should i look for a summer job?

kevogy

or should i bother....is it even worth it

OneArt

No harm in trying. Look and see if anyone's doing casual labour... My job last summer was pretty laid back, I just rang them after the LC and asked if I could do a few days a week down there. I don't get many hours but its 150 or so euro a week so it suits me grand.

Another word of advice: don't just hand out a CV, demand to speak to the manager. And bug the hell out of everyone until they either say no, we will NOT take you, or offer you the job.

Jay P

Nah, I'd imagine it's a bit late. The time for looking was around Easter. But like the poster above saying, it's no harm trying. And if you do, be very determined.

phasers

again, no harm in trying. Just don't end up working for one of those shady "marketing" comapnies

Sure try anyways. Make sure to ring them up to follow-up on the application too. I assume there's very little going but sure you never know.

Oh, but don't sign up for the Hanley Centre and annoy me on Grafton St. in Dublin.

KeyLimePie

Well if that's your attitude now I don't see how anyone would want to hire you.

Well done, you've gotten thread of the day.

JW91

My advice would be, don't bother. It's just not worth it. Working is so much hassle and I'd advise you to just spend your Summer sitting around watching Home and Away, Neighbours, Countdown etc.

devereaux17

the work and jobs forum is that way >>>>>>>>>>>

AMixedBag

JW91 wrote: »

My advice would be, don't bother. It's just not worth it. Working is so much hassle and I'd advise you to just spend your Summer sitting around watching Home and Away, Neighbours, Countdown etc.

You watch Countdown and Neighbours??

OP, have you ever heard of volunteering? Why not take a day or two a week helping those in need?
Although, my dad got me a job in the local shop so I couldn't voluteer even if I wanted to.:cool:

JW91

Yes of course I watch Countdown and Neighbours. What's wrong with that?

OP whatever you do, do not volunteer for any charity work! As far as I'm concerned work is a terrible inconvenience and the only thing that makes work even remotely bearable is that you know you are getting paid! If you're volunteering for work then you won't even have that thought to get you through the day.

I'm pretty sure charity work is the last thing in the world I would do

AMixedBag

JW91 wrote: »

Yes of course I watch Countdown and Neighbours. What's wrong with that?

OP whatever you do, do not volunteer for any charity work! As far as I'm concerned work is a terrible inconvenience and the only thing that makes work even remotely bearable is that you know you are getting paid! If you're volunteering for work then you won't even have that thought to get you through the day.

I'm pretty sure charity work is the last thing in the world I would do

Oh nothing... you are just the only person I've heard of that watches those.
I was just giving an idea about volunteer work.
Maybe the OP has a heart..:rolleyes:

JW91

Well I wouldn't watch Neighbours everyday but I watch Home and Away and Countdown every single day.

I originally started watching Home and Away because of all the hot women in it and now I'm completley addicted to it. I've always watched Countdown and I just started watching neighbours because it's on directly after Home and Away in the afternoon.

Now OP, imagine you could spend your days watching these quality shows or you could work for a charity for FREE! yes that's right WORK FOR FREE!

I certainly know what I'll be choosing

I'd rather work for a charity shop in downtown Bagdad than sit and watch rubbish Australian soap operas all day.

JW91

Well in fairness now they are only on for an hour. You're also clearly a girl (or a homosexual) if you don't appreciate some of the women on view in both shows. Some of them are absolutle quality. My personal favourites being Nicole and Belle from Home and Away and Elle from Neighbours

christina_x

hmm.. you could sit on your backside watching tv wasting away your summer... or you could do something to benefit others and use your time productivly. dont take the attitude that you wont do something unless it benefits you.. its nice to be nice and all of that!

AMixedBag

JW91 wrote: »

Well in fairness now they are only on for an hour. You're also clearly a girl (or a homosexual) if you don't appreciate some of the women on view in both shows. Some of them are absolutle quality. My personal favourites being Nicole and Belle from Home and Away and Elle from Neighbours

Elle??? that journalist?
(oh damn, I've been caught out!):cool:

djcervi

christina_x wrote: »

hmm.. you could sit on your backside watching tv wasting away your summer... or you could do something to benefit others and use your time productivly. dont take the attitude that you wont do something unless it benefits you.. its nice to be nice and all of that!

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice, a wise one once said to me;)

aoibhebree

I agree that you should look for charity work if you can't find anything else - even just for one day a week - because, apart from making you feel all warm and gooey inside, you'll get a reference and it looks great on your CV. Have you ever had a job before? It'll be a lot harder for you to next one next summer if you've no experience at all. Maybe try a SVDP shop or something. Good luck!

AdamusAdonis

Aye, it's all about experience, take anything...
well, within reason.

sock puppet

Do you know anyone who runs a business or do your parents know anyone? That'd probably be your best shot at getting a job. If not ask to speak to the manager when applying. Even before the recession lots of shops just ignored people who just went around handing in CVs.

MrPirate

AMixedBag wrote: »

Elle??? that journalist?
(oh damn, I've been caught out!):cool:

I've seen it once or twice when it was on and I was THAT bored, she IS quite hot!

K4t

Ya I'm going to do some voluntary work. I'm waiting to hear back from a potential job at the moment but if that doesn't work out I'll definitely do the voluntary work.

JW91

Ya Elle is the journalist. She is very hot in fairness.

But she isn't in the same league as Nicole from Home and Away. A seriously good looking bird

AMixedBag

JW91 wrote: »

Ya Elle is the journalist. She is very hot in fairness.

But she isn't in the same league as Nicole from Home and Away. A seriously good looking bird

Nicole- I have no time for sh-l*ts.

UpTheSlashers

aoibhebree wrote: »

I agree that you should look for charity work if you can't find anything else - even just for one day a week - because, apart from making you feel all warm and gooey inside, you'll get a reference and it looks great on your CV. Have you ever had a job before? It'll be a lot harder for you to next one next summer if you've no experience at all. Maybe try a SVDP shop or something. Good luck!

Definitely!! If you cant find paid work do SOMETHING anyway

AMixedBag

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Definitely!! If you cant find paid work do SOMETHING anyway

oi! That was my idea in the first place!! And now everyone is copying me..

ALincoln

phasers wrote: »

again, no harm in trying. Just don't end up working for one of those shady "marketing" comapnies

What's a shady "marketing company"?

mardybumbum

Do you live near any of these shops? They are looking for volunteers and its a very worthy cause. Dont bother filling out that online application form, as they havent replied to me yet. MIght just pop into the shop tomorrow and ask.

kevogy

charity work!

Not the faintest chance

i could find other things to do than sit on my arse and watch home and away, but charity work wont be one of them

K4t

kevogy wrote: »

charity work!

Not the faintest chance

i could find other things to do than sit on my arse and watch home and away, but charity work wont be one of them

Why not? At least you can leave work in the evening knowing you've helped someone less fortunate than yourself. And you are gaining work experience doing something really good for society which will look excellent on a cv (unless you're going for a job in a bank or something :pac:)
I'll definitely be volunteering if I don't hear back from a job interview soon.

bythewoods

mardybumbum wrote: »

Do you live near any of these shops? They are looking for volunteers and its a very worthy cause. Dont bother filling out that online application form, as they havent replied to me yet. MIght just pop into the shop tomorrow and ask.

Actually, I used to walk by one of those shops every day on my way home from school (After it had closed...), I'll ring them up tomorrow and see if they'll have me.
Thanks mardybumbum, might give me something to do.

JW91

I don't know why people would even want to work for the summer. Summer is for relaxing

But some of you actually want to work for free?! I can't get my head around that at all. It defies logic. And I don't want to hear anyone raving on about making a difference to other people because in fairness now that's just bull****

marko91

no, go on the dole....its guaranteed money.....go find a non existant job and enjoy having no money;)

K4t

JW91 wrote: »

I don't know why people would even want to work for the summer. Summer is for relaxing

College is quite expensive if you didn't already know!

JW91 wrote: »

But some of you actually want to work for free?! I can't get my head around that at all. It defies logic. And I don't want to hear anyone raving on about making a difference to other people because in fairness now that's just bull****

Oh dear. :rolleyes:

marko91 wrote: »

no, go on the dole....its guaranteed money.....go find a non existant job and enjoy having no money;)

For the summer? LC students can't AFAIK.

Fad

K4t wrote: »

For the summer? LC students can't AFAIK.

Yeah, you have to be out of school/college for more than three months.

bythewoods

JW91 wrote: »

I don't know why people would even want to work for the summer. Summer is for relaxing

But some of you actually want to work for free?! I can't get my head around that at all. It defies logic. And I don't want to hear anyone raving on about making a difference to other people because in fairness now that's just bull****

Maybe you don't like to help others, but some of us do.
I actually get a feeling of immense satisfaction from it tbh.

I'll agree, packing bags in supermarkets or something like that is god-awful if you're raising money for charity, but there are loads of other wats of helping the less fortunate!

Also: Looks epic on your CV.

K4t

Fad wrote: »

Yeah, you have to be out of school/college for more than three months.

I don't think you can claim it if you're in college either? I really need to find work, fast!

ayapatrick

K4t wrote: »

I don't think you can claim it if you're in college either? I really need to find work, fast!

you cant. im in the same boat. if i dont find a job soon itl be too late before college to have any money saved
i sent off two applications today, but i think i missed the post so they wont make it till monday now, hope i dnt miss out now on the work:eek: actually might go in in person 2mo.

mardybumbum

bythewoods wrote: »

Actually, I used to walk by one of those shops every day on my way home from school (After it had closed...), I'll ring them up tomorrow and see if they'll have me.
Thanks mardybumbum, might give me something to do.

No problem.
I popped into my local one today. They had a big sign on the window "volunteers wanted".
Walked in with a big smile on my face
"How are ya, Im here to volunteer"

Turns out they have enough volunteers at the moment but she took my details and said she's try to sort me out with something.

Give it a shot anyway.

shockhorror27

There's a grinds school which is letting students place a sample of any notes they have from Leaving Certificate on their site so as to sell them or offer help to students preparing for the Leaving Cert next year (2010); it costs €10 to do but it could be a handy way to make money with material you already have and with no jobs around? The school is called the Sandymount Grinds School; its website is http://leavingcertenglish.weebly.com/ if you're interested.

Hope it helps

shockhorror27

shockhorror27 wrote: »

There's a grinds school which is letting students place a sample of any notes they have from Leaving Certificate on their site so as to sell them or offer help to students preparing for the Leaving Cert next year (2010); it costs €10 to do but it could be a handy way to make money with material you already have and with no jobs around? The school is called the Sandymount Grinds School; its website is http://leavingcertenglish.weebly.com/ if you're interested.

Hope it helps

Careful now, some existing grind schools really dislike people selling their copyrighted material.

shockhorror27

I think they mean notes you have made, rather than any notes you have gotten from other sources?

JW91

bythewoods wrote: »

Maybe you don't like to help others, but some of us do.
I actually get a feeling of immense satisfaction from it tbh.

I'll agree, packing bags in supermarkets or something like that is god-awful if you're raising money for charity, but there are loads of other wats of helping the less fortunate!

Also: Looks epic on your CV.

I don't know why your either bothering to lie about this. No one wants to work for free.
Would you not get twice the amount of satisfaction from sitting around the house watching telly all day? I know I certainly would.

Also about the C.V. You could just make it up you know. Their hardly going to check it like.

I'll just say that I spent 5 years helping blind children with no legs or something along those lines and Bob's your auntie's husband.

Fad

JW91 wrote: »

I don't know why your either bothering to lie about this. No one wants to work for free.
Would you not get twice the amount of satisfaction from sitting around the house watching telly all day? I know I certainly would.

Also about the C.V. You could just make it up you know. Their hardly going to check it like.

I'll just say that I spent 5 years helping blind children with no legs or something along those lines and Bob's your auntie's husband.

By what you've just written here, I'm presuming that you've never helped someone ever. Also I really dont see the sense of satisfaction in sitting around watching TV either.

And imagine if they did check, how fúcking funny would that be, if I was an employer and found out someone tried to pull that **** on me, I would go out of my fúcking way to make sure that person wouldnt get any job in what ever sector I'd be working in.

It's called a backbone, grow one......

JW91

I wouldn't say that I've never helped anyone ever. That would be going a bit over the top now in fairness but I'm certainly no mother Teresa.

If they did check I'd just deal with it.I'd probably just start laughing. The last thing you want to do is get upset over little things like that. If it happened I'd just get on with it and move on to the next thing.

As regards the comment about the lack of backbone? I'm the one who would have the guts to actually make up this fake information and take the risk that goes with it. If anything your the one who doesn't have the backbone

ironclaw

shockhorror27 wrote: »

There's a grinds school which is letting students place a sample of any notes they have from Leaving Certificate on their site so as to sell them or offer help to students preparing for the Leaving Cert next year (2010); it costs €10 to do but it could be a handy way to make money with material you already have and with no jobs around? The school is called the Sandymount Grinds School; its website is http://leavingcertenglish.weebly.com/ if you're interested.

Hope it helps

Worst way ever to make money. Its not consistant and you'll just end up spending it. I eBay stuff every once in a while but its terrible money for the effort.

JW91 wrote: »

I don't know why your either bothering to lie about this. No one wants to work for free.

People do work for free, but I agree its not ideal. I wouldn't do it. And before anyone jumps, I do work witjh First Aid etc. The only thing I get out of it is a CV and maybe some free concerts, but as for full time, for a summer? No. It actually costs money to do it, so you in effect loosing out more than if you didn't do it at all.

Also about the C.V. You could just make it up you know. Their hardly going to check it like.

They can and do. I've sat on interview boards and its amazing how quick they can pull you up. Then your considered a liar and companies do share files and have lists of people who are known to chance there arm.

To be honest folks, work is rare and consistant work is even rarer. My job has gone from 4 days last year to maybe one or two this year. And I'm senior staff. There ain't much work out there, so as I always say, drop your standards be prepared for a penny-less summer.

AMixedBag

If you have nothing to do sure why not volunteer anyways. So I started last week for a few days a week at the local shop for money. Now my mam wants me to volunteer a day a week down at the local daycare centre for old people were she works. I might try it out sure. Better than sitting on my ass doing nothing but watching replays of harpers island over and over again..

JSK 252

I wouldnt mind being arrested by charlie from home and away any day!:D

JW91

For any Home and Away fans out there there is a new lovely lady in Home and Away. I dont actually know her name but she is Angelo's new girlfriend. She is absolutley gorgeous. Second only to Nicole.

I rate the women in that show as follows

1. Nicole
2. The New 1
3. Belle
4. Charlie
5. Martha

JSK 252

My top 5 are:

1.Charlie
2.Nicole
3.Kirsty
4.Martha
5.Belle