Re: Job/Career advice after graduation.
Discussion
Hi to anyone that is willing to advise,
I am currently in my final year of University (Nottingham Trent - so not redbrick) Doing Law Llb, I am hoping to get a 2:1 (will be all done in just over 2 weeks time). However at the rate of my motivation and knowledge retention recently its looking like a 2:2 which makes things SO much more difficult it would seem.
I should state that I have wanted to do a 'ski season' for ages so whilst trying to get a job now, I am also planning on applying for a ski season for winter 20155/2016 so will leave in November and come back in April/may time. The question is what do I do between mid july and November?
I have events 'in my calendar' as it were until mid July, at that point I would like to be employed somewhere that is:
1) Going to look good/Enhance my CV
2) Not just be any old part time Job (have worked in catering, retail, building part time with some work experience in soliciors firms).
3) Be better paid than the measly £7 an hour I have been used to as a student.
4) Be something that I will not absolutely hate everyday or that will have an employer taking me for a joke.
In terms of the jobs themselves I will consider most things bar 'manual' work as to be quite honest Im crap at it - I will do it if I have to but I really want to avoid that kind of employment at all costs.
I am quite materialistic and would like good pay - but am under no illusion that 'good' pay doesnt appear overnight unless you are seriously intelligent (i.e. Oxbridge) and have solid connections.
I am willing to travel I would probably say up to an hour from home (Rutland) - providing pay/fuel allowance was there to cover that, but considering my plans as they stand relocating for the time being would be out of the question.
Also I should state, I no longer really have an interest in practicing law, I just am not motivated by it anymore - and its a profession you really have to be passionate about and motivated to be good at.
I understand this isn't much information to go on in relation to me personally, but don't be afraid to ask questions to help you/me identify any possible things that would be good to apply for.
I am currently in my final year of University (Nottingham Trent - so not redbrick) Doing Law Llb, I am hoping to get a 2:1 (will be all done in just over 2 weeks time). However at the rate of my motivation and knowledge retention recently its looking like a 2:2 which makes things SO much more difficult it would seem.
I should state that I have wanted to do a 'ski season' for ages so whilst trying to get a job now, I am also planning on applying for a ski season for winter 20155/2016 so will leave in November and come back in April/may time. The question is what do I do between mid july and November?
I have events 'in my calendar' as it were until mid July, at that point I would like to be employed somewhere that is:
1) Going to look good/Enhance my CV
2) Not just be any old part time Job (have worked in catering, retail, building part time with some work experience in soliciors firms).
3) Be better paid than the measly £7 an hour I have been used to as a student.
4) Be something that I will not absolutely hate everyday or that will have an employer taking me for a joke.
In terms of the jobs themselves I will consider most things bar 'manual' work as to be quite honest Im crap at it - I will do it if I have to but I really want to avoid that kind of employment at all costs.
I am quite materialistic and would like good pay - but am under no illusion that 'good' pay doesnt appear overnight unless you are seriously intelligent (i.e. Oxbridge) and have solid connections.
I am willing to travel I would probably say up to an hour from home (Rutland) - providing pay/fuel allowance was there to cover that, but considering my plans as they stand relocating for the time being would be out of the question.
Also I should state, I no longer really have an interest in practicing law, I just am not motivated by it anymore - and its a profession you really have to be passionate about and motivated to be good at.
I understand this isn't much information to go on in relation to me personally, but don't be afraid to ask questions to help you/me identify any possible things that would be good to apply for.
It probably won't pay you anything but some sort of volunteering would be good on a CV and you may get contacts from it and if you choose right it could be a bit of fun too.
I can't see a well paid, interesting, non manual job which you will only be doing from July to November landing in your lap so you might as well tick the CV box and have some fun.
I can't see a well paid, interesting, non manual job which you will only be doing from July to November landing in your lap so you might as well tick the CV box and have some fun.
doesn't help much, but I used to love living in Rutland, some wonderful narrow country lanes round there!
For CV building it doesn't matter what you do, so long as you're doing something. I don't work in hiring, but always find candidates that have worked in totally different industries more interesting than the people who have followed the "right" career path. My dad once hired someone for a high level finance job who had an 18 month break in his career. Turned out he'd left working for one of the biggest banks in the world feeling disillusioned and started working as a hospital porter as he wanted to do something "real". That earned him a lot of respect and also showed that he had more about him than the traditional career path followers.
Do a ski season, start a business while you are out there. Crap hoodies, custom paint jobs on boots, board waxing, go pro hire, what ever, just something that you can talk about in interview afterwards.
Having re-read your post, apply to work as a 111 call handler/999 EMD. pays £20k a year, looks great on your CV and is a nice comfy sit down job in a warm office.
For CV building it doesn't matter what you do, so long as you're doing something. I don't work in hiring, but always find candidates that have worked in totally different industries more interesting than the people who have followed the "right" career path. My dad once hired someone for a high level finance job who had an 18 month break in his career. Turned out he'd left working for one of the biggest banks in the world feeling disillusioned and started working as a hospital porter as he wanted to do something "real". That earned him a lot of respect and also showed that he had more about him than the traditional career path followers.
Do a ski season, start a business while you are out there. Crap hoodies, custom paint jobs on boots, board waxing, go pro hire, what ever, just something that you can talk about in interview afterwards.
Having re-read your post, apply to work as a 111 call handler/999 EMD. pays £20k a year, looks great on your CV and is a nice comfy sit down job in a warm office.
Might be worth looking around holiday companies such as Eurocamp/Keycamp (under the umbrella of Holidaybreak plc) or Canvas etc. Its not just cleaning/holiday rep, they also look for warehouse drivers/area assistants. I guess it might be a bit too 'manual' for you but a ski season isn't too dissimilar to this type of job. You never know, it might help you get a ski season job more easily.
TTwiggy said:
Teaching. If you can stand the kids then primary schools in particular are crying out for male teachers. I think you can do a PGCE in about a year. If you 'play the game' well you could be a deputy head within 5 years on circa £50k.
You haven't read the OP have you 
He wants a stopgap job between mid-July and November - a fair chunk of which is school holidays.
trickywoo said:
TTwiggy said:
Teaching. If you can stand the kids then primary schools in particular are crying out for male teachers. I think you can do a PGCE in about a year. If you 'play the game' well you could be a deputy head within 5 years on circa £50k.
You haven't read the OP have you He wants a stopgap job between mid-July and November - a fair chunk of which is school holidays.
Thanks I should state Id like advice for before and after the ski season. I just don't want to go 'backwards' i.e. back to working low paid catering jobs/factory jobs I've used to bide me over I want to get 'proper' experience. I am just worried if I get anything less than a 2:1 that I am going to be screwed when it comes to applications? In effect at the moment I am doing a degree I hate, but didn't want the work Ive done so far to go to waste by dropping out? that said I could've dropped out after 1st year and could've been working for 2 years instead.
And no I wouldn't consider working with brats, just don't have the patience for it.
Unfortunately these days even 2:1 degrees are two a penny so a 2:2 will get you nowhere fast. Even a 2:1 from Nottingham Trent is not going to get many takers.
Since the law no longer interests you I can only suggest you look for something that actually interests you. If, on a Monday morning, you dread going in to your job then you're in the wrong job. If that means being a ski bum for a winter then why not.
Since the law no longer interests you I can only suggest you look for something that actually interests you. If, on a Monday morning, you dread going in to your job then you're in the wrong job. If that means being a ski bum for a winter then why not.
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