Jobsbridge

PTH2009

hi im out of college (got my Higher Cert Qulification) and am thinking of starting a jobsbridge job in an office environment but i am a bit scared looking at all the reviews of the jobs.

Are they worth it, would it be good on your CV and are they hard to get into

I also have a FETAC (seems useless) Cert in Office Administration so that would be a bit of an advantage.

The thing is i have a part time job which is about 20 hours a week but it is mostly night time evening work

Mossess

What do you want to be doing in 10 years? Will the Jobsbridge help you achieve that?

Esoteric_

PTH2009 wrote: »

hi im out of college (got my Higher Cert Qulification) and am thinking of starting a jobsbridge job in an office environment but i am a bit scared looking at all the reviews of the jobs.

Are they worth it, would it be good on your CV and are they hard to get into

I also have a FETAC (seems useless) Cert in Office Administration so that would be a bit of an advantage.

The thing is i have a part time job which is about 20 hours a week but it is mostly night time evening work

You have to be on a job seeker's payment for three months to qualify for Jobbridge, so because you're working, you don't qualify.

PTH2009

Mossess wrote: »

What do you want to be doing in 10 years? Will the Jobsbridge help you achieve that?

I want a job working in an office or a electronics salesman (the sector is so hard to get into) so jobsbridge would benefit me

PTH2009

Esoteric_ wrote: »

You have to be on a job seeker's payment for three months to qualify for Jobbridge, so because you're working, you don't qualify.

Im on X'sand O's or whatever its called

Mossess

PTH2009 wrote: »

I want a job working in an office or a electronics salesman (the sector is so hard to get into) so jobsbridge would benefit me

Then go for it. Don't let anything stand in your way. But, would another option be to go back to college? Complete a degree? Hard work, but you will have it under your belt for life.

o1s1n

Try to get a foot in the door in a big IT company through a vendor like IT Alliance, Arvato etc. It's bottom rung stuff, but a good start. (and you'll actually get paid, unlike that jobbridge crap)

PTH2009

Mossess wrote: »

Then go for it. Don't let anything stand in your way. But, would another option be to go back to college? Complete a degree? Hard work, but you will have it under your belt for life.

It is an opition but i perfer working than sitting in a classroom. When i finished in may i decided to take a year out of college but i didnt think taking a year out would be so hard. Days go so slow

Mossess

In the long run a cert may get you started in a company, but a degree will get you started at a higher level and allow you better flexibility in the future to change company. The reality is that more and more people have degrees and when an employer gets a bunch of CVs on his desk the first thing he is going to do if look for some way to reduce the pile. Removing those without a degree is the first step. Sorry for going on about it, but from what I gather your in a great position for going back, you have no loans, kids, etc. Now is the time to do it.
Other than that, I'd say go for what you want. If you want to get into IT sales go for it. Phone up all the big retailers, tell them you want to do an internship. Work for them for free for 6 months.

Mossess

Mossess wrote: »

In the long run a cert may get you started in a company, but a degree will get you started at a higher level and allow you better flexibility in the future to change company. The reality is that more and more people have degrees and when an employer gets a bunch of CVs on his desk the first thing he is going to do if look for some way to reduce the pile. Removing those without a degree is the first step. Sorry for going on about it, but from what I gather your in a great position for going back, you have no loans, kids, etc. Now is the time to do it.
Other than that, I'd say go for what you want. If you want to get into IT sales go for it. Phone up all the big retailers, tell them you want to do an internship. Work for them for free for 6 months.

Just to clarify, by retailers I mean the likes of HP, IBM and Unity. Not Currys or PC World.

xprnc

PTH2009 wrote: »

I want a job working in an office or a electronics salesman (the sector is so hard to get into) so jobsbridge would benefit me

If you're not eligible for JobBridge, there are other irish websites that are offering several internships (part-time, short term, etc.).

Also, some big companies such as HP, Intel, Microsoft, etc. offer their internship programmes, and are hiring now.

Hope this helps!

Handsome Bob

They are worth doing, but you're really hoping to be taken on by your host organisation at the end of it. Otherwise, in the grand scheme of things, you're fighting an uphill struggle trying to get a job with 9 months unpaid experience.

Alas, there's not a lot of alternatives coming straight out of uni.