I'm broke! - How do I get some short term Income?

bigbadbear

So I'm currently on the dole and I'm applying for loads of jobs on the FÁS jobseekers website. So I've told myself that beggars can't be choosers and I'm applying for "crappy" unskilled jobs (the ones "Irish people don't want anymore"(Quote:Irish Government, 2006)) The problem is I can't get any job at all. I am still yet to receive a single reply even with bad news!

I have a degree and some experience as an engineer. I'm actually thinking of removing this from my CV as maybe I'm 'over qualified' for some positions.
Should I take my degree out of my CV to look 'more suited' to the unskilled jobs??

I am starting to go mad without a job and money so I'm hoping some boardsies can whip out the creative thinking.
There has to be somewhere that I can get money for some backbreaking labour or something?
Does anyone know of a place that has a high turn over of staff that i could barge by way through the door?
I'm thinking of buying a lawnmower and going around cutting grass etc. (I have no garden so the lawnmower might be a bit expensive for the short term)

Thanks in advance!

Mimojo

bigbadbear wrote: »

So I'm currently on the dole and I'm applying for loads of jobs on the FÁS jobseekers website. So I've told myself that beggars can't be choosers and I'm applying for "crappy" unskilled jobs (the ones "Irish people don't want anymore"(Quote:Irish Government, 2006)) The problem is I can't get any job at all. I am still yet to receive a single reply even with bad news!

I have a degree and some experience as an engineer. I'm actually thinking of removing this from my CV as maybe I'm 'over qualified' for some positions.
Should I take my degree out of my CV to look 'more suited' to the unskilled jobs??

I am starting to go mad without a job and money so I'm hoping some boardsies can whip out the creative thinking.
There has to be somewhere that I can get money for some backbreaking labour or something?
Does anyone know of a place that has a high turn over of staff that i could barge by way through the door?
I'm thinking of buying a lawnmower and going around cutting grass etc. (I have no garden so the lawnmower might be a bit expensive for the short term)

Thanks in advance!

Hi bbb, I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!

I was a planner, and was let go due to the recession, and was unemployed for the past 6 months. I was applying for tonnes of jobs on fas.ie and not getting any reply at all. I had a long CV, and a longist cover letter that I tailored to suit jobs I was applying for, mainly clerical and shop jobs.

I was getting nowhere, so I cut a lot of my CV, I did leave my education history but cut it way down, and the two jobs I had in planning I just had a couple of lines and used what was only useful to the job I was applying for. In the cover letter I cut it way down, and just did a very short paragraph saying what my skills were relevant to the job I was applying for, and what my relevant previous experience was. So I started sending those out over a month ago, and got 2 interviews the same week, and took one of the jobs. Yes I am way overqualified, but hey it’s a bit of extra cash and lovely to be working again.

It is really tough out there, but I think that it def helped cutting back the cv and cover letter, just give the employer what they want to hear.

Coming into the summer season there must be some seasonal work going in bars,cafes etc. Why not go to the yellow pages, make a list of all such businesses that you could reasonably drive to and send them your cv? It really cant hurt. Businesses may not have gotten around to advertising yet, and if your cv gets in there at the right time hopefully something may come of it

bigbadbear

Yeah good idea. I think going around to businesses is a good plan. We know nepotism is rife in this country so I'd say seeing somebody face to face is probably better than sending a CV as the best man for the job. I'll make a list and get up early tomorrow.