What do you do for a living?

[Bullitt]

Im an Investigator for IRD. Everyone here is probably safe though as I specialise in registered banks

[Zapf]

I specialise in registered banks

Is John Banks on your list? hehehe

[oldrider]

what do i do for a living? nothing, i don't have an income, hence i'm a poor student.. though tiz all i can do to try and get work, yet trying hasnt gotten me anywhere yet...

how ironic...

You sound quite despondent AJ.

Think about the fly on the window pane, he can "try" as hard as he likes, won't make any difference, he will just die there, trying!

He has to turn his thinking and subsequently his actions around and he "will" get a different result!

Do your homework on the prospective company/manager/employer/etc.

What's your point of difference? find out how that relates to the employers requirements and then peddle it for all you are worth.

Be confident and convinced why they should employ you.

Practice selling your self. (well not literally, unless that is the job you are after)

If it doesn't work first time, don't worry, change tack and run it again, employers need persistent people.

Show them you got tons of it, after a while they will be expecting you, maybe even tailor a job for you!

Adage: Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel, go on down and light the bugger yourself! Good luck, John.

[Sanx]

I'm a contracting IT Consultant, specialising in (depending on who I'm working for) Citrix, Active Directory, Exchange, SMS / ADS / BDD / ZeroTouch. I also design websites including one soon to be released pimping aftermarket bike bits. Yes folks, they can even make Suzukis look good.

[shafty]

SALES AGENT for: CEMIX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS (Concrete additives and products) - CEMIX DRIMIX (Dry bagged Concrete, Mortar, Plasters and Masonry products) - HUSQVARNA OUTDOOR PRODUCTS (Poulan, McCulloch, Weedeater, Flymo) - MIRROR IMAGE (Mirrors & Demister Pads) - METAL MATE (Merchandised Aluminium & Steel Profiles & Sheets) - ONDULINE (High Performance Roofing and Cladding Systems) - SPANBILT (Garden Sheds & Carports) - TETRAL HARDWARE (Tetral Hardware, Mactrac Curtain Track Systems & Guide Handrail Systems) - TOTARA MARKETING - (Sink Benches, Inserts & Sink/Cabinet Packs, Astrapak Toilet/Cistern Pack, Precut Plywood)

Plus, in my SPARE time...... www.funbus.co.nz

[yod]

Im the workshop foreman for a FORD dealer. fark , here come the Holden / Ford bullshit comments now i suppose.

i ate an xr8 for lunch on sunday....

it was his fault, he decided to pass me in the first place....

[XF650]

I'm a jeweller so if you need nice new shiny rings give me a call.

I should have called you before I gave my wife a chainsaw for her birthday

[babyblade250rr]

Ribena may have an opening for someone like yourself...

Haha yeah,

My sister works for Glaxo smith and klein in australia, I give her heaps about the vitamin C content in Ribena concentrate haha

[roadracingoldfart]

i ate an xr8 for lunch on sunday....

it was his fault, he decided to pass me in the first place....

You must have ben a very hungry fella huh!!!
I hope you dont get sick from the synthetic oil in the engine.

[peasea]

Always find it interesting to see the diverse range of occupations on a board like this.
So tell me, wadda y's do?

I have six different bosses, five of them publishers of seven different magazines.

The sixth is a primary school principal.

I work inside/outside, it's varied, the work is almost always positive, predominately flexible and I do a LOT of k's. Even though I spend long hours in front of the monitor I'm in good shape and hate being cooped up on sunny days.

I see truckloads of custom cars, hot rods, classic cars/drag cars and bikes of all types, custom bikes, vintage bikes, bobbers, sleepers, some amazing sheds/collections, meet hundreds of way-cool people each with their own story to tell and don't get tired of it.

If you can put a label on that I suppose I'm a self-employed, self-propelled lucky bastard.

[yod]

I have six different bosses, five of them publishers of seven different magazines.

The sixth is a primary school principal.

I work inside/outside, it's varied, the work is almost always positive, predominately flexible and I do a LOT of k's. Even though I spend long hours in front of the monitor I'm in good shape and hate being cooped up on sunny days.

I see truckloads of custom cars, hot rods, classic cars/drag cars and bikes of all types, custom bikes, vintage bikes, bobbers, sleepers, some amazing sheds/collections, meet hundreds of way-cool people each with their own story to tell and don't get tired of it.

If you can put a label on that I suppose I'm a self-employed, self-propelled lucky bastard.

need an assistant? i reckon i'd be a pretty good lucky bastard....

[Madness]

I sell Cigarettes, all strictly legal like.

[peasea]

need an assistant? i reckon i'd be a pretty good lucky bastard....

Sorry, no, and I'm on the verge of making it better; if you can believe that!

[Curious_AJ]

You sound quite despondent AJ.

Think about the fly on the window pane, he can "try" as hard as he likes, won't make any difference, he will just die there, trying!

He has to turn his thinking and subsequently his actions around and he "will" get a different result!

Do your homework on the prospective company/manager/employer/etc.

What's your point of difference? find out how that relates to the employers requirements and then peddle it for all you are worth.

Be confident and convinced why they should employ you.

Practice selling your self. (well not literally, unless that is the job you are after)

If it doesn't work first time, don't worry, change tack and run it again, employers need persistent people.

Show them you got tons of it, after a while they will be expecting you, maybe even tailor a job for you!

Adage: Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel, go on down and light the bugger yourself! Good luck, John.

thanks John. That's sound advice... though it is what i have been doing when i say "trying" ... just good to hear that i might be going about it the right way...

[Kittyhawk]

Im retired lol!