Office work

TheMilkyPirate

This is an extremely vague question I am aware; but how would I go about getting a start in office work? I currently work in a warehouse but years of physical work will begin to take their toll soon and the small bits of work I do in an office in my current job I love.

I'm computer literate, have always used computers since I was a kid and I know my way around them and I can build them. My typing isn't great but with practice I could improve it easily. I would assume having a good knowledge of the office suite would be important?

I'm a 30 year old male and I'm a low income earner at about 29k a year but I'm very comfortable at that and enjoy my life not being stressed with work.

I'm nearly sure I seen a similar thread last year but I have searched twice now and can't find it.

doc22

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

This is an extremely vague question I am aware; but how would I go about getting a start in office work? I currently work in a warehouse but years of physical work will begin to take their toll soon and the small bits of work I do in an office in my current job I love.

I'm computer literate, have always used computers since I was a kid and I know my way around them and I can build them. My typing isn't great but with practice I could improve it easily. I would assume having a good knowledge of the office suite would be important?

I'm a 30 year old male and I'm a low income earner at about 29k a year but I'm very comfortable at that and enjoy my life not being stressed with work.

I'm nearly sure I seen a similar thread last year but I have searched twice now and can't find it.

If in dublin a Clerical civil service position shouldn't be to hard to get but you could be placed anywhere

TheMilkyPirate

doc22 wrote: »

If in dublin a Clerical civil service position shouldn't be to hard to get but you could be placed anywhere

Not in Dublin unfortunately I'm in Wexford. Fast typing and good knowledge of office would be enough for an administrative roll would it? Any other roles I should look out for

CivilCybil

Really you would probably need to have some formal qualification to get into office work. A computer course or a typing course.
Another option is to get into something like a call centre as an entry level position.
Money is crap, work is crap but it'll give you experience to hopefully move into an office.

Other options are entry level positions such as clerical officer in the civil service or an apprenticeship/internship in something like insurance.

2 fast

Do a qqi course in business administration?

Apply for an entry level data entry job, would pay a lot less than you are currently on though but you'll build it up with experience.

There is plenty of companies around Wexford.

Clerical officer jobs with public services.

Best of luck!

Aine1981

Heya, have a chat to any local recruitment agencies they may have something on the books. You never know. Get an ECDL or computer course on your CV. The call centre mentioned above is a good idea. Just to get it on your CV.. Some of these call centres are big name companies and always look good to have. Keep an eye on PublicJobs.ie for any clerical positions. Best of luck.

Dafterss

Do some free coding classes like khan
A few friends did open University degrees

TheMilkyPirate

Thanks for all the replies, Currently in the process of saving for/buying a house so taking a course is a very appealing option for me. There is a level 5 business admin course on theopencollege so I think I'm going to go ahead and enroll for that and see where I find myself then.

https://www.theopencollege.com/courses/qqi-business-and-management-courses/business-administration-5n1610-fetac-level-5/

2 fast

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies, Currently in the process of saving for/buying a house so taking a course is a very appealing option for me. There is a level 5 business admin course on theopencollege so I think I'm going to go ahead and enroll for that and see where I find myself then.

https://www.theopencollege.com/courses/qqi-business-and-management-courses/business-administration-5n1610-fetac-level-5/

Thats brilliant. Best of luck with it all

brownbinman

check up springboard. Load of free courses which might help. Part time courses be ideal as you could still work

It'll help your chances of moving careers

Best of luck

begbysback

You could pick up a software testing role easy enough if you obtained a couple of basic computer certificates. Speed of typing is irrelevant in office jobs unless your role includes writing documents.

Start off with a temporary clerical contract with the likes of CPL recruitment or similar, often permanent jobs come up internally in the organisation you are placed with that you could apply for, it's much easier to get a contract job and you would be getting experience.

mouton

There are many certified courses available to take for free online with Universal Class via public libraries. The Microsoft Office courses might be a good place to start but you'll see there are lots of course options in the Office Skills section. It's also a low stakes way to try out different areas of work to get a feel for what you might like to pursue further.

I can't post a link as I'm a new user but if you google wexford library universal class you'll find it.

Good luck!