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Re: Help Needed : Applying jobs
Originally Posted by Geordie George
Now this is something that I do have personal experience of in Aus! I registered with one agency, who thought I'd be 'perfect' for a particular role. They forwarded details of the job to me, I looked them over and decided that the position in question was too junior for me. I let the agent know that I wasn't interested by phone and followed up by emailing them. I then got a call from said agent to say that they'd passed my details over to the company in any case and they wanted to interview me the next day. To say I was livid is an understatement! :mad: Needless to say, I didn't go to the interview. I rather expect that the agent had passed my details over to the company without first showing me the JD and asking for my yay/nay. Either way, they looked ridiculous to the client and lost me.
Job-hunting's all good fun, init?! GG I have even dressed my CV down for some roles, all too depressing at the moment this job hunting lark, plus the area I live in the UK is like something from the dark ages and very "stuck in a rut". B :( |
Re: Help Needed : Applying jobs
Originally Posted by BLC
Yep, currently getting the "over qualified" response at aged 35, just because my life has been filled with life experiences and I never wanted to settle for less than I know I was able to do :(
I have even dressed my CV down for some roles, all too depressing at the moment this job hunting lark, plus the area I live in the UK is like something from the dark ages and very "stuck in a rut". B :( I do have a fairly specialised field, but it's got so many transferable skills that I should be able to get something in it or a related field, but so far zip. It's very galling and at times I feel like packing the whole thing in. I hope that Aus will be a little bit different, though I have my suspicions it may well not be - Last week I applied for a job through an agent in Melbourne doing exactly what my PhD was about, and I was able to address most if not all of the selection criteria. On the advert it even said "Because this is a highly specialised role, we will accept overseas applications, and visa sponsership is available" I said that I already have a visa, a so won't need sponsoring - has to be a bonus??? - and so far I have heard absolutely nothing in reply. I really hope that this isn't going to be history repeating itself, just in a sunnier location... S |
Re: Help Needed : Applying jobs
Originally Posted by Swerv-o
I'm hearing this one... This is part of the reason I want to try Australia - Im 32 and I've spent the last 5 years in the UK trying to get a job in my chosen field only to be told "You're overqualified" or "not enough life experience" or "not enough management experience" etc etc.
I do have a fairly specialised field, but it's got so many transferable skills that I should be able to get something in it or a related field, but so far zip. It's very galling and at times I feel like packing the whole thing in. I hope that Aus will be a little bit different, though I have my suspicions it may well not be - Last week I applied for a job through an agent in Melbourne doing exactly what my PhD was about, and I was able to address most if not all of the selection criteria. On the advert it even said "Because this is a highly specialised role, we will accept overseas applications, and visa sponsership is available" I said that I already have a visa, a so won't need sponsoring - has to be a bonus??? - and so far I have heard absolutely nothing in reply. I really hope that this isn't going to be history repeating itself, just in a sunnier location... S And then add sexism in to boot :rolleyes: Great country. No.Fantastic country. But SHITE work ethics :mad: |
Re: Help Needed : Applying jobs
Originally Posted by Phoenixuk2oz
Fraid so :(
And then add sexism in to boot :rolleyes: Great country. No.Fantastic country. But SHITE work ethics :mad: Back to my CV pushing. B :D |
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