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Editorial Co-Ordinator

If you’re looking to combine your passion for music with a full-time editorial role, this is an opportunity you can’t miss. There’s never been a more exciting time to be in the music and online space. The Sound Alliance, parent company of successful community websites inthemix.com.au, FasterLouder.com.au and SameSame.com.au, are looking for an enthusiastic Editorial Coordinator to support our very busy content team in Sydney on a full-time basis.

You will be responsible for assisting the Editors in managing the national contributor base, maintaining our sites’ exhaustive event listings, handling the administration of competitions and giveaways, and helping to sub-edit and approve the constant stream of articles submitted through our online content management system.

This is a newly created, entry level role and is perfectly suited to someone looking to build a career in media, preferably with appropriate tertiary qualifications. If you’re a gifted organiser with exceptional written and verbal communication skills we want to hear from you. You’ll also have lightning fast typing fingers and the ability to spot and correct a spelling or grammatical error at a thousand paces. Most importantly, you’ll have a broad understanding, knowledge and passion for music and lifestyle content relevant to our diverse audience base.

If you’re ready to make your mark on the music industry then send your resume to jobs@thesoundalliance.net. Applications close Friday September 28th.

http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/34020/Work_for_inthemix_Editorial_Coordinator

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few jobs going at optus

http://www.select-teleresources.com.au/page/job_browse?location=SA+-+Adelaide&wa=either

They're advertising again for Centrelink in the call centre... apparently was in Saturday's paper and online applications close 28th September.  Decent pay and once you know what you're doing its pretty easy money. Customers aren't bad either - been yelled at maybe 3 or 4 times in the 15 months I've worked there...

i got a job today woo 

i got a job today woo 

 

i got a job today woo  :biggrin:

 :clap: :badgerslayer:

First day today in my new job, I loved it!

i got a job today woo 

big up!

i got a job today woo 

 Damn looks like I am next

i got a job today woo 

nice one

big up!

 Damn looks like I am next :E

nice one

Whats the average hourly / salary of people in Australia?
Here for a general admin job its about £14,000 - £18,000 a year.

just started looking for work in the uk (so wish me luck!).

good news is i already have an interview lined up for tomorrow.

bad news is that since me and maja have the same kinda background we are gonna be competing against each other for jobs!

go maja then!

nah good luck for both of you guys. sure you'll have no problem at all.

if you do khem, you can always revert back to your calling for special guest appearances at mchappyland birthday parties.

 

Man, I'm desperate for a job in the city. If anyone can help me, I can send you my resume, whatever.

HALP

I am currently hiring models, promo staff and dancers.

Experience not necessary, however immaculate presentation, bubbly personality and positive outlook a must

Pay rate varies between $20 - $25 per hour.

Please note that this is sub-contract work, and you will require an ABN.

We currently have a number of contracts with a variety of companies, and are accepting more contracts every day.

We are looking for a large number of guys and girls.

Dancers:
Freestyle club podium dancers in the following styles: RnB, Hip Hop, Funk, Hard Dance, DnB, Commercial Dance

Models / Promo Staff:
For promoting upcoming events, alcohol promo in club (only to those who hold a responsible persons badge) majority of work will be in clubs or city hot spots.

Successful Applicants will have the opportunity to have a professional portfolio put together.

For more info hit me up on Emma@mintstudio.com.au

Man, I'm desperate for a job in the city. If anyone can help me, I can send you my resume, whatever.

HALP

ditto! working one day a week just isnt enough!

Man, I'm desperate for a job in the city. If anyone can help me, I can send you my resume, whatever.

HALP

Just hit www.seek.com.au and http://employment.byron.com.au/jobs.html hard every day and make good cover letters
Registering with the good (non Govt linked) job agencies and meeting with them to impress them helps a lot too

It's a numbers game IMO

The job market is candidate poor at the moment and the job agencies are gagging for good people to fill the positions and earn their commissions

Most of you guys dissed Hays but they lined me up 2 interviews the day of my first meeting.

Crossing my fingers to get the job at Savings and Loans !!

Just hit www.seek.com.au and http://employment.byron.com.au/jobs.html hard every day and make good cover letters
Registering with the good (non Govt linked) job agencies and meeting with them to impress them helps a lot too

It's a numbers game IMO

The job market is candidate poor at the moment and the job agencies are gagging for good people to fill the positions and earn their commissions

ARGH, *that's* what I've been doing for the last two months.

not sure if this will interest anyone but at my work - ezydvd we have an opening for a Graduate Accountant or even currently studying accountanting.... pass this on if you know anyone also, i think they want someone to start in Jan 08 

not sure if this will interest anyone but at my work - ezydvd we have an opening for a Graduate Accountant or even currently studying accountanting.... pass this on if you know anyone also, i think they want someone to start in Jan 08 

Oooh, Vic might be interested in this.

Lady lex, get onto Julia Ross Recruitment. They are my agencey and they are looking for people hardcore at the moment for all kinds of jobs. Esp at my work!

Tell em i sent you though so i get free shit if they place you! haha

Julia Ross = 

IMO

Oh yeah they are the most fucked up agency i've ever had to deal with.

But if you looking for work and they have it you cant be picky.

+ you only need to deal with them for 3 monthish if your good.

Lady lex, get onto Julia Ross Recruitment. They are my agencey and they are looking for people hardcore at the moment for all kinds of jobs. Esp at my work!

Tell em i sent you though so i get free shit if they place you! haha

I just applied for a job with them and got the ol' "you weren't successful but we'll keep your resume on file for three months and do sweet fuck all with it".

Call em tomorrow and ask for Heidi, tell em i sent ya. I talked to her today and she said she was desprate for workers at my work.

But yeah they are fucked!

Call em tomorrow and ask for Heidi, tell em i sent ya. I talked to her today and she said she was desprate for workers at my work.

But yeah they are fucked!

Where are you working?

She works with Drifty n Abbie! Call centre styles!

AH HA

That's where my Dad used to work and he fucking hated it. Anyways, I really need something in the city cos I don't drive.

The call centre is about 10% of the place. Abbie and Drifty are in the call centre. I do property settlements. There are over 1000 people working there with endless departments. you could do anything for sorting mail, imaging shit, drawing loans, aproving loans, sending out docs, call centre, taking settlement bookings, accounting, admin, data entry. Fucking anything!!!! I dont drive either but its sweet not being in the city. No where to spend your money at lunch. Its easy as to get to by bus. the bus stop is at the front door. It pays sweet and its full time hours. Mega flexable and lots to fat retarded people to laugh at!

I guess it depends how bad you need work really. I worked there before i went to Melbourne for a year and a half and have gone back to the exact same team there now. I dig it but i guess its what im doing that i enjoy. If you get sick of where you are you can move to another department.

Plus the canteen sells chips and gravy for like $2.50!!!

I really need something in the city cos I don't drive.

Yeah, because we dont have roads or public transport leading anywhere but in to the city.

If you're that desperate to work you should be willing to take a job anywhere.

English please.

Plus the canteen sells chips and gravy for like $2.50!!!

i'm so there!!

no really, sounds like a great place to work. where is it? lexy it sounds rad!!

He's got a point. I dont have a car and most days i take 2 buses, or 1 bus and a 15 minute walk to work. Or get a bike, be fuck all to ride into the city.

like my parents always say, back in the day they had to walk 5 miles barefoot in the rain to get to work.

Anna, its EDS credit services at Lockleys. Just by the torrens. We can go for nice walks along the torrens at lunch, not that i ever do. I think its a sweet place to work but thats mainly because im not on the phones in a call centre anymore and i control a fuck load on cashola!

ooh walks along the river

hopefully i walk into a lovely job next year once i get this draft done! money n savings here i come!

The call centre is about 10% of the place. Abbie and Drifty are in the call centre. I do property settlements. There are over 1000 people working there with endless departments. you could do anything for sorting mail, imaging shit, drawing loans, aproving loans, sending out docs, call centre, taking settlement bookings, accounting, admin, data entry. Fucking anything!!!! I dont drive either but its sweet not being in the city. No where to spend your money at lunch. Its easy as to get to by bus. the bus stop is at the front door. It pays sweet and its full time hours. Mega flexable and lots to fat retarded people to laugh at!

I guess it depends how bad you need work really. I worked there before i went to Melbourne for a year and a half and have gone back to the exact same team there now. I dig it but i guess its what im doing that i enjoy. If you get sick of where you are you can move to another department.

Plus the canteen sells chips and gravy for like $2.50!!!

I only wanna work there if I get to work with you

I haven't been able to afford to go shopping in my lunch break in years, so that doesn't bother me about working in the city. I guess it's something I'll have to think about, when and if I get offered a position there... until then it's really a moot point.

Yeah, because we dont have roads or public transport leading anywhere but in to the city.

If you're that desperate to work you should be willing to take a job anywhere.

Uhhhhh... not that I have to justify anything to you in regards to this, however, I am planning on studying at Uni next year which will probably require me to travel to Flinders after work. It's going to be convenient for me to work in the city and get a bus to Flinders from the city, this will also ensure that I will get to Uni in time for lectures.

He's got a point. I dont have a car and most days i take 2 buses, or 1 bus and a 15 minute walk to work. Or get a bike, be fuck all to ride into the city.

Yeah maybe if I didn't have study plans for next year it wouldn't be that much of a problem, but I'm planning on making a commitment to study part time and work full time so I want my travelling to be as convenient as possible.

I am planning on studying at Uni next year which will probably require me to travel to Flinders after work.

Oh god that bus ride sucks so bad... it's ok for the first 1.5 years but after that you'll be suffering 

two interviews on friday... one of them is for a tv production company about ten mins walk from my house.

 

I dropped off 14 resume's today, the 15th (and last) one i decided that I was too hot and I couldn't be fucked walking the extra 2 streets to the Gilbert so I went home.

I bought the newspaper on the way home - the only kitchenhand job advertised in it was for the Gilbert  .



The ironing is delicious.

got a job back at studio 2000 doin digital retouching on their portraits as a graphic designer, lol ive only had photoshop 3 months.
fuck i love my ability to bullshit my way through things.
guess i better learn photoshop properly, quick smart
hahahahaa

i just finished my last day@ EB games, they let me leave after 2 days of giving notice, and are paying me out my remaining wages - onto Employers mutual as a case manager (with special thanks to Lucy for the recommendation  )

I dropped off 14 resume's today, the 15th (and last) one i decided that I was too hot and I couldn't be fucked walking the extra 2 streets to the Gilbert so I went home.

I bought the newspaper on the way home - the only kitchenhand job advertised in it was for the Gilbert  .



The ironing is delicious.

ah liam!   

The efficacy of my search proved to be quite low.

In fact, I'm surprised at the inefficaciousness of my job hunt.

I have given up on looking for a job. Being rejected so many times has seriously hurt my self confidence and my level of apathy has increased dramatically. If I get rejected one more time, I think I'll go postal.

I have given up on looking for a job. Being rejected so many times has seriously hurt my self confidence and my level of apathy has increased dramatically. If I get rejected one more time, I think I'll go postal.

Stryke used to work at the post office didn't he? Can't be that bad.

HAR DE HAR HAR

Stryke used to work at the post office didn't he? Can't be that bad.

Oh liam. I heart thee! 

Stryke used to work at the post office didn't he? Can't be that bad.

I passed on that one.

I am learning to think before i talk/type.

i just finished my last day@ EB games, they let me leave after 2 days of giving notice, and are paying me out my remaining wages - onto Employers mutual as a case manager (with special thanks to Lucy for the recommendation  )

Probably too expensive to keep you if the video games thread is anything to go by 

 

Woohoo, got one so far...

Krome Melbourne has an opportunity for someone who has experience in 3D Studio Max / Maya, and has a forte in UI design. We're also after a Senior Games Programmer.

Mad skills are more important than experience within the games industry, but as they're senior roles they wouldn't suit someone straight out of Uni or TAFE.

If you're interested or know anyone who may be, drop me an email / PM.

Back on the job search train...

Waiting for something thats been in the making for WAAAAAAAAY too long.

Hurry up already!

I am currently hiring models

Models
For promoting upcoming events, alcohol promo in club (only to those who hold a responsible persons badge) majority of work will be in clubs or city hot spots.

Altough my background is mostly based in acting, i am quite confident
that i could succeed in the role of model.

Altough my background is mostly based in acting, i am quite confident
that i could succeed in the role of model.

yeah, dave in his hot pants and fish nets....

 

 

Altough my background is mostly based in acting, i am quite confident
that i could succeed in the role of model.

  Dave doing alcohol promo in a club

Dave doing alcohol promo in a club

priceless.

 

And Dave wearing a badge that says 'Responsible Person' on it while he works those hot pants.. 

Krome Melbourne has an opportunity for someone who has experience in 3D Studio Max / Maya, and has a forte in UI design. We're also after a Senior Games Programmer.

Mad skills are more important than experience within the games industry, but as they're senior roles they wouldn't suit someone straight out of Uni or TAFE.

If you're interested or know anyone who may be, drop me an email / PM.

I could handle a job as a games tester. Probably a bit hard to come by that kind of job though.

I could handle a job as a games tester. Probably a bit hard to come by that kind of job though.

If you're willing to move to Queensland, I *may* be able to get you a tester job

(goes for anyone interested, really)

Dave doing alcohol promo in a club

i know richie prepostorous isn't it, i too think i would be more suited to a cocktail lounge. However my agent thinks it would be good for my portfolio

If you're willing to move to Queensland, I *may* be able to get you a tester job

(goes for anyone interested, really)

what kind of pay for said jobs?

Start at $30K pa and move up to $35K after a year or so

wow

Hook us up!

Thats pretty good for playing games all day. I wonder if it would be anything like Grandmas Boy? Might give it a bit of a think over.

yeah, dave in his hot pants and fish nets....

 

 

I just chocked on my water.

It is a little like Grandma's Boy... 

But it's not "games" it's "game", and for 75% of the time that game is an unplayable mess.

I suggest getting the game "Big Rigs" on PC and playing that non-stop 8 hours a day, for a week, for an idea of what you have to deal with for 75% of your time, then play anything half decent for the rest of the time...

There's no positions at the moment, but I'll let you all know

It is a little like Grandma's Boy... 

 That movie is decent 

It is a little like Grandma's Boy... 

But it's not "games" it's "game", and for 75% of the time that game is an unplayable mess.

I suggest getting the game "Big Rigs" on PC and playing that non-stop 8 hours a day, for a week, for an idea of what you have to deal with for 75% of your time, then play anything half decent for the rest of the time...

There's no positions at the moment, but I'll let you all know

Man I love that game. It's just amusing how it actually got released to the public, I mean seriously how could you not notice how many flaws that game has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqIOdzdTUCY

An example of how poor this game is.

Yeah maybe if I didn't have study plans for next year it wouldn't be that much of a problem, but I'm planning on making a commitment to study part time and work full time so I want my travelling to be as convenient as possible.

u do have a point lady lexy...but its only january....u could have a whole year of working and earning cashola before u even have to think about getting to flinders....

i guess it depends how bad u want to work....

my 2c

and it'd be cool to have u work with us! u could have lunch dates with me n spacey n dave!! YAY!

u do have a point lady lexy...but its only january....u could have a whole year of working and earning cashola before u even have to think about getting to flinders....

i guess it depends how bad u want to work....

my 2c

and it'd be cool to have u work with us! u could have lunch dates with me n spacey n dave!! YAY!

No no, I'm planning on going to uni THIS YEAR, to do the foundation course before doing the Bachelor. I'll find out if I got in after the 25th 

ahhhhhhh u have a valid point then

job interview tomorrow morning at 930am for FULL TIME job - 9 day fortnight rotating days/arvos (every two weeks) at a state of the art manufacturing plant


me in full time work... who woulda thunk it?

me in full time work... who woulda thunk it?

well if Piers is apparently starting a full-time job next week, nothing surprises me anymore 

job searching is painful yet funny

i spent two weeks applying for everything i could, went to 4 interviews and didnt even get any responses after following up with the places i interviewed with.

this week i sat in bed on my laptop, unable to bring myself to log on to monster.co.uk and i get a phone call for a job starting monday, no interview, good pay, nice and easy work.



the moral of the story is give up and dont try

YAY

whats the verdict? *crosses fingers*

whats the verdict? *crosses fingers*

whats the verdict? *crosses fingers*

Haven't heard anything yet, applications closed last Friday

 

im know the feeling.

about to get an email back from uni to hear if i finally get a blemish on my record - didnt hand in a final paper and they are deliberating as we post-whore - feel like im on trial here waiting for a verdict!

p.s i cant undertake this year's field placement if i fail any courses... 

 :aargh:

im know the feeling.

about to get an email back from uni to hear if i finally get a blemish on my record - didnt hand in a final paper and they are deliberating as we post-whore - feel like im on trial here waiting for a verdict!

p.s i cant undertake this year's field placement if i fail any courses...  :cry:

im know the feeling.

about to get an email back from uni to hear if i finally get a blemish on my record - didnt hand in a final paper and they are deliberating as we post-whore - feel like im on trial here waiting for a verdict!

p.s i cant undertake this year's field placement if i fail any courses... 

Good luck lady! I hope everything works out in your favour!

worry ends where faith begins 

worse case scenario - doesnt matter, i will never EVER give up on my passion.

in other news, hearing back from a couple of job applications this week, they better not call me in for an interview on the day of the BDO

worry ends where faith begins  :biggrin:

worse case scenario - doesnt matter, i will never EVER give up on my passion.

in other news, hearing back from a couple of job applications this week, they better not call me in for an interview on the day of the BDO

had an interview today for a role with Optus. Much rather handle small/medium business stuff with them than the consumer stuff i do with Telstra now

good luck!!

i hear terrible thangs about telstra - greener pastures hey... 

good luck!!

i hear terrible thangs about telstra - greener pastures hey...  :biggrin:

good luck!!

i hear terrible thangs about telstra - greener pastures hey... 

 They are all true

i think i was traumatised by the stories you and laura used to tell me on the bus 

i think i was traumatised by the stories you and laura used to tell me on the bus  :lol:

*rocks back and forward x 100000*

deadline = extended for the zillionith time = 5pm tomorrow 

they are soooo good to me!

deadline = extended for the zillionith time = 5pm tomorrow  :yay:

they are soooo good to me!

had an interview today for a role with Optus. Much rather handle small/medium business stuff with them than the consumer stuff i do with Telstra now

good luck, optus was pretty cool to work for when i was there...

business customers are just as dumb as consumer customers, but they are a bit more demanding because they think they are more important

good luck, optus was pretty cool to work for when i was there...

business customers are just as dumb as consumer customers, but they are a bit more demanding because they think they are more important

how bout a consumer that's pissed cos he cant get signal on the top of Ayres Rock

how bout a consumer that's pissed cos he cant get signal on the top of Ayres Rock

ive had people complain about not getting a signal in the middle of sydney

Oh how I miss the old Optus days, especially the week I spent helping out Sales Support. People will whinge about anything.

I saw this in the Fuzzy Newsletter and though it may be of some interest to someone.

Don't know if you have to move to Sydney or whatever, but you might be able to work something out and work from Adelaide for the first one at least. The second one would mean moving to Sydney, but I can think of worse places to live...

GRAPHIC DESIGNER - Part Time

We are looking for a new designer to join our art department. With flexible hours you will join the team that is responsible for all our advertising, websites and newsletters.
The successful applicant must have at least two years experience working as a graphic designer and must have an excellent knowledge of the below applications:

Photoshop CS3
Indesign CS3
Illustrator CS3
Flash CS3
Dreamweaver CS3

Skills in:

- Pre press knowledge
- HTML
- Image optimisation
- Actionscript (optional)
- Conceptual thinking
- Time management
- Ability to take responsibility and work autonomously
- Understanding of current design trends and a keen interest in music.

If this sounds like you please email jobs@fuzzy.com.au with a resume and current portfolio.


OFFICE MANAGER / PERSONAL ASSISTANT - Full Time
We are looking for an experienced administrator to run our busy office, work on event administration and assist the company directors.

The successful applicant must be experienced in the below:

MS Office
Petty cash reconciliation
Switchboard management

If you have experience of at least two years in a current position, are super organised, love our events and want to enjoy a fun but hard working team please email jobs@fuzzy.com.au

Got the Optus job


Happy

congrats!

my sister just left telstra last week 
they sound like dirty rotten scoundrels to work for 

congrats!

my sister just left telstra last week  :biggrin:
they sound like dirty rotten scoundrels to work for  :lol:

Got the Optus job


Happy

nice work

i need a new job.

i don't know what i want to do.

bah.

Same here! We should start a club!

Will we get money if we join this club?

 

oli i thought u were self employed??!!

I applied for a job at the Adidas Originals store opening in Rundle Mall over 2 weeks ago and have not heard anything 

theres a joining fee

that joining fee goes to oli and i as we are the founders 

I am, but that business was just something I had alongside my studies. I need a full time job now because I'm not studying, and because I don't want to build up my own business at this stage since I'll probably leave for Europe again later this year...

Just officially received my 2 weeks notice
as my Company has been bought out by the competition

fortunately I had a tip off from a mate in the Company that bought us out so I already have a job lined up and some other offers looking good

wish I had a bit more time to 'shop around' though

the job market is extremely candidate poor at the moment
so it's a great time to be job hunting
 

And good luck

And good luck :)

ive got an interview tomorrow... with any luck ill be made permanent in this position ive been temping in...

Good luck!

thanks

Wooo good luck cunt! 

I'll prolly have one this week too.

good luck to you too then!

Anyone know of any decent jobs going? Glenelg area or the City would be good. Pretty much keen to do anything where I will be making enough money too live off.

sweet well, good luck! i am sure a man of ur skills could find work easy enuff depends if its GOOD enough for ya tho! i know you are a man of certain tastes n aspirations

meeting has been rescheduled for later in the week. thats fine with me tho, more time to prepare...

Good luck Khem, I put my application in for the position I am currently temping in, should hear back soon.

Good luck Khem, I put my application in for the position I am currently temping in, should hear back soon.

nice, good luck with that bek!

Thanks Mr.

Thanks Mr.

I need some help here guys, got a possible job but it's pretty suss in how I might be able to get ripped off. Going to talk to the bank about it tommorrow probably.

Here is a copy of the email I got.



Hello,

We are expecting some difficulties with the money receiving due to the
requirements of our Clients. They wants to send their payments only
within Australia and New Zealand , because they are Australian-based.
So we need a person, 18+ years old, authorized to work in the Australia
or New Zealand, who will receive the payments from our clients by wire
transfers for the resending to our company's accounts in other
countries.
We are agree to pay you 10% for each transfer and we`ll cover all the
fees committed with theese transactions. You don't need to declare
theese money as your income, it's free of your local taxes.

Your duties will be: 1) you should receive the transfer, 2) deduct your
10% from the received amount and 3) send the other part by Western
Union. All the fees are paid by our company. It's easy.
You should receive up to 3 transfers per week, amount of $1000...3500 AUD
per each transaction.
For this job I need your name, address, both home and cell phone numbers.
For transfers I need: your bank name, account name, account number, bsb
number (it is regular details for the wire transfers receiving, we'll
never ask you for any secure details).



This is their website: www.Suvilex.com

What do you reckon? Dodgey or good?

sounds like a scam.

got any tips for looking for work in the UK khem?

walk into bar "Gday mate, I'm looking for some work"

bingo bango

haha don't really wanna do bar work, kinda more looking to do work doing what i'm doing, audiovisual type stuff, sound/lighting/vision/etc

best advice would be to start looking at job agencies before you head off, and to make sure you book your appointment for a national insurance number before you leave as it may take up to 6 weeks to fit you in for an appointment.

hmmm leave in 4, better get onto that!

lol


total scam

pure fact
don't even bother looking in to it
suckers only tbh

 Looks like an easy way to make cash. Why not?

Yeah ive always seen those and tbh, have wondered. I cant see where youd get screwed(though im sure you would)

isn't there scams with western union?

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/11/fraud_and_weste.html

giving out your bank account info + your personal details  = your bank account will get cleaned out

ah k, didn't read it all. The ones I've seen(even on seek.com) don't ask for all that info

Just assume that anything that even mentions Western Union is a scam.

You guys arent serious are you?

You'd give out that sort of information to some company that you've never met, that promises you completely tax free money for facilitating bank transfers?

Oh and they're not located in Australia

Come on..

If you fall for that then you deserve to be ripped off.

 

You can still work without an NI number, your employer will give you a temporary one.  You will get taxed alot higher, but some money is better than no money innit.

I have an interview on Monday for the new position here.  And I have it form a sound source (my boss who is also interviewing me) that I was the only applicant! 

OMG RIGHT THERE - SCAM!!! "the australia or new zealand"

if there webpage tells you which country they are calling from etc, they should have some sort of business name registered if they are legit..check that out. but sounds HELL dodgy.

They don't have offices in Australia though, they just want people to handle money for them. The thing that made it blatantly obvious to be that is was a scam was by looking at their website, which seems to be aimed towards helping small businesses grow, it said in Australia they helped companies like Telstra and the AWB. Load of shit really. Even if it's not a scam I'd probably just be laundering money for assassinations or something like that. When it was advertised on Career One it looked nothing like that though. Surprised they get away with doing that.

Why don't ya just let em put the money in ur account and then not transfer it on?  Let the rippee be the ripper.

I doubt if they would put money in your account in the first place. I'm pretty sure they can use Western Union to rip you off.

just found this link on how to answer interview questions

probably the most comprehensive list ive seen... 50+ pages if you want to print it out. fairly useful from the parts that i have read so far.

nice one khem.

hopefully it comes in handy for my interview tomorrow

good luck khem! like u need it!

thanks!

Well I just applied for about 20 jobs online. Let's see what happens. Problem is if they call me I'll have no idea what I applied for. 

Got 2 good jobs to choose from but have to decide Today

I'm going to put some pressure on both of them regarding salary...
 

game on!


The job market is great at the moment
 

What are the jobs? I'll take the one you don't want.

The one I didn't want is as a recruitment consultant for a high end recruitment firm

I managed to succeed in hard-balling the other employer and they raised their pay offer by one third of the original offer

 

sounds pretty sweet...

  interview today!1

Good luck mofo! You'll nail it!

cheers... that seems to be the general consensus from everyone here but im still a tad nervous!

Understandable, you never know what they might ask.

I feel the same about my interview on monday, even though I know for a fact I am the only candidate

good luck to you too, doesnt sound like you will need it

Still waiting to hear about my application.

Still waiting to hear about my application.

interview is over, so now im playing the waiting game too...

Wah, I have to prepare for my interview tomorrow.  So cbf!

all my prepatation was done at the last minute while alt+tabbing on the internet!

good luck for tomorrow yak!

AGL are screaming for staff dude, just call center work, 38k a year, bulk easy work. Anyone thats keen hit up DFP Recruitment or IPA Personell

Thanks cunt.  I have decided to give the preparation a miss today.  I'm gonna get up early tomorrow and do it when I'm in more of a work mindset.  Don't need this shit clouding up my already hazy weekend. 

I might do that. Cheers.

that is pretty good coin for simple work. is that what you do grimes? any chance of promotions and shit? any idea of managers salary/wage?

got the job!

Congrats. I tried to apply for AGL on the CareerOne website but it appears I have already applied. Spose we'll see what happens. Might have a job hooked up in a wine bottling place as well.

Nice work khem. Are you ever coming back to Adelaide?

cheers! good luck with your job hunting!



call centre work is way easy. you get to sit on your arse and in some cases spend loads of time on the net - and get paid for it. it can be a bit boring/repetitive, but it beats manual labor depending on how long you wanna stick it out there is usually opportunity to become a team leader or depending on the company, transfer to another department.


yeah...

its a permanent position which means i wont be temping on a week to week basis anymore, but it is still limited by the time on my visa. i can legally work here until the end of this year pretty much, so unless something unexpected happens to extend that i should be back late this year/early next.

Yeah I will agree with Khem on this one, I worked at a call centre for about eight months but I got bored. I am still waiting to hear back about my position.

HURRY UP!!!

Yeah I will agree with Khem on this one, I worked at a call centre for about eight months but I got bored. I am still waiting to hear back about my position.

HURRY UP!!!

here is another handy link for those looking for work and going to interviews...

http://lifehacker.com/tag/interviews/



unfortunately the way they tag things it not only includes interview tips, but also any other story that may relate to an interview with a guest, etc... but its pretty easy to sift thru and find the ones which might be useful to you!

Me too!

All in a days work

Yea man, been here for about 8 months and am in the process of moving into a specialist role which will mean a pay rise too so yea plenty of oppurtunity to move up

You do realise you can't steal gas and electricity and sell it on ebay.

You serious? Damn don't want that job anymore.

i'm sure i could work something out.

Anyone been asked by a recruitment company employee (when enquiring about a job or during an interview) if you use facebook?

I was asked today. Came as a bit of a surprise to be honest. I don't use facebook so I said no. Of course directly after the call I realised I should have jokingly answered "no but I use myspace".

Never been asked it but I know of many employers who check people out on Facebook/Myspace as part of the pre interview checks.

Be very very careful what you put up there.

Find out tomorrow if I got one of the positions I applied for.

Unfortunately it's not the one that I really want that paid better. This one pays the same as what I am on now, which is a bit annoying. Still waiting to hear on the other one ... hopefully if I take this one it won't mean that I miss out on the other one which is in the same department. Hmmmm...

(should really wait and hear if I got it first I guess)

Oh and John... yes, I have heard of both potential and existing employers checking up on people on myspace/facebook. I can see that one of the team leaders at work has a profile on FB and although he is a really top guy I would most likely ignore his friendship request if he was to ask me!

good luck babe 

good luck nat!

i tried to avoid as many work people on facebook as i could, i think i only added two who were pretty safe... i changed my details on facebook so it doesnt include my surname as well now, so that has stopped a bunch of requests from coming thru.

or just don't use your real name on your facebook account
and/or keep your profile private

Stoked. Got a 2 week job helping some guy out with his holiday house near Mt. Buller (no idea of the spelling there). 500 dollars cash for two weeks work. All meals etc. provided. Even an opportunity to go to Melbourne if I want. Might have to see if there is anything decent happening over there.

$500 for 2 weeks. that's not much. is he paying for you to get there as well?

It's okay considering that it isn't much work, he's driving me there and providing food etc. 500 dollars for 2 weeks is a lot of money for me. I'm used to living off about 300 for 2 weeks.

Sounds like great fun, if not a little creepy. Do you know this dude?

Exactly, sounds like great fun.... 

Kidding. My Mum works with him which is how I got hooked up with the job. Anyway I'm meeting him tonight so if he is creepy, it's easy enough to bail out. Doubt it though. Also get to use the holiday house at a later day for free as well.

I don't think it sounds too bad to be paid to stay at a place in Mt Buller! Will it be during ski season though? Dare say it would be pretty dull this time of year.

Sounds suspicious

what does 'helping him out' mean?
and why such shit pay?

well if it's during the off season (which I assume it is) then at least there will be good MTB downhilling, mountain boarding and perhaps hiking

It's pretty much because he's getting a transportable house put there, and he needs help with trenching, fencing etc. I thought it sounded suspicious but his nephews will be there as well so it won't be that suspicious. It's not the snow season but I don't really like skiing anyway. Will get to go fishing though. I'm still pretty happy with the pay even though it's not heaps.

i have work this week.... auditing.

joy.

hopefully i get to work full time for them though because i applied and they have loads of fun type work to do and pay well. this boring work goes out to plebs.

Got a mate called Phillip who's looking for a few good men... 8 in fact...

To appear on Adelaide TV Commercial.

It’s a non-speaking part and you have to be in your jocks for filming – which will be covered by a sign

Thursday April 3 @ 11am for a maximum of 2 hours

food & refreshments included

TV Ad will be shot in Kent Town in a film studio

He's done Ads for Godfreys, Designer Direct, Haggle Co, Jarvis, and more.

email: philip@fabads.tv for details etc.

If it's covered by a sign, do you really have to wear your jocks?

with the facebook comment someone left in here about bosses looking up your profile. as far as i know you can't just access any profile, you have to add them as a friend. is that right?

Depends on how you have your privacy set. Mine is set up so only friends can view it. But some people have it public.

Set it to mates only sliverspoon and you'll be set!

I reckon you have the option of a Private or a Public profile. If it's Public then I'm pretty sure if they're signed up to Facebook they can see your profile.

will do that now, thanks guys. been a while since i logged in 

something to do with what network ur in too, if any?

my job search has begun. ugh

would love a part time job doing something to do with music. CD store, promotional work etc.
cant seem to find much advertised online

Does being a postwhore on here qualify? Although that would require full time commitment.

Promtion landed today. looks like im off to Melbourne. but also to leave friends and family in adelaide

that's awesome maka!

congratulations.

can i have your old job?

Bah, all those people left in Adelaide are morons any way.


Wait, is this a PM?

No.

Damn... I mean, you're all ok

wow congratulations mate, will have to make a trip over to melb to see the lovely couple when i'm back!

yep all yours

cheers boys

Well done mate.

Though your downie courier drivers suck balls. Progess all the way!!!

RAAAHHH

Cheers mate. Heard you are doing ok yaself.

ya get what ya pay for mate. we have to send the gimps to you cos you guys are tight... Im coming in this week

where does he work ill make sure he DOES get all the gimps 



oh now get me a job in melbourne too 

There may be a few test positions opening in the Melbourne office soon...

If there's anyone "qualified" enough for that job, it would be you Weez

Some of you know but, i am no longer at derringers......

I am back selling wine with a company called glasscase, company based in the barossa i am based in town.

I am flat out at the moment thanks in part to the wine industry. Got web development work coming out of my ears. 

no doubt! sad day for dj's across adelaide there mate. cheers for all of your help the last couple of years.

got a job going at EzyDVD in the finance Dept for a Data Entry Administrator http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=59&PageNumber=1&JobID=12462385
its full time

got a job going at EzyDVD in the finance Dept for a Data Entry Administrator http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=59&PageNumber=1&JobID=12462385 (http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=59&PageNumber=1&JobID=12462385)
its full time

I don't think you can link to Seek job ads. If anyone is interested they'll have to go to Seek and search for the job themself.

Was this that one for Profix where they go along in a line looking at the signs then they throw them up in the air?

:lol: Was this that one for Profix where they go along in a line looking at the signs then they throw them up in the air?

so does this mean theyre looking for someone?

Ah nice work mate. you are back selling my other vice now. Good Luck mate.

Wow well done!

And YAY more Melbs peeps!! Cannot wait to catch up with you guys, it has been far to long Get in touch on pm's or something Maka

Congratulations to yourself mate! I'd love to be in melbourne again.

Thanks to everyone.

Speaking of job opportunities in Melbourne, there may be a tester job @ Krome next week.

One of the guys might be leaving and we'll need someone immediately.

It's generally start at $32K PA and goes up ~ 4% PA.

Krome won't pay for the relocation from Adelaide, unfortunately.

BUT I should have a spare room available for anyone who wants to move, so if you're keen PM me.

PS: I'm going to be the one doing the interviews, so you're in with a good chance, especially if you suck my cock slip a few bucks my way

Same here, cheers Dan.  Hope the new job is going well...


Congrats Adam, sad to see ya go mate but these things must be done

What skills are they looking for? Just so I can lie on my resume.

Is it Full-Time? Also is there a contract involved or something of the like? If you had to do out of hours testing would you need your own decent computer etc or is all that during hours and provided?

Full time contract, 3 months probationary period. All testing is done at the workplace (it becomes a security risk if builds are taken home). We sometimes work late nights / weekends, but we get time in lieu at the end of the project.


Communication, ability to work in a team, patience and eye for detail are the most important. Knowledge of games and the games industry is a bonus, as is previous software testing (including MMO beta testing)

Would the position eventually arise to move up in the company into other roles?

Yes, it can, hence my move to Melbourne. And my possible move into production once this project is done.

But sometimes that can work against you. I'm the first to admit testing can be pretty fucking tedious, and if you're only into it to get into an Art, Design or Programming position, being in the role for a year or more can be demoralising, especially if you're working on a shit game *cough* anything on PSP *cough*

However, we currently don't have any PSP games on the go in Melbourne, so you're safe

So I have a drug and medical tomorrow morning, and a psych test. WTF?!

Crazy Japanese.

After a 3 month search I have finally found a new job. Working at Reece Bathroom Life. Pretty stoked right now

i just got my first job that is related to my degree, yepee!!!

hospitality = hey hey hey goooodbyyeeee....

i just got my first job that is related to my degree, yepee!!!

hospitality = hey hey hey goooodbyyeeee....

congrats mate, hope you enjoy it more than the old job

Got yelled at by my mum tonite to go get a job..
thing is i dont know where to start, and i want something other than stocking shelves at the local supermarket.

Anyone got ideas?

collecting trolleys at the local supermarket?

Hospitality?

Doing a hospitality course at the moment and im not really enjoying it...

Too much.."DONT HOLD THE CUP THERE"  or..  "YOURE POURING THE BEER WRONG"  or... "YOU HAVE TOO MUCH ALCOHOL IN YOUR COCKTAIL".....

  not my field unfortunatly

Everyone starts somewhere, and getting out of the "I'm better than that" mentality is the key.

Stocking shelves can actually lead to much more and working with companies as large as some of the supermarkets can lead to exceptionally good references.

How old are you? What have you done previously? What are you interested in? What do you want to do eventually?

I may know of a few roles going at the moment.

I first started out working as a dish pig at a local restaurant, absolutely loved it, great atmosphere, good money and good fun. Might be a shit kicker role but it was quite enjoyable.

I am now working for a leading IT Distributor nationally and doing extremely well. You arent going to walk straight into your dream job, it just doesnt happen.

As for your current training... err.. how can you not take what they have said on? There is a way of doing things in this industry.... they are trying to TRAIN YOU, you're not an expert just because you spend most nights in a bar.

well... im 18. havent had a proper job. interested in IT, graphic design and music. and i want to hopefully get into somekind of graphic/art/multimedia type career.

My advice....

Get a job doing whatever, do it for awhile just to get some experience in the work force. It doesnt have to be serious but just to bring some regular money in and get you used to working with others.

Do some training in the field you're interested in, why are you studying for hospitality if you're not interested in it?

While you're training/working try to find some work experience, ring around and offer to come in and help out for a few hours a week just to see how it all works, just ensure they don't take you for a ride.

This is what I would recommend, it won't suit everyone but I think its a good way to start out.

Shit, if I was your mum and you were 18 and never worked I'd fucking kick you out on your arse.

my dad thought it would be a "good idea" just to get experience i guess.

but yeh ill have a look in the paper and see whats around.

John L, do you work at Leader?


Go to some computer shops and see if they're offering traineeships or can offer a job. Don't just call them to ask. Go into town (not looking like a bogan by the way) and walk in, ask to speak to manager, and go from there...

I work in IT (running my own business) and have NEVER gotten a job through applying to listed job adverts. EVERY single job interview I've had and meeting with recruiters has been a complete waste of time.

All my jobs have come through contacts I made firstly through a TAFE lecturer, then a friend who worked in a computer shop who recommended me to their manager. I've since started operating on my own and have retained my links/business partnerships with all of my contacts, and the contacts that I got through them, and the contacts that I got through their contacts... I think you get the idea...

What I'm getting at is that the IT circle in Adelaide is tiny and if you build up some contacts and aren't an idiot you can build up a lot of useful links. TAFE studies are a great place to start building up some links... Perhaps enrol to do a certification in IT if that's what you're interested in.

I have three graphic designers coming to me with work on a regular basis and from what I understand that market in Adelaide is basically the same as the IT one.

No idea about the music field.

yeah i applied for the diploma IT course in the city yesterday.. so hopefully i get in.

I wouldn't consider them a serious player nationally

The company I work for has an office in every state, apart from NT and Tas and a warehouse in every state apart from NSW(for now), NT and Tas.


I agree with the above completely.

However, there are still some pluses in applying for advertised jobs as this is where I have always found employment bar my first job.

Experience is KEY

There is a role going at my company at the moment that for the right person would be the perfect opportunity to get your foot in the door however we need someone with at least some experience. It doesnt necessarily need to be in IT but just experience in a work environment.

Good work. What major? Or don't you have to choose one yet/anymore?

John L, I assumed you meant in SA not nationally but OK.

Not sure.. its this course
http://www.courses.tafesa.edu.au/xml/course/aw/aw_2008MIDHBP.aspx
Diploma of Information Technology (Multimedia)

 Contact a few job agencies.

 If you dress nice, speak well and have a good resume, they will find you work. Even if it's shitty work at first, if you show you are willing they will help you out.

 I had to clean toilets as part of my first job

Good. I know for a fact you can get excellent contacts through the campus in town... The contacts I got there 3+ years ago are still sending me work and I'm probably going to be working there (at TAFE) again soon to help on some projects...

Cool.
How do you find these contacts? do ya just meet random classmates/teachers?

Tutors/teachers mainly.

That said students can also get you some good links. Especially if you study part time in the later portion of the course (like from Certificate 3 onwards). This is because many people who you're studying with then are doing their studies aside from their existing jobs in IT, so they're already working in the industry and might be working in places where they get asked for input when a role is available... So be nice to everyone you meet.

I would imagine there are would be loads of young guys out there who "run their own IT company from home" and to recruiters most of these people are full of wank as they couldn't really bank on their skills in the work place.  A couple of websites for friends doesn't mean they are a Web Designer etc.  If recruiters are putting people forward for jobs who don't have proven experience it is a massive risk.  Ofcourse you sound like a knowledgeable young man who is really doing it so I am just saying it is what you are likely to be working against.  Shit I would know, I have a website, business cards etc from when I was a contractor all in an illusion to make me look more professional than I am.   

But yeah getting knocked back for jobs really sucks.



Yeah sure any job is better than none but a shit job is a shit job.  No point of having delusions of grandeur especially within a large company (unless you are really bent on getting in to one of their training programs).  My first job was at a Bi-Lo stacking shelves and it was great at the time but it quickly didn't mean jack shit on the resume.  Jobs like stacking shelves you just make the best of by making mates, earning some coin and stealing shit (all while high).   

Well, I won't disagree with your first comment. The one about recruiters is probably right in many cases as well. Since I have been back from Europe though I have had a recruiter from long ago coming after me though and I've been the one turning them down (because I've got higher paying work coming at me already). Felt awesome telling a recruiter "yeah I don't want anything you've offered because I can earn 150% of that contracting for myself".

I agree about your comment about a few websites for friends or their tiny businesses not making someone a web designer though. I have some people coming to me with some horribly designed (from an appearance and coding perspective) which make them a complete nightmare for me to work with. I also have some people coming to me with website ideas which to me sound bloody stupid but they are convinced they can make money from it. Just recently I quoted double what I would have normally quoted based on the amount of work and they still want to go ahead... Guess I shouldn't complain. Better to take the job on and earn twice as much even if it is a headache rather than turn it down and lose potential contacts for further down the track!

By the way I work in development, not design. Designers give me a nice body then I give it a skeleton so it can do something useful. I went from working for others to working for myself as well, not the other way around. I think that point makes me very different from the 'young guys' out there you mention.

I also do some nice things with my business like host this website for free. Though you can start paying if you want.

I just started a new job doing just that. Fingers crossed it all goes well.

Best thing about it is I still get to work from home.

Yep, that certainly is a plus (most of the time anyway).

I work about part time out of an office in Rundle St though with a web designer/graphics guy... Most of the projects are bigger ones and it's handy being in same office when we're working collaboratively and to bounce ideas off one another.

should have myslef a job at JWS who are a subsidiary of ABB grain, and they make malt for coopers and west end.

will be on salary, which will be a first for me. i've passed all med tests, two interviews, one with the plant manager and all went well, but still, fingers crossed.

Good work.

If you're going to surf the forum from work like everyone else here you should change the tag line under your nick to something other than "probably drunk".

i work on my feet. if i end up spending time on AM i will look for another job. i actually enjoy work.

I guess that means you aren't going to be working in the public service?

I'm getting hardly any hours at my current job, so I've started getting my resume into local pubs and bars because I'm now struggling to make ends meet while I do honours at uni! 

that sucks - i feel your pain on that one. my friend called me about someone desperate for restaurant work - will pm ya if you're keen 

what honours degree are you studying?

that sucks - i feel your pain on that one. my friend called me about someone desperate for restaurant work - will pm ya if you're keen  :)

what honours degree are you studying?

Does anyone have a guess as to how much a job like this would pay?

http://jobs.careerone.com.au/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=485c8e7248dac0&lookid=careerone 

CSR roles are generally between $35-40k

thought so, oh well. Best off stay where I am for now even if I'm bored out of my brain.

call em up n find out sounds like a cool place to work, at any rate

Gender Work and Social Inquiry - doing a thesis on the experiences of long-term unemployed people in the south of Adelaide as it were.

Let me know about the restaurant work as well, if it's not too late.

sounds like really interesting research Kaeser. i'll be in touch soon with the details 

sounds like really interesting research Kaeser. i'll be in touch soon with the details  :thumbsup:

No work?

Join Defence Force!

Gotta love working for the government! 2.75% pay increase comin my way, not to mention the annual individual pay increase we all get according to our start date!  For me that seems to work out nicely as a pay rise around every 6 months.

My job has been gettin better and better too!

Got an interview at Westminster Boarding House tonight. Pretty sure it's living on campus, all food provided, working about 15 hours a week style of thing. Fingers crossed, this could work out really well for me if I get it.

Wait till you try the food till you say 'it could work out really well for me'.

:E

Hah I was a boarder for 3 years. I know what the food's like. The food at Westminster is meant to be a lot better than at Immanuel as well, and I can honestly say the food at Immanuel wasn't that bad. Well it was in the first year I was there. Only got better though.

Still, with a full weeks menu I can at least pick which meals are worth going for.  :E

Immanuel ey...

I was unfortunate enough to go there for awhile as well.

Not as a border though obviously. This was back in the olden days though.

Bloody Scrag :E

I got a job interview for another position in the same company next Tuesday.

I want to get out of testing so I have applied for an Associate Producer role on the next game. Means heaps more responsibility, heaps more organisation and time management.

So if I get it, I will have the unfortunately abbreviated title of “Ass Prod” in front of my name  :lol:

Has anyone here done courier work before?

Because I'm looking for work and there always seems to be jobs available. I'm not too keen on getting back into the hospitality industry again - fucking hate it. And so far, retail isn't proving very fruitful...Even places like Coles aren't getting back to me  :cry:

Come work at Burnside, mate. I run that shit. Kinda.

*adds Burnside Coles to his where not to food shop list*

;)

 :lol: Let's just say that when I'm working the weekend at Coles, I would agree with you. 5 hours sleep and 45 hours worth of work over three days doesn't agree with me and I might not be bringing my A-game during these times.

You have an A-game?

:lol:

the man can cover every game... a through z :slayer:

After deferring my second semester of honours, I decided to have a go at applying for some degree revelant work. I have a couple of interviews lined up now, so I've got my fingers crossed!  :thumbsup:

I've applied there and everything, there just hasn't been a vacancy (that i know of)...reckon you can pull some strings Boss Man?  :lurk:

I have a couple of job applications on the go at the mo'. Writing to selection criteria though is exhausting!

Meanwhile I started my new job yesterday, still with the same GVT department but now as an Online Analyst... a role which I have already gathered sounds a lot fancier and a lot harder than it actually is!


Just soooooo x1000000000 happier to have left the call centre. I vow to never, ever do that kind of work again!!!!!  :)

  :lol:

 Call Centre work is the type of thing most pople can only do for a couple of years I reckon. Worst jobs ever.

 

Mines good. Mind u, I've worked out how to fool the system-handy

I'll ask a few questions and see where it goes from there. PM us your availability and I'll let you know. Can't be a slack cunt though.  ;)

that's your job :slayer:

Just moving some discussion here from another topic...


So going by some quick calculations if the minimum wage per annum is just under $35,000, a Trainee who has finished year 12 and is just one year out of school gets about half that, which is about $10 an hour...

Can anyone even support themselves on that type of money? If they can't live at home (ie. with parents) and have no other income I don't even believe you can live on so little. Then if you look at the figures for people who have dropped out at year 10 (then again... if you can't finish high school...) they earn less again!

Do people on these traineeships somehow qualify for some other assistance through the government or not? I thought we had a skills shortage. I know that people in some trades can earn well once they know what they're doing and are a bit better established - but surely starting a traineeship with so little income doesn't look very attractive.

How long do these traineeships go for? Did anyone here go through this type of thing?

i did yet i started my apprenticeship at almost seventeen years old i earnt $6.21 at the time. I was however lucky i lived with my parents
i spent all of my lack of money on booze and drugs

Did a traineeship and first year got paid $5.80 p/h. was living out of home and yeah it sucked but it was do-able.

How long were your traineeships for?

yeah being paid as an apprentice or trainee is a fucking joke.

first year of my apprenticeship i was earning $15.50/hr

What's wrong with that amount? It's around the normal wage for a lot of jobs (retail for one), you'd be looking at about 30k a year...not bad plus the fact you will earn substantially more once you finish.

:lol:

i know, i landed such a sweet position as an apprentice

Two years with a qualification in sweet fuck all.

The fucked thing about traineeships is that the companies get given incentives from the government to provide these positions, but yet pay peanuts.
I've never done a traineeship or apprenticeship but my girlfriend did and she was on $5.90, holey shit she only just told me that.

Screw that I went to TAFE and got something similar to that (was classed as independent cos I worked for a year first) then got paid heaps better due to qualifications even though only a certificate.
I'd recommend the TAFE road to anyone rather than traineeship wages.

What was that doing Melvin diggin resin out your pipe?

You can't beat on the job experience though! Most employers will look on that a lot more favourably than just a qualification I reckon.

Fair point

I gotten a fair way through my TAFE training so I may be a bit biased.

Yeah it was a year of mull and trim and then an honours year covering hash making, resin scraping and bong making! Might sound easy but molding juice bottles is alot harder than it sounds and people tend to have inground watering systems instead of garden hose these days! :E

 :lol:

Trying to get a job over here was bloody annoying, having to use agencies and crap.

But my new job is the bomb. I've probably done a total of a day's work over 3 weeks, got my first pay cheque today (decent) and have my first time-in-lue day next Friday. I have done nothing all today except sit on the net *stretches out in chair*

Got myself a job at a petrol station in Stirling, been out of work for a while so its pretty good  :) So yeah Keyser, you don't have to worry bout trying to get me a job, cheers though bro...

 :lol: Nice!

Let's see how long that lasts eh??

got me some cleaning work during the adelaide show  :biggrin:

$20 an hour, 11pm till 3am.... so im hoping the resonation crew will be at the show to keep me awake  :E

I'm on the prowl for employment.

I'm goin on about 6 months now

*shines up rep of the month award*

good luck! what kind of work are you going for in relation to gender/social inquiry?

if i get in, im definately going to do honours over 2 years. fuck doing a 1 yr full-time study load on top of another, plus working!!

My main interests are in politics and social justice. There are many departments at both state and federal level that I would like to get a start in, although getting a foot in with little to no experience is always tricky.

I've been applying mostly for internships, traineeships and graduate positions as a starting point. I've had a few interviews, but no luck so far - it's very competitive! I just gotta keep at it!

coolmagool... social justice via community or out-reach pathways is my interest. politics is very frustrating but at the heart of reform so please keep us posted!

i know people who have a disability can get into the social policy analyist/law/research stream at a DEEWR graduate program   :)

If you know anyone who may be interested in working for a games company Krome Melbourne are looking for junior programmers, network programmers, and a UI designer / Graphic Designer

(Sorry, no test positions... much to my annoyance!)

PM me for more details

And I am now employed.

 :lol:

what are you doing?

Temping for SA Government, Transport SA/Adelaide Metro, not sure exactly what they're called; just doing some call centre work and customer service shizzle in the Info Centre on the corner of Currie & King Willy... I've also applied for a job at Club X, should have an interview next week, that's the job I want!

Discount for AM'ers!

 :lol:

Is that through Westaff??

there's a career expo @ the wayville showground this coming tuesday! if we get a group together, we should have beers @ the goody afterwards!

i'll be keen to go to the career expo as long as i'm not working

 :lol:

flick me a txt if you're keen

yeah no wukas

I recommend registering with Retail IQ International for retail/sales positions

AMAZINGLY professional and helpful

www.retailIQ.com.au

 :asskiss:

Nah. It was through Select... and I quit... so I'm on the prowl for employment again :lol:

I need a new job STAT!!!

Yep, Well Over It here too...  :banghead:

Actually don't mind the Job, But the Travel & complete Toss Pots that work here are bringing it all down.  :P

I am still searching for a new job.

RAH!RAH!!

Ditto!

Applying for government jobs is an absolute cunt, not really sure what I would like to do. I know that I can not stand to work part time and for Service SA for much longer.

:stab:

Well, good luck, missy!

someone please find my mother a job!

she's 60, one of the most qualified people in her field, but since the company she worked with for 17 years was bought by a private equity firm, stripped of its assetts and sold off (resulting in all the head office staff losing their jobs) mid last year, she's been out of work. 30 odd job applications interviews later and many "youre too qualified" lines later she's getting right fucked off and knows its basically her age thats the problem.

she also decided to buy a smaller house to downsize and is now trying to sell her house so no mortgage etc and suddenly we have a global financial crisis affecting house sales and she might have to put the one she just bought back on the market... fuck me.



life just aint being kind to my ol lady right now. in fact its being a right cunt if i may say so.

agism is a huge problem, one which i am not looking forward to in the later stages of my career!

my qualified mumsie was only 45 when she left long-term employment to look for another job, and a 100 dear jane letters and 6 months later - she finally got another job.

is there anyone she can network with?

If anyone wants temp admin work at tafe (e.g. in enrolments or main reception), the following ad has just been sent out. Although it could be just short term positions you can usually apply for other government jobs while you're working so it could lead to better things!

Candidate Pool
 
Please note Candidate Pool for ASO2 Client Services Officers will be advertised this Saturday 18 October, 2008 in The Advertiser

ASO2 Client Services Officers
Client Services Unit
TAFE SA, Various Campuses

Closing Date 5pm, Friday 31st October

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 Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology
CLIENT SERVICES
OFFICERS
CANDIDATE POOL
TAFE SA
MORE THAN ONE POSITION
In order to facilitate recruitment TAFE SA is establishing
a candidate pool. The period will cover from November
2008 to conclude in November 2009. At the conclusion
of this period applicants will need to reapply.
Throughout the year TAFE SA require employees on a
temporary basis. Appointments could be located at any
of Adelaide metropolitan campuses/worksites.
Successful candidates can be appointed on contracts
for up to 12 months or less in the first instance.
Vacancies will be available within Client Services Units at
various DFEEST campuses throughout the year.
Terms and Conditions of Employment are governed by
the PSM Act 1995 and/or relevant Award.
Interested candidates please note: To apply
for the candidate pool forward an application and
contact number of three current referees by email
to humanresources@tafesa.edu.au by 31 October
comprising of a response to the outlined criteria in the
Job and Person Specification. Please also include a
copy of your current CV and a Cover Letter.
Enquiries: Human Resources, email:
humanresources@tafe.sa.edu.au or phone
08 8348 4450.
Consideration for appointment to any position will be
subject to a satisfactory police Criminal History Check.
Applications Close: 5.00pm 31 October 2008

Hmm I need a summer job soon. Not sure where to try for though. Needs to be somwhere very flexible. Might give Big Star at Marion a go but I doubt that would work. Are there any jobs going at coles Sal?

Shit dude definately give big starr a go before you take up a posie in the CFL team! Never heard anyone say "yeah I work at Coles and I love it".

I work at Coles and I love it.

For real?

Is the Coles For Life team for you?

I plan on being a check-out chick til the day I die.

Is it the customer liaison that draws you in or the price check Mic just within your grasp?

Lol. I've worked with the BFG before. It's all about the mike. Ask Coles Firle crew and shoppers about Chris' legendary fresh produce PA calls. :yup:

I have.

He is a fat white single middle age former bouncer with really bad posture who i have (& im serious here) never seen finish a shift without getting his nose broken.

He loves the coles

signing a ridiculously :uhhuh: contract today

 :luvthumbs: :slayer: :slayer: :slayer: :noelslayer: :aargh:


going to get my JP mate to witness it in a few minutes just to celebrate the occasion

Massive congratulations Rookie, you definitely deserve the position.

which coles are you @?

perhaps i can buy you an  :icecream: on my way out sometime  :) :E :lol:

After almost 4 months of job seeking I finally landed myself a fulltime position that I'm really excited about. The whole process was very draining and depressing at times, but now I'm so happy!  :biggrin:

congrats! where are you @ or what area if you can't name the org.

It's an office in Norwood, but I'd rather not say on here!

 :lol: :lol: yeah i know of a few orgs there.

i see what you mean...

although at first i was really apprehensive about my current job, it has turned out to be an absolute godsend.

stoked as, and i'll leave it at that

:biggrin:

Did you take your hat off for the interview?


What are you doing?

I think I will apply for a job this week.

I think it'll be the first full time permanent job I've ever applied for.

:p

slacker



I'm looking for a PA

you have to be like Lloyd from Entourage though...

good stuff Kurko!


smart move considering the decreasing job security. gov or ngo?

What? It's a school, so I guess that makes it a company.

non-gov (independent or private), or govt school?

so teaching ESL? learning support?

I wouldn't be able to handle teaching ESL. Too many asians for my liking.

 :lol: :lol:

nice try at stirring the pot Natho. i'm not biting!

Haha I wasn't actually trying to stir the pot. Just going from my private school experience.

i will pretend i didn't read that.

:lol:

Ok then.

I'm not actually being racist here. I have experienced the sheer arrogance of these people (only the ones from Hong Kong consequently). Everyone I have met from Hong Kong are arrogant and show no interest in doing anything hear but getting an education.

Did you also know the reason people from Hong Kong come here? It's because they failed the test they have to do in year 10 or whatever over there, so they come here and fail instead.

that was so wrong, i don't know where to start.

at least you didn't start the sentence with 'i'm not a racist, but...'

look at economic rationalist policy regarding education and its privatisation/increased competition, as well as foreign students being actively harvested by US because they profit more out of international student fees.

Not being racist but majorly dissing people from Hong Kong purely based on the select few you have met or gone to school with.  How dare those dirty little Hong Kong bastards be so desperate for an education that after they don't make the cut back home they fly abroad for 4/6 years just for a second chance at learning?
Maybe an education means more to some than others?

At least Asians/foreigners generally WANT to learn English, unlike Aussies who think they know how to speak and write in English but can't actually do so. :E

Very few of them that I have encountered do. But then even less people in Australia care, so yes, you are right.


I was more relating to the fact that they are using our education system when they don't want to learn. That was the point of the statement. I never said they all were bad, but honestly close to 100% that I have encountered don't care. I was never majorly dissing all people from Hong Kong, I actually stated that it was only the ones I have encountered, which should make it obvious that I mean only the ones I have encountered and not all people from Hong Kong. I'm sure there are your fair share that do well and try. I was also trying to show the interesting fact that people from Hong Kong generally do not try as hard/simply don't care when compared to people from mainland China. Why is this? I don't know.

I'll stop posting my views on things now. The world isn't ready for my fucked up brain atm.

On another note (and back on topic) I need a job. Hopefully I can get this one at a pet shop.

Just got a new job. Yay.

wrong person

Time to update the resume and get outta here.

Where are you currently employed?

Now that I am free as a bird, I am looking for casual work in the human services over the uni break. Max 10-15 hours per week. Let me know if there is anything going people.  :D

Got myself a job as a pizza delivery driver. The pay is pretty shit but I love it.

*Edit*

I wouldn't mind a job as a sort of youth worker/carer style thing over the holidays to see if it's really what I want to do in life. You have any ideas of where I would start looking Alana/others?

:rofl:

free pizzas or what?

Free pizza at the end of the night, get to drive around listening to music, plenty of time to smoke while driving. Perfect.

using your own car?

Yep. It's good while petrol prices are cheap. Don't know how it will go if they rise again though. All in all (including tips) I get around 70-80 dollars for a five hour shift.

Have you considered doing some volunteer work in the area? It might not be what you're after if you need some more income, but it's a great way to get experience if you want to do it later on.

If you send out your CV to various agencies that is targeted at the human service industry, you will get work for sure. A lot of aged care facilities are ALWAYS on the look out for carers.

In relation to youth work, you can try Families SA. It usually takes a few months to process your application and training etc before you can begin working for them though. Other agencies include the Southern Youth XChange (I think), they are situated on Beach Rd, Noarlunga - a bit closer to your neck of the woods I reckon. There are many NGO youth agencies in the South you could hit around Reynella, Marion and Noarlunga.

I'd like to do volunteer work but I really do need an income at the moment. I imagine it would be hard for unqualified people to find paid work in that area. Really possibly better off getting another job first and then doing volunteer work.


Cheers, I might look into them. I'd rather do youth work than aged care though.

whats the pay? Do you drive your own car?

Is the pay cash?

And yes, paid in cash which is probably the best thing about it.

Yeah, I concur with Kaeser's post about volunteering. I have volunteered at 3 organisations over 4 years, and got a job offer out of each role. I would rate volunteering as a great way to test the waters without the high cost of time/effort/risk of going straight into the deep end.

My first role was @ SYC; Service to Youth Council Inc - in the 'Helping Young People Achieve' program. Other programs include trace-a-place and JPET. They have since expanded and have branches all around the metro area, so they should have a reasonably good location for you. I would definately rate them for training, experience and fun.

hey guys my mate was recently let off by his work (contractor) so if anyone knows of any IT support roles going around send us a pm, he's had loads of experience and has all the skills necessary

cheers

Harry, tell him to look towards the defence sector, if he's any good. They're constantly hiring!

As long as he isn't Indian.


IT job market sucks in my opinion. Seriously, so many people think they can do any IT job because they have used a computer. It's amazing.

Yeah, he can't have a hint of left-wing sympathies as well. :lol:

I would be binned straight into the FAIL pile.

A multi discipline consultency called GHD.
One of the Top 5 Australian engineering companies.

Going to look at some of the mid-sized companies around town.
Having been in the industry for about 7 years now and having run (the structural side at least) an extremely large project I'm hoping to secure a senior/team leader type role and regain the 15k I lost to take this job 2 years ago. *crosses fingers*

Sounds like a date rape drug!

Just put my resume in for a job at Novatech. *hopes* This could be my dream job. Really hoping I get it.

Good luck Natho!

I will be waiting for quite a while for my application to go through. But I got a job offer for a hospitality job to get stuck into in the meantime yay!

Cheers. Thinking I'll follow up with a phone call on monday.

Where did you get the hospitality offer? What doing?

Probably floor or bar service. I'm an all-rounder though, so I can help out in the kitchen if need be.

Bar is good fun. I hate working the floor though, but it does depend on what venue you're working in.

I don't mind either. The bar is fun because you get to flirt the time away. Running around on the floor is great for exercise.

I can't think of anything worse than flirting at work! I spend my whole time at work trying to make the guys not notice my womanly charms!

 :lol:

Nah, I wouldn't flirt with work mates. To quote Steve; 'Never get your gash where you get your cash'.

Flirting works great in bars though. Tips much?

Grow some boobs, maybe even look at getting an opp done, dudes tend not to like surprised down stairs if you know what I mean....

God I would feel like a prostitute accepting tips! Once a guy bought some chewing gum and told me to keep the change... I was so offended... like I need your crappy 40 cents :fist:  :lol: