Jobs...

[TWOCHOICEStom]

No one will give me a bloody job. I've got a good degree in GIS which is up and coming. And every single f***ing place wants "a minimum of 2 years commercial experience".. AAAAAHHHH!!!!

... rant over... anyone wanna give me a job?

 

[Gazwag]

if you want to (alledgly) shag a few Brighton footballers, Southern FM has an opening

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

have you applied for any graduate schemes? Please excuse my ignorance but what is GIS?

 

[steward 433]

Sorry Tom but you are a bit overqualified to work here

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Ah googled it-i see. Well i guess the first question is what would you actually like to do with your degree? There are plenty of options but what would be your desired path?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

thanks all, it's "Geographical Information Systems" basically stuff like Google Earth, it's used everywhere in councils for planning, Water Services, mapping anything and everything. I've literally had my ear glued to the phone for 3 weeks trying now...

 

[The Large One]

Sell fireplaces.

 

[keaton]

Maybe if you didn't steal coffee off anywhere foolish enough to employ you, you'd get a job

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Maybe if you didn't steal coffee off anywhere foolish enough to employ you, you'd get a job

haha, I was bloody lumbered with those 2 kilos of coffee for a week before I could find anyone who wanted them... you bastards

 

[che]

No one will give me a bloody job. I've got a good degree in GIS which is up and coming. And every single f***ing place wants "a minimum of 2 years commercial experience".. AAAAAHHHH!!!!

... rant over... anyone wanna give me a job?

Why not start your own business?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Southern Water?

 

[beorhthelm]

maybe you could get a job in recruitment?

 

[Buttinhams]

Have you tried The Survey Association? I know that they have members in the South of England - there is a link to a careers page. I know the people that run this, and I'm sure that they would be pleased to help. Good luck.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Just lie and say you HAVE got the 2 years experience - obviously you'll need a mate for a fake reference though

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

I know its not directly related but Ordnance Survey are based in Southampton. Ordnance Survey

Currently want sales people and there are other roles worth looking at. Might well be a way into that environment. Otherwise grad schemes would definitely be worth looking at-perhaps with BP based in Sunbury? It all depends if you want to stay in GIS fields or move away from that.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I gather there's an opening on Soccer AM

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Nobody will "give" you a job. Companies do not "give" jobs.

They will employ you if, and only if, they think you can help them solve their problem.

So step 1, work out what a company's problem is. Step 2 explain to them how you can solve or help solve it.

Over-simplified of course, but true nevertheless.

Sometimes it's a matter of mindset and "gissajob" is the wrong mindset.

Now I'm not saying this is what you are saying, but it may be what the companies are hearing.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

thanks all, it's "Geographical Information Systems" basically stuff like Google Earth, it's used everywhere in councils for planning, Water Services, mapping anything and everything. I've literally had my ear glued to the phone for 3 weeks trying now...

Afraid I'm still none the wiser. What practical uses are there in the real world that companies might use you for, other than, errr mapping ?

 

[Trufflehound]

Please excuse my ignorance but what is GIS?

Gis a job?

 

[beorhthelm]

Sometimes it's a matter of mindset and "gissajob" is the wrong mindset.

to be fair, theres a culture thats been fostered by this government that a degree is a magic ticket to instant emplyment. never mind that theres 50000 other graduate each year and employers wont real skills rather than theortical fluff, students are led to believe they will walk into a related job upon graduation.

i do sympathise with the OP, its difficult to get those first years experience when everyone requires them, its the same if you want to switch career or focus. you just have to look at the poorly paying jobs to kickstart.