Are people actually getting new jobs??

lmahoney79

I have been unemployed for a year now. I had previously been working as an architectural technician. I have been applying for jobs everyday since being let go and only had 3 interviews. I am not just applying for architecture jobs either, in fact 98% of jobs applied for are not in the architecture industry so i am applying to anything i think i can do.....Are they any people getting new jobs?? Especially interested to hear if anyone has gotten work in a something different to what they were previously working as professionally.... Cheers! :rolleyes:

hobochris

It depends on what sector... The type of jobs that anyone can do such as retail and service will be hard to come by for the reason that anyone in any sector who cannot find work will also be looking for these so competition is fierce.

Construction is dead.

I.T. is ticking over and Accountancy is probably faring nicely particularly if you do consultation work as lots of companies will be adjusting their books a lot and some being wound up.

lmahoney79

Well I mean jobs in sectors like retail and office admin, stuff that i dont need a qualification for as I am only qualified to work as CAD/Architectural Technician.

artful_codger

you should go back to College, you could be half-way through a certificate in an Institute of Technology by now, but instead you spent it applying for jobs you're not even interested in. Construction in Ireland is dead for the next 10 years, there's 300,000 empty properties in this country, and probably just as much oversupply of commercial property.

onemorechance

There may be IT jobs out there. There are many types of courses that you can do to get into IT. Also having a foreign language helps in getting many jobs.

lmahoney79

well i am doing a web page design course in FAS at the moment

AARRRGH

We hired three people recently. I work for an IT company.

AARRRGH

lmahoney79 wrote: »

well i am doing a web page design course in FAS at the moment

You'd be a lot better off doing a software testing or development training course...

kmick

artful_codger wrote: »

you should go back to College, you could be half-way through a certificate in an Institute of Technology by now, but instead you spent it applying for jobs you're not even interested in. Construction in Ireland is dead for the next 10 years, there's 300,000 empty properties in this country, and probably just as much oversupply of commercial property.

+1 Time for a change. The work you had was very specialised. Do a short IT conversion course and come into the fold of IT tech support/IT testing/Database/Networking (listed in order of difficulty). There are jobs out there and IT is steady enough.

Otis Driftwood

I have a HR degree,was working in Reruitment for almost 2 years and Im starting working for an insurance company next week.

The main problem as I see it with applying for jobs completly different from what you were doing is that HR or hiring managers will look at you,look at your work history and more often than not come to the conclusion that you are only applying for the job because you cant get anything in your original position and that you would leave if you got something more suited.

Which is the case for the vast majority of people.

kippy

nedtheshed wrote: »

I have a HR degree,was working in Reruitment for almost 2 years and Im starting working for an insurance company next week.

The main problem as I see it with applying for jobs completly different from what you were doing is that HR or hiring managers will look at you,look at your work history and more often than not come to the conclusion that you are only applying for the job because you cant get anything in your original position and that you would leave if you got something more suited.

Which is the case for the vast majority of people.

Thats the problem really and for someone hiring it is a really valid reason not to hire someone.

Otis Driftwood

kippy wrote: »

Thats the problem really and for someone hiring it is a really valid reason not to hire someone.

Believe me,I know that all too well.

Ive gotten more than a few

"thank you for your application but we believe you are over qualified for this position"

replies from companies.

lmahoney79

artful_codger wrote: »

you should go back to College, you could be half-way through a certificate in an Institute of Technology by now, but instead you spent it applying for jobs you're not even interested in. Construction in Ireland is dead for the next 10 years, there's 300,000 empty properties in this country, and probably just as much oversupply of commercial property.

I'm sorry but then i would be halfway through a course i am not interested in and then applying for jobs im not interested in again after that.....I didnt say i was applying for jobs i wasnt interested in, i was saying they were jobs i hadnt enough experience for.

AARRRGH

lmahoney79 wrote: »

I'm sorry but then i would be halfway through a course i am not interested in and then applying for jobs im not interested in again after that.....I didnt say i was applying for jobs i wasnt interested in, i was saying they were jobs i hadnt enough experience for.

Would you consider emigrating for a while, you know, teach Engish in Korea or something like that?

MysticalRain

kmick wrote: »

+1 Time for a change. The work you had was very specialised. Do a short IT conversion course and come into the fold of IT tech support/IT testing/Database/Networking (listed in order of difficulty). There are jobs out there and IT is steady enough.

I'd love to know where those IT jobs are. I've been applying for IT tech support jobs for the last year or so.

GeeNorm

lmahoney79 wrote: »

applying for jobs everyday since being let go and only had 3 interviews. :rolleyes:

I think I have isolated the problem. There is something wrong with your approach if you are not getting interviews. I appreciate that you are applying for new fields and your CV may not impress but you then need to hound people moreso. I have changed fields a couple of times and the first interview I would get would normally start with them saying something like "I'm not sure you have the qualifications but you were so insistent on meeting that I thought I'd give you a chance." Needless to say, I never got the first job but learned from each interview about the industry and updated my CV (and interview patter) accordingly.

Anyway if you are a honey, your looks will help so get your face in the door not your CV.

lmahoney79

If only it was that easy!!

mood

I am unemployed and in the same boat as you (but out of work 6 months).

I am a graphic designer. The problem with you doing a web design course is that there are graphic designers and web designers who are more suited to web design jobs than you.

I would happily leave the country to get work if i knew where to go. It is a global recession on just Irish!

As for doing a college course I simply don't have the funds to do another one so it's a catch 22. Also I have not idea what else I would like to study!

kmick

MysticalRain wrote: »

I'd love to know where those IT jobs are. I've been applying for IT tech support jobs for the last year or so.

Are you applying in Kerry or elsewhere? Do you have experience in tech Support?

bladespin

I did, made redundant from a metrology company in January, felt my world was caving in after having our first child in December, found a new job in March working as a customer service/logistics manager for a new start-up, have branched into their R&D department, it's by far the best job I've ever had, there's an air of excitement about the place here that was missing before.

Keep the faith.

MysticalRain

kmick wrote: »

Are you applying in Kerry or elsewhere? Do you have experience in tech Support?

Anywhere in Ireland. I'm not in a position to emigrate unfortunately. 2-3 years in tech support.

MelonieHead

GeeNorm wrote: »

Anyway if you are a honey, your looks will help so get your face in the door not your CV.

I thought it was L Mahoney 79.

eclectichoney

OP, you might get lucky with something in retail for November / December as a lot of stores take on people for a couple of months to cover the Xmas rush. I know it would only be temporary but at least it would be something, and it would also be some retail experience to take to another job etc.

I have been lucky to have a couple of interviews lately after applying for quite a few positions (outside of my qualified area, there is absolutely nothing in that line out there at the moment, so I am focusing on retail / admin / receptionist etc.) so the only real advice I can give you is to keep applying and keep plugging away. It is difficult though as so many people apply for every job, that there will always be at least a few people with the ideal experience / background for the position. You never know though so keep the fingers crossed!

Banter Joe

MelonieHead wrote: »

I thought it was L Mahoney 79.

Me too :pac:

I've been looking for part time jobs since I finished college a few months ago but no luck so far.

GeeNorm

MelonieHead wrote: »

I thought it was L Mahoney 79.

Dammit, that makes more sense:o The inner sleaze exposed again!

ShaneScouse

Very upbeat attitude in here lol, there are very slim pickings in IT sector, I know people with years of expierance in IT and with degrees from DIT and ITT and they dont get a call back for any of the jobs they apply for.

AARRRGH

GeeNorm wrote: »

Dammit, that makes more sense:o The inner sleaze exposed again!

Haha, I read it as L Mahoney 79 as well, but looking back at the name I can see how you made the mistake!

tribulus

Perhaps not very relevant to the OP but I started a new job last month with <6 months relevant experience (baaarely relevant at all really) after graduating with a science degree last year.

I guess a large factor is the industry you work in but if it's not in too bad a shape you can find something with enough persistence.

lmahoney79

AARRRGH wrote: »

Haha, I read it as L Mahoney 79 as well, but looking back at the name I can see how you made the mistake!

It is L Mahoney 79 !!:D