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I've decided to look for full time employment as things haven't panned out quite as successfully as I'd hoped. I've spent all this weekend filling out an application form for a job and driven to Yeovil to hand deliver it cos I only recieved the pack on Friday and the closing date for applications is 12 noon Monday!!!

So, keep your fingers crossed for ol Penre!
 
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did you put a stamp on it?

i kid you not, even though you hand posted it, its one way employers sort applications out, is which stamp was used.

good luck, what type of work are you looking for? (sorry i am not offering)and if i may ask what has gone wrong? I want to go self employed 2005
 
Good luck mate.

Don't wish to be nosey but I presumed you were self employed or WHY, is there not much work available down there?
 
Cheers Breezer,

I didn't use a stamp, I wrote 'By Hand' on the envelope - Which I guess can be taken one of two ways... Determined and able to use ones initiative... Or bloody desperate :oops:

A little of both? ;)

As regards what I am looking for, well anything that catches my eye. If a job sounds interesting, within my capabilities and covers my mortgage and food, I'll be interested!
 
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Probably best you didn't use a stamp, or they might have noticed it's not been postmarked and thought "Obviously disorganised and forgot to post it in time".

Good luck with the job, I hope all goes to plan.

Isn't Yeovil miles and miles from the sea? That's going to be a bit of a change for a barnacle such as yourself!
 
"Avoid employing unlucky people: throw half the applications in the bin before you start"

Perhaps not the best thing to calm your nerves, but that one made me giggle when I first read it. ;)
 
Cheers David,

My problem is that I do not specialise in any particular field, so it is difficult for me. I do not wish to advertise as something I am not, up until recently it has not been a problem, but I am finding it harder to get new clients. I have many repeat clients, but not quite enough to make a living when all else is quiet.

The other thing is that I have wanted to be diverse, as I enjoy the randomness of it, something different every day! I love doing a little plumbing, but would bore me s**tless if I did that every day!

Have a look for yourself...
 
Blimey, a boat with radar and Sky TV? Perhaps you should do what the owner does for a living!

Does the Sky work at the same time as the radar? Or do you have to turn the radar off to avoid risk of overload on the satellite receiver?
 
The sky TV is limited to using 230v shorepower and obviously remaining reasonably static (fixed dish).

People don't tend to need to use radar whilst moored at the marina... :rolleyes: :D

I've still got the old scanner... Maybe I should make my own active ECM pod to jam police radar traps!!! :D

Be good for driving in fog too!
 
Well good luck to yer MMJ. Have to say I could never go back to working for someone but, if needs must.
One small tip, as a past interviewer, try to strike a balance (in attitude) with really wanting the job and not minding at all if you don't get it. Oh yeah, and a little bullshit/brown-nosing can go a long way but don't over do it. :LOL:

HTH
 
Nice site mate.

I think your hardest part will be losing the relative freedom of self employment. I can still hear one of the last comments made by my boss over 20 years ago (before I became self employed). I questioned the ridiculous way we were doing a job and was told "you are paid to work, not to think" I got out ASAP and have never gone back.

Many companies have management with this sort of attitude who don't like the independant thinking of the self (or ex self)employed. I find some of them see you as a threat to their way of working and would be interested to see if anyone else has found this too.

Either way I wish you the best of luck and hope everything works out well. :) ;)
 
I've been self employed for the best part of 20 years. A local firm ran a vacancy ad in the paper for a carpenter/ shopfitter for lining and fitting out luxury vehicles with what I thought was a decent wage ie £20k basic rising to £30k inc O/T. I thought why not apply, it turned it they just couldnt find people for this work anywhere and offered me the job on the spot. They seemed to think the fact I'd been self employed all that time a bonus and the MD said it meant I could think for myself and must be fairly bright :rolleyes: I'm thinking about it and will let em know tomorrow!
 
Cheers for the kind words and general encouragement chaps!

I have been sat on the other side of the table before and can honestly say I didn't enjoy that experience much either! It can be horrible trying to judge someones suitability for the job and whether they will fit in with an existing team (which can be equally important).

The biggest suprise to me was the appalling quality of the applications we had recieved. One application was written entirely on shorthand paper in two colours of ink - they had obviously ran out half way through! With spelling mistakes and the CV written on the same paper. :rolleyes:

Matz,
sounds like a cracking job, let us know what you decide to do and good luck to you!
 
mildmanneredjanitor said:
The biggest suprise to me was the appalling quality of the applications we had recieved. One application was written entirely on shorthand paper in two colours of ink - they had obviously ran out half way through! With spelling mistakes and the CV written on the same paper. :rolleyes:

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Oh I doooo know what you mean. Like the chap who turned up for an interview looking like he'd slept in his clothes and had only just got out of bed, he announced his arrival with 'watcha mate, I'm 'ere fer the job' :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Studders said:
Oh I doooo know what you mean. Like the chap who turned up for an interview looking like he'd slept in his clothes and had only just got out of bed, he announced his arrival with 'watcha mate, I'm 'ere fer the job' :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Are you in charge of recruitment for a large city firm by any chance? ;)

Of course, if you your job was screening director for a production of Oliver Twist, I would hope you gave the guy the job!
 
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