***** or bust time

Brilliant, Dottie, brilliant!!!!

It's a winner!!!!!

just a quick update to let you know i have not given up, quite the opposite, i have decided to stick with what i know regarding telling the potential employers what i have been doing with myself for the last 5 years, there is no way around the criminal record thing so i am not going to worry about that anymore, and as for why i left my last job and what have i been doing with myself, i have decided to say i left my job to start my own business which failed to yeald a sufficiant income, so i have decided to come back to work to get enough cash together to start again, it is not a out and out lie, the going back to work to start again is true, and if they check i still have my business name and business account registered as a PLC (public limited company) with Lloyds of london from when i had the letter opening/direct mail business.

i have not had any call backs for a while now, but i am still applying for jobs everyday, with only 7 days left before i move to london time is getting short for me to have a job to walk straight into but my options will increase when i am actually in london to be able to attend face to face interveiws rather than phone or email.

wishing you the best of luck with the job hunt..........and merry christmas to you sweet man

God bless you, Mellors.

I would offer you a job in a heart beat!

EJ

Keep after it Mellors--we're behind you! I know how discouraging it is...I'm in much the same situation myself. I only hope I can muster the same kind of courage and determination you have described over the past couple of weeks that I've been following your story.

I bid you a happy holiday season, and good fortune in the coming year!

DJ

Hi (((((mellors)))))

Could you try the excuse most of us women use, & say you have been parenting for 5 years ?

The jail time is harder to explain, but if you could include the entire period in what you are claiming as time you took for full-time parenting, they probably won't ask.
Anyway, a "nervous breakdown" is a meaningless dx, there is no such thing, so you couldn't have had one.

thanks all for your suppport

zorah thats a great idea one i will definatly keep in mind, thanks.

Zorah good idea. I know that when I applied for jobs when I first moved out here I really didn't want to go into what was really going on so I said that I decided to be a stay at home mom.

Mellors I know that if you put your mind to it you will succeed. It is hard moving and everything. I have done it recently. You have one advantage you already know things about the place and have things waiting at your disposal. Instead of discrediting the jobs that are indoors, pay too little, or that you just think you can't do for long, use them as a way to "get you foot in the door". I mean you can take and have something when you get there and use it until a better one comes along.

Hope you the best and good luck.

hi all just a quick update on what is happening in london, i have been in london for a week now and still no job, i have 2 interviews planned for tommorrow regarding the parking attendant jobs, the agencies are a bust, you have to be security cleared for most of the jobs i want to apply for and there is no chance of me getting that.

the accommadation at my friends house is strained to say the least, the sooner i get out the better, he has had his home phone disconnected so i am unable to access the internet to post my cv, with my forward thinking i sent myself emails with all the documents i needed to apply for jobs online, ie i emailed my cv to myself so i can access it anyware to send to prospective employers, i have spent most of my money in the internet cafes accessing my emails and applying for jobs and i am walking everyware to save the bus fares for when i get an interveiw, it equates to me walking 15-20 miles a day and my legs are killing me, i hope i get one of the jobs i am going for interveiw for tommorrow i really need the cash.

i am working from home at night typing letters for a fee but it is exhausting after walking around london all day, i am working til 2-3am and going out looking for work at 9 am, any way i will keep you all apptraised of what happens

good to hear from you mellors.....best of luck on the jobs tomorrow

(((((mellors)))))

Best of luck with the job interviews

Mellors,

So glad to hear from you. I'll continue praying for the right position for you. It sounds like your friend could use some prayers too. Thanks for letting us know that you got there in one piece.

Your humor is sorely missed.

EJ

Mellors,

I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and close to my heart during your hunt for employment. I hope your situation improves soon!

~ Sending ya Good Vibes across the Atlantic~

Much Love,
Dolfin

you go Mister...and as far as the parking lot attendant...a noble profession...I was one for quiet a while...you meet the dumbest people but also some nice people, to. Take 'er easy Mr. Mellors...

ok i went to a job interview on friday and the interveiwer didnt turn up, he never told anyone else in the office that i was comming so it mae me look like a right git, so i told them to stick the job, that is not a company i want to work for. i was called the same day by another company so i am waiing for a call back and interveiw with them, i also applied for a couple of more jobs today online so i should get a few more calls, speak to you all later

it has been 2 weeks now since i returned to london and i am still no closer to getting a job or someware to live, things are pretty depressing for me right now and the only way out is to get a job, i have applied for jobs everyday now for the last 6 weeks and i have only had 1 proper interveiw and even then the interveiwer didnt show up, things are looking grim to say the least, anyway i will get back to you all when i have more/any news.

Please take good care and don't give up.

Jan

Hi Mellors,

I know London pretty well, and also some people who have temporarily worked there. I remember that casual work is usually available in office temping or bar work. Bar work is easiest to get as you don't need an agency. Also there is front of house work in theatres and cinemas. You can just go in and ask about these jobs, as you can in hotels.

I think the best bar work is in and around Kensington, as there is a big turnover of young Australians coming and going, and the jobs change hands pretty quickly.

I might be completely off target for you, but it's a thought.

Cheers, M

any advise is greatfully recieved, i am not to far a way from, kensington, i am in kilburn, it is only a 20 min walk away, i never thought of the cinemas and there are loads of them around here, i will check them out later and get back to you all.

keep the advise comming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi all i got a call back for a job on friday and am waiting for the interveiw date to be set for sometime this week. they pulled my CV of the net and said i was more than qualified for the job and they want to see me as soon as possible, which sounds promising. willl keep you all informed of how it goes.

so glad to hear good news! best of luck!

Thoughts and prayers are with you, Mellors.

Jan

Mellors...this sounds very promising. I will continue to keep you in my prayers. WAY TO GO !!!

still no luck on the job front and to confound my depression i have now got noware to live and noone to turn to for help, i really am giving up this time, has been 4 weeks and i am no better of, in fact i am worse of than when i came down here, night all

Don't give up. Never give up.

Jan