Jobs

[stegzy]

Like hens teeth, jobs in Barnsley are few and far between. Despite the recruitment agencies' hordings and placards declaring "Opportunities available now" every single one I've visited has resulted in "Just leave us your CV, we're a bit quiet at the moment because of the down turn".

This amuses and puzzles me. I have never had success through recruitment agencies. Never. Well, ok maybe once, but that ended in disaster.

Looking back:

3 jobs by visits
2 jobs by being in the right place at the right time
2 jobs advertised in Liverpool Echo
2 jobs via Job Centre
1 job via internal notices.

I don't know why I find it so hard to get a job. Perhaps it is my face. Perhaps my face says "Don't give him a job". Next week I am lowering my standards and going for whatever I can get.

Comments

[zoefruitcake]

you are trying to get work at one of the worst times during our lifetime, it's not your face not fitting, it's just no vacancies for faces of any kind. I guess by your record that means that pounding the pavements and reading the papers is probably the way to go. Good luck

[aladdin_sane]

it's the island. Go back to the island. It's your destiny!