Root
Member
Registered: 28th Dec 08
User status: Offline
|
what's your job and how did you get it? (eg: qualifications, knew the boss or a lucky applicant?)
would be interesting to know what most you do as a daytime job to fund all these awesome projects.
I deliver pizzas...so I'd be suprised if anyone has a worst job
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
I'm a PhD student/bum. I got the 'job' because a prof at my uni liked an idea of mine 
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
I work for Ford doing numerous things, got the job by applying (have experience in doing what I do) applied for it last year but it had allready gone, applied this time around and got it.
|
Seany
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
User status: Offline
|
sub sea insulation technician, got transfered from my old job. loving it tbh
edited for drunken spelling
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by Seany]
|
Lynny
Member
Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
User status: Offline
|
Police officer, got the job after the long, hard recruitment process! And I love it, actually is the best job ever!
|
bigboykarl
Member
Registered: 19th May 09
Location: South Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
controller executive taxi company...was a despatch rider,then a controller for despatch riders... my boss at the time asked me to take over the car side as the staff at the time had made a mess ,sorted it and worked there a further 8 years before moving companys
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by bigboykarl]
|
Rich H
Member
Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
Self employed; run my own mobile valeting & detailing business.
|
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member
Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
machine setter for a shot peening company - knew someone who worked there
|
C2RL R
Member
Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
User status: Offline
|
electrical engineer, did a year at college after school doing electrical installation. 2 managers from my firm came down to our college and asked the tutor for the 2 best lads to come for a week long trial. 2 of us went and i got the job. they paid for the next 6 years of my education and i'm still there now after 10 years.
|
Matt L
Member
Registered: 17th Apr 06
User status: Offline
|
Accountant, joined during my second year of AAT now finished that and started onto ACCA, applied for a job that wasnt even gonig he asked me in for an interview and he offered me a job there and then
|
Kano
Member
Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
User status: Offline
|
Roadside Mechanic for Green Flag.. Work for a local company with 2 of us employed to do breakdowns and accidents, used to race xc for my now boss's cycling team and my best mate works for him aswell so had a foot in the door already.
Good money and spend most of my day sat on my arse watching tv at home till a job comes in..
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by Kano]
|
All Torque
Member
Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
User status: Offline
|
Tesco.
They hire anybody.
|
Neo
Member
Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
IT Project and Accounts Manager - Worked way up through different companies.
|
JadeM
Premium Member
Registered: 9th Feb 06
User status: Offline
|
Work as a SORG officer with West Lothian Council. Applied for a job as a clerical assistant with them after seeing it advertised on their website. Was there a few months when I was offered a promotion to SORG officer, which almost doubled my salary 
That all being said, the council are in a bad way as far a fiances are concerned - there budget has been drastically cut by central government so they're having to make massive savings/job cuts etc in the next financial year and beyond. They've put a halt on all recruitment, not replacing staff who leave and are currently doing job evaluations to see what further cuts can be made ........................ 
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by JadeM]
|
daymoon
Premium Member
Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Order picker... picking orders 3 days a week for Sainsburys... alright money for a student. was looking for a job after a-level exams and this was advertised in Job Centre plus.... i called, went for "interview" and got the job... aswell as about 30 odd other people... Work there since June, and don't think i will quit...
|
C2RL R
Member
Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
User status: Offline
|
what's does SORG stand for Jade?
|
AlunJ
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
User status: Offline
|
I'm a train dispatcher for arriva trains, as in the bloke with the white bat who sends the trains on their way. It's not too exciting tbh but it's a foot in the door to becoming a driver one day
|
JadeM
Premium Member
Registered: 9th Feb 06
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
what's does SORG stand for Jade?
I work for the Senior Officer Review Group - (SORG) assessing children with special needs I put on my CV that Colin falls into that category and I've coped with him for over 4 years, so I think that helped me get the job tbh
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by JadeM]
|
C2RL R
Member
Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
User status: Offline
|
quality
|
mantamark
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
User status: Offline
|
Emissions Tester.
Basically, i test all the huge stacks like at power stations, cement sites and so on, to see what they are emitting to the atmosphere.
Fun job, get to see the country, get decent digs, food & drinks paid for, good overtime too.
My aunty was working in admin & told me there was a job going, at the time i'd been jobless for 6mths, went in, got the job. that was 2003, still here, still going strong.
Can be a pain in shitty weather (ie, all the time) but some of the jobs are super cushy, so it levels out really.
Pay is going up as we have new exams in now, its an industry standard thing, so pay should be on the up soon.
|
shaunmods
Premium Member
Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
User status: Offline
|
I work for Sports Direct part time around college. My mate told me they were having an open day so I turned up, turned out it was invite only...oops Managed to blag an interview and got the job
|
chrisd1983
Member
Registered: 15th Dec 06
Location: Chester & Weymouth
User status: Offline
|
I'm an Electrical Engineer, they approached me when I was working for BMW in Cowley and there paying me to
finish my degree. Hopefully get a big payrise when I'm finished - if not I'm gone!!
|
Nath
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
User status: Offline
|
Service Engineer/Technician for Leica Geosystems.
Applied for the job after seeing it in the paper.
Then got it.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
Geek for Gamestations contact centre. I take calls from all the fan boys that reside in Geek Day. Applied through agency.
[Edited on 22-11-2009 by Marc]
|
Cosmo
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
User status: Offline
|
Self employed - basically all the business side of the family business which is 5 bridal shops and a womenwear shop.
Left Uni and was applying for jobs. My mum and sister already had one shop open, my Dad was on gardening leave after selling his other business so they asked if I wanted to join them and expand rapidly expand it. So I did - mainly as its first hand experience of running my own business so I can then go out on my own with the ideas Ive got.
I expect I'll continue working hands on for the next 6-12 months and then most of my daily duties will be passed to a central team and I'll be free at last.
|
