no bloody jobs around anywhere!

This is more of a rant topic...

But im 21, 11 gcse's c or above, triple distinction from college. failed 1st year of university... but i leave that off the cv

currently in a dead-end, minimum wage, 8-5 job with no prospects.

I feel like I can be doing so much more with my life, but ive been looking all over the job sites and papers etc for jobs and cannot find anything!! and what I do apply for ends up either with a "thanks but no thanks" email or no contact at all.

getting pretty frustrated with it now.

anyone else in this sort of situation?

 

feel for you mate, i worry about losing my job i'm 44 and have no qualifications but i got to my managerial position by long service/experience alone, i'd struggle to find a job if i lost mine so i feel for you kids, that said, serves you right for paying attention at school - told you it gets you nowhere!
good luck.

 

Its the same all over dude and i totally understand your frustration of feeling like you can do more wiith your life but struggling to find the platform to achieve it

All i can say is be thankfull you are in employment as many arent and keep trying dude despite the knockbacks

 

At the moment i'm just looking for anything better than my current job, warehouse, sales, customer services etc etc.

I'm hoping to go into Engineering. if i had of decided earlier in my life I could have done something better at college/university. but I messed that up a bit.

I've been looking at welding/fabricating courses to go on etc. Just waiting for some info packs etc to come through.
how does the open engineering degree work. do you do the work in your own time?... scrap that, just been looking on their site. ill look into it abit more.

Yeah I know i'm lucky to even have a job, when there are so many people I know round my way who haven't.

 

At 21 years old your still in the age bracket to join the armed forces dude
You could be earning a wage whilst being taught engineering and its certainly different from the normal 9-5 droll of civvy life

 

i think i was abit hasty with my thread title. should have been.. plenty of jobs, but im not experienced.

Im going to look into some more education/training and hopefully find something.

I guess its a bit more of a long-haul thing and I'm not going to walk straight into a good job.

 

Think thats the words of wisdom im looking for to give me a swift kick up the ar*e.

ill stop trawling through the restorations threads and get onto some more appropriate sites.

 

all i would say to you is
if you have an idea then run with it ! lifes too short no regrets keep on trying for what you want and dont get stuck in a rut
keep on keeping on 8)
you will make it if you really want it

 

You might think oh its all right for him old git ,what would he know, but ive bin thru strikes 3day weeks high interest rates etc, cant get ta uni unless your rich n all that. Just keep trying and go for the top of what you want to do, trubble with uni is you come out and theirs thousands after same jobs and youve got debt before you start its the trap . Try and find a company that does what you want to do,get in at the bottom then graft. If or when you do get good , if they dont give you want or your after , move on or start up on your own. Dont spend all of your life wishing . Sorry if it sounds like im preaching but unless you have a silver spoon or you strike it lucky , its down ta you, dont give up. If not go abroad while youve got no ties?? Good luck, i know its not easy but nothing is ???, is it look at sorting a bus . Trubble with the government is they just think you should be grateful youve got a job, as long as your paying tax and not costing them owt :. Be ambitious youll do it.

 

This was my trade for ten years not only did i learn my trade but a hell of a lot of life skills that will help me till the day i die

http://www.raf.mod.uk/careers/jobs/airtechavionics.cfm

 

Opportunities will come your way, it's just a matter of seeing them and going for it.

What Barney says is true. Start at the bottom and work your way up. I've done that twice. Lowly window fitters mate to branch manager in 2 years, Bull-Marmiteting Draughtsman (tracer - look that up!) to Telecoms Design Consultant in 4 years. If you're hungry for it, it happens.
Mate of mine started a crap job in a warehouse filling boxes with books, He drew a graph on a pinboard of his productivity and continued it off the board and up the wall to the ceiling to get noticed. Now now he owns the company.

 

ive found that there loads of jobs out there but there all on a temp basis which aint good
signs of the times i think

 

If you seriously want to go into engineering, get a qualification. If you are looking to work as a techy, Para's idea of the forces isn't a bad one as you will get well trained. Always work available at very good money for skilled and willing equipment maintenance guys. If you want professional engineering, then you have to get back to university, full or part time, but you need a degree.

 

A lot of the problem for the younger ones is its a catch 22 you either have the qualifications but no experience or vice versa and companies seem to want both and aren't willing to take a chance like they used to.

Every job I've had I had to start right at the bottom and graft hard to get anywhere and when I was looking earlier this year all I was offered was 14/15k jobs. Smashing.

 

I'm with Para, the Forces give you a great education and a great way of life along with a great culture and work ethic.

In [glow=red,2,300][glow=red,2,300]FACT[/glow][/glow] I'd go so far as to say we should have mandatory National Service to give kids today a bit of rigour and discipline, but that's another thread for another day.

In the meantime, why don't you have a look at the RAF's Apprentices program http://www.raf.mod.uk/careers/jobs/apprenticeships/

Or at the Government's Apprenticeships program
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Types-of-Apprenticeships.aspx

 

you have a lot of bridges to cross ,my nephew is 28 and still on agency work at a £6.80 a hour in Mansfield ,with a wife and three kids ,it is not easy...

As for the Army my time was a waste , as a civilian it`s a whole new ball game...

the aim is to get a job where you can climb the ladder ,supermarket chains are ideal...