What jobs?
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What jobs?
I'm curious to know what was the first job you got in the US? I get my work permit within a month, can't step into my English career without considerable re-training and am wondering what else to do.
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Re: What jobs?
Originally posted by Dant3
I'm curious to know what was the first job you got in the US? I get my work permit within a month, can't step into my English career without considerable re-training and am wondering what else to do.
I'm curious to know what was the first job you got in the US? I get my work permit within a month, can't step into my English career without considerable re-training and am wondering what else to do.
Last edited by Patent Attorney; Jan 23rd 2004 at 12:45 am.
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HR Administrator on a temp to perm basis, I find out at the end of this month if they can 'create' a decent position for me. I was working in Production / Logistics in the UK but without a degree I didn't stand a chance over here, especially in this area and in the current job market.
I had to make a big career change too!
I had to make a big career change too!
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Whilst looking for a job in my field (civil engineering) I worked for a few months as a tour guide at the Intrepid sea-air-space museum in New York. Crap pay but great fun. I patrolled the bridge answering visitors' questions, gave occasional tours below decks on the destroyer USS Edson, and got to meet some interesting people (and a few wierdos). I still go back once a month or so as a volunteer tour guide, when my wife has to work weekends.
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Originally posted by dunroving
Pool boy.
Pool boy.
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My first job is the job I have now...ICU nurse. I've been there for 4 weeks and I hated it at first but I am slowly beginning to really enjoy it. I think it was just so different from my last nursing position in England. This week was my first week off orientation and things are already looking up. Just this week alone I earned $1400 and today I bought a brand new car! Can't be bad!
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Originally posted by Webbie
Was that your actual job or were you róle playing with the missus ?
Was that your actual job or were you róle playing with the missus ?
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Originally posted by Duncan Roberts
Womans shoe salesman. i have a job interview in an hour for a real job though! fingers crossed
Womans shoe salesman. i have a job interview in an hour for a real job though! fingers crossed
NC Penguin
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Re: What jobs?
Originally posted by Dant3
I'm curious to know what was the first job you got in the US? I get my work permit within a month, can't step into my English career without considerable re-training and am wondering what else to do.
I'm curious to know what was the first job you got in the US? I get my work permit within a month, can't step into my English career without considerable re-training and am wondering what else to do.
Surely if you want to know what jobs you can do, you're the best judge of that?
i.e. what transferable skills do you have that would fit in another career/industry? what are you interested in? There's no point doing a job that pays plenty but you have virtually no job satisfaction.
Also, if you're open to ideas, you should research in the geographical area you live to find out what are the major industries and who are the major employers. Also, you need to keep in mind who's hiring.
NC Penguin
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Re: What jobs?
Originally posted by NC Penguin
I think it's kind of daft that you're asking complete strangers what you should be doing?
Surely if you want to know what jobs you can do, you're the best judge of that?
i.e. what transferable skills do you have that would fit in another career/industry? what are you interested in? There's no point doing a job that pays plenty but you have virtually no job satisfaction.
Also, if you're open to ideas, you should research in the geographical area you live to find out what are the major industries and who are the major employers. Also, you need to keep in mind who's hiring.
NC Penguin
I think it's kind of daft that you're asking complete strangers what you should be doing?
Surely if you want to know what jobs you can do, you're the best judge of that?
i.e. what transferable skills do you have that would fit in another career/industry? what are you interested in? There's no point doing a job that pays plenty but you have virtually no job satisfaction.
Also, if you're open to ideas, you should research in the geographical area you live to find out what are the major industries and who are the major employers. Also, you need to keep in mind who's hiring.
NC Penguin
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What jobs
Originally posted by Rockgurl
My first job is the job I have now...ICU nurse. I've been there for 4 weeks and I hated it at first but I am slowly beginning to really enjoy it. I think it was just so different from my last nursing position in England. This week was my first week off orientation and things are already looking up. Just this week alone I earned $1400 and today I bought a brand new car! Can't be bad!
My first job is the job I have now...ICU nurse. I've been there for 4 weeks and I hated it at first but I am slowly beginning to really enjoy it. I think it was just so different from my last nursing position in England. This week was my first week off orientation and things are already looking up. Just this week alone I earned $1400 and today I bought a brand new car! Can't be bad!
Rockgurl
is that with OT, what shift patterns are you working out of interest. Oh and I am an ICU nurse as well not sure I mentioned that before.