Fierce_LiNk Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Well, it seems that some of us are looking for jobs and finding little luck. Post your experiences here. How is the summer job hunting going? I'm about to go to Sainsbury's, either within the hour or tomorrow. I need a bluddy job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm going to ask at the "Poppy Club" (after school/holiday club for children) if they need anyone else to work there tomorrow. But it will take a while because I need to get a disclosure from the council to say I can work with children. I'm doing a lifeguards course at the end of July which will allow me to work at almost every pool in the world, it's really good pay too, for my age, if I get taken on somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Boo Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 (my problem is that i cant actually buy any games. i am always skint. my parents will never buy me a computer game - they think i should grow up...) im also 13 so most jobs are unavailable for me and no, i dont want to be the paper boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario114 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Not so good so far, I got an aplication form for sainsbury's, need to fill it in, everwere else I have tried are not looking for new staff. One of my friends is looking to become a lifeguard at a pool, and I know someone else who allready is, guess they pay well or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy3000 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Find a job agency int he phone book, they gave me a job withing an hour of signing up and have been working mon-fri ever since. You change jobs every week or so, which is good so it doesnt get repetative but you can land a more constant job (which i have now, but will probs change in a week or so). I am doing factory work, its boring and nakering but keeps me active, paid and doing something. Its easy to get work if you know where. King boo: its hard when you are younger but if you have a local market or something nearby someone is bound to employ you, maybe crap wage and work but its work none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm hoping that Sainsbury's are looking for staff. I'm not sure what their attitude is to taking on students. Hoping its good. :p Jimmy3000: WHAT?! Whats the name of this agency?! Most of the ones i've tried have been useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 lol well i need a job and lets just say i dont work often;) or i guess never... lol unless you count babysitting whats one of the better jobs just a random teen can get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm gonna go tomorrow and try in Music Zone, Gamestation (does anyone know if they have an over 18 policy or anything??) and maybe Sainsburys or Asda. Tbh I really can't imagine anywhere wanting to employ me. What do you even say? I'm gonna be like at the counter goin "can I have a job plz??" lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 You have to be 18 if you wanna work there, you'll never find it very hard to get a job if you're under 18 these days. Big companies are anal about insurance. I've been trying for months to get a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm 14, poor and need money for the Wii. But alas no shops or companies accept people under 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 What do you even say? I'm gonna be like at the counter goin "can I have a job plz??" lol. Just ask for an application form. Summer jobs are easy to find if you're not fussed what you do its permenant jobs that are difficult to find as im currently seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Fierce come and I can get you a job we can play video games all day and ill pay you to play me at like iss 2! With zidaneee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 well, i'm gonna look for one when i get back from spain, which im going to on Saturday. My IT teacher said to me that i could get a job by checking the exam papers, or something along those lines. I had to leave my CV with her. I doubt I'll get it, it was something like £5 a paper. Not bad when theres like 600 maybe more students in the year, but more people will do it so less money. (still even if i got a quarter id still have a lot of money) I hope i get that one. Gonna maybe pick up an application at somewhere close to me like manchester fort, see if GAME or B&Q (hehe) need someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 When I came back home my mum who also works at Sainsburys asked if there was any point in me asking for my job back. They were cutting down a shitload of staff. Later they started hiring new people as they needed the hours, and my uniform had purpose yet again. They only could offer Shift [late night shelf stacking] or checkout. Since I hate checkout I opted for shift. 6-11 Tue/Wed/Sat, getting overtime as I can too = need money. Sainsburys don't mind students, I think it helps having dual store people who only work while they're there at university. Which naturally their hours need filling during the holidays when they go home. Maybe j00'll be lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeLee Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 well i've gone to loads of agencies, there just seems to be no temp work left. Signed up to one today. I'll look and see if any summer clubs for kids have vancies, i have relevant experience and a disclosure form. Job hunting sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fields Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm annoyed with myself that I didn't sort this out sooner, then maybe I'd be doing something interesting over the summer such as working abroad. It looks like I'm going to have to settle for crappy agency work . I could also do with finding some work experience at a law firm at some point. GAH, WHY AM I SUCH A LAZY SHIT?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygo Ape Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Got a job two weeks ago and im loving every miniute (and penny) of it. Cant really give much tips.... experience is what you need but you have to start somewhere i suppose. Im not being racist atall here but it seems only asian people get employed by supermarkets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Shockingly, its been easier to get a job for me after I got arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeLee Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Shockingly, its been easier to get a job for me after I got arrested. its cos you now have the ghetto cool edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Yup, ive been earning some mighty big bucks the past few weeks. Should have made £3000 by xmas easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Shockingly, its been easier to get a job for me after I got arrested. maybe people feel sorry for you;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Im not being racist atall here but it seems only asian people get employed by supermarkets.... TRUTH, It seems 90% of all the workers in west end are white people. The amount of time ive applied to places there, never got one reply back yet: 2 reasons - Either because im not white - or because i live in hackney And in morrisons where i work, all the indians just bloody spy on me, leave me the fuck alone. god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I've been searching for a job since leaving High School two years ago. I've applied at loads of places, sent CVs to numourous companies to no reward. Recently I've been turned down by Asda, B&Q and Wilkinson. The highlight of these three let downs, was B&Q's, "Oh we're sorry you don't have the right personality". When I applied for a Car Park job, are they telling me I don't have the right personality to walk around a retail park collecting trolleys and returning them to a trolley bay? I have family that work at Asda, which is why I'm shocked I'm finding it hard to get a job there. Though apparently I may get a call for a job on nights, which in my situation I would take. But so far, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Shockingly, its been easier to get a job for me after I got arrested. Please tell all details, im intrigued Gah, i hate job hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'm 14, gets £15 a week from my paper round, it does fine for me. Cant just say you dont wanna be the paperboy, cause at this age, its all you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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