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Trying to return to work

  • 21-02-2019 10:46am
    #1
    El_Bee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭


    Currently in second year of a course that is supposed to "guarantee" employment as it's a high demand industry, also doing a night course to supplement that, but I have no work recent references (the last one was for a menial minimum wage job) and a spotty employment record. How can I mitigate these factors?


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  • #2
    OMM 0000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    How old are you?

    What is the high demand industry?


  • #3
    furrybones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 961 ✭✭✭furrybones


    El_Bee wrote: »
    Currently in second year of a course that is supposed to "guarantee" employment as it's a high demand industry, also doing a night course to supplement that, but I have no work recent references (the last one was for a menial minimum wage job) and a spotty employment record. How can I mitigate these factors?


    I'm in a similar situation. Raised my littles and now it's time to get back into the rat race. I am also in year 2 of a 4 year degree and I have done some refresher computer/app courses. I've applied for many positions but never hear back.

    So, I've started doing volunteer work while I'm job hunting. This gives me up-to-date working experience for my CV, and I'm helping a great cause with everything from admin to fund raising.

    "Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts"



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