dezgimed Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Any tax dodgers about other than myself? If so, have you been applying to grad jobs? Any luck?!? Its a nightmare....trust the credit crunch to make its mark right now... :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 You'll be ######ed. And wait and see how quickly the interest mounts up on those student loans. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Haircut. Army. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Haircut. Army. Problem solved. I admire your enthusiasm but I think you're a bit past it chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I may be graduating then and I have't even started applying for jobs yet! Hopefully I will be ok though as my degree is very specialised and luckily in one of the few growth fields left in the UK. Have mates in yoru situation though who are finding it tough going already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 What degree you doing SGR? And anyone else actually. I've applied for Psychology next year, not 100% sure about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Renewable energy so wind-turbines, biodiesel, wave energy, tidal energy, solar energy etc. A lot of engineering, maths etc but also project development, project management, economics and energy policy. Sounds like a lot of hard work and it is-generally 9-5 all the week and then assignments etc on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm doing Business, so probably the least specialised you can get! Stacking up a few interviews/phone interviews now so all is not lost just yet. I would be careful choosing psychology, I did it A Level...well boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 The UK has a shortage of geologists. Plate tectonics has to be more interesting than Psychology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Plate tectonics has to be more interesting than Psychology. Studying plates all day is a job? Give me strength..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Worry ye not. The government is going to create pretend jobs for all those pretend degrees. Obviously you won't get a proper salary though... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educa...-recession.html And the school leaving age will be raised to 18, a big help to all those teachers having trouble controlling a bunch of unruly 16 year olds who don't want to be there. They will now be a bunch of unruly 18 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I did notice graduate oppurtunites in the paper with Hargreaves and Lansdown, if that helps anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Or there's this. There looks to be no catch but I expect there will be a lot of applicants! But then again, somebody will get it, why not a City fan? Recession hit unemployed offered £1k an hour 'Australian desert island caretaker' job Australian tourism chiefs are offering Brits the chance to bag the "best job in the world" as the caretaker of a desert island - with a salary of nearly £1,000 per hour. They will receive a three-bedroom house with "unbeatable" views of a crystal-clear lagoon lined with palm trees and ringed by white sandy beaches. The six-month contract comes with a salary package of AUD 150,000 (£70,000), including free return flights, transfers, expenses and transport around the island. Advertised as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity", the role of "Island Caretaker" is now being advertised in 18 countries across the world. Beginning on July 1, the successful applicant will have few responsibilities and can decide how best to fill their days. But they will be required to produce a weekly online blog, photo diary and video updates of their time on the island. They will also have to give regular media interviews and send reports via email to chiefs at Tourism Queensland at the organisation's headquarters in Brisbane. Requirements for candidates include: "Excellent communication skills, good written and verbal English skills, an adventurous attitude, willingness to try new things, a passion for the outdoors, and good swimming skills and enthusiasm for snorkelling and/or diving." As Mrs Doyle would say: go on, go on, go on. Chance of a lifetime. Current circumstances mean I can't take six months out, but I thought I'd share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Don't bother. You'd miss the southern area finals of the Leyland Daf, Sherpa Vans whatever it is now trophy. Not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 You still looking at working in a big bank dezgimed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 So was mad Frankie Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 You still looking at working in a big bank dezgimed? No, most I applied to no longer exist... I passed the phone interview for one, but didnt get through to the next stage. So, a case of having a little Oxbridge bitch in for a face to face instead as they 'more closely meet our criteria'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 1 offer in the bag. Waiting to hear from 2 more firms. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Parrot Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 As someone who lost his job as a result of the credit crunch and almost lost my savings too (thankfully the compensation came through after a LOT of stress) I'm only too aware of the end result of the credit crunch. To any students reading this I can not emphasise enough the importance of getting some experience in whatever field you're looking to go in to. There are a lot of highly qualified people looking for work and many have good experience too. You need to make yourself better than everyone else in such times and so you should be thinking now (even if in first year) about internships etc. I know it's tempting to spend your holidays at home, drinking with mates etc. but it will make a huge difference - even if things have improved by the time you graduate. Internships give you experience, show your enthusiasm, teach you lots, look great on the CV and if you're good can end with some brilliant offers of work (a friend on mine did one in summer after her 2nd year and was offered a very very well paid job if she returned the following year. She took it and is doing very well for herself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yeh that is spot on advice. My A levels were fairly poor (BBD) and I'm at UWE, hardly a glamour uni. But, I did 13 months on placement at a multinational company, and it has got me an offer at KPMG, and hopefully one from Sky and Axa, up against people from Bath, Bristol, Loughbrough, Aston, Warwick, Oxford etc etc. Partly because they lacked certain social skills, but without any relevent experience in industry they had no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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