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Moving To/Living In London Megathread - ALL QUESTIONS TO GO HERE
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It depends on the job. For many roles showing you've international experience and a willing to grow yourself is far stronger than someone from Abbingdon or Didcot looking for a job within commuting distance from their Mammy.
My first job in UK came from a recruiter calling me 30 minutes after me applying for a job on-line, arranging an interview within 1 week and signing a few days later. having an address outside the UK made no (negative) impact on that!
And lastly on your highlighted point - why lie?
When was that?
Your reasoning seems a bit silly to me, tbh. I'm not sure many employers would discriminate against someone for being local or make assumptions about being within commuting distance from their Mammy.
If you have a standout CV and bags more experience than any other candidate, then yes, they may well call you for interview anyway. If (more likely) you're on a par with other candidates, I highly doubt a foreign address on your CV, showing you're not actually in the country, would do anything but hinder your chances. I've had three interviews in the last week and every one of them has been extremely short notice. As I'm in the London area, I just had to hop on a train, but I doubt I'd have been able to get flights at that short notice. They may well not have even invited me to interview because it would have been too much hassle.0 -
When was that?
Your reasoning seems a bit silly to me, tbh. I'm not sure many employers would discriminate against someone for being local or make assumptions about being within commuting distance from their Mammy.
If you have a standout CV and bags more experience than any other candidate, then yes, they may well call you for interview anyway. If (more likely) you're on a par with other candidates, I highly doubt a foreign address on your CV, showing you're not actually in the country, would do anything but hinder your chances. I've had three interviews in the last week and every one of them has been extremely short notice. As I'm in the London area, I just had to hop on a train, but I doubt I'd have been able to get flights at that short notice. They may well not have even invited me to interview because it would have been too much hassle.
August 2011.
My first job as a graduate you would not even have been considered had you not spent a reasonable amount of time living/working/studying outside your native country. That particularly was disadvantageous to the locals but they were the requirements. Lot's of places want a global multicultural workforce, especially in a HQ.
I'm not sure why you're trying to convince people to lie on their CV though :S
Surely honesty is the best option? It'll be found out in the end anyway. When this recruiter rings you up and you're in Dublin when you've said you're in Camberwell, what happens when he asks you to meet for a coffee that evening after work for a chat over your CV? Seems foolish to me.0 -
August 2011.
My first job as a graduate you would not even have been considered had you not spent a reasonable amount of time living/working/studying outside your native country. That particularly was disadvantageous to the locals but they were the requirements. Lot's of places want a global multicultural workforce, especially in a HQ.
I'm not sure why you're trying to convince people to lie on their CV though :S
Surely honesty is the best option? It'll be found out in the end anyway. When this recruiter rings you up and you're in Dublin when you've said you're in Camberwell, what happens when he asks you to meet for a coffee that evening after work for a chat over your CV? Seems foolish to me.
It's hardly crime of the century if you put a mate's address down, especially if you'll likely be staying there for the first few days in London anyway. If the recruiter rings you up and asks to meet the same day, just say you can't make it, but is tomorrow OK?
In my experience, no, honesty is often not the best policy when it comes to stuff like this. I don't mean lie about your qualifications etc., but give the recruiter the impression you're already in the UK? Sure.0 -
It's hardly crime of the century if you put a mate's address down, especially if you'll likely be staying there for the first few days in London anyway. If the recruiter rings you up and asks to meet the same day, just say you can't make it, but is tomorrow OK?
In my experience, no, honesty is often not the best policy when it comes to stuff like this. I don't mean lie about your qualifications etc., but give the recruiter the impression you're already in the UK? Sure.
Seems a bizarre choice to me to lie on your cv. but there you go, folks be different. Like I said however, I couldn't have had the career I have had I not lived in multiple countries, it was a requirement for my first place and a definite benefit in those since. Probably wouldn't matter for some other jobs but that's why I said "it depends".
Best of luck seachto7 on the job hunt, but I'd look first at the cv and experience before considering a country preference was anything to do with the rejections. If you'd like I could give you cv help by pm or just simple feedback.0 -
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Here's another thing I was thinking about. I could put down a mates address in London for example. I could put down an Irish number and if they ring me I could say I was in Ireland for the summer or for a few weeks. (I'm not sure!)
What if they assumed: "Ok, he's got a UK address", they ring me up, I say I am In Ireland with family, but can come over for the interview, I head over, do the interview, get the job, and it then transpires I have no national insurance number.
If I have an address in the UK, would that mean I'd *have* to have a national insurance number?
They would then know I bullsh*ted them with the address....
Why wouldn't you just get a UK SIM?
No, you don't need a national insurance number to have a UK address. You can always say you haven't been over long just haven't applied yet because you were getting settled.A year or so ago, I applied for some jobs in London (online marketing), and got a few calls within a day or so of applying. I did phone interviews first, then I headed over for one interview. I was in the centre of London, and they were still unsure of me! "I get the impression you just want to move over to London more than anything else. Do you really want to come here?" Well, I came over for the interview didn't I!
They were right! I didn't really want the job, but at the time, I did want to move to London.
Now I've been back to college for a year, I do *really* want to get out of dodge. I was a mature student going back, so won't be dicking around if I make the effort to go across the water.
Exactly, they were right. Point made. So many people timewasting because they want to see if they'd get jobs in London if they applied, or they just want to get any old job in London and will jack it in when they find what they really want, or have no idea what London is actually like and end up going home after 2 weeks when they realise how expensive/crowded/whatever it is.
This is all exactly why a UK address is preferable.0 -
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