At a crossroad

[1scott12007]

Hi guys looking for some guidance or suggestions if at all possible.

To cut a long story short left school with my GCSE's but chose to not go to college or university.
I started working for a small company in 2009 and basically progressed through the ranks.
About two years ago I was offered the role of Operations manager. Unfortunately the work has now started to dry up and I have now got to try and find another job.

Now I am finding it quiet hard to find any jobs which don't require any sort of degree or qualification. I feel I am best suited to people management and I thoroughly enjoy motivating members of a team and organising operations of business and would like to do a role similar to what I am currently doing.

My options are keep applying for certain jobs similar to what I have been recently doing which require experience only. Or apply for a job with less responsibility and try and get some qualifications.
Unfortunately I have a mortgage now and can’t go into full time education so need to take an evening course or an apprenticeship.


Any comment or suggestions would be really appreciated.

Scott.

Edited by 1scott12007 on Thursday 20th November 20:21

[1scott12007]

You are correct It is role, good reninder not to submit job applications on the mobile.


I am 24 and gcse's are good 9 a-c's.

[1scott12007]

Appreciate the advice chaps, I will have to get busy with applications then!

[1scott12007]

daemon said:

KFC said:

Rude-boy said:

Better placed will post on this but if it helps many positions say "Must have degree in X, Y or Z". In the experience of many I have spoken to ignore it. Unless the role really does require a degree (Dr, Solicitor, etc) it seems that it's really just shorthand for "Something that suggests that you are qualified to do the job."

Yes there may be a few who will roll eyes and bin your CV muttering "What part of you need a degree did they not understand" but those will be the same sort of pillocks that throw any CV with less than a 1st Class honours degree in the bin at law firms, and consequently not worth wasting your shoe leather on attending an interview with in the first place.

If you're getting 100+ applicants for one opening, why would you want to do anything less than immediately filter out the people who weren't smart enough to get a 1st, or who couldn't be bothered to put the effort in to get one?

You can't interview everyone... this seems one of the quickest and easiest ways of generally filtering out the st applicants, no ?

+1

I would have thought if they put a degree as "essential" then any sort of paper sift will sift out those without degrees.

Thanks for the views guys and I am starting to regret not travelling the education treadmill if so to speak, my question is really which path to take now.

Do I start at the bottom of a different company and put the effort and enthusiasm into my role and wait for potential promotions.
Or try and get some further qualifications while working in a stop gap job?
If the latter does anyone have any recommendations as which courses to probe into bearing in mind I would want a similar position I am currently in?

Really appreciate the opinions!

[1scott12007]

Still not heard anything back from any employers, even for non skilled based jobs.

Would anyone be interested in having a quick look through my CV see if there is anything drastically wrong with it.

Mcdonalds don't even want me it would seem!

[1scott12007]

Still not heard anything back from any employers, even for non skilled based jobs.

Would anyone be interested in having a quick look through my CV see if there is anything drastically wrong with it.

Mcdonalds don't even want me it would seem!

[1scott12007]

rog007 said:

Happy to provide some feedback.

PM sent, thanks very much for the offer. Criticism will be taken positively!


As to similar companies who are not advertising, this is something I have not thought about and definitely worth investigating!