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Originally posted by Eigon:
I'm beginning to realise, reading the posts here, how lucky I am to be signing on at my local Job Centre, which is clean, comfortable, and has pleasant and friendly staff.

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It's good to know that they are not all unpleasent places to visit.

Then again, you would appear to live in Hay-on-Wye.

*Papio tries, and fails, not to be envious*

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Originally posted by Ms Lilith:
You live in book heaven and you get a clean job centre.

Why does nt this happen to me??? I'm a good person *wails at god*

There is a very nice Oxfam bookshop over the road from said job centre. I'm tempted to ask if they want help on Friday mornings and then going to the job centre wouldnt be so foul, but last time I was in they had two people reading at the till and didnt look they needed help at all. I got shy too.

Best of luck off centre view. What sort of thing are you looking for?

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They may still need some help some of the time.

Just because there are people on the till, it doesn't mean that anyone is out at the back actually sorting the books, for example.

Really, they can only say "no" can't they? Might be worth a try.

A word of warning though: I'm a book addict and I do the books at my local Oxfam. This is ok, but my personal library has grown so rapidly that I now have several very large (as in, each is several foot high) book piles on the floor next to my plural book cases as they won;t fit on.

Not sure whether to be or

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Originally posted by Off Centre View:
Hey folks, might have a job interview for a job working at a major recruitment company in Central London. I'd applied over the 'net a few days ago, and they gave me a phone call this morning (13th september), and sounded positive and the bloke told me that it pays well, so I can also see it helping to fund further studies that I'd like to undertake.

I've been told that they will contact me tomorrow to let me know some more details, so I will see if I've got an interview soon. Actually getting the job may be another matter, but things are looking up.

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Excellent.

Best wishes from me and hope you get the job.

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Originally posted by Off Centre View:
Hey folks, might have a job interview for a job working at a major recruitment company in Central London. I'd applied over the 'net a few days ago, and they gave me a phone call this morning (13th september), and sounded positive and the bloke told me that it pays well, so I can also see it helping to fund further studies that I'd like to undertake.

I've been told that they will contact me tomorrow to let me know some more details, so I will see if I've got an interview soon. Actually getting the job may be another matter, but things are looking up.

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Excellent.

Best wishes from me and hope you get the job.

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Originally posted by Papio.:
They may still need some help some of the time.

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A word of warning… my personal library has grown so rapidly

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Originally posted by Off Centre View:
still haven't heard from them again yet, but am sure they will call me soon.

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Saddened that the Guardian has gone tabloid

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Originally posted by Eigon:
Papio - you can never have too many books (well, okay, if you need to re-inforce the floor, maybe, but otherwise, no).

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Originally posted by Ms Lilith:
I have long suspected that broadsheets were part of a plot by long armed interlectuals to keep the rest of our heads filled wih handbags and celeb divorces so we dont meddle in politics.

yesterday I bought a copy to Read On The Train. So chuffed.

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Before the Independant and Times "went little" I bought the Indie. I then switched to the Guardian on the basis that A) It was still a broadsheet and B) I might as well admit that I'm a liberal-lefty at heart.

I like broadsheets.

Surely one of the prime factors that made a broadsheet preferrable to a tabloid was the fact that it was more intelligent? Plus, I have read broadsheets on trains loads of times. What is the problem?

If the Guardian dumbs down even fractionally then I will stop buying it. Frankly, I almost stopped buying it already since, as I say, it feels like buying a tabloid. I have no problem with people who would rather read a tabloid, but I don't really see why I should be denied the option of a daily broadsheet. I'm not sure if the Torygraph is still a broadsheet but, if it is, then that is crueller still.

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Originally posted by Gracious rebel:
how on earth are you supposed to get the experience unless they let you do a job without previous experience?!

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At the risk of being patronising, I find that most of my work skills come directly from the voluntary sector. It might be worth finding out if there is something that you can do for free for, say, 15 hours a week and which will give you said experience, even if only a limited amount. There is often more out there then is immediately apparent and it shows employers that you are serious about getting your hands dirty. Esp if your volunatary work is related to the job you want them to pay you for doing.

I know that you may already have looked into this, and that there are drawbacks to voluntary work, but it is something that I have found useful.

Sorry you didn't get the job.

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Originally posted by Queen Mousie:
Hi Gang,

I had a nice interview Tuesday for a data entry job at a YMCA ten miles east of here. It is a 6 hour day Mon.-Fri. the pay is okay, and if it is offered I am going to take it. Need the $! I must admit I was nervous going in, it has been a while since I have had a face to face interview. They will let me know Friday, it starts the 26th.
for all who are still looking, or are going thru difficult times at a job they have, or are in midst of change.
Queen Mousie

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Originally posted by Gracious rebel:

For feedback I was told that:
1) I didn't know enough about libraries (something I guess I can remedy before the next interview, that's assuming I get shortlisted again)

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2) I had little or no 'customer service' experience. Which is kinda true, but how on earth are you supposed to get the experience unless they let you do a job without previous experience?!

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how on earth are you supposed to get the experience unless they let you do a job without previous experience?!

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At the risk of being patronising, I find that most of my work skills come directly from the voluntary sector. It might be worth finding out if there is something that you can do for free for, say, 15 hours a week and which will give you said experience, even if only a limited amount. There is often more out there then is immediately apparent and it shows employers that you are serious about getting your hands dirty. Esp if your volunatary work is related to the job you want them to pay you for doing.

I know that you may already have looked into this, and that there are drawbacks to voluntary work, but it is something that I have found useful.

Sorry you didn't get the job.

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Originally posted by Eigon:
Went to the Job Fair at Hereford Town Hall today, which was interesting...

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Originally posted by Gracious rebel:
they are going to run 'team building' type exercises for all the candidates in the morning, then select people who did best at those to be interviewed in the afternoon.

Anyone had any experience of this style of recruitment?

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I think I'd hate that. I haven't had experience of recruitment like that but I have led those team building exercises (against my better judgement). This might be telling you what you already know but..

Don’t get caught up in the task. Nobody actually cares if you can throw an egg from the car park with a carrier bag, some straws, string and a piece of blu tack - they are looking at how you interact with the other canditates. (So no stabbing them with the scissors )
Don’t try to be the sort of team player you think they want to see, be the kind you are. If they are any good they will spot that. Also, you need to know that you will be comfortable as yourself in the team you are placed in if successful.

Although it sounds to me like they are looking for someone who first and foremost fits in with their existing teams and then will see about your ability to do the job. This strikes me as slightly dodgy.

A friend of mine just met with ACAS to check that his recruitment processes were all above board and good practice. What I've learnt from him about this shocks me about how much bad practice there is out there.

Good luck tho. And to OCV

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• The charity forgot to send the information to the CRB
• The information got lost in the post
• The CRB lost it

Whatever.

The CRB have not got the information and have, after 4 months, precisely zero idea as to whether or not I have a criminal record. They ain't got the foggiest. After 4 months.

So, I am back to square one.

I have to do go through the CRB all over again anyway, and the charity have shown themselves to be incompetant.

So what now?

Do I tell the charity I am no longer interested (by the rules of my "job seeker's agreement" I am not allowed to turn down work and neither is anyone else in the UK so far as I know)?

Do I tell them to give me a definate start date and then either stick to it with no excuse or forget it?

What?



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Originally posted by strathclydezero:
If you look deep enough, they have 6 full time positions listed.

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Originally posted by Eigon:
And one of the other two got the job. Oh, well, at least I was in the final four.

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Originally posted by Off Centre View:
I think I just have to wait!

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Good luck.

Eigon - What Ms. Lilith said.

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