Last Wednesday, a taxi driver known as ‘Birdy’ calmly took his rifle with him in his car, and went on a rampage around the North West of England. In total, he killed 13 people in and around Whitehaven, a large town in Cumbria. While it is no longer the first item on the news, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘looking for a proper job’
8 Jun
Not something you read everyday.
Posted by graduatecalling in Uncategorized. Tagged: applications, career options, day off, Derrick Bird, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, Honorary Northener, internships, interview, jobcentre fun, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, looking for jobs, Not actually employment related, PGCE, Whitehaven. Leave a Comment
17 May
Job Centre Lowdown
Posted by graduatecalling in Finding a job, list. Tagged: being vulgar, career options, dole, employment, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, interview, job centre, job centre plus, jobcentre fun, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, looking for jobs, on the dole, ooooh! distracting, the economy, unemployment, volunteering, what to do in the job office. 1 Comment
A good friend of mine has become ‘involved’ with the job centre (because any other word gives the impression that she would like to spend time there). Like many of my other friends, and myself, who have had to throw themselves upon the bosom of a faceless bureaucracy, I hated every single moment of the [...]
3 May
*cough**cough**sneeze*
Posted by graduatecalling in A Small Plea, Academia, Finding a job, Not actually employment related. Tagged: applications, David Cameron, day off, eleection, general election, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, Gordon Brown, graduate, holidays, hospital radio, interview, job centre, jobcentre fun, left wong, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, Nick Clegg, Not actually employment related, old style left wing, on holiday, ooooh! distracting, PGCE, schools, uk general election, unemployed, unemployment. Leave a Comment
I have an excuse for not updating! Yeah, I’m ill again. I’ve been coughing, not unlike a car backfiring, for the past few weeks. If the amount of snot I am currently blowing out of my nose onto a tissue can be described as having a good time, then this illness has been fun. Not [...]
19 Apr
Not hiding
Posted by graduatecalling in *grumblegrumble*, A Small Plea, better luck next time, list, Uncategorized. Tagged: career options, Diversion, driving, feeling angry, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, interview, judgemental, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, looking for jobs, ooooh! distracting, schools, self esteem, shop assistant, shop work, whining, working in a shop. Leave a Comment
Golly goodness me, where has that semi-properly-employed wench got to? (re: the rant below. This followed a below average day in the ongoing war between retail and customers. Thankfully, there was no blood, as glasses are suprisingly sharp. I’m also annoyed at the sensation of boldly going nowhere. Now, an hour out of my mood, [...]
10 Apr
Induction for the Inductee, and being only 13 months late
Posted by graduatecalling in *grumblegrumble*, better luck next time, Finding a job. Tagged: 13 months late, 2 day courses, cup of tea, employment, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, induction, induction courses, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, ooooh! distracting, shop assistant, shop work, unemployed, unemployment. Leave a Comment
Today there was a customer that learnt that if you are going to shout at me down the phone, I might not be motivated to work harder. I also took part in an office pool for the Grand National (it’s not a good sign if the five horses you chose at random do not appear [...]
17 Mar
An unexpected hi-5
Posted by graduatecalling in Not actually employment related, Stunned, WOOOOOOOOOOOO!. Tagged: applications, career options, Diversion, Downing Street, employment, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, Gordon Brown, graduate, hospital radio, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, ooooh! distracting, volunteering, working. Leave a Comment
How did I celebrate St Patrick’s Day? I worked and had a driving lesson. That counts, right? I have not been in my new job long enough to describe a typical Monday, or even a typical day just yet, but I am getting there. In truth, having days of the week where I know what [...]
1 Feb
Interview-tastic shenanigans and getting up on my high horse
Posted by graduatecalling in Uncategorized. Tagged: Andrew Hankinson, career options, Diversion, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, interview, job centre, jobcentre fun, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, shop assistant, shop work, the economy, unemployed, unemployment, volunteering, working in a shop. Leave a Comment
Well, I had the interview on friday and a follow up on monday, and once again I am being all cautious about it. This is out of habit and a semi-superstition that I have. I am scared that if I turn round from the interviews, particularly a second stage interview, and say ’actually, that went [...]
24 Jan
Aw, Bless
Posted by graduatecalling in Academia, better luck next time, Finding a job, Not actually employment related. Tagged: career options, christmas, Christmas job, Christmas Temp, classroom assistant, day off, Diversion, employment, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, looking for a proper job, school, schools, unemployed, unemployment, volunteering, working as a christmas temp. 2 Comments
Today, I am happy. Having a few days of nothing to speak of meant that I was able to move on to the hellish medium level of Guitar Hero (suddenly, having to use my little finger to press the blue means that my hands are even more painful), catch up on the epic Pratchett season [...]
18 Jan
Arming herself with the curriculum
Posted by graduatecalling in Finding a job. Tagged: career options, congratulations, employment, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, looking for a proper job, ooooh! distracting, Oxford Brookes, PGCE. 2 Comments
Yes, someone out there trusts me with the national curriculum, red pens and a classroom… scary, isn’t it? Not so! I’m going to filling out an awful lot of lesson plans just like the best and the rest of them. I got into my PGCE course. Just after my adventures of asking for hot tea [...]
28 Dec
I’m now 23!
Posted by graduatecalling in Not actually employment related, Stunned. Tagged: 23rd Birthday! Christmas baby, Beatles Rock Band, birthday, birthday cake!, graduate, guitar hero, looking for a job, looking for a proper job. 1 Comment
In case you have heard other rumours, this is my actual age, and not a ‘model’ one for use when I appear on Ellen or something. When I was smaller and regularly falling off climbing frames, I often thought that you were a kid until the moment you turned 18. On the stroke of midnight, [...]
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