Preparing for emigrating to the UK

jimthemental

I'm giving serious thought to heading to England or Scotland but I know I will need to sort out employment fairly fast when I go over. Does anyone know about the different things I would need to sort out to try get lab work over there. Is there any kind of police clearance needed etc. Also input on the best way to find a job would be appreciated, especially from those who have done so recently.

PS If this is in the wrong section could a mod please move it.

who the fug

What sort of lab work?

jimthemental

QC Analyst jobs really, finding it tough to get experience I need here

starbelgrade

who the fug wrote: »

What sort of lab work?

A testee.

Sykk

jimthemental wrote: »

I'm giving serious thought to heading to England or Scotland but I know I will need to sort out employment fairly fast when I go over. Does anyone know about the different things I would need to sort out to try get lab work over there. Is there any kind of police clearance needed etc. Also input on the best way to find a job would be appreciated, especially from those who have done so recently.

PS If this is in the wrong section could a mod please move it.

Well Jim, my guess is you're a bit mental. If you really are then you won't mind becoming some pimps gimp, pays well I hear

starbelgrade

jimthemental wrote: »

QC Analyst jobs really, finding it tough to get experience I need here

Have you tried Abbott? They have analyst jobs advertised for their Sligo & Clonmel labs...

See here; https://jobs.brassring.com/EN/ASP/TG/cim_searchresults.asp?ref=10520107359&SID=^3MiP9WRhZ_slp_rhc_M9DteaLUokFUdEC1y7bDidqus3BwxjDVlEhrPor92v4/o2FEdhs9gBngwVHhU0t_slp_rhc_r2_C_R__L_F_8I6bM4Wpuw5X7EzIJrjVg/cTuOTKf/A=

jackiebaron

You're asking on AH about what the procedures are for getting QC Analyst lab work in the UK??

who the fug

jimthemental wrote: »

QC Analyst jobs really, finding it tough to get experience I need here

I do know the Crime labs take a bit of time.

Get a NI number first, and keep sending you CV out

Donkey Oaty

jimthemental wrote: »

PS If this is in the wrong section could a mod please move it.

So, it's research work you are interested in....?

jimthemental

jackiebaron wrote: »

You're asking on AH about what the procedures are for getting QC Analyst lab work in the UK??

Ya sorry, where should I be posting this, I only really started using boards last week

FreudianSlippers

Just move there and sell your plasma and/or semen.

jimthemental

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

So, it's research work you are interested in....?

Not really, research usually involves phd and that sort of thing, I want run of the mill quality control lab work. Did a bit a few years ago and twas good but since I graduated I haven't been able to get foot in the door anywhere. I thought this thread could be useful as there are a lot of people I know wondering about this kind of thing at present

mikemac

Have you a national insurance number yet?

starbelgrade

OisinT wrote: »

Just move there and sell your plasma and/or semen.

I only produce semen. In fact, I don't know anyone who produces plasma.

jimthemental

OisinT wrote: »

Just move there and sell your plasma and/or semen.

Already posting over loads!

jimthemental

feelingstressed wrote: »

Have you a national insurance number yet?

No, that's the kind of thing I was hoping I'd hear about, is that like social security number?

starlit

There is a work and jobs section on boards OP. Have you tried Abbott?
Scotland is a nice spot in particular Glasgow and Edinburgh!

jimthemental

snuggles285 wrote: »

There is a work and jobs section on boards OP. Have you tried Abbott?
Scotland is a nice spot in particular Glasgow and Edinburgh!

Haven't tried abbott lately, I'll give a look at the site after work, thanks. Just saw the work section there now, haven't a notion on how to delete or move this thread though

FreudianSlippers

starbelgrade wrote: »

I only produce semen. In fact, I don't know anyone who produces plasma.

lol I can't tell if you're being serious or not :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_plasma

PS: just unbanned and postwhoring like a mofo.

Donkey Oaty

Lots of basic but useful info here, Jim.

mikemac

jimthemental wrote: »

No, that's the kind of thing I was hoping I'd hear about, is that like social security number?

Are you American?

Well if you do work in Ireland it's the same as your PPS number, formally called an RSI number

saltcoats

if you are moving to the uk to work in a Lab i'm pretty sure they would expect you to have experience already unless you are a special kind of rat (Albino springs to mind) or a Beagle who smokes 40 a day or maybe a lipstick wearing rabbit.
seriously if you need to ask on Boards for advice on this subject are you sure you are mature enough to be going abroad. and thee work situation over there is as crap as it is here.

jimthemental

feelingstressed wrote: »

Are you American?

Well if you do work in Ireland it's the same as your PPS number, formally called an RSI number

Thanks, couldn't remember it was called PPS here

jimthemental

saltcoats wrote: »

if you are moving to the uk to work in a Lab i'm pretty sure they would expect you to have experience already unless you are a special kind of rat (Albino springs to mind) or a Beagle who smokes 40 a day or maybe a lipstick wearing rabbit.
seriously if you need to ask on Boards for advice on this subject are you sure you are mature enough to be going abroad. and thee work situation over there is as crap as it is here.

Only started giving thought to it last week, I have some applications done and have some feedback got too. I realise they are looking for experience and I have some but not much compared to people who have got other jobs ahead of me here. tbh I want to get some use from my BSc and get more experience, it's fairly intense trying to get something here and I have heard that the situation is different over there. It might not be but it's no harm trying to find out. I am looking for info elsewhere too and was just curious as to what people on boards had to say. Again sorry about the poor choice in where to put this thread.

jackiebaron

snuggles285 wrote: »

There is a work and jobs section on boards OP. Have you tried Abbott?
Scotland is a nice spot in particular Glasgow and Edinburgh!

What's Abbott?

jackiebaron

OP,

Why not get a list of every single university in the UK and then go to their websites and then fire off an email to some bod in their Sciences Department asking for what's the best way to get into this field. Surely some of them will know all the gear about being lab techies etc. out in the real world as well as acedemia and will send you back a load of pointers.

Also
www.jobserve.com

and

Labmed Recruitment Ltd

jimthemental

Thats a good one thanks, I've been on a few of the sites too.

I suppose if I contact the universities it will give back a lot of info.

I have enough to be going on now thanks everyone.

jimthemental

jackiebaron wrote: »

What's Abbott?

Abbott Laboratories, pharma company

starbelgrade

jimthemental wrote: »

Haven't tried abbott lately, I'll give a look at the site after work, thanks. Just saw the work section there now, haven't a notion on how to delete or move this thread though

I posted a link on Page 1 to analyst jobs with Abbott on Sligo & Tipp.

Stinicker

http://www.migrantproject.ie/emigrating_from_ireland_uk.htm

Should help you, best of luck buddy, I hope things work out better there than what we are faced with here.

jimthemental

Stinicker wrote: »

http://www.migrantproject.ie/emigrating_from_ireland_uk.htm

Should help you, best of luck buddy, I hope things work out better there than what we are faced with here.

Thanks for that. Surprised I haven't heard of this before.