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Tuesday Open Thread | 60 comments (60 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Yep, I've not been able to secure a new job in the last 18 months although I haven't done as many applications as you. I'm being made redundant in 2 weeks. So, looks like self employment is the way forward for the time being.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 01:55:28 PM EST
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I wouldn't even like to begin the number of applications I've written, But the number of replies I've had has similarly come to the magic number zero.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:08:06 PM EST
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Oh no, how could I forget, I had a single interview I'd forgotten about.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:08:54 PM EST
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Even so, given the dim-wittedness of the kids receiving IT training from us, the fact that you can't get an interview suggests something terrible in the IT world.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:14:50 PM EST
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too expensive, and having had a year off sick that you have to admit to on application forms dosnt help. (That and there not being an enormous amount of jobs out there)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:18:45 PM EST
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If you're better, don't admit the health issue. Just brush over the traces and leave it at that.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:38:09 PM EST
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Or apply for an office job that talks about understanding computers. Once you're in, blow them away with your ability to move their business on using net-savvy.

Try learning Access of Excel and get the certification. Not too many people about who really know those.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:39:49 PM EST
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You weren't off sick for a year. You took a year's sabbatical to update your knowledge base and skill set.

You HAVE learned stuff here, right?

;-)

by ATinNM on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 03:01:40 PM EST
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Yes, I've been applying mostly in IT too. Part of the problem appears to be ineptitude in the hiring process - they can't good from bad and rely on poor quality signaling like MSCE type awards rather than real experience such as free software development.

by njh on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 06:06:08 PM EST
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Hey, don't knock poor quality signalling like MCSE. some of us would never have got a job in IT without experience-poor qualfications

;-))

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 06:42:55 PM EST
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Ah the good old Must Consult Someone Experienced

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 06:57:42 PM EST
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Ya gonna be all right rent-wise ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:11:31 PM EST
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For a few months yes.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Wed Mar 17th, 2010 at 05:00:41 AM EST
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Wait, I thought you had just recently been made Director of an NGO...

appointed Director post, a voluntary position, for a disability organisation here in Wales

Um, okay, voluntary means it was unpaid so you still need a "day job" so to speak.

Sorry to hear you're being made redundant again. As you know I spent about 15 months in and out of unemployment and I wouldn't wish that upon my worst enemy. I hope you find something soon. Self-employment is precarious as ways forward go...

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 02:15:38 PM EST
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