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Working It Out : Career's Advice ™/ Text / Diana Nortey 13th August 2008 You’re staring in the display window of JD, or Topshop. You look in your wallet--empty. Summer time is here and how else are you going to get those fresh trainers? Three words: Get a job. It’s back to edit that CV you abandoned on your computer; and then venture out to the West end and in your area. There’s an easier and quicker way to look for jobs without leaving your doorstep. If you didn’t know already, there are many sites on the web that allow you to make up a CV, and have it stored online. The whole CV making process takes about 10-15 minutes, whereas the actual application, 1-2 minutes. It’s that quick! The right site Just Jobs 4 students is a job searching site specialising in looking for jobs for students, whether it’s temporary work, permanent work, seasonal jobs, and part time jobs. This site allows you to create a CV, and use it for online applications. What you do on it is simple: you search for a particular role, whether it’s a retail assistant or sales assistant, type in the type of job title you want, and it’ll search for you. If you don’t know the type of job you want, there’s a page that has sectors like administration or retail, you can also search in there. For the people who have never had a job, the main problem you’re going to face is the fact that a lot of jobs will require previous experience. I can empathise, when I was looking for jobs, it took me ages to find one. What you need to look for in job descriptions is something about training given, that’s a good opportunity. But before you jump for joy, there are more obstacles; you see the training given, but there will probably be other job prospects, can you deal with customers? Are you reliable? Are you dependable? Are you available for x,y and z days? There are a lot of expectations when you need to look for a job, and you have to be ready for them. It’s not just about the qualifications, you need to be ready and determined to face the challenges that looking for a job and getting a job face. Another good job site is Reed. This is where I found my job, so it is possible! It has the same structure as Just jobs for students, except its focus isn’t just on students, it’s on anyone. All you need to do is look for the job sector you’re interested in, if it’s retail, look in retail, if it’s hospitality/catering, look in that, if it’s administration—you see where I’m going with this! With my experience with Reed, they are very reliable. You do get calls, you do get answers and you even get rejection e-mails. Hey, it’s better than waiting for a whole month and guessing that you haven’t got the job then get a reply in a week saying that you haven’t got it so you can move on. Ready or not: positives and negatives But the question for you now is this: Are you ready to go through so many job listings, and possible rejections? Nowadays, getting a job is very difficult, but you can get one if you have a good CV, and you have perseverance. You cannot do this if you have the “I can’t” attitude, you will find absolutely nothing. If you get rejections, take them with a pinch of salt and keep on going, you will get something if you just keep on going. There’s nothing bad about applying online, the only thing you need to watch out for are dodgy advertisements; the ones that don’t mention the salary, or the ads that ask you for personal information; for example, bank details. All of you out there should already know about internet safety and not to give out any personal information like that. You can still go out there and hand CV’s to shops, but it’s most likely you put it in their hand, and the next thing they do is dump it in the bin. The beneficial thing about applying online is if you do get rejected, they keep your CV’s on file so if they have a position that suits you, they will call you instantly, (since on your CV, you have contact information on it.) which is also a sure fire way of getting a job. Quick CV tips: Sound convincing; your first sentence in your summary about yourself has to catch the employer. Put in your hobbies too, they are interested in you as a person. Write cover letters! Have references. A lot of jobs want references on request. Be honest! If you don’t have experience, tell the employer what you can do to substitute (Quick learner, reliable, determined etc.) Top five job sites: www.reed.co.uk , www.justjobs4students.co.uk , www.gumtree.com www.totaljobs.com , www.monster.co.uk If you need a little more encouragement: I did some snooping around, and the celebrities of today had regular Saturday jobs just like anyone else! Top 5 Celebs! Michael Dell The founder of Dell computers (I got one at home!) worked as a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant to support himself. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs aka P diddy The artist that gave us his fragrance ‘Unforgettable’ and the show “Making the band” used to work as a paperboy before he became who he is now! Sylvester Stallone Rocky Balboa, Rambo… I could go on and on, before he reached the big screen, he used to work as a lion cage cleaner! Madonna She’s close to 50 now; but before ‘Like a virgin’ she was working behind the counter of Dunkin’ Donuts which is our equivalent to Greggs! Stephen King The author of so many horror books was working as a janitor cleaning the girls locker rooms! If that doesn’t intrigue you, I don’t know what will! But with this new found knowledge, go and make your CV, and search! Happy job hunting!		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