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Geek Culture / Problems getting jobs and the reasons

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MikeB
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Posted: 11th Jul 2007 00:11
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Quote: "My mum fluked the roasties. Everything else sucked. And we only ever had chicken roast dinners because she was scared of beef and she saw cute lambs in the fields when she walked the dog...

My old landlady (when I first got a job) on the other hand made a cracking Sunday beef roast that was honestly better even than a carvery place. Best ever. Brilliant. Thought I was in roasty heaven. Unfortunately after 4 years of having it *every* single Sunday made me hate beef roast dinners.... doh... Now I have my taste for beef roast dinners back it doesn't matter as she is dead. Plus my other great roast link is my great aunt who does amazing things. Unfortunately she is 92 now and would probably cook a book or something instead... Damn it. Only hope is my Mum... Oh God, I just remembered her weak gravy.... no!!!....

Cheers"


Maybe you should learn to cook yourself , just an idea...

Mike

"Change is inevitable. Except from vending machines."
"Two negatives make a positive, but two positives do not make a negative." "Yeah right."
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Fallout
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Posted: 11th Jul 2007 00:25
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Quote: "Maybe you should learn to cook yourself , just an idea..."


And maybe I should buy a toilet that wipes my own arse for me! ...
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*Looks at another recent forum thread*

Oh hang on a sec ....


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SpyDaniel
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Posted: 11th Jul 2007 19:05 Edited at: 11th Jul 2007 19:05
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Any one can cook, but its nice to eat with your family, Mr. E.D.

Mr. PC Maintenance
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Dazzag
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Posted: 11th Jul 2007 19:09
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You haven't seen my family... My mum cooks the worst food ever with pretty much only chicken on the menu when it comes to meat, no spices, no salt, nothing for flavour basically, and gravy that makes water look thick. My sister is a total nut when it comes to food. One year we had Xmas dinner with her eating nothing but frozen jelly (special diet thing). The next year she ate nothing but eggs. And my dad is a manic depressive. I thank God I left home over a decade ago Think the last time we all sat down for a meal that wasn't Xmas or a birthday was probably about 1985...

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Current fave quote : "She was like a candle in the wind.... unreliable...."
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MikeB
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Posted: 11th Jul 2007 23:03
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Quote: "Any one can cook, but its nice to eat with your family, Mr. E.D."


Hehe I cook for my family

Mike

"Change is inevitable. Except from vending machines."
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Drunken Fiesta
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Posted: 13th Jul 2007 00:32 Edited at: 13th Jul 2007 00:48
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Quote: "So basically, has any one else had the same problem as me. Not been able to get a job, because you don't have the work experience and proof?"


Yeah... it seems employers expect you to have a bunch of experience but not a one of them has any clue where you should get it.
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Jeku
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Posted: 13th Jul 2007 07:34
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Funny, I had quite a large amount of interviews just after graduating, with little to no prior dev experience. It's not set in stone that you need experience for all computer jobs, is it? That would be pretty silly.

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SpyDaniel
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Posted: 13th Jul 2007 22:08
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It just seems that way, Jeku. You either screw up when they phone to ask you 'What is good customer service' etc, or they lose your information and don't call or mail you back.

Some places will hire you, with no experience, but mainly new companies, or companies that know, you know your stuff.

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Anyway, I finished my course today, so I have the whole summer to waste, till September, when I start an 18 week course for networking and system support.

I know my stuff, I just don't know the proper names to use, which makes me sound a bit silly when I try to explain things to techies

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HWT
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Posted: 13th Jul 2007 23:28
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I know what you can do!

Take a computer apart in a few seconds and put it back (like they do with pistols) to impress the employers!

Hello world tommorrow
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Dazzag
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Posted: 14th Jul 2007 00:08 Edited at: 14th Jul 2007 00:09
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Quote: "Take a computer apart in a few seconds and put it back (like they do with pistols) to impress the employers!"
Yeah, but there is getting in the same room that is a problem. It's highly likely you get filtered out before even getting an interview even.

My best advice is go to as many interviews as possible. Not everyone wants experience (my company at the time preferred new grads with no experience so that they could mould them without any resistance. Now they are more like Nazis, but hey...). More interviews you do though the more you are likely to get a good one.

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