Looking for Employment in Newcastle!!!
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 17:54
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Member - Christopher P (NSW)
Gees the days of ringing up and walking out of a old job into a new job are so hard these days!!
I've applied for like a million, get some interveiws but no job! I am employed and studying TAFE
well OTEN. The course is CERT III in IT support, just started 2 months ago. But looking for anything that doesn't require me to go to
sydney 5-6 days a week and work most weeks ends! I currently work as a merchandiiser, but looking to get into the IT side of things.
Tried to get higher positions at work but have being stuffed over and told I'm not smart enough, which is garbage, with an IQ of ABove average, 140, i don't think i am stoopid.
Anyone looking for a good worker who is loyal, diligent, honest and will give you there best all the time! I am also adaptable flexible and a creative thinker as there is no such thing as a problem only a solution!
Msg me or drop me an email for a resume/skills list.
Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:34
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:34
My Missus is finding the same thing.
Its not hard to get a job which pays crap or is in the middle of nowhwere with no accomadation or transport or where you get treated like crap
but 1/2 decent jobs are like gold with employers after 5 pluss years experience on specific machinery before they will touch you.
WA is currently awash with truckies and machinery operators who have headed over to make a fortune on the mines.
Theres not that many jobs though so most squabble over the lean pickings in
perth.
she has a freind with 6 years experience on a digger including subdivisions and maintenance. His $26 per hour job out of town finished and all the other work hes tried for has had ques to operate a digger for $20-$22 per hour.You cant live in
perth on that.
The missus is currently on a roller bulding the highway to bunbury for $24 PH but she has to live in the back of her ute in a
Pinjarra caravan park and drive 40k a day for that.
Its only boom times for some - alot of others are doing it tough and Business owners are preying on it
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Follow Up By: Member - Christopher P (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:43
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:43
Yeah tell me about it. Tried the mines, no
mine safety ticket no job. Full stop, plus that no experience, no job! There screaming for people but they want experienced people, how do you get experienced if you can't get the experience???
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:44
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 18:44
Trust me they definitly aint screaming for people
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Follow Up By: Stephen M (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:19
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:19
My cousin has just gone over there 2 months ago No experience except had a truck license here in
Sydney. Over there driving a concrete truck for 120k a year. Thinking about it myself, just the other half dont like been
home alone at night. We''l see what happens. Regards Steve M
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Follow Up By: Member - Christopher P (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:26
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:26
Yeah i have a other half aswell, it is hard. Good luck with whatever you decide!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:34
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:34
Id be checking out the facts properly before you go over on the sterngth of stories like that
I can tell you Readymix pay their underground AGI drivers $26 PH and the Jetcrete were about 80-85 a year . Surface for Hanson in Karratha/Pt Headland is $19 per hour
All
well short of 120k .
Maybe if you were doing a 6/1 swing you might get closer .
Beware of alot of the talk - Most of it is Hyped up
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Follow Up By: Stephen M (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 21:05
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 21:05
Hi there Davoe, He does 21 days straight with one sunday off in all of that then after doing his 21 days he gets 7 off. He does 12 hour days. If its 80/85 I would not bother even though its more then Im earning now but if he's true and its 110/120 then I'm going to seriously think about it. I was talking to him the other day and he's gone further inland to (I think ) he said Rio Tinto ?? (spelling)You might kow the place better then I do some thing like that. Dont happen to know a bloke called Greg Whitfield by any chance ?? Regards Steve M
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 21:42
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 21:42
I migt know where he has been working if it is then its 10 hour days and $25 per hour.
My missus turned that job down - just wasnt worth it. Getting sundays off n
camp and no 12 hours was just rediculous for that pay.
He might have gone to work on a Rio Tinto site but its a fair bet hes not actually working for them.
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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 19:55
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 19:55
Gday Davoe,
We're looking at moving over to
Northampton sorta area after Christmas. Not because of the work situation,... but I did
check it out while we were there. The money sounds great, but after takeing out the cost of land and housing........ its pretty good I reckon.There also seemed to be plenty of it. Like any where there is a shortage of trades.......so trades get paid accordingly.
I have relatives over there who do earn a lot of money un-qualified but thats not the case for everyone.
Ive certainly seen a lot worse
places to work.
Cheers
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