I've spent the whole fucking day job searching.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:06, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

got your eye on anything good?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:08, Reply)

I'm applying for loads of stuff.
I'd like to get back into my last line of work but more on the community side, but that's going to be tricky. So I've just applied for a job locally as a benefits adviser, which is where I started out in life.

The wheel turns...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:09, Reply)

good luck, then

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:12, Reply)

For some reason it's a temporary agency job
but for all intents and purposes appears to be based in my local office, where I started working over twenty years ago. Also the pay is far, far better than I was ever paid in that role, like twice as much money. This latter part can only be a good thing.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:17, Reply)

are there people there who would remember you?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:21, Reply)

Yes, several of them have interviewed me when I've been to sign on.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:31, Reply)

Will that go against you?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:33, Reply)

I was assuming it was a good thing
it is, isn't it?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:34, Reply)

Yeah, they've all been very friendly and chatty.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:35, Reply)

I should think they'd be relieved to have someone who knows what the fuck they're doing, frankly.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:34, Reply)

Haha.
I imagine so. Bonkers it's through an agency when they have your details on file!

A commission the tax payer need not have paid.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:37, Reply)

That's what I thought.
The hourly rate is just under £16 an hour, which means the annual salary is around the £30k mark. frankly I wouldn't turn that down.

Last time I worked there, if anything suitable came in we'd be on the phone to clients we thought might be interested. This doesn't appear to be the case now, which is a bit shit because even with the best will in the world, there's going to be some stuff you miss until it's too late. Their vacancy database doesn't seem to be properly synched with the Direct.Gov one either, I got details of a job last week and it's nowhere to be found on Direct.Gov site.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:41, Reply)

It strikes me as a bit lazy.
They can't match an internal vacancy to a punter.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:43, Reply)

A punter
who has eleven years experience of doing the exact same fucking job that's being advertised.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:44, Reply)

You should ask who the recruiting
Manager is when you are next in there.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:45, Reply)

then take his/her job

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:46, Reply)

I was thinking more from the point of view of introducing himself so they'll be on the lookout for his application. But your method is also good.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:52, Reply)

Once you get back in the work game
You'll probably find you get inundated with offers.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:13, Reply)

I wouldn't be at all surprised, frankly.
It's the getting back into the work game that's the sticking point at the minute.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 9 Jan 2012, 18:15, Reply)