Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Right now I am unemployed, I have been for about a month. I have been applying for jobs including within banks (As I have experiance here) but I really did hate it, however I need a job.
I like most people on this site am interested in cars, and playing about them. I can see my self working with cars/doing manual work, but I have no experiance in this at all.
What do you do, and how did it come about
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Im a plumber, my dad is a plumber, I enrolled at tech college and found myself an apprenticeship
dont really like it but the coin is good so Im happy enough
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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It's a bad time to be considering new careers where you have no experience.
Perhaps you should get a job using your experience and then explore other opportunities when you have some money coming in?
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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accountant, chose to do it at as level in college out of the 2 subjects i did was the one i prefered at the time and then just applied like mad for apprenticeships in it and finally got one... 3 years later and i cant stand it  bores the fuck out of me (maybe just the place of work)
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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I'm a Service Engineer for a company called Leica Geosystems Ltd.
I fix and service things like this:
I was desperate to leave my old warehouse job, so was regularly browsing job sites and the local paper. Saw an ad for Trainee Service Engineer, applied, and got it!
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Customer Service Advisor for Gamestation at their head office. Take calls from customers - General enquries, sales, complaints, stupid questions they really know the answer to etc.
Applied through an agency.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Training as a building surveyor.
I was desperate to leave school at 16 so applied for almost every office job in the local paper one week.
Got offered 4 interviews, went to the Building Surveyors first and got it. Sacked the rest off and stuck with it. Quite like it really 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i work as a production worker at ford building 1.4 tdci and 1.6 tdci diesel engines for ford, volvo, mazda, peugeot and citreon.
my dad is an engineer at ford and told me about the job so i applied.
who you know and all that 
and i had no experience of manual work before but as long as you're not a retard then it's pretty easy. there are a few idiots in work though, so you just have to use common sense an a bit of knowledge to help the twats out.
my official job title is advanced production operater.
[Edited on 08-02-2010 by Ben G]
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fred7
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Registered: 17th May 04
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
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Coded Pipe Welder on powerstations etc. got into it by doing a 3/4 years apprentiship, on £70 a week for a year, but all is good now ive got my certs and codings!
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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Sell wedding dresses.
I enjoyed my time when buying my wedding dress so decided to open up a bridal shop.
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Rickavo
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Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
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Gas engineer/bathroom fitter working for my dads business.
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K3 VMU
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Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
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I am a plumber to trade, but i am a subsea technician offshore and around the world for the oil and gas. The money i was making as a plumber doesnt even come close to what i earn now.
got into it by doing a plumbing homer at my dads mates house who was a sales guy for a subsea company, he offered me a job there but it was mostly office work, and i would rather be hands on.
its not what you know.... its who you know
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU
its not what you know.... its who you know
Tell me about it 
Work for network rail, track maintenance. Piss easy job and the money is good, but I dont enjoy the work. Been trying to get an apprenticeship as a plumber for the past 3 or 4 years, but it really is a case of who you know up here, all small companies, usually father/son, uncles etc.
Got into the railway after a rediculous application process, that invloved telephone voice assesments, a 450 mile round trip for a medical, written tests, 2 interviews, and then 3 weeks training.
All to be a glorfied labourer.
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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Police officer - always wanted to, applied and got in
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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Operations Manager for a Multinational Food Processor. Started as a packer for a summer job after completing my A-Levels and now 11 years later I run the place with around 400 staff.
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fred7
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Registered: 17th May 04
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Sell wedding dresses.
I enjoyed my time when buying my wedding dress so decided to open up a bridal shop.
you been serious?? might be in touch in the not so distent future
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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quote:
Originally posted by fred7
quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Sell wedding dresses.
I enjoyed my time when buying my wedding dress so decided to open up a bridal shop.
you been serious?? might be in touch in the not so distent future
I dont actually sell them, I (part) own 5 bridal shops and do all the business side of things for them.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Cosmo sweeps the floor and makes the tea.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Cosmo sweeps the floor and makes the tea.
and coffee.
Dont belittle my job role like that.
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Work in a upvc window factory.
Got desperate for a job, Any job after my joinery apprentichip ended, (Which was probably a waste of 3 years of my life), Applied at the job centre after been un empluyed for 4 months.
Now stuck in a boring job that winds me up all of the time, But i suppose it's better than been on the dole!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Work for the Underground on Signal Projects. Dad told me about the job and I applied and got in.
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Run my own mobile valeting & detailing business.
Set up just over 2 years ago. Something I've always been interested in and was a hobby getting well out of control (ie taking up too much time and costing too much for a hobby!) I was bored of my previous job and needed a change of direction. Spent a few months planning things out and off I went!
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Test and Maintenance Engineer for a fire prevention company. I've moved into the office from today to plan all the other engineers workload, complete their invoicing etc etc on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Applied for it ages ago they kept my CV on file phoned me out the blue, had the interview and was signing the contract within the space of a couple of hours.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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Work for Aggreko generators as a mechanical engineer.
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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I'm a Service & Commissioning Engineer
I work on Industrial Combustion Equipment in the South UK & Worldwide
Our equipment is used in applications ranging from Large Industrial Steam Boilers to Petrochemical & Refineries, Process Burners and Power Generating equipment
Got into the role through an Apprenticeship, and chose to work towards a position within the Service Department over the other sections/departments within the company
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