featured_spectre Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Go to the job seekers office and sign on. They will put you on a volunteer course (like they did with me) and they'll fund the exams etc. It's a good thing as I've gained a new reference, a new found appreciation for how hard builders actually work, and a new qualification. Infact if I don't het a job I'll be volunteering for the next one run by this company as its great to do!!
MelodicBrush Posted December 6, 2011 Author Posted December 6, 2011 thank you for your post, it encouraged me alot
featured_spectre Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Not to worry. Due to this volunteer course I have a new qualification that's opens up work on building sites (from labouring to IT if I go for the appropriate exam). So go there and ask. And enjoy it if you get sent on one! On mine there is myself, a plumber, a tiler, a bricklayer, an electrician, a mechanic, a carpenter, an actor, and former train driver. Great chance to make good contacts as well.
MelodicBrush Posted December 6, 2011 Author Posted December 6, 2011 I would just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who's replied so far, this has to be the best internet community that I have come across yet and its given me a lot of hope and drive, I have now applied for some work in next and some work doing GFK mystery shopping which I can do at whatever times I have free and I have decided to pursue an offer I have been given on here. So now im just clenching tightly, I have been informed that my next exam for 701 will be on the 24th of January, tomorrow I will sign up to job seekers allowance.
featured_spectre Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Enjoy...let them know of ALL dates you have booked for exams or courses etc, and it should be straight forward
gwendes Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 I found the first few posts quite harsh. Learning about IT isn't done in school or college - it's a passion for learning and an environment where you can. It's a tough job market - my advice would be to be completely honest at interview and tell them that you don't know things but you will learn - then listen. Listen, make notes and practice. Set up a domain at home if you can - virtualise the whole thing... I found it hard to get a job after seven years in IT (5 as a tech/senior tech with excellent refs) - be honest and expect training wages. You don't know how much you don't know. Most of all, GOOD LUCK! 1
IanT Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 I would part agree with gwendes above. The way I learnt was buying servers and switches off ebay, playing around with them all at home, breaking them, fixing them! - thats the way i learnt and it stuck in my head!
HarryMonkey Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 . If someone could help me look for a job and write a CV I would be more than happy to pay once ive gotten into some form of employment, I need help please. I dont know what to do. Well you could start here ... http://www.edugeek.net/forums/educational-jobs/86916-temp-work.html
RoF Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Hey guys, 19 years of age, living with my parents, just finished my IT apprenticeship without a job, still needing to take 3 exams, passed the network+ exam, I may have to pay £120 for one of the exams that I cant get from my parents, parents are nagging me for money for house keeping which is driving me insane, im melting down. If someone could help me look for a job and write a CV I would be more than happy to pay once ive gotten into some form of employment, I need help please. I dont know what to do. Oh and the ice-ling on top is the fact that I lost my free travel oyster card, only got £4.20 in my draw with the replacement fee being £10 -_- Oh this has to be a joke right? If your parents nagging you for housekeeping money is causing you to have a meltdown then you really need to grow a pair! You say you are 19 years old? There are people younger than you fighting and dying for their countries! And while you complain about losing your free travel card there are children in some parts of the world that have to walk miles just for water! 3
featured_spectre Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 And out she comes with a smash in the face with a lead trout! Loving that one, bit OTT but apt. 1
MelodicBrush Posted December 14, 2011 Author Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Fact is I wasn't bought up in those parts in the world where people have to walk for miles, i've been raised to adapt to a climate that is technologically dependant, which I can see is a problem as well as something that I need to change, so I don't need to be hearing carp from you if its not helping. I'd like to give thanks to the everyone that has been supportive, i've managed to take some progressive steps towards supporting myself now with a special thanks to witch that had taken the patience to sit through and help me re-write a brilliant CV. Edited December 14, 2011 by witch swearing 2
SteseD Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Looks like you've made some good progress mate, well done, and good luck!
laserblazer Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Looks like you've made some good progress mate, well done, and good luck! I agree but some of the things melodicbrush has said makes me think his glass is half empty rather than half full. I think this view on life can come across at interviews, even if you don't realise it. Make a list of all the good things you have; a roof over your head, good health, not having to walk miles to fetch the water. That sort of thing. Start to think positively and don't get arsey because someone makes a comment you don't like. Just think how many collective years of experience we edugeeker have between us Here's something I would try. Compose a short email offering your IT services free of charge so that you can gain experience to put on your cv. Say that you will do things like clean computers, install hardware, carry out updates, check for malware/viruses; all the things that the IT technician (if they have one) hates doing. Explain your lack of transport and that you would appreciate help getting to and from work. Then get the email addresses of all the local companies you can find using google or the Kelly's directory at your library. Flood the area with emails and I bet you'll get a response. If @witch is willing, ask her to check the email first. 1
Adam92H Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 hello @MelodicBrush I'm 19 and I am also in the same boat! I'm from the north of the country though where the amount of work available is probablly a lot lower.. I have (this week) emailed the local high schools in my area about volunteering! I think this is the right step at the moment as I'm currently looking for work too! Will see what comes of it! And i'm actually quite excited to hear back from them (hopefully) This thread has been a good read for me and i'd love to hear about your progress! Adam 1
laserblazer Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Why did you limit yourself to high schools @adam92h? There are primary schools with a lot of gear and probably a lot less in-house support, who are crying out for help. You could also offer to help out in ICT lessons because often the teachers struggle with the younger ones who need a lot of hand-holding.
Adam92H Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 @laserblazer I am going to be sending to primary schools too, just wanted to test the bed on the highschools first to see what responce I get because to be honest I'm not expecting much (I've never volunteered like this) I worked for an IT Support Company for a year as part of my apprentiship before I went to college and that was soley primary schools, Just thought it would be an advantage for me to get high schools on my CV. I may visit the primary schools in person as many of the teachers will remember me. Take a cover letter regarding volunteering attached with my CV adressed to the headteacher and ICT Co-Ord..
Haptic Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Hi MelodicBrush (Cracking handle) Feel free to PM me your details, we're always interested in new talent. Try not to take the comments to heart, some members speak to PC's better than people.(Being told to "grow a pair" by a 'female' is a classic example) I appreciate your (and everyone elses, regardless of age) efforts to find gainful employment Joe 1
X-13 Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 (Being told to "grow a pair" by a 'female' is a classic example) I think it's acceptable to disregard any and all comments made by RoF. Trolls gonna troll.
Haptic Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Trolls gonna troll. Eammonn to that Holmes. Sometimes you gotta troll with it....
X-13 Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Eammonn to that Holmes. Sometimes you gotta troll with it.... They see me trollin'... They hatin' And they must assume I'm white and nerdy.
Haptic Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Surely it's the season for the Pogues feat: Kirsty MacTroll
X-13 Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Surely it's the season for the Pogues feat: Kirsty MacTroll Tis the season to be trolley. trol olol lolol lol lol lolol.
SteseD Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Can we stick to the point... and not turn this into a troll-hunt. 2
X-13 Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Can we stick to the point... and not turn this into a troll-hunt. Not sure if trolling... Pretty much everything that can be said, has been said. Contact @Witch for CV help, e-mail places volunteering tech support, get signed on to have a bit of money to help with travel, never give up, never give in, do the impossible, see the invisible... Wait, that's not right... Now it's joke time. ~honkHONK
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