The_squirrel
13-10-2011, 08:52 PM
hello all
im after some advice, im 28 years old and last year i had enough of the job i was doing and put myself through college with business edge in Portsmouth, i paid a fair wack for this course and came out so called fully qualified with construction skills, i completed the following modules
Introduction to Air-Conditioning and refrigeration
Installation, commissioning and service engineering
Essential electrics
Pipe work and brazing competency (commercial)
Pipe work and brazing competency (industrial)
F-gas training, assessment and qualification
since completing the course ive tried to get work in Air-Conditioning or refrigeration to find that nobody will give me a job without having min 3-5 years experience
now i know experience is a very important key to any employer but in 1 stint i applied for over a 100+ jobs online with willing to relocate as far up as Manchester and working on a lower trainee wage and even lately offering to work for free to start with to prove myself as no time waster and being a worthy employee, but still i can seem to break into this field of work, there seems to be plenty of jobs around (although mainly around London) but i just cant get nobody to give me a chance to get on the ladder
can anyone suggest on how i can do this or even know of anyone looking for a trainee/volunteer around the Bristol area or up to a hrs travel or am i simply just not going to get anywhere?
any help would be great as im all out of ideas now to be honest
im after some advice, im 28 years old and last year i had enough of the job i was doing and put myself through college with business edge in Portsmouth, i paid a fair wack for this course and came out so called fully qualified with construction skills, i completed the following modules
Introduction to Air-Conditioning and refrigeration
Installation, commissioning and service engineering
Essential electrics
Pipe work and brazing competency (commercial)
Pipe work and brazing competency (industrial)
F-gas training, assessment and qualification
since completing the course ive tried to get work in Air-Conditioning or refrigeration to find that nobody will give me a job without having min 3-5 years experience
now i know experience is a very important key to any employer but in 1 stint i applied for over a 100+ jobs online with willing to relocate as far up as Manchester and working on a lower trainee wage and even lately offering to work for free to start with to prove myself as no time waster and being a worthy employee, but still i can seem to break into this field of work, there seems to be plenty of jobs around (although mainly around London) but i just cant get nobody to give me a chance to get on the ladder
can anyone suggest on how i can do this or even know of anyone looking for a trainee/volunteer around the Bristol area or up to a hrs travel or am i simply just not going to get anywhere?
any help would be great as im all out of ideas now to be honest