If you are 27/28

mariaalice wrote: »

I disagree....my oldest daughter had a job at 15 and by the time she was 18 she had a choice of jobs, when she graduated as a nurse she had a choice of permanent jobs in Ireland if she wanted that would not happen for a nursing graduate today. My youngest daughter found it almost impossible to get a job and was 19 before she had her first part time job it seems to be very hard for her male friends of the same age to get part time work it was not like that a few years ago.

Will this be the 19 year olds first part time job? When was her last job? What's the gap like in her CV?

If somebody isn't hired, it has a lot to do with their technique in trying to find work. I've worked with some people involved in the interview process and have been involved in recruiting myself.

People look at their CV and think they need to make themselves seem a certain way like Oh if I say I play football and Rugby they'll think I'm a team player. WRONG! If you say that then they'll think this person will want certain days off to go play matches.

o1s1n wrote: »

Ye wha?

So the hobbies section should just say =

'Loves processing excel worksheets and coding'

Seeing people are involved in social activities when hiring for say, an open plan office job for example, is always good. I'd hire someone who wrote that over something boring and obviously untrue any day.

Reading, Drawing, Photography with something else like video games or movies thrown in to show you are a bit grounded so you won't think the job is below you. Also mentioning sporting achievements from your youth is good. Mentioning working in groups whilst in college. But most importantly no real gaps in the CV, At least one job that you stuck for 2 years or more to show you give a damn. Also best asking for the manager and giving them the CV, show you have confidence and are personal.

Dudess wrote: »

What did you spend all your money on? I managed fine in Dublin not having to work that many part-time hours.

living...in my final year I didn't do anything but work and work on my project. I'd say I drank 3 times that year. My rent was 65 a week I think or 67.50...I was sharing a room. Transportation to get to and from work since college and work were opposite sides of the city cost about 30 a week or something like that back then. Although looking at the Bus Eireann winter saver thing this past year it's not much different now. What a Joke!

Between Food, rent, heating oil, transportation and electricity for the year. That was all my money. I was making small payments on the loan I took out. I had to buy a laptop for my course in my second year that took a chunk because laptops were a bit more expensive back then. I needed something I could bring to and from college. I was the only one in first year that didn't have one. I bought 2 video games a year for sanity. Always around November but got a discount when I was in the toy store. I honestly didn't spend on luxuries and couldn't afford it. I was making 7 something an hour

The worst of it was after college. Right after I cleared my own loan my mother came to me in tears asking for money so I took out a 10k euro loan to help them out. So was resigned to finding an even cheaper room, was paying 50 a week for a room that had no windows and was basically a storage room changed into a bedroom...I didn't get to go on a holiday of my own until I was 25. Things got a lot better for me though...I hated college and those few years. They were very tough.

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

It certainly did work out well for me. I'm 27, good part time work right through college, 27 hours a week at over a tenner an hour, was able to buy a car and learn to drive. Qualified from college and got decent job, moved out. Job went tits up after 2 years, easily got another, moved to sweet apartment with partner, bought BMW, saved some cash. Second job imploded, bailed out to New Zealand, having a great time over here, making loads of money, enjoying winter days that are warmer than most summer days at home

I think I might just hate you!

longhalloween wrote: »

Id say at 23 Im in the lucjiest bracket. Had plenty of part time work in school, was in college when the recession was worst, too young to buy a house, have no wife kids loans or mortgage. Now i am getting a relevant degree and next year ill graduate. Probably have no problem getting a decent job either here or in the US. Thing are coming up millhouse!!

That's one good thing. I know a few people who bought houses very young. At least with my run of bad luck it meant I couldn't afford to even think of getting a house. Now I'm making 6 figures a year and everything is coming up Millhouse! I'm living in a 1 bed luxury apartment in Scottsdale, Arizona. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

I'm 27(28 in september). I work part time and bought my own house at a fairly affordable price in early 2008.

I’m 27. I don’t think I’m in the worst age bracket when it comes to the recession, but certainly not the best either. The main advantage to me was affordable college registration fees.

BUT I feel I was never old enough to directly benefit from the free flow of money during boom times. I certainly wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth like the celtic tiger babies. We weren’t really poor, but we didn’t have money to burn. Hand-me-downs and no holidays was the norm, as I’m sure it was for most people born in the 80s. By the time the celtic tiger was roaring, I was in secondary school/college. I was lucky that I was able to live with my parents who didn’t demand any money off me for rent/bills/food and I was able to find work over the summer so that I didn’t have to ask my parents for money directly during the academic years. I never took out a loan or spent frivolously or beyond my means.

I graduated in 2007, but it was clear at that stage that a recession was looming. I decided to go for a postgrad to build up my qualifications (paid a stipend equivalent to minimum wage and contributed financially to the household before anybody lays into me for living off mammy and daddy). I thought it would help me get a job when I was done and naively thought the worst of the recession would be over after a few years… this was before any talk of a bailout.

Now I’m fully qualified and luckily found work after just a few month of searching. But the nature of my work these days is temporary contracts with little chance of renewal, so in the new year I’ll likely be unemployed again. During my school years the government was really pushing people to study in the area I’m in, making out that people were crying out for qualified people in this sector. That’s not the case anymore. The competition is just getting worse and worse in recent years and won’t be getting better any time soon. Emigration isn’t really an option for me, except as a very last resort. While I’m not tied down by a mortgage myself, unfortunately my OH is. So unless I want to abandon the OH I won’t be going down that road any time soon…

Sorry for the essay :P But I think everyone has it bad in different ways. Some obviously have it a lot worse than others. None of us have it easy though. The grass is always greener and all that…
- Older generations: got on the property market during the worst times, but at least had the benefit of plenty of work opportunities that should help them find employment these days.
- Younger generations: Celtic tiger babies who had an easy/spoilt childhood, but likely having to emigrate for work these days or struggle to find a job here with little/no work experience under their belt. And postgrads are getting more and more competitive these days too.
- Babies being born right now or over the coming years: Probably have it the worst. Never benefited from the celtic tiger directly or indirectly, will have a tough childhood and will have to pay the price in taxes etc for the rest of their lives if they choose to stay in Ireland.

Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Disagree, these people were 22 when the boom ended. Just barely finished college and broke as a result. :rolleyes: I think people in the 35ish bracket got the best but they blew it....they blew it!

Not all of us. I started work in 2002 (did various courses after school as I was unsure what I wanted to do). I worked retail for 10 years... so not exactly earning megabucks. Wanted to buy a house in 2008 but we realized prices were unrealistic so we bought an apartment in the other halfs country as a long long term investment. By 2011 prices were much more realistic and so we bought a modest home.

All the while we were both very fortunate to keep our jobs.... so there has been some element of luck I suppose.