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Old 20-04-11, 04:26 PM   #1
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i want a new one but being in construction I've never had to search as its all word of mouth, i do the whole "randomly sending you CV off to companies with a letter" thing but it can only get you so far

anyone know of other things?
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Old 20-04-11, 04:28 PM   #2
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apart from responding to adverts I can't think of much else.
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Old 20-04-11, 04:28 PM   #3
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www.jobsite.co.uk is quite good. Get me one while you're there
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Old 20-04-11, 04:56 PM   #4
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Try starting any conversations you may have with "gisajob"
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Old 20-04-11, 04:59 PM   #5
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What trade are you? Things are still far from good in the mainstream construction industry.

Do agencies not have any work?
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Old 20-04-11, 05:08 PM   #6
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I've tried agencies before but it was all first fix chippying.... the way things are going im going to have to either retrain or go self employed, both have their downsides at the mo
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Old 20-04-11, 05:11 PM   #7
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Try self employed Gav.
Whats wrong with first fix anyway, p155 easy, you can be rough, suit you lol

You wont be able to use all your fancy machinery thats why i guess you dont wanna
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Old 20-04-11, 08:44 PM   #8
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well once you start that your standards slip
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Old 20-04-11, 08:49 PM   #9
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Job hunting sucks. if a lot of your work is word of mouth then being self employed could be the way forward as Specialone says. You can please yourself then.

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Old 20-04-11, 09:03 PM   #10
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well once you start that your standards slip
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