Back in the UK and NO WORK
 

hi i am now back in the Uk . 4 weeks in and still now job .

must be over 100 C/V sent out . I work in the air - conditioning industry and all the agency's are saying the same . its not looking good , and it summer time .

on one site u can see how many people are applying for the position ,and it 50+ people for the same position .

i am amazed at the cost of food and general living , as been out of the UK 3 yrs now , the weather is cold too , i have a apartment , that i own in the Philippines . ill give it till Christmas is no luck ill be off to the Philippines as £200 is all i need a month to buy food and i can even eat out . England has changed so much . my point is who do you believe about the job market ?
my builder friends are working form week to week . and this is summertime the busy season , what is winter going to be like ?

Re: Back in the UK and NO WORK
 

Work has been crap in the UK for the last 6 months for everyone. I have friends who have been made redundant that are solicitors, marketing directors, builders, architetcs, you name it and it's effected every trade.

For me its been a tough year and I have had to reduce my fee for a lot of clients but have managed to stay busy, however I'm moving to Dubai because I think it's going to be tough for a good while yet and was offered a job on a plate.

In my home town a new Waitrose has opened with 200 jobs up for grabs- they had over 1700 applicants and the majority of those are degree educated....

Renting has also gone up in London as more people are renting... I don't think its easy anywhere to be honest, and just keeping your job is a good thing even if you have to take a paycut...

Kittycat
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Re: Back in the UK and NO WORK
 

I think its bad all over. I am in the US and my neighbour has a lawn service and told me that the lawn company advertised for an assistant to help mow lawns for $8 an hour and they had over 50 people apply, some with degrees ... that's scary :ohmy: