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Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

guy — Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:28 pm

Author: guy

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:28 pm

leke wrote:

Well, it's been a while, but I've just had confirmation I'm going to Uni to study the Business IT course I applied for
Well, I guess this wraps up my next 3.5 years

Yay, just as we all take off into the Cloud, what a great time to be learning Active Directory (TM) and SQL Server (TM). Just pray Visio (TM) is not on the curriculum.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

Dutch_Master — Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:29 am

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:29 am

Wrong. It'll occupy the next decades of your working life: ICT is a business that never stops innovating...

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Thu May 31, 2012 6:18 pm

Author: leke

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:18 pm

Well, it's been a while, but I've just had confirmation I'm going to Uni to study the Business IT course I applied for
Well, I guess this wraps up my next 3.5 years

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

ScannerDarkly — Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:48 pm

Author: ScannerDarkly

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:48 pm

Best of luck in your studies, it seems you're well on your way to doing what you want, and hopefully you won't be out of a job for long!

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know. Bit tricky since you're not in the UK

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:17 pm

Author: leke

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:17 pm

Thanks for sharing ScannerDarkly. Actually, I applied to Uni last week for the IT in Business course. I hope I get on the course because the job situation is still a bit grim over here.
I too always try to stay sharp and frequently branch outside programming and Linux. I was also learning Esperanto a little while back, but have switched to Dutch because I'm interested in country and would like to holiday there someday.
Family life takes it's toll a little. If you're at home a lot, the kids and misses distract me too much. I tried spending a couple of hours a day at the library, but I feel kind of uncomfortable in those places - maybe like some people don't like hospitals

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

ScannerDarkly — Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:46 pm

Author: ScannerDarkly

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:46 pm

I was fairly young when I was unemployed, about 18-19 for a whole year. Went to the worst school in the country as far as GCSE results go, didn't really know what I was doing for the following 3 years.

Spent the year in the library and buying second hand books on Linux/computer/programming-related stuff, but also brushed up on my non-existent maths, starting reading literature classics, dabbled with a bit of Latin and other languages (see Esperanto), wrote a blog reviewing books and films, just kept my mind 'sharp'. Went into an FE college, scored 100% throughout my courses, Cambridge sneered at my past, but I got into another uni anyway.

Whilst you may not want to enter into education, I can fully recommend libraries, books, etc.. even if they're books on the art of cooking!... The building of knowledge I think really helps to put your mind in the right place, whether this leads into employment, well, at least you have the mind with the confidence to arm yourself with... and if an employer can only see a gap in your CV, you can tell him you've done all the self education.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

Weatherlawyer — Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:55 pm

Author: Weatherlawyer

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:55 pm

PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:59 pm Post subject: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

Either I have deja vu all over again or your computer has Monday Morning Sickness.

leke wrote:

As I love computers, a friend suggested I try the local computer recycle company (I would be taking computers apart for recycling). This was a great idea and something I would totally go for. I sent them an open application about 5 days ago.

At the moment they take dolies referred to them by quangos who also arrange to help you with your CV. This consists of you writing down all your personal details on one of their 10 yr old XP LAN only connected therefore immune to spyware boxes for the tutor to go through later.

Or the next person on the list.

But it's OK they only put the password on a whiteboard not on paper where anyone else might see it.

Quote:

I was wondering if anyone had any other cool ideas (related to computers) like this one?

How about signing up to one of those places and then get a dole money only job with them writing a security check?

Quote:

If it helps, I have a HND in Graphic design (I'm really bad at it though) and a keen interest in programming.

Depending on how bad you are at programming of course.

Fancy having a stab at rewriting geophysics, something along the lines of an Anglo Saxon/Celtic version of Relativity?

I always fancied my hobby as restoring Newton to his rightful aegis and getting rid of the pretence of that ne'er do well Einstein.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:46 am

Author: leke

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:46 am

Update: I've gotten involved in the local Red cross and have been showing them how to use their regional part of the CMS the national part uses. I'm also their tech guy now
They had an unused site and I've set up a personalised wordpress theme for them to blog their events. Wordpress is pretty cool and I've started to learn it with the free time I have. I might even be able to offer it as a service to to others at some point.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

Anonymous — Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:32 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:32 am

Here are some tips:
Maintain a positive outlook; stay open to possibilities; take advantage of the extra time; remember that social connections are your biggest resource.
Good luck!

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

nelz — Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:13 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:13 pm

I visited the Liverpool office in the late 90s, to demonstrate a game port for the programmers.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:45 pm

Author: leke

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:45 pm

donoreo wrote:

You did not happen to know a Stuart Wheeler did you? I worked with him here in Toronto very recently and he was there in the 90's

I can't really remember any names, but according to Linkedin, he worked in the Stroud office. I was in Wavertree tech park office in Liverpool.

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

donoreo — Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:11 pm

Author: donoreo

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:11 pm

[quote="leke"]

nordle wrote:

I also emailed a game design company today. I thought they might require a tester. I actually did some game testing for Psygnosis back in the 90s

You did not happen to know a Stuart Wheeler did you? I worked with him here in Toronto very recently and he was there in the 90's

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:07 pm

Author: leke

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:07 pm

M-Saunders wrote:

leke wrote:

I actually did some game testing for Psygnosis back in the 90s

Cool! What did you test?

M

I did 5 weeks work training on a game called Psybadek. I had a job interview there towards the end, but didn't get it due to lack of PC experience (I had only ever used Macs and DTP software at the time). It was a lot of fun though. I still have some of the original design artwork

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

M-Saunders — Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:36 am

Author: M-Saunders

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:36 am

leke wrote:

I actually did some game testing for Psygnosis back in the 90s

Cool! What did you test?

M

Re: I'm unemployed. Any ideas?

leke — Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:53 pm

Author: leke

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:53 pm

nordle wrote:

Maybe do something for your local charity / volunteer group. Church, or similar.

Set them up a PC, a website etc

That can get word round quite quick......the tricky part is then not getting dragged into hours and hours of unpaid work.

Yeah, I emailed the Red Cross last week volunteering my services. They said they were circulating my email around the town.
I also emailed a game design company today. I thought they might require a tester. I actually did some game testing for Psygnosis back in the 90s