Re: STILL trying to get work...
Damian Hellstrom <[email protected]>
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Hey Rory I wish I could move. I've just this month moved here - kinda halfway between Cork & Dublin - my girlfriend works in Cork (although mostly from home) On Monday, 18 January 2016 21:36:58 UTC, Rory Browne wrote: > > > Btw, I live on the border of Cork and > > Tipperary, near Mitchelstown. > > That could be a very big part of it. While there are (or were last time I > checked), some jobs in other major cities, the vast majority of them are in > Dublin. If moving there is a possibility I'd strongly consider it. > > I haven't checked if you have a linkedin profile, but I'd recommend having > one, and having it mirror your CV; a tool to market yourself to potential > employers. > > Also, it is a very strong possibility that their trainers don't know how > to write good CV's. A lot of early advice I got from career guidance > amateurs (calling themselves professionals), was complete rubbish. I'd > ignore the pedigree of your CV, ask the hiring manager what he didn't like, > and make your own decision. I'd also bite the hand off anyone here offering > to review it. > > Rory > > Sent from my Fire > > > On 18 January 2016, at 14:47, Damian Hellstrom <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > Mark and Andrew... > > I have had people review my CV, the latest incarnation being rebuilt by a > manager at EMC... I have 2 CVs, 1 for IT based work and the other for > retail, bar, catering, etc (which I have also applied for). I remember an > occasion, in the UK I asked a manager (at a very well known company - > mentioning no names...) for 5 minutes of his time and have a look at my > CV. He said he would have just 'binned' it, being no good - I was > extremely pleased to tell him it was written entirely by another manager of > one of his 'training' companies... :D > > Btw, I live on the border of Cork and Tipperary, near Mitchelstown. > > On Monday, 18 January 2016 14:13:02 UTC, Andrew court wrote: >> >> Hi There, >> >> Skilled people are being snapped up left, right and centre. Its maybe >> possible that your CV doesn't reflect your experience. I'd be hapy to >> review it for you if you want. >> >> I assume you are in Dublin, which is home to hundreds if not thousands of >> companies and with your skills and interest in a Sys Admin or Junior Sys >> Admin role, I wouldn't necessarily be focussing on technology companies. >> Many if not most companies over a cetain size have their own dedicated IT >> Staff. My girlfriend is a Sys Admin in an Insurance provider, for example. >> >> Best of luck with it! >> >> Regards >> Andrew >> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Damian Hellstrom <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> To continue. >>> >>> Thank you for the responses. I really posted to see how 'alive' this >>> LUG was. Using my somewhat frustrating financial/employment situation as >>> in 'in'. My question is, obviously, still uppermost... To whit: I have >>> 20 plus years self-employed IT Support, with no qualifications to speak >>> of. Excellent reviews, but no real evidence. I need a 'foot in the door' >>> within the IT industry. Sys Admin may be a tad high for me, though >>> Assistant Sys Admin, until I find my feet, would suit. I am mostly >>> self-taught, experimenting and troubleshooting with OSX, Windows and, most >>> importantly to me, various Linux Distros, specifically Debian-based. I am >>> also very good at 'translating' techspeak to 'userspeak' and have proven >>> myself to be a more than competent teacher/trainer. >>> >>> >>> I have checked out the 'big' jobsites, agencies and 'signed up' with the >>> biggies, such as Apple, Blizzard and EMC (I have a friend working at the >>> latter). >>> >>> >>> So, there you have it, in a nutshell. >>> >>> STILL trying... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, 18 January 2016 12:56:43 UTC, Anders Holm wrote: >>>> >>>> A question close to impossible to answer without more details, like >>>> what >>>> jobs you've looked at, what is your experience, and loads of other >>>> things. >>>> >>>> Lots of places are hiring as far as I am aware. We are for example >>>> </shameless plug> and it would all depend on your experience what level >>>> of interest you'd garner. >>>> >>>> I am assuming by now you have approached a number of job agencies as >>>> well? Is your interest only in large companies? Might need to start >>>> smaller if you can't get the dream job. >>>> >>>> Without knowing your experience, it is hard to say anything, to be >>>> fair. >>>> >>>> //anders >>>> >>>> On 18/01/2016 12:50, Damian Hellstrom wrote: >>>> > Hey Guys n Gals >>>> > >>>> > I've been trying to get a position in a large corporation in >>>> Ireland. I >>>> > moved here in April 2015 and have had 1 telephone interview and 3 RL >>>> > interviews.... >>>> > >>>> > Is it just me...? >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Irish Linux Users Group >>>> > --- >>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> > Groups "ILUG" group. >>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send >>>> > an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto: >>>> [email protected]>. >>>> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/group/ilug/. >>>> >>>> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> > >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/9d15622f-5aa7-4f65-86b8-aef66f49d5e3%40linux.ie >>>> > < >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/9d15622f-5aa7-4f65-86b8-aef66f49d5e3%40linux.ie?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Irish Linux Users Group >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "ILUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/group/ilug/. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/245ea78d-500c-45e6-9319-e4d3fac9c5c6%40linux.ie >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/245ea78d-500c-45e6-9319-e4d3fac9c5c6%40linux.ie?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > Irish Linux Users Group > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ILUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/group/ilug/. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/5a4c0c3f-d8a0-4d33-a149-75c13aa8e760%40linux.ie > <https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/5a4c0c3f-d8a0-4d33-a149-75c13aa8e760%40linux.ie?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Irish Linux Users Group --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ILUG" group. 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