h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

You probably know this, but it bears emphasizing, that details count when presenting yourself to potential employers or network-people. Meaning all communication must be well organized, neat, and grammatical. Appearance must be well-groomed -
At least, that's how it goes in the USA. I've heard that in England scruffier is better, but I can't vouch for it.

I think perfection is the way to go in any country. I put it down to first day back at work after the bank holiday. Lots to do.

a long time back a friend(now dead) said to me, if you work, and see it as a job, then its not for you. to work as to be a vocation of sorts, there are millions that end up for years in a dead end job. he was right.
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if you go out in the morning to think your only going to work, doing something to earn a wage.then all the years leading to where you are have all gone for nothing. if someone studies at uni, whats the point of going to a takaway, morrisons and so on. opi find something you want to do, because its not a job, but something you really want to do,
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jim

i never even passed my 11 plus, went to a secondary modern school
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so a labourer was all i could get
working in the weaving, with noise in the ears you still here in the ears,on the way home at night for hours after.day after day.

I have been in a few jobs that I really hated! but what kept me going was, I knew that I was only there for the contract, and when it was built or finished, I would be away again. So that way, I would never have to work with that ignorant again! Or be on that site again, well for a few years at least

Looking back on it all now, (now that I am a man of leisure?) I think the time I spent in Russia as a welding instructor was the most satisfying contract I ever had! Even though the conditions were really bad and the food situation even worse, I really enjoyed working with them blokes
Smudger.

I agree with you Jim and thats why a job in the arts reflective of my media degree is what I want to do. You seem to be depressed ... is there something I can do to cheer you up?.

Its funny how hind sight works out Smudger for revealing a part of your life to me.

hi opi,smudger.
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i cant allow myself to get depressed, i get bored and fedup daily, its all the trying to find something to do each day.
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i get up at 9am, take a painkiller to get me to dinnertime,or my back would give me gip before then.
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i sit or sprawl on a sofa, i cant sit on a chair to long.thats why i like to get out and about, to town and so on.
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today i got to town, use the atm, then an hour or two at the cybercafe, then dinner in a cafe on the way back. thats my day.
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i must sit and watch tv over 7 hours a day,from 9am till about 1am or 2am, when i go to bed.
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jim

"Its funny how hind sight works out Smudger for revealing a part of your life to me."
Yes, there are more details of that in my Snippets

Jim, I find this computer keeps me going on the days when we cant get out the house. For example, today we watched a movie straight from the hard drive on the lap top that I had D/Loaded last night
Smudger.

How can you download a laptop?

Aye! its a really clever one
Smudger

aaaaaaagh!!! very few people have written back!!!

ce la vie.

If at first you don't succeed...
Just out of curiosity, you wrote to who about what? Meeting people in person, at parties and such, or calling them over the phone, might be more successful. They can't ignore you as easily.

companies asking about vacancies...ah networking

hi opi
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if you want something, then try all the avenues avaliable.its the only way, as smudger said, writting or emailing, they can discard, but ring or go on foot, then they usually think, ah this one will go the extra mile.
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i got a lot of my jobs by going to a firm and asking, ive travelled on foot in the past about 20 miles, here and there.
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we didnt have to fill a form in, and see if they got back to you, we knocked on the door, and said, "any vacancies") lol.
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jim

I think you are right

hi opi
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its a lot diff than when i last went looking for a job,
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we had to at least try 4 or 5 companies, then proof to the jobcentre, to get the little amount we got back then.
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if you where on the dhss. then it was like the old means test.
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even the dole gave you you nothing without you looked, ive walked over 20 miles in a day in the past. jim

When I was working as a subby back in the old days, it was always easier to get a while you were already in one
Mind you, we used to drift from contract to contract, well after all that what being a subby was all about.
Any way, it was a bit like that the "old school boy" network, but only with working class blokes

We all had our own wee black books, which we kept topped up and up to date all the time, as personnel managers used to come and go all the time, as did the companies them selves, but were always working
Its funny when you think about it, but at te time we never thought that those days would come to an end
Smudger.