Martgj90
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Hi guys
A little advice needed from some experienced sparks.
Last year at the age of 27 I decided on a career change from working in offices to being an electrician. My dad was a spark so it always interested me but for some reason I never went into it when I left school!
Anyhow I enrolled on the level 1 (7202) at college which I enjoyed/passed and in September this year I started the level 2 which again I'm enjoying however I've become a bit fed up when it comes to actually trying to get employment in the industry to the point where I've pretty much given up on the course.
Since last Christmas I have been writing, ringing and emailing hundreds of electrical firms and all I've been getting is knock back after knock back. The main reasons I get are that I don't have any electrical Improver experience or that they don't want to employ a 28 year old who knows very little when they can get paid to take on a 16-19 apprentice from the government.
I kind of feel like I've hit a brick wall! Have I gone into this too late?
Feedback would be really appreciated.
Cheers!
A little advice needed from some experienced sparks.
Last year at the age of 27 I decided on a career change from working in offices to being an electrician. My dad was a spark so it always interested me but for some reason I never went into it when I left school!
Anyhow I enrolled on the level 1 (7202) at college which I enjoyed/passed and in September this year I started the level 2 which again I'm enjoying however I've become a bit fed up when it comes to actually trying to get employment in the industry to the point where I've pretty much given up on the course.
Since last Christmas I have been writing, ringing and emailing hundreds of electrical firms and all I've been getting is knock back after knock back. The main reasons I get are that I don't have any electrical Improver experience or that they don't want to employ a 28 year old who knows very little when they can get paid to take on a 16-19 apprentice from the government.
I kind of feel like I've hit a brick wall! Have I gone into this too late?
Feedback would be really appreciated.
Cheers!