What are you doing at the moment?

[Twodogs]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

You need to start small first and then work your way bigger.

Gotta start somewhere Easty.

[Eastdog]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Gotta start somewhere Easty.

Yep get your foot in the door and then you can go places. It's very tough out there for many Uni graduates to find work but you just have to keep trying.

[Greystache]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Been looking for work as similar to Eastdog I just finished uni. Missed out on a fulltime position after going in for an interview last week.

Now I'll start training as a collections officer for one of the major banks. It's a casual position but hopefully it opens up internal opportunities and the experience I gain in the role ends up being worthwhile

There's a couple of WOOFers who started the same way and are now in reasonably senior positions. Work hard, show enthusiasm, and let them know you're ambitious and opportunities will open. Developing a particular skill such as Excel, SQL etc will give you an advantage too.

[hujsh]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Take it. More CEOs start out in the mail room at big company's than anywhere else.

I'm definitely not turning it down. I see it as a good opportunity but it's just a bit disappointing that it's so competitive now for uni graduates that even (relevant) casual jobs can be hard to come by.

There's a couple of WOOFers who started the same way and are now in reasonably senior positions. Work hard, show enthusiasm, and let them know you're ambitious and opportunities will open. Developing a particular skill such as Excel, SQL etc will give you an advantage too.

Absolutely. I've seen my uncle work his way up to executive level at another bank.

[azabob]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Gotta start somewhere Easty.

I normally start at the start. Sometimes I start at the end and work backwards.

[KT31]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Just started a job as an administration assistant a few weeks back doing things like sorting out files and scanning flies to get them electronic and will be going through the west to graduate at the Deakin University campus in Geelong next month

Well done and good luck with it all Eastdog.

[Eastdog]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Well done and good luck with it all Eastdog.

Cheers KT31.

[Happy Days]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

And skinny jeans.

Yep - I don't actually own any other pants (and neither should anyone else.)

[Greystache]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

I can remember them telling us that offices would be paperless back in the '80s they were right.

Try working at a bank. I have endless reports, presentations, and other associated printouts with me all the time. I actually clear out my satchel once a month and it's still full most of the time. Paperless is generations away, especially at large corporations.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Also been on the job hunt after finishing uni.

Tough going, thought I'd be OK given my experiences but so far no such luck. A possible interview with Golf Australia in a couple of weeks, but (naturally) it'll be starting out at the bottom.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Also been on the job hunt after finishing uni.

Tough going, thought I'd be OK given my experiences but so far no such luck. A possible interview with Golf Australia in a couple of weeks, but (naturally) it'll be starting out at the bottom.

Good luck BB. Watched a program a month or so back showing how tough it is for Uni students to get jobs on the completion of their studies compared to young tradesman who are finding it much easier. The eventual income of the Tradesman stacks up well too compared to the white collar jobs. Tried calling a plumber lately.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Good luck BB. Watched a program a month or so back showing how tough it is for Uni students to get jobs on the completion of their studies compared to young tradesman who are finding it much easier. The eventual income of the Tradesman stacks up well too compared to the white collar jobs. Tried calling a plumber lately.

Cheers B4L.

Yeah if I had my time again, I would have likely done a trade at 17-18 y.o - or studied something specific (eg. Nutrition)- PR and Sport Rec (among other courses) are far too broad.

[Twodogs]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

I normally start at the start. Sometimes I start at the end and work backwards.

That's an actual technique for creative problem solving an instrucer told me once. When I asked him to explain he said "you just throw it against the wall and see what sticks" I still don't know what he meant.

[boydogs]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

That's an actual technique for creative problem solving an instrucer told me once. When I asked him to explain he said "you just throw it against the wall and see what sticks" I still don't know what he meant.

It means thinking out loud and trying things, instead of trying to figure it all out in your head

[hujsh]

Re: What are you doing at the moment?

Good luck BB. Watched a program a month or so back showing how tough it is for Uni students to get jobs on the completion of their studies compared to young tradesman who are finding it much easier. The eventual income of the Tradesman stacks up well too compared to the white collar jobs. Tried calling a plumber lately.

Which is why the government's higher education message is so frustrating (one of several reasons). They claim uni students will earn much more than non uni students but I doubt that's the case for most people attending uni now.