Job situation
Aug 27th 2010, 8:39 pm
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Re: Job situation
I just get a little tired of political grandstanding as soon as someone new gets into government. It doesn't matter who is in government at the moment, we have to make cutbacks somewhere in order to deal with all the debt that is the legacy of the last 5-10 years.
Hey, did you do something different with your hair?
Aug 28th 2010, 9:23 pm
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Re: Job situation
The Sunday Times had an article on the front page today about how 25% of the 2009 graduating teachers in Scotland have no job to go to, and the same for the previous year's graduates. In Scotland, graduating teachers are guaranteed a probationary job for one year so they can become fully qualified, but it seems they trained more teachers than were needed. It costs £26,000 per teacher for every probationer who was put into "a job that didn't exist", so to speak (i.e., a job that was created so they'd have somewhere to do their probationary year).
As earlier posters have said, you have to think positively, but that in itself is not enough. I think realistically looking at the situation gives you the motivation to make absolutely sure your applications are well-written, you prepare well for your interview, etc. You have to stand above the crowd - having a positive attitude definitely helps (speaking as someone who has served on dozens of interview panels), but do your homework, too.
As earlier posters have said, you have to think positively, but that in itself is not enough. I think realistically looking at the situation gives you the motivation to make absolutely sure your applications are well-written, you prepare well for your interview, etc. You have to stand above the crowd - having a positive attitude definitely helps (speaking as someone who has served on dozens of interview panels), but do your homework, too.
Aug 28th 2010, 9:38 pm
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Re: Job situation
Aug 29th 2010, 2:00 am
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Re: Job situation
might need to call you next july/aug ! we are moving home and I will be looking for a job in I.T. -right now Im a manager of technology for a very large software company.
Aug 29th 2010, 7:54 pm
#39
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Re: Job situation
Compared to other countries (for instance Greece, where I live) the UK economy is extremely healthy and there are lots of job opportunities. I do understand that if you're unemployed through no fault of your own, then life isn't easy. But here, no job = no healthcare, no money. If you don't have a job here, you starve on the streets.
I've lived through three UK recessions. Basically, they're all the same. Times are hard for a while but then they pass. If you're prepared to work in a factory, or as a care assistant or a cleaner, then you'll work.
Twenty years I worked in the UK and I was never unemployed, I have good skills and good references.
I don't know what I will find when we return to UK in the winter, but I check job websites every day and there are currently around 30 jobs in my area that I would apply for; if I was there. Which is 30 more than here.
I've lived through three UK recessions. Basically, they're all the same. Times are hard for a while but then they pass. If you're prepared to work in a factory, or as a care assistant or a cleaner, then you'll work.
Twenty years I worked in the UK and I was never unemployed, I have good skills and good references.
I don't know what I will find when we return to UK in the winter, but I check job websites every day and there are currently around 30 jobs in my area that I would apply for; if I was there. Which is 30 more than here.
Aug 29th 2010, 8:10 pm
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Re: Job situation
I think you've expressed here what many of us think - sometimes, you just have to meet the challenges of unemployment head on. In the last recession (in the 90's) I ended up on less hours and had to supplement my income by working weekends in a minimum wage job - it kept a roof over our heads.
My union on the other hand is still in histrionics about the "derisory" pay rise of 0.5% offered by the employer's organisation - personally, I think the union should just get over it and realise things need to be different for a year or two so we can start to get through this. When I see people losing their jobs (my neighbour was made redundant several months ago and is still unemployed) I'm just grateful to have a job.
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Sep 10th 2010, 1:08 am
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Re: Job situation
Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum. I am Spanish but was living in the UK for 10 years. I worked there as a languages qualified teacher teaching Spanish and French. My husband (he is British) and myself moved to Spain a the beginning of 2009. We are thinking to move back to the UK again as jobs in Spain are not easy to find especially for me. Will I be able to go back into teaching. I have also been teaching in Spain but I have been out of work for few months. We have a house in the northeast so we will be moving there. But I am very concerned I cannot find a job.
Thanks
I am new to this forum. I am Spanish but was living in the UK for 10 years. I worked there as a languages qualified teacher teaching Spanish and French. My husband (he is British) and myself moved to Spain a the beginning of 2009. We are thinking to move back to the UK again as jobs in Spain are not easy to find especially for me. Will I be able to go back into teaching. I have also been teaching in Spain but I have been out of work for few months. We have a house in the northeast so we will be moving there. But I am very concerned I cannot find a job.
Thanks
Sep 10th 2010, 12:54 pm
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Re: Job situation
Yes, I've read and seen (on TV) a lot of stories of people working shorter weeks, taking pay freezes or pay cuts, having to take holidays at set times (so a company could shut down completely while everyone takes their hols, and save money), etc. In most cases, people accept it because the alternative is to decide which of them will lose their job.
My union on the other hand is still in histrionics about the "derisory" pay rise of 0.5% offered by the employer's organisation - personally, I think the union should just get over it and realise things need to be different for a year or two so we can start to get through this. When I see people losing their jobs (my neighbour was made redundant several months ago and is still unemployed) I'm just grateful to have a job.
My union on the other hand is still in histrionics about the "derisory" pay rise of 0.5% offered by the employer's organisation - personally, I think the union should just get over it and realise things need to be different for a year or two so we can start to get through this. When I see people losing their jobs (my neighbour was made redundant several months ago and is still unemployed) I'm just grateful to have a job.
Sep 11th 2010, 7:36 am
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Re: Job situation
Maybe he did. Why does anyone need a union these days, management is better at looking after the workforce. Unions were just destructive.
Sep 11th 2010, 7:43 am
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Re: Job situation
I did. They balloted union members and I voted against industrial action in support of a pay rise. From the results (that were sent to us just last Wednesday), so did about 52.5% of all voters, so the union got the message.
