Trying hard but no real luck :(
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Hi guys (and gals!)
I've moved over from Canada to UK for the year with my g/f (Canadian, teaching here).
I have had 2 jobs since moving here, the first one in copiers sales (awful) and the second one selling used cars . The car thing wasn't too bad but I had to leave because of a crazy boss and no X-mas vacation being given. Even though it was agreed to on the interview.
I'm in the Medway towns and back in Canada I worked for a company that specialized in fuel systems and wiring harnesses for 6 years. As well as doing some part time work for a company that designs and manufactures custom turbo kits. Generally spending all my time, money and effort on all things mechanical.
Anyway, I'd be willing to take even an apprentice job at the moment! I am going to run out of money soon and need it to see the rest of Europe! Very close to going fast food, which will be a dark day for me lol!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
TIA
I've moved over from Canada to UK for the year with my g/f (Canadian, teaching here).
I have had 2 jobs since moving here, the first one in copiers sales (awful) and the second one selling used cars . The car thing wasn't too bad but I had to leave because of a crazy boss and no X-mas vacation being given. Even though it was agreed to on the interview.
I'm in the Medway towns and back in Canada I worked for a company that specialized in fuel systems and wiring harnesses for 6 years. As well as doing some part time work for a company that designs and manufactures custom turbo kits. Generally spending all my time, money and effort on all things mechanical.
Anyway, I'd be willing to take even an apprentice job at the moment! I am going to run out of money soon and need it to see the rest of Europe! Very close to going fast food, which will be a dark day for me lol!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
TIA
Generally - don't lose faith. Keep trying, keep putting yourself out there to maximise the chance of something finding you, or vice versa.
I believe it was Derren Brown who proved that people who think they're unlucky are less likely to take gambles/"put themselves out there" and as a result do have less success.
I always try to bear that in mind
I believe it was Derren Brown who proved that people who think they're unlucky are less likely to take gambles/"put themselves out there" and as a result do have less success.
I always try to bear that in mind
This isn't Kansas Dorothy
I am a Vancouver Island boy originally and I can confirm that this country is a bit of a shock to the system.
After 30 years, I am still shocked at how some things work (or that people are convinced they are working), and it has occasionally been very challenging.
Try labour agencies like Manpower, and be flexible about what you do.
If you are here for the long haul, get into work doing just about anything.
If you are less than 30 years old, and have been here for less than three years, you will have difficulty convincing people that you plan to stay long enough to make it worth their while to hire you.
You state that you want to 'see Europe', but don't tell prospective employers anything about that.
When applying for jobs, leave out that fact that you are Canadian from your CV/resume. You can explain that when you get to the interview.
Sorry if that seems obvious, but it isn't to everyone.
Good luck with it.
The UK is one of the easiest countries to get into, and one of the hardest to earn enough money to get out of. Just ask the next Ausie you see working behind a bar
I am a Vancouver Island boy originally and I can confirm that this country is a bit of a shock to the system.
After 30 years, I am still shocked at how some things work (or that people are convinced they are working), and it has occasionally been very challenging.
Try labour agencies like Manpower, and be flexible about what you do.
If you are here for the long haul, get into work doing just about anything.
If you are less than 30 years old, and have been here for less than three years, you will have difficulty convincing people that you plan to stay long enough to make it worth their while to hire you.
You state that you want to 'see Europe', but don't tell prospective employers anything about that.
When applying for jobs, leave out that fact that you are Canadian from your CV/resume. You can explain that when you get to the interview.
Sorry if that seems obvious, but it isn't to everyone.
Good luck with it.
The UK is one of the easiest countries to get into, and one of the hardest to earn enough money to get out of. Just ask the next Ausie you see working behind a bar
Hmmm some good points, I don't explicitly say I'm Canadian on my CV, (There's no room anyway) but I do have address of former employers listed for legitimacy. I might pull that off of there. I'm on an ancestral visa so I can be here basically as long as I please.
I'm sure I could have gotten some temp. work, but the other problem is transit isn't really ideal here in the Medway towns and even getting to the outskirts of Maidstone is a trek without a car.
I have been looking at some apprenticeship programs, while not ideal, I'd rather make some money doing something I enjoy than making minimum wage doing something I hate.
I'm sure I could have gotten some temp. work, but the other problem is transit isn't really ideal here in the Medway towns and even getting to the outskirts of Maidstone is a trek without a car.
I have been looking at some apprenticeship programs, while not ideal, I'd rather make some money doing something I enjoy than making minimum wage doing something I hate.
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