help needed what am i doing wrong!!

[gatuka]

hi everyone I not long finished college . i did a level 2 and 3 city and guilds, 17 edition , 2394, 2395 which i found challenging, i also have ECS card (adult trainee), have my own hand tools, can drive both car and truck (c license ). i have been applying for jobs i even offered to work for free a few days a week to get experience, but no one seems interested or some say im too old to be an apprentice (im 28) where am i going wrong ?
can someone enlighten me, thanks

 

[The Ghost]

Look for job as electricians mate ? ads in local wholesalers maybe? Could even try an ad in here (forum)

 

[gatuka]

i have tried looking but they always want some one with experience and my eperience is limited

 

[Rosco]

What experience do you have? Have you tried an agency as an improver or electricians mate?

 

[buzzlightyear]

have van will travel .

 

[gatuka]

i ony did 2weeks work experience when i was in college

 

[gatuka]

have van will travel .

i am willing to travel dont have a van but have a car

 

[buzzlightyear]

you need to go on forums and see any body will help you out round sunderland area .
good place to start .

 

[Hellmooth]

I was an adult trainee, best way is to go to agencies.

 

[gatuka]

I was an adult trainee, best way is to go to agencies.

i tried but they want 2 years experience

 

[Jay Sparks]

Go on yell.com etc and put in "Electrical contactors" in your area. Then copy their email and/or address. Then send a cover letter/email with a copy of your CV. It might cost you a book or two of stamps but you only need one of them to reply, asking you to come for an interview. It is hard without experience but keep going, you never know.

Jay

 

[Leesparkykent]

i tried but they want 2 years experience

Sometimes you got to blag it a little.

 

[Hellmooth]

i tried but they want 2 years experience

I actually started with an agency with pretty much no experience apart from coming from being an apprentice lift engineer, just blagged it to get my foot in the door as a sparks mate, ended up managing to get on to the adult traineeship with the company I was working with through the agency, there's always a way!

 

[Hellmooth]

Sometimes you got to blag it a little.

Hasn't read your post until I had posted mine lol, blag is the key word, I'm sure the most successful people in the world blagged it to start with!

 

[solarsavings]

A lot of confidence with a little competence can take you a long way.

 

[PEG]

A lot of confidence with a little competence can take you a long way.

...It's worked for Mr.Trump

 

[hightower]

Blag it, do a week or two with an agency and they'll be phoning you every Friday with more work the following Monday when you show them you're a good little worker. Couple lads from college did that before Christmas and haven't been out of work since.