free Nespresso machine and 200 caps of coffee a month
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daymoon
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Congrats!
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adiohead
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Well done 
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sc0ott
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4 hour interview
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_Allan_
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Congratulations Mark, bet you're full of beans 
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