Looking for a job

[tatters]

As l,ve finished my apprenticeship l,m looking for a new job due to my current employer not increasing my pay from piss poor apprentice rate (would be happy with 15k per year)

So do any of you lot know were to look for jobs (in the surrey/south london area) and whats the best way to go about it? because the first engineering company l worked for l got the job through my dad after leaving school and the current one was because they took on a load of employees from the first company after it went bust so l,ve got no experance with job searching.


Trained wireman with city and guilds certificates and should be a fully qualified electrician by next year (just need one more part 2 certificate), 4 years experience in industral electrical engineering, building and installing aerosol production lines in both the UK and europe for two differnt companys, working with varouis EX and IS wiring systems in explosive environments. Am also skilled with mechical work and have worked as machinist for a breif peroid.
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[hellkat]

Can you come and change our lightbulb, please.

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

Dont settle for 15k, thats piss poor at your age.
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[Itchy]

Bah I'm a double grad with full ACCA certificaton( but lacking experience) , come 18 more months and when they do a pay review which isn't so much a pay review as you will get a 2% rise , no discussion I'll tell them to get lost. (£14.5K now)
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[Handsome]

Have a look on Job Center Plus.....
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[Itchy]

NOOOO

job centre plus is where all the dregs of jobs go , all the £5.05

or exceeds NMW jobs go (ie by 1-5p exceeds) , and it possibly the worst place for jobs , just use Yell.co.uk find all the engineering companies and cold call in person , they can't avoid you that way.
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[cyberglass]

as Itchy said cold call them

I had no job untill i had a wander round the local engineering firms and mithered them for a job
went to about my third one and was told to start monday

two years later i left with cnc training and joined Erlson engineering and am now training to be a setter + programmer for CNC machines only work friday sat and sunday and could not be happier ive been there 3 1/2 years now

just go out there and ask take a cv along so if they say come back with a cv you just say here it is can i have a job now

[Chuff]

www.fish4jobs.co.uk
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[anders]

Tatters good luck man, I am with you all the way!
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[Clanger]

Get a magazine/publication of your work area, find a company you'd like to work for, do some good research on them. Then send your CV and covering letter saying you would really like to work for them because....to the head man (that'll impress them)

Then 3 days later give them a call, ask to speak to head man, ask if he got your cv, this will impress them too (the fact you followed up your letter and cv, shows you are keen).

If you do get an interview, wait a week, then send them a thank you letter.

Do this with a handful of companies and you are likely to get yourself a position. There are so many people out there looking for similar jobs you need to make a good lasting impression.

Also go onto Google and type in xxx jobs/careers, and sooo many sites will pop up, some right in your area - like www.totaljobs.com
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