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Where is the best place to look for them at the moment, all the agencies seem to have huge waiting lists, jobs seem to hardly be advertised anywhere!

 

I have heard agencies have literally hundreds of candidates on their database.

 

I have a job, one that I took before xmas, but it was more of an 'emergency job' to see me through xmas, need to get a proper job now.

 

Is Monster etc the best way? ( I work in Sales ) , or is there any other ways of finding jobs?

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Where is the best place to look for them at the moment, all the agencies seem to have huge waiting lists, jobs seem to hardly be advertised anywhere!

 

I have heard agencies have literally hundreds of candidates on their database.

 

I have a job, one that I took before xmas, but it was more of an 'emergency job' to see me through xmas, need to get a proper job now.

 

Is Monster etc the best way? ( I work in Sales ) , or is there any other ways of finding jobs?

 

Best bet is get some qualifications and try and ride out the storm at university. Probably be in a good position to get a better job that way.

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Where is the best place to look for them at the moment, all the agencies seem to have huge waiting lists, jobs seem to hardly be advertised anywhere!

 

I have heard agencies have literally hundreds of candidates on their database.

 

I have a job, one that I took before xmas, but it was more of an 'emergency job' to see me through xmas, need to get a proper job now.

 

Is Monster etc the best way? ( I work in Sales ) , or is there any other ways of finding jobs?

 

Total jobs is worth a shout, but a good sales one is The ladders. It does cost but, much higher standard of jobs.

 

CD Sales is probably the biggest sales agency south of London, but they are typical recuiters if you know what i mean (Sorry MB)

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Total jobs is worth a shout, but a good sales one is The ladders. It does cost but, much higher standard of jobs.

 

CD Sales is probably the biggest sales agency south of London, but they are typical recuiters if you know what i mean (Sorry MB)

 

Cheers, I think I am still registered on Total Jobs.

 

The thing is, I thought I could make the job I am in now pay, and was led to believe I could fastrack management, the economic climate means that's impossible, so I am stuck in a job on less than half what I was on this time last year!

 

Mind you, my stupid fault for turning down 2 job offers since Xmas, both on more money, one of them with SFC ffs

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

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Cheers, I think I am still registered on Total Jobs.

 

The thing is, I thought I could make the job I am in now pay, and was led to believe I could fastrack management, the economic climate means that's impossible, so I am stuck in a job on less than half what I was on this time last year!

 

Mind you, my stupid fault for turning down 2 job offers since Xmas, both on more money, one of them with SFC ffs

And work with that ruddy faced tosser as your boss.

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Cheers, I think I am still registered on Total Jobs.

 

The thing is, I thought I could make the job I am in now pay, and was led to believe I could fastrack management, the economic climate means that's impossible, so I am stuck in a job on less than half what I was on this time last year!

 

Mind you, my stupid fault for turning down 2 job offers since Xmas, both on more money, one of them with SFC ffs

 

Also:

 

http://www.fish4.co.uk/iad/jobs

 

http://www.jobs.co.uk/

 

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/http:

 

http://www.monster.co.uk/

 

http://www.totaljobs.com/

 

http://www.careers-jobs.eu/

 

http://www.workcircle.co.uk/

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Cheers, I think I am still registered on Total Jobs.

 

The thing is, I thought I could make the job I am in now pay, and was led to believe I could fastrack management, the economic climate means that's impossible, so I am stuck in a job on less than half what I was on this time last year!

 

Mind you, my stupid fault for turning down 2 job offers since Xmas, both on more money, one of them with SFC ffs

 

What sort of industry are you looking at and where would you travel to?

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What sort of industry are you looking at and where would you travel to?

 

Travel to where the money is, including commuting to the smoke. Would prefer local, with an aspect of field sales.

 

Have worked in Insurance, New Media, Advertising and now Leisure. Open minded as to industry, preferably one that is more 'credit crunch proof' than others though.

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Travel to where the money is, including commuting to the smoke. Would prefer local, with an aspect of field sales.

 

Have worked in Insurance, New Media, Advertising and now Leisure. Open minded as to industry, preferably one that is more 'credit crunch proof' than others though.

 

Whilst the **** is hitting the fan you need to be looking for companies that feed off of local authorities.

Local councils that have contracted out their services.They are paid by council tax it is **** but the money is ok for the time being.

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

All depends on whether Gerrard is fit IMO, if he isn't lump on big time. Have to say though I noticed their large price and was very tempted, they were awsome the other night.

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

I've got 10p here that says Liverpool will win this one.

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

Hope you backed Saints at 19/10 on Saturday?!

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Why would you apply for a job that you knew you would then turn down Stewart? I don't get it.

 

See this is the thing Hammy, I have applied for loads of jobs before, been offered the job, then turned it down.

 

There is a common misconception that an interview is all about the candidate selling himself, well it works both ways, it is also about the company selling themselves and the position to me.

 

In interviews, I spend almost as much time asking questions to them, as they do to me, a tactic which seems to work well, from these questions I decide whether to take a job if I am offered one.

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See this is the thing Hammy, I have applied for loads of jobs before, been offered the job, then turned it down.

 

There is a common misconception that an interview is all about the candidate selling himself, well it works both ways, it is also about the company selling themselves and the position to me.

 

In interviews, I spend almost as much time asking questions to them, as they do to me, a tactic which seems to work well, from these questions I decide whether to take a job if I am offered one.

 

This is hardly a radical tactic, more like 'the basics' tbh.

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Why would you apply for a job that you knew you would then turn down Stewart? I don't get it.

 

Sometimes you just do.

 

Recently I got to second interview stage. I was expected to come up with a 5 minute presentation about Planned Preventative Maintenance. When I looked around the guy showing me around told me that they had trained him, not a cheap course, in Inspection and Portable Appliance testing. They then would not buy the test equipment (about £1k). If they couldn't afford that how on earth would they properly implement Planned Preventative Maintenance?

 

Easy choice to not proceed with the application at the end of it.

 

Remember that an interview works both ways and some employers tend to forget that they need to sell their job as much as we need to sell ourselves!

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This is hardly a radical tactic, more like 'the basics' tbh.

 

The point I was trying to make is that you should never go to an interview thinking you are going to take a job if offered. Hence responding to Hammys point about why would I go to an interview and then turn down the job.

 

Anyway, you only work 1 day a week and sleep in till 3pm, so are hardly in a position to teach me work/interview ethics.

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The point I was trying to make is that you should never go to an interview thinking you are going to take a job if offered. Hence responding to Hammys point about why would I go to an interview and then turn down the job.

 

Anyway, you only work 1 day a week and sleep in till 3pm, so are hardly in a position to teach me work/interview ethics.

 

By choice thanks.

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Where is the best place to look for them at the moment, all the agencies seem to have huge waiting lists, jobs seem to hardly be advertised anywhere!

 

I have heard agencies have literally hundreds of candidates on their database.

 

I have a job, one that I took before xmas, but it was more of an 'emergency job' to see me through xmas, need to get a proper job now.

 

Is Monster etc the best way? ( I work in Sales ) , or is there any other ways of finding jobs?

 

I thought you were starting your own business Stuey? I'm sure you old me you planned to become the next Bill Gates by launching a website this year (dating site for gay servicemen - Brothersinarms.com or something wasn't it?). What happened to that idea?

 

As for agencies, depends what level you're at and what kind of sales. Try BMS (we used them recently to recruit someone for my sales team), Michael Page, Nigel Wright, Pursuit NHA, or CD

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I thought you were starting your own business Stuey? I'm sure you old me you planned to become the next Bill Gates by launching a website this year (dating site for gay servicemen - Brothersinarms.com or something wasn't it?). What happened to that idea?

 

As for agencies, depends what level you're at and what kind of sales. Try BMS (we used them recently to recruit someone for my sales team), Michael Page, Nigel Wright, Pursuit NHA, or CD

 

I am Corpy, I have my own Ltd company set up and 4 websites which are bringing in some cash, however it will be at least another 6 months before I start proactively selling onto them, hence I am not at a stage to work on them full-time. .

 

I will have a look at your suggested agencies, thanks sweetie. xx

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As my missus has found, jobs are few and far between at the moment. My missus loves work and hates being stuck at home, and as such was willing to try anything that was offered. In early December she started looking after her last temp job ended, and after joining 7 different employment agencies, she finally got a temp job in late January, after branching out to different places on the train line.

 

Thank God I have a secure job, touch wood.

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im looking for an apprentice I.T Enigneer? 12k start. PM me

 

Q) In the United Kingdom, what is the difference between an Engineer and a technician?

 

A) **** all. And no wonder engineering has a bad reputation in this country as a result. :mad:

 

For a starting role 12k is more then respectable though, I was paid that during my placement year with an automotive supplier, challenging but good work.

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

Betting against Benitez in Europe is a fools game.

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Q) In the United Kingdom, what is the difference between an Engineer and a technician?

 

Engineers have professional qualifications and are members of professional bodies. They have achieved this via university or many years of vocational training followed by a 7 hour exam, on the passing of which leads to an interview with the aforementioned prof. body and would expect to earn in the region of £40-50k

 

A Technician would have qualifications such as HNC/HND and would expect to earn £35-40k

 

Someone who mends your washing machine, or fixes your car is not an engineer, at best they are Techicians, although they should be described as fitters.

 

Engineers in this country are treated with very little respect, whereas in Europe, and the States they are seen as being on a par with solicitors etc.

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Engineers have professional qualifications and are members of professional bodies. They have achieved this via university or many years of vocational training followed by a 7 hour exam, on the passing of which leads to an interview with the aforementioned prof. body and would expect to earn in the region of £40-50k

 

A Technician would have qualifications such as HNC/HND and would expect to earn £35-40k

 

Someone who mends your washing machine, or fixes your car is not an engineer, at best they are Techicians, although they should be described as fitters.

 

Engineers in this country are treated with very little respect, whereas in Europe, and the States they are seen as being on a par with solicitors etc.

 

Absolutely bang on! I spent 4 years of my life both by study and vocation to become an engineer by degree and society as a whole in this country views you on par with a tyre fitter for it. I havn't received chartered status yet but it is something I am aiming for.

 

It's a real bugbear of mine this. On the continent you would be viewed to be professional like a doctor or as you say solicitor, this clouding of the term is a real insult.

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Oops I forgot the most important thing:

 

Engineers design things, (buildings, roads, computers, washing machines etc) and usually run the project through to its conclusion, Technicians implement the Engineers design & make the subject of the design 'work' in a practical way, and get the blame when it goes pear shape!

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Oops I forgot the most important thing:

 

Engineers design things, (buildings, roads, computers, washing machines etc) and usually run the project through to its conclusion, Technicians implement the Engineers design & make the subject of the design 'work' in a practical way, and get the blame when it goes pear shape!

 

I thought Technician and Engineer were the same thing, hence why I can apply for jobs in either and sometimes the jobs are the same within the same company, yet get this, they have a different word all together for someone that designs things. It's laughable, but they call them "Designers."

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Absolutely bang on! I spent 4 years of my life both by study and vocation to become an engineer by degree and society as a whole in this country views you on par with a tyre fitter for it. I havn't received chartered status yet but it is something I am aiming for.

 

It's a real bugbear of mine this. On the continent you would be viewed to be professional like a doctor or as you say solicitor, this clouding of the term is a real insult.

 

This is where the real experience is lacking though. Engineering still requires a lot of "hands on" knowledge in the individual field of the job and so a qualification in broad "engineering" is not often enough to get the best jobs.

 

I never expected myself to be going back into it again but due to the Credit Crunch and wishing to relocate back down south I am back in where I left 13 years ago.

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This is where the real experience is lacking though. Engineering still requires a lot of "hands on" knowledge in the individual field of the job and so a qualification in broad "engineering" is not often enough to get the best jobs.

 

I never expected myself to be going back into it again but due to the Credit Crunch and wishing to relocate back down south I am back in where I left 13 years ago.

 

Absolutely. There is a massive shortfall of personel in parts of the engineering sector, but the drive is for experienced engineers, not freshfaced nieve yet enthusiastic ones.

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I thought Technician and Engineer were the same thing, hence why I can apply for jobs in either and sometimes the jobs are the same within the same company, yet get this, they have a different word all together for someone that designs things. It's laughable, but they call them "Designers."

 

There is a very real difference between designers and draughsmen though. A good designer will need a sound grounding in engineering, if not full on experience in engineering himself. A draughsman or CAD operator does not, they just need to bring the concepts to realisation.

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Q) In the United Kingdom, what is the difference between an Engineer and a technician?

 

A) **** all. And no wonder engineering has a bad reputation in this country as a result. :mad:

 

For a starting role 12k is more then respectable though, I was paid that during my placement year with an automotive supplier, challenging but good work.

 

He's looking for an enigneer.

 

FFS.

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

Stu, did you do this?

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

 

Well that was an extraordinary backfire wasn't it? Wonder if he still has the funds to pay the internet bill to get on and post. :)

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I can't advise you on a job but I can advise you on how to win some hard tax-free cash.

 

Lump on everything you've got on Real Madrid to beat Liverpool on Wednesday. Real are at home, they have won their last nine and Liverpool under Benitez are dropping like a stone. Rafa's outburst and well publicised contract haggling have cost the club dear in the league and it's going to cost them dear in the CL also. I watched Real yesterday and they were CLASS. Unbelievably they are an average price of 11/10 / 5/4 ish price to beat Rafa's crap on Wednesday, in my opinion that is a licence to print money. I plan to wedge heavily on it.

 

You can thank me later.

 

Thanks very much, I have lost all of my savings and will have to explain to the wife why im selling the car tomorow

 

Only joking, its a mugs game!

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