Can't get a bloody job!

[avgas]

Recruitment agencies are like a cross between cancer and lawyers.
Contact the companies you want to work with directly. I was applying 4am-8am everyday for 6 months to get a new job. All the jobs were all held up by bloody recuitment agencies. Some recruitment agencies were recieving 10 applications from me per day.
It took 3 interveiws with the recuitment agency, then 2 with the employer to get my current job.
Even still the recuitment agency refused to give me informations for the companies i DID want to work for - in the end i simply got the job which was highest on THEIR priority list.
And we all thing real-estate agents are bad.
Best of luck though mate.

[RT527]

Ok we need to ask this...


What do you want to do for a job , what do you want to be...it may be that you are striving too high in the job sector, perhaps Beyond you may need to look at a less exciting job prospect before finding that perfect placement.


Might have to get your hands dirty.

[Macktheknife]

Sorry to hear of your difficulty mate, keep your chin up and maybe even take a small step down the ladder to get yourself back in the door again, before working back up. Frustrating I know, but better than not getting in to start with.
Best of luck
Mack

[Toaster]

Couple thoughts....
Are you pitching too high?

Do you think your CV intimidates people who may find you after their job in a year, so they avoid you?

[Storm]

Best of luck scoring that next job. Carry on keeping the chin up mate

[jrandom]

Don't worry folks, Fish to the rescue.
I shall pay you current minimum wage, as of Friday the eighteenth of May.
I do need a new office chair, and you do need a job, capisce?
come into the office and i'll try you out.

[Swoop]

To answer the questions and comments I'll nick the opening paragraph off my CV:

"Objective

To harness and channel extensive work and life experience into providing a key management role to any business. My aim is to effectively enhance functionality and business work practices with the goal being to ultimately increase business productivity. This is to be achieved through a hands on management style, driven by a strong and passionate work ethic, tempered by a sensitive nature and natural human empathy."

I can do just about anything...

Replaced with "I work fucking hard - unlike most of those other tossers you might be considering!!!

Mate, enough of the fucking bullshit which is "mission statement" "personal wonderfullness" CRAP!
Tell an employer who/what you are, what you have done, and leave it at that. That form of an introduction will get you a very nervous interview simply because of the fact that you will take over the business and put the pencil-dicked weenie out of a job.

Tell the cock-sucker that YOU will improve HIS company, whilst GUARANTEEING him/her MORE time on the golf course whilst working your nuts off for a pittance.




The GOOD thing is that this pissant gubbinment should be paying you an unemployment wage for this!!!
Serious. Don't sell the bike or anything else. "Can't get a job - I'm overqualified" = Wooooooohoooooo!!!!!

[The Pastor]

depends what kinda work hes in. I read the word "management" so that pretty well means "art of bullshiting" so maybe you need to increase the bullshit level by a factor of (0.345x^2)/n(years).

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

i know how you feel... i have been made redundant twice and it sucked worse the second time round....

something will show up soon

[Ocean1]

Thanks for the comments, the support, the green, the PM's.

You lot are brilliant.

To answer the questions and comments I'll nick the opening paragraph off my CV:

"Objective



Thanks people. great bunch as always.

Purty, but I'm none the wiser. Production Mgr? What industry?

Don't think you're pitching yourself too high, I'll never see that a a fault anyway but perhaps your aim could be better. Are you focusing your CV for specific roles?

The support's good, freely given and nice to see, but perhaps some of the others could make some more practical suggestions if you give them a better idea of what you want.

Luck dude, don't let it get to you too much. Number the precious things in your life, bet the top of the list's all people, not things.

[yungatart]

Feel for you, mate!
Is self-employment an option?
Or could you go back to the places where you were short listed and ask what you could have done differently that would have resulted in you getting the job, rather than the other guy?
Try doorknocking with companies you think you may like to work for.
Best of luck and keep your chin up!

[MyGSXF:Me]

Can't think off the top of my head what the statistics actually are.. but I do know that the majority of jobs out there, are found by beating the streets & door knocking, or word of mouth!!

Also, have you looked at the 'seek' website?? www.seek.co.nz they have a lot of jobs listed.

Good luck.. something will arise.. have faith!!

Jen

[Ocean1]

Can't think off the top of my head what the statistics actually are.. but I do know that the majority of jobs out there, are found by beating the streets, & word of mouth!!

Also, have you looked at the 'seek' website?? www.seek.co.nz they have a lot of jobs listed.

Good luck.. something will arise.. have faith!!

Jen

Over 40% I believe, (job's identified and acquired by direct personal aproach).
One or two friends are senior HR types, I rub that in their noses when they get a bit too precious about their trade, the fact that random chance is better at their job than they are.

[Maha]

take a small step down the ladder to get yourself back in the door again, before working back up.

Great line of thought there Mack, my old man was in the same predicament about 30 years ago, he had been in the Flooing trade since 1962 then wham all over...he went waterblasting at Kinlieth in the kilns....i remember him coming home and looking half dead...point is..he did it...he had to, no option. Beyond is not beyond saving....good luck Paul

Is self-employment an option?
Try doorknocking with companies you think you may like to work for.

Two very good option there Janet, doorknocking will always show an employer that you are the right person....not desperate. Well thats the way i see it anyway, it was the way i got into my trade 26 years ago

[surfer]

depends what kinda work hes in. I read the word "management" so that pretty well means "art of bullshiting" so maybe you need to increase the bullshit level by a factor of (0.345x^2)/n(years).

And include the part of the equation that shows productivity rising to the power of three whilst hours maintain a constant or preferably a slight reduction.

Good luck with the job hunting. It is tough and scary being without an income and having to pay bills.