No jobs for school leavers or am I blind?

If you’re desperate, places like KFC and McD’s are always hiring.

You’re 18, people will probably be hiring you based on future upskilling opportunities and your availability, probably not for expert knowledge.

Oh, and keep your CV efficient and streamlined.
If they’re taking the time to read your resume, they won’t want it to fit on a single square of toilet paper, but frankly don’t care if you got the under 12s soccer Most Valuable Player in 2004.

I noticed while on lunch today that Just Jeans in the Canberra Centre had a sign up in the window advertising a casual position.

Don’t forget to make sure your CV is easy to read! I worked in retail for awhile and some of the CVs that came in were awful. If the manager can’t read your CV easily because of the layout, font, crap photocopying, typos, etc, it’ll end up in the bin.

Oh, and if you put your email address on your CV make sure it sounds professional – e.g. not “hotstuff69@madeup.com”

Honey, walk around any shopping centre and you will find a dozen signs asking for staff. You are trying to be too clever by looking in the CT – lots of small businesses wont pay for an ad in the CT when a sign in the window of their shop will get just as good results.

You seem literate so you could possibily be the manager in a short time anyway……

To use a coaching expression……..”We don’t see what is out there, we see what we believe is out there”

Allow yourself the luxury of reflecting on the kind of work you want to do. Then see who does it and where it is available.

Your mind works in pictures….it plays movies, and my guess is you might be playing some movies that involve you having no work and no money, and all the consequences that brings.

Make some new movies that involve you working in the kind of job you want.

Your mind is not capable of a positive and a negative thought at the same time. So try running that new movie to replace the old ones.

Then start talking to people. Ask for their help, their advice, and switch off your own filters, so you do not judge what you hear based on your current beliefs.

Getting on here was a great start. You WILL find something just right for you right now.

(Let us know the outcome)

Good Luck.

Try night fill at Coles or Woolies, I’ve heard they pay quite well. But look after your back, you’re only as old as your spine!
Good luck 🙂

Yeah, indigoid is right – doomguy’s writing abilities are far beyond that of a modern 18yo.
Me suspect troll. Not sure why though.

Oops! I “failed” in my last comment.

“I didn’t know that my delivery was that good.”

indigoid said :

Your posting indicates* to me that you are abnormally literate. This could be quite useful once you get a foot in the door

* not a scientific study

I didn’t know that delivery was that good. Thanks!

If you just want work, wander shopping centres and hand out resumes to business owners like they’re not worth the paper you wrote them on.
Ask to talk to Managers or Owners if possible.

Or just find a recruitment agency, take the basic typing tests they offer, and tell them you’ll work for minimum bid.
They cost you nothing, and employers pay them to cull out the timewasters.

Your posting indicates* to me that you are abnormally literate. This could be quite useful once you get a foot in the door

* not a scientific study

If you’ve got a car and can handle manual work they’re building one hell of a dam up at the Cotter – labourers are always in demand and the pays OK too.

For somthing more urban, just get a handfull of CVs, scrub yourself up and get out to the shopping centres etc. It seems like every second business in Kingston has got a sign in the window advertising positions.

If you’re really stuck just use a recruitment agency like Effective People. They don’t cost you anything and it’s their job to find you a job. A lot of them specialise in filling entry level public service jobs which are often flexible and, if you become permanent, offer studies assistance.

Spread the word!
Get your parents, friends, neighbours to spread the word.
If you’re this keen to work you will find something easily.
a lot of employers I know are sick of the deadbeats that respond to adverts & are going with word of mouth recommendations.
Try Big W nightfill in the city.
I think CITSA also has a job network.

Hospitality is you’re friend. and I don’t mean Maccas. Get a job with one of the hotels (Hyatt, Ridges) or a catering company. I worked for a hotel in their food and beverage area (waiter for very samll to very large functions) while I undertook a degree at CIT. It’s the easiest casual job you can do.

johnboy said :

Bunnings in Belconnen seems to always be looking for staff.

Commonwealth Bank in Dickson’s got a sign in the window too.

Basically I’ve never seen so many employers crying out for staff in this town. But it takes a while to learn how to look. Good luck with it.

Thanks dude!

I think the best way is to walk around and hand out your CV. You normally get an answer right away.

Bunnings in Belconnen seems to always be looking for staff.

Commonwealth Bank in Dickson’s got a sign in the window too.

Basically I’ve never seen so many employers crying out for staff in this town. But it takes a while to learn how to look. Good luck with it.