MR LR
28th April 2015, 11:47 PM
Title says it all really; I want work. So this post is a shameless plug, starring me :D
Over the last few months, after being laid off as the contract I had been working on for two years drew to a close, I've discovered the world of writing resume's, cover letters, spending hours filling out job applications online and putting on a nice shirt and shoes and actually walking into businesses and asking if they need employees.
It's a strange world, I might add; some companies love to have people walk in and actually ask for work, suited up, clean cut, and keen to make a living, but then you walk into a major chain, and the lady at the counter says "the manager doesn't take resume's, you'll have to submit it on our national site, you might get an offer in 5 years, if you're lucky".
The former of those two, is my personal favourite, and how I landed my current gig. I sell tools, two days a fortnight. A far cry from my previous gig working up to 60 hours a week in the oil refinery (trade assistant). But I enjoy both jobs, in different ways.
As a result of this, I'm taking off to the farm as often as I can find the time. It's something that I enjoy doing, and have done for a number of years, I'd go as far as to suggest farming was a dream career. But the reality of it is, I'm a third year Mechanical Engineering student, that lives in Sydney (400km from the farm), and commutes 150km per day to uni - yeah, I drive, a lot.
As I write this, I'm perusing SEEK, as always, on the look out for something, anything, that I can apply myself to, and further myself in life. But there's an alarming trend in the hundreds, if not thousands of job ad's I've read; for my age bracket, there is a great big black hole. I'm stuck right between the pimply faced teens flipping burgers at McDonald's after school, and the full time, 7 to 3:30 workers in their mid 20's.
I'm what they call, a 'student', a person with a desire to work, have success, and make money to get myself through life; but to employers, it would appear, this makes me unemployable. The fact that my class timetable is subject to change every 6 months, and I have classes in the middle of the day, puts me in the too hard basket.
I've even had correspondence back from potential employers to say that I am over-experienced, because I've been driving tractors for 6 years, and pulling electrical cable for 2. I guess I fit into a rather, erm, full time type of work category :confused:
But then in other ways, I see myself as under-qualified; no forklift ticket (can't do night shift in a warehouse), no RSA/RCG (can't work behind a bar in the evenings), no riggers/LR/MR/HR licence (can't work on civil projects at night).
By now you've probably (hopefully) got the idea that I'm not too keen on working in Woolies (though I'd jump at a night fill job), and would like to get in and have a go, do the long hours, and get somewhere.
I've applied for everything from call centre operatives, to nightfill at Coles, to casual trade assistant jobs on major projects. So far I have heard back from a few, but I want to see what great opportunities are out there!
SO, if you, or someone/a company that you know, is looking for an employee, on a very flexible part time/casual basis, who is looking for as many hours as possible, AND willing to travel/go out of my way for a decent job. Please get in touch with me!
Right now I'll consider most things, doesn't matter if it's working in an office, selling something to someone, stocking a shelf at 3am or bolting together a frame 30m in the air, if it's a job I can apply myself to, then I'll more than likely enjoy it!
Experience:
- 6 years on the payroll as a farm hand, if I can't do a job, I'll learn how to do it, and then do it ;)
- 2 years as an electrical trade assistant in the Caltex Oil Refinery, demo, construction, maintenance, shut downs, projects, I've had a taste of it all in such a major phase of the refinery's life.
- 3 months as a salesperson in a Tool shop, this is where the previous two jobs have been fantastic, I can recommend a product from experience, not what it says in the book.
I also have a White Card, so I'm allowed on most sites under WH&S law.
I am also considering going out and arming myself up with a few more qualifications/courses. I figure it can only help me in the future. Can anyone comment on that?
Thanks for reading :D
Over the last few months, after being laid off as the contract I had been working on for two years drew to a close, I've discovered the world of writing resume's, cover letters, spending hours filling out job applications online and putting on a nice shirt and shoes and actually walking into businesses and asking if they need employees.
It's a strange world, I might add; some companies love to have people walk in and actually ask for work, suited up, clean cut, and keen to make a living, but then you walk into a major chain, and the lady at the counter says "the manager doesn't take resume's, you'll have to submit it on our national site, you might get an offer in 5 years, if you're lucky".
The former of those two, is my personal favourite, and how I landed my current gig. I sell tools, two days a fortnight. A far cry from my previous gig working up to 60 hours a week in the oil refinery (trade assistant). But I enjoy both jobs, in different ways.
As a result of this, I'm taking off to the farm as often as I can find the time. It's something that I enjoy doing, and have done for a number of years, I'd go as far as to suggest farming was a dream career. But the reality of it is, I'm a third year Mechanical Engineering student, that lives in Sydney (400km from the farm), and commutes 150km per day to uni - yeah, I drive, a lot.
As I write this, I'm perusing SEEK, as always, on the look out for something, anything, that I can apply myself to, and further myself in life. But there's an alarming trend in the hundreds, if not thousands of job ad's I've read; for my age bracket, there is a great big black hole. I'm stuck right between the pimply faced teens flipping burgers at McDonald's after school, and the full time, 7 to 3:30 workers in their mid 20's.
I'm what they call, a 'student', a person with a desire to work, have success, and make money to get myself through life; but to employers, it would appear, this makes me unemployable. The fact that my class timetable is subject to change every 6 months, and I have classes in the middle of the day, puts me in the too hard basket.
I've even had correspondence back from potential employers to say that I am over-experienced, because I've been driving tractors for 6 years, and pulling electrical cable for 2. I guess I fit into a rather, erm, full time type of work category :confused:
But then in other ways, I see myself as under-qualified; no forklift ticket (can't do night shift in a warehouse), no RSA/RCG (can't work behind a bar in the evenings), no riggers/LR/MR/HR licence (can't work on civil projects at night).
By now you've probably (hopefully) got the idea that I'm not too keen on working in Woolies (though I'd jump at a night fill job), and would like to get in and have a go, do the long hours, and get somewhere.
I've applied for everything from call centre operatives, to nightfill at Coles, to casual trade assistant jobs on major projects. So far I have heard back from a few, but I want to see what great opportunities are out there!
SO, if you, or someone/a company that you know, is looking for an employee, on a very flexible part time/casual basis, who is looking for as many hours as possible, AND willing to travel/go out of my way for a decent job. Please get in touch with me!
Right now I'll consider most things, doesn't matter if it's working in an office, selling something to someone, stocking a shelf at 3am or bolting together a frame 30m in the air, if it's a job I can apply myself to, then I'll more than likely enjoy it!
Experience:
- 6 years on the payroll as a farm hand, if I can't do a job, I'll learn how to do it, and then do it ;)
- 2 years as an electrical trade assistant in the Caltex Oil Refinery, demo, construction, maintenance, shut downs, projects, I've had a taste of it all in such a major phase of the refinery's life.
- 3 months as a salesperson in a Tool shop, this is where the previous two jobs have been fantastic, I can recommend a product from experience, not what it says in the book.
I also have a White Card, so I'm allowed on most sites under WH&S law.
I am also considering going out and arming myself up with a few more qualifications/courses. I figure it can only help me in the future. Can anyone comment on that?
Thanks for reading :D