Office job that doesn't require experience to get into?

[Z064life]

Hi,

My girlfriend is currently doing 2 part time jobs but looking to get one full time office/clerical type job. She got a degree in graphic design but left a job in this field as it was not for her.

With that being the circumstances, what would be an easy role to get into that would be office based? I was thinking like Junior HR Advisor but this requires experience and of course there's legal knowledge to have. What other jobs would be good that are not to steep on entry requirements?


Thanks

[davepoth]

Generic customer service.

[ninja-lewis]

What were her degree class and A Levels?

Quite a few office-based graduate schemes out there accept any degree subject and just generic work experience as long as you have a 2.1 and decent-ish A Levels. Age doesn't have to be a barrier if willingness can be demonstrated.

http://www.milkround.com/
https://www.wikijob.co.uk/

[Marcellus]

Call centre?

[extraT]

sales, of any type, but media sales would be her best bet.

[okgo]

extraT said:

sales, of any type, but media sales would be her best bet.

Yep. Haymarket is probably as good a starting point as any if you live in SE. Its pretty easy and it takes relatively little effort to earn decent money after a few years.

[anonymous-user]

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/in...

Click "job search" then SE there's 146 on at the moment, also search national as depending how they advertise different jobs may be on there.

Look for min EO jobs if poss (Ao is basic admon).

Once in at any level then the 'whole' site of jobs opens up. ( ie present civil servants only can apply for positions befire jobs go to general recruitment pool)

[s2kjock]

If she has an interest in accounting, I am sure we have taken on trainees in the past who have "non-relevant" degrees. Various different options to qualifying. Small to medium size accountancy firms may well have trainee vacancies. Mostly office based but may involve visiting clients.

Not the most interesting career for many, but if you are half decent you'll always find work.

[Z064life]

ninja-lewis said:

What were her degree class and A Levels?

Quite a few office-based graduate schemes out there accept any degree subject and just generic work experience as long as you have a 2.1 and decent-ish A Levels. Age doesn't have to be a barrier if willingness can be demonstrated.

http://www.milkround.com/
https://www.wikijob.co.uk/

Hi, She got 2:1 and BBC in her A Levels. She didn't do badly, but got average results which are still "attractive". She is 29.

To the person who suggested accounting - I can/will pass that on, but I guess the minority of accountancy jobs would take someone with no relevant experience or skills?


I've thought of sales, but I've always thought to be a good sales person in the service industries (IE IT Sales), you need to know your stuff re techniques and more, to sell significant volumes. Maybe a recruitment consultant?


If it helps, she is from BHam.

[okgo]

That's why someone suggested media sales where in the early stages you don't need to know anything. It's far easiest than being a recruiter which I would think is a fairly hard way to earn money.

[Marcellus]

Most corporates want sales people without the skills, they cost less, the techniques can be taught the "corporate" way as each one has their method and easier to train a blank sheet than to untrain someone elses technique.

Edited by Marcellus on Friday 26th December 14:39

[s2kjock]

Z064life said:

To the person who suggested accounting - I can/will pass that on, but I guess the minority of accountancy jobs would take someone with no relevant experience or skills?

You don't need an accounting related degree to do CA, or at least not the Scottish CAs anyway. ACCA does not require a relevant degree although it would mean a longer training/qualification period. You won't be starting on much of a salary at that level and you'll need to pass (quite tough) exams to get to a decent salary. World/oyster etc if you do however.

[Efbe]

in my experience many new employees have completely bullstted their cv anyway.

in 7 years of being a manager I have never been asked for a reference or to verify employment for one of mine

[98elise]

Marcellus said:

Call centre?

Not a bad idea. I worked for a company where the call centre staff were mainly graduates, and the company looked on it as a pool of good people learning business, ready to move into other roles in the company.

Personally I took a few into IT application support, who then went on the be Developers, BA's and PM's.