Anyone Ever Relocated??

[number1]

Has anyone just upped sticks, left mates and family behind in search of a new start? I've been unemployed for quite some time now, have applied for about 50 jobs in the past 2 months but dont seem to even get a response, i want to do something revolving around cars, mechanics, tuning, tyre fitting it doesnt bother me as long as its something i enjoy doing, its got to the stage now where it's getting me down, I cant afford to keep going without a job, the hybrid might have to go soon, id rather move away to find work than sell it.. :cry: Maybe im not trying hard enough?!? i just dont want to do work which i hate, i want a career where i can further myself and prove to myself that theres more to life..

Any Ideas??

Dave

[Jamie.]

I moved from North Wales to Chester.

Hardly a cross country move but seeing as the travel time is over an hour and not really comuttable backward and forward I would say the principle is the same.

The difficult thing for me is having no mates which you have grown up with and its hard finding people you really gell with and have common interests.

I suppose as I'm married, well engaged when we moved I didnt make as big an effort to find new friends as one might but, thats for me the most difficult thing.

However, I think maybe moving without having a job in place is a big risk. What would you do rent a place before finding a job? **** that. Do you live in a seasonal town or something? Maybe it might be best just to take any job in a supermarket to start earning some cash again.

[number1]

Ive done the supermarket thing for three years, its an option but thing is at the moment there is no available jobs, As they only employ at seasonal times, theres also just been a university built in the area and my towns population in the last 5 years has probably doubled with numbers rising daily, Which makes it even harder to find work. Tbh i want a career and if the opportunity arose id go to a specific area for the right career, i want to move away someday anyhow, as many friends i have there is also people i do not get on with, just the idea of a fresh start with an option to choose who knows me is whats most appealing i think, kinda had a bad school life and without bringing up memories, theres faces around id rather forget.. I think anything over an hour away from where i live now would be nice, with no more than say 250 miles away so i could return to see friends and family.

Dave

[kj16v]

Sometimes you've got to take risks to maike gains. Maybe try temping. I've gotten a couple of permanent jobs with companies that I started temping for in the past. What's the furthest distant job you've applied for? Nothing wrong with commuting until you can afford to move.

And don't think about "friends" Your real friends will keep in touchno matter how far you move. Sod the rest, They're not real friends.

[Daz.]

Dude I've been trying to get ANY job thats not a nightshift for 6 months now with no response.

I think its rude and very unfair that you take the time to write to these people and they don't even respond out of courtisy.

I'm not in a position to move elsewhere so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place it seems.

I've tried the supermarkets and none have vacancies.

I know its depressing but I still think out luck will change soon - one of my mates 12 weeks ago lost his mum, fell apart, hated his job - with a lot of help and a pay drop he's now doing a lot better in a job he loves - I doubt he thought he'd be feeling so much better 12 weeks ago.

Chin up!

[number1]

Ive had one positive response, had one interview and i could tell during the interview, my age (23) then was her issue as i was going to be delivering batteries around the area, even though i have done similar i could tell she had an issue about my age... :( even went as far as telling me "yeah your our perfect candidate, will be in touch" ive had one letter acknowledging me for writing to them, and some of the other company's really make me ask myself why do i bother writing to them!?!? havent really applied for many jobs far away, just temping ones that are a Fair few miles away,

Could possibly go and work on oil rigs, i know theres vacancy's for that!!

Dave

[u33db]

I sympathise with your situation m8 but maybe change your priorities?

Sounds to me as if you're getting short of cash and the things influencing your decisions is whether you can keep your car and whether you're going to enjoy your work.

If the car needs to go it needs to go - the money from that could save you serious upheval by having to relocate. Also the longer you're out of work the harder it'll get...most employers will question the gap so even if you have to get the worst job in the world it'll work out better in the long run.

[Jamie.]

Could possibly go and work on oil rigs, i know theres vacancy's for that!!

Dave

If you could actually do that, I suggest you do.

I know someone who worked on oil rigs and he earned a hefty salary tbh.

[Lunner]

Yeah good money for a good reason, its wseriously hard graft and dangerous too

[number1]

Yeah as lunner said!! id rather set my car on fire and watch it burn than sell it lol, its getting somewhat to how i want it, ive put too much time into it just to sell it because im hard up, something will turn up, ive been looking in papers and on website's today and theres just sod all around, anything i phone up for is filled or i havent got the paperwork even though i could probably run rings around the nvq college boys in the workshop, im not just sticking to mechanics either, id like a driving job or anything that gets me out an about with a bit of variety each day

Dave

[stan]

was going to say, try couriers,,,though im sure most require you to be over 25.

If your good with a spanner why not offer mobile-mechanic service??

low overheads, would be doing what you want, and you've got no ****er to answer to.

[number1]

Ive applied for countless courier jobs, not a single reply from any of them, ive applied for helphire recently and they seem very friendly and sometimes call me for informal chats etc, ive been trying out a bit of the mobile mechanic side of things and i do love it, But its mainly freinds car and for £5 an hour (mates rates) i dont know if i like lying under cars replacing clutches, gearbox's and cambelts etc in the rain and wind, theres a few tuning companys down here, Which im going to drop cv's into, theres no harm in trying... :)

[bluenose]

I know what you mean with regards to friends and people you dont really want to see. I'm in a similar situation, I do like my job I just really felt a need for change. Everything has just gone stale so I applied to go back to uni. It made sense for me. Whatever you want to do you can find a course for it, get out and see some new faces away from home. I'm off this September hopefully and I cant wait.
Up untill the age of 25, you are eligible for the same loans/grants etc that you were when you left college so keeping a car is feasable enough if you have a part time job. I know a few people off here have done it.
I know it might not be what your after but it's what I decided on so I thought I'd chip in.
Or there is the police? There are lots of different career's in the army aswell. Both offer oppertunities to work away, depends if you prefer bognor or baghdad :lol:

[stan]

There are lots of different career's in the army aswell. Both offer oppertunities to work away, depends if you prefer bognor or baghdad :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[number1]

bognor i get butlins and a can of cs spray, baghdad i get a machine gun and get to shoot people hmm.... :lol:

[number1]

My Dads a lorry driver, he says the money isnt that good, but i think it would be something i'd enjoy he lives in southampton and said he could get me sorted out if i went up there for a bit, problem is mum and dad are seperated and mum would go nuts if she thought i moved out to live with him, thats how she would see it, so i can go anywhere but there! lol but like you say, theres always work available, my uncle drives lorry's too and is always switching firms! lol whats the limit you can drive up to on a lgv gaz? 7500kg? or is it Rigid trailer? i know all i can drive at the moment is 3500kg and ive driven things that weigh more than that (on private road obviously)

Dave

[Coops]

i upped sticks and moved to sheffield in 2005 mate, went with no job, just quit my old job and went temping, ended up as a printer, and they offered me a full time position after 6 months working there. i had no experience in the job before them and the offer was not bad tbh for something to keep me ticking over.thankfully i got offered my current job aswell at the same time and took that as its heading towards what i want to do. thing is to just stick at it and not get down about rejections or no acknowledgement, something will evetually crop up, usually more than one at once, just keep hammering your cv to anything you can and pester the hell out of the agencies, as in ring them at least everyday, they'll place you eventually if you keep badgering them.

hardest part about leaving where i grew up was and still is mates, i see mine rarely now, but as kj says, the best mates i have i'm still close to so it doesnt matter that i only see them at christmas n birthdays etc. and in some ways its good to as you say get out in the world and have a fresh start and prove your independance to yourself.

[number1]

Sounds good coops! good on you! This agency thing im not sure about, what kind of jobs are they going to offer me and dont they take a cut out your pay?? theres millions of agencys around too, tbh i think it would be an adventure, getting a job away from everyone i know, even if i go for a little while might give me a few months break from Great Cornwall...

Dave

[kj16v]

Like Coops and I said. Temping could give you the break you need. There's agenices that specialise in different areas: Office, warehouse, engineering, etc.

Also, no offence but could it be that maybe your CV and interview technique aren't up to scratch? Maybe worth getting some books from the library on CVs and job interviews. Might be all you need.

Good luck with it all

[Gav]

Agencies dont take a cut out of you pay. I used to be a recruitment consultant, what they do is take the wage u want to earn say £18k then add their percentage onto it so the company who employs u needs to basically pay the agency for finding you.

Also in temping, agencies will just add a figure onto your required hourly wage.

[number1]

Sounds good, hopefully tommorow ill have time to phone a few agencys, been flat out today doing mates cambelt on her valver, the person who owned it before must of been a little ham fisted :evil: but will ring a few tommorow

[Chris H]

My sister joined the TA as she wanted some more driving licenses. She joined about 2 years ago and won soldier of the year last year and now has her motorbike, HGV and coach license. Not bad considering shes 22. She also has a full time day job with the NHS.

So thats an option if you want to gain the licenses at NO cost to yourself.

The state of the trucking industry is frankly awful at the minute, the Poles are doing the work cheaper. My works contracted to 2 road haulage firms and thus I know a bit of the crap behind the scenes as well as the bodges your paid to do on the vehicles! :lol:

Gettign a job in a garage or something needn't be hard, for example I only got into fixing HGV's, trucks and buses through my mot station! Now I fix all sorts, from putitng clutches into renault magnums to re-inserting a citroen C8's engine and box yesterday alone.

As for upping sticks you can do it, I done it, a woman was the cause (as always tbh). Anyway now I am back in my mums house which I bought off her (no mortgage either, yeah I'm a rich ****er lol), got a new mrs which whilst isn't perfect its better than no mrs and a job, well 2 jobs, garage work and my own work.