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  • 09-12-2013 4:28pm
    #1
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do with myself.

    I have a tiny bit of work for the family company but it's only about 2 days every 3 weeks. I'm looking for a proper job.

    I don't really know what to look for or where to look.

    I'm fairly good with computers - excel and all that sort of thing, very basic bit of programming knowledge, decent hardware knowledge.
    I know a bit about accounting, business management that sort of thing.

    None of that is formally learned. I'm just from a techy household and I've worked for my dad's company (business management software package) on and off over the past 10 years.

    I also speak fluent french.

    I don't really know where that gets me. I'm looking for any job that doesn't deal with the public (think mild aspergers). I don't care about money or working hours all that much.

    Anyone have any advice for me?


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  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,292 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Ahh, what do you actually want to achieve with your life?


  • #3
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Ahh, what do you actually want to achieve with your life?

    At the moment the extent of my ambition is either to get a job that pays (because I don't have any money and that's just not acceptable for me anymore at the age of 24) or, if I can't find that sort of thing, at least some voluntary work or an internship/jobbridge type thing that will give me experience and get me out of the house.

    Specifically, working with people (coworkers) is ok. Just not dealing with the public.
    I've looked at places like jobs.ie or monster and it seems like, invariably, when there's a job available there that requires neither experience nor qualifications, it requires doing things like working at checkouts, calling door to door or cold calling - ie, dealing with the public.


    I don't really know where to start - I don't really know what jobs I could do. I don't know where or even if I should be handing CVs in. Maybe I should get on to a recruitment agency? Most of the ones I've looked at online seem to cater to graduates in specific industries (IT, pharmaceuticals, etc).


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