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Showing posts with label construction. Show all posts
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Friday, 4 March 2011
Monday, 11 January 2010
Recession Victim
So if I'm that much of a whizz kid , what am I doing out of work and looking for a job? I'm a firm believer in making your own luck, in the sense of being persistent and not giving in. If you keep on trying you will always have a chance of succeeding at the very least, even if it's a small one. However, It's just my luck that when I get my foot in the door - along comes the recession and slams it shut in my face. Whilst making good progress at work and a good impression with the boss, it was decided that myself and another supervisor, two contracts managers and the director were going to form the backbone of the company. Even training was organised for me to upgrade my CSCS card to Supervisor and enroll on a NVQ3 in Site Supervision. Fast forward three months and everyone had been finished except the director and one guy in the office. This was due to all current contracts expiring and no new work coming in to keep the company going.
At any other period in time, my career would have been progressing smoothly, but construction is always hit hard in a recession. The only positive thing is that this is through no fault of my own and when things pick up I can have my job back - unless someone reads this and gives me a fresh start!
I guess one has to remain positive in these situations and accept that there are many others far worse off. Once 2010 gets underway and confidence builds there must surely be better prospects of finding work. Can't wait to get back on site to finish my NVQ; a first aid certificate will come in handy too. A five-day SMSTS is getting to be a standard requirement in job posts nowadays and this is high on my to-do list even if I have to fund the course myself.
At any other period in time, my career would have been progressing smoothly, but construction is always hit hard in a recession. The only positive thing is that this is through no fault of my own and when things pick up I can have my job back - unless someone reads this and gives me a fresh start!
I guess one has to remain positive in these situations and accept that there are many others far worse off. Once 2010 gets underway and confidence builds there must surely be better prospects of finding work. Can't wait to get back on site to finish my NVQ; a first aid certificate will come in handy too. A five-day SMSTS is getting to be a standard requirement in job posts nowadays and this is high on my to-do list even if I have to fund the course myself.
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