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My Job Search
« on: 29/06/2018 17:46:10 »
Well I have a couple of days so I thought it would be a  bit of fun if I blogged it.  So I am looking now , I will post back later when I see what I find .

Found one possible so far

Maintenance Person Premium
Newfield, ST6 4HA
£7.83 per hour
 
Permanent
Exemplar Health Care
Today
Maintenance When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

An early set off to get there though , I have to rely on public transport and that is a two bus journey.

Good way to compose a list by blogging it.

Found another possible.

Car Valeter Featured
Meir Heath, ST3
48 Hour working week
 
Permanent
V12 Sports & Classics Ltd
Today
** *V12 Sports and Classics* ** ---------------------------------------------------- Are you a lively, energetic and enthusiastic team player wanting to join a great company? We are looking for a Car-Valeter for our extremely busy Car Supermarket in Stoke on Trent.. Company Details We are a fast-p


Number 3

Warehouse Operative DHL Nisa Featured
Boothen, ST4
£7.50 - 9.55 per hour
 
Contract
24-7 Recruitment Services
Posted 3 days ago
BEGIN YOUR CAREER IN DISTRIBUTION WITH 24-7 RECRUITMENT 24-7 Recruitment Services acting as an Employment Business are currently recruiting on behalf of our client, a distribution centre based in Stoke. Roles are temporary ongoing with opportunities for long term assignments.


Agency of course, agencies are a middle man who get paid for nothing and make it easy for employers to have 0 hours contracts.

Number 4

Order Pickers and Packers Required
Trent Vale, ST4 4FA
From £7.83 to £9.50 per hour
 
Temporary
Gap Personnel - Stoke
Posted 4 days ago
Gap Personnel are currently recruiting for Packers for a new warehouse based in Stoke on Trent. These positions are starting immediately. Temporary ongoing positions. This is a new and exciting opportunity to work for an established company moving into the stoke on trent area. Due to rapid gr

More agency , pfffffffff, frustrated already with the job search .   Enough for now.

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« Reply #1 on: 29/06/2018 18:10:15 »
Hey students check out this job I just come across advertised on facebook

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Re: My Job Search
« Reply #2 on: 29/06/2018 20:26:12 »
I notice no request for qualifications usually the lowest paid jobs require the highest qualifications
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« Reply #3 on: 29/06/2018 21:12:52 »
Quote from: syhprum on 29/06/2018 20:26:12
I notice no request for qualifications usually the lowest paid jobs require the highest qualifications
I would imagine unless you have a dictionary up your ....and several qualifications to go with it, it would be pointless to apply.
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Re: My Job Search
« Reply #4 on: 01/07/2018 13:32:10 »
entrepreneur

" a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. "

P.S. - I know its Risky, but wouldn't it be Fun to be your own Boss.
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« Reply #5 on: 01/07/2018 13:35:08 »
Quote from: Zer0 on 01/07/2018 13:32:10
entrepreneur

" a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. "

P.S. - I know its Risky, but wouldn't it be Fun to be your own Boss.
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Of course it would be ''fun'' to set up a business and be my own boss, but businesses need starting capital .
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« Reply #6 on: 01/07/2018 16:56:45 »
I have just seen an add for a painter for somebody I have done work for in the past, wish me luck!  Looks like I might end up falling off a ladder after all.
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« Reply #7 on: 03/07/2018 14:02:42 »
Quote from: Thebox on 01/07/2018 13:35:08
Quote from: Zer0 on 01/07/2018 13:32:10

Of course it would be ''fun'' to set up a business and be my own boss, but businesses need starting capital .

Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". Wikipedia
Founded: 28 April 2009
Headquarters: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Founders: Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, Charles Adler

https://www.kickstarter.com/


" Looks like I might end up falling off a ladder after all. "
P.S. - why do u sound like ur planning on getting a workers insurance claim, if not then don't forget to wear a helmet n do attach d bungee cord as soon as u reach d top of the ladder.
On second thought, wear that parachute bag too okaay!
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« Reply #8 on: 03/07/2018 14:44:46 »
Quote from: Zer0 on 03/07/2018 14:02:42
Quote from: Thebox on 01/07/2018 13:35:08
Quote from: Zer0 on 01/07/2018 13:32:10

Of course it would be ''fun'' to set up a business and be my own boss, but businesses need starting capital .

Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". Wikipedia
Founded: 28 April 2009
Headquarters: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Founders: Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, Charles Adler

https://www.kickstarter.com/


" Looks like I might end up falling off a ladder after all. "
P.S. - why do u sound like ur planning on getting a workers insurance claim, if not then don't forget to wear a helmet n do attach d bungee cord as soon as u reach d top of the ladder.
On second thought, wear that parachute bag too okaay!
👍
Thanks for that link, as for a ladder, I was thinking of trying to go back painting and decorating lol
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« Reply #9 on: 08/07/2018 16:48:23 »
Do I have too much wishful thinking, in thinking I could get a job in science with no paper qualification ? 

Would anybody here  recommend me for a position ?

I am just dreaming and wasting my time ?

Maybe I need to change gear and become even more intellectual ?

Maybe I need to find a new song ?



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« Reply #10 on: 08/07/2018 17:13:24 »
I have just found lots of jobs available.

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?category=2

I could imagine they would imagine me to be like



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Re: My Job Search
« Reply #11 on: 13/07/2018 15:43:01 »
Have you ever thought of creating an App(mobile application) for solving the Rubik's Cube ?

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Re: My Job Search
« Reply #12 on: 14/07/2018 00:36:13 »
The key to getting a job in science is to have some respect for science. No chance there, then.

The key to any other kind of employment is to have some respect for people. No evidence to date.


There was an interesting TV program a few years back where they gave various unemployed people a year's benefits as a lump sum. One or two stayed in bed and drank or gambled  the money away, but one bloke bought a van and some tools and set himself up as a carpenter, making serious money within a year.
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« Reply #13 on: 14/07/2018 10:45:06 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 14/07/2018 00:36:13


There was an interesting TV program a few years back where they gave various unemployed people a year's benefits as a lump sum. One or two stayed in bed and drank or gambled  the money away, but one bloke bought a van and some tools and set himself up as a carpenter, making serious money within a year.


I watched some of that program, it is obvious that if you get a lump sum and no more benefits, you need to do something , some sort of investment with return.  Science would be too risky, a steady turn over would be needed to survive.  Obviously in considering this, a person would need to set up a shop or something with a product.

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« Reply #14 on: 14/07/2018 10:48:28 »
Quote from: Zer0 on 13/07/2018 15:43:01
Have you ever thought of creating an App(mobile application) for solving the Rubik's Cube ?

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I could not the write the program that would be needed, perhaps I should ''write'' a gambling program lol. I stupidly gambled yesterday, lost about £25 , was my internet bill money, that's me stuffed ....
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« Reply #15 on: 17/07/2018 14:40:57 »
Quote from: Thebox on 14/07/2018 10:48:28
Quote from: Zer0 on 13/07/2018 15:43:01
Have you ever thought of creating an App(mobile application) for solving the Rubik's Cube ?

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I could not the write the program that would be needed, perhaps I should ''write'' a gambling program lol. I stupidly gambled yesterday, lost about £25 , was my internet bill money, that's me stuffed ....

" Top 20 crowdfunding platforms
Here are 20 crowdfunding sites you can use to fund and fuel your startup. Some of them are more geared to developing products, others are about funding artistic endeavors, and still, others are ideally suited to nonprofits. Some sites will collect all the money as it comes in, others won’t collect it until the goal amount is reached. "

Kickstarter.
Indiegogo.
Patreon.
GoFundMe.
Crowdrise.
PledgeMusic.
Razoo.
RocketHub.
Crowdfunder.
Give.
Charitable.
Lending Club.
AngelList.
Ulule.
Funding Circle.
Seed&Spark.
Crowdcube.
GoGetFunding.
Fundable.
Kiva.

Credits - https://www.godaddy.com/garage/top-20-crowdfunding-platforms/

You could register & enlist your Mobile Application Idea on the above mentioned platforms, then gather potential investors like friends or family while other public investors would very slowly chip into the funding.
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Then do some maths n equations to achieve an algorithm n just hire a bunch of Android Software Developers n create your own Rubik's cube solving app for kids n adults.
🔠 🔢 🔣

Yeah it doesn't sound like a " saving the world " deed, but you just might hit entrepreneurial success.
😎
Think about the kids & adults who have o.c.d. or o.c.p.d.
Your App would tremendously Help changing their lives for the better.
🙌

I don't have the time to do it coz I'm busy slavin for money, nowadays its called having a Job.
Not diagnosed with ocd or ocpd as yet, just stubborn by nature.
And dumb enough to gift my own self a Rubik's cube on my birthday.
N maan DAT daam cube makes me suffer everydaay!
😨😰😱
I'd pay a dollar or pound any given day just to have an application that helps n teaches n solves the daam cube.
💰

P.S. - I know of a mysterious ancient secret hidden technique through which you won't ever lose money in gambling, it's called ' Never place a Bet '.
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« Reply #16 on: 17/07/2018 15:11:56 »
Quote from: Zer0 on 17/07/2018 14:40:57
Quote from: Thebox on 14/07/2018 10:48:28
Quote from: Zer0 on 13/07/2018 15:43:01
Have you ever thought of creating an App(mobile application) for solving the Rubik's Cube ?

⚽
I could not the write the program that would be needed, perhaps I should ''write'' a gambling program lol. I stupidly gambled yesterday, lost about £25 , was my internet bill money, that's me stuffed ....

" Top 20 crowdfunding platforms
Here are 20 crowdfunding sites you can use to fund and fuel your startup. Some of them are more geared to developing products, others are about funding artistic endeavors, and still, others are ideally suited to nonprofits. Some sites will collect all the money as it comes in, others won’t collect it until the goal amount is reached. "

Kickstarter.
Indiegogo.
Patreon.
GoFundMe.
Crowdrise.
PledgeMusic.
Razoo.
RocketHub.
Crowdfunder.
Give.
Charitable.
Lending Club.
AngelList.
Ulule.
Funding Circle.
Seed&Spark.
Crowdcube.
GoGetFunding.
Fundable.
Kiva.

Credits - https://www.godaddy.com/garage/top-20-crowdfunding-platforms/

You could register & enlist your Mobile Application Idea on the above mentioned platforms, then gather potential investors like friends or family while other public investors would very slowly chip into the funding.
💹
Then do some maths n equations to achieve an algorithm n just hire a bunch of Android Software Developers n create your own Rubik's cube solving app for kids n adults.
🔠 🔢 🔣

Yeah it doesn't sound like a " saving the world " deed, but you just might hit entrepreneurial success.
😎
Think about the kids & adults who have o.c.d. or o.c.p.d.
Your App would tremendously Help changing their lives for the better.
🙌

I don't have the time to do it coz I'm busy slavin for money, nowadays its called having a Job.
Not diagnosed with ocd or ocpd as yet, just stubborn by nature.
And dumb enough to gift my own self a Rubik's cube on my birthday.
N maan DAT daam cube makes me suffer everydaay!
😨😰😱
I'd pay a dollar or pound any given day just to have an application that helps n teaches n solves the daam cube.
💰

P.S. - I know of a mysterious ancient secret hidden technique through which you won't ever lose money in gambling, it's called ' Never place a Bet '.
👍
Thank you for caring, maybe I should think bigger and go into space elevators or something more ''glamorous''?

Perhaps I should go for 10 million or something similar to research space-time and develop the technology to make a space elevator.

Found an inspiration song..


It took me about 5 minutes to solve a Rubik cube, I just learnt to take them apart and put them back together again .
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    « Reply #17 on: 20/07/2018 07:16:20 »
    Quote from: Thebox on 17/07/2018 15:11:56

    Thank you for caring, maybe I should think bigger and go into space elevators or something more ''glamorous''?
    LOL 😆

    Perhaps I should go for 10 million or something similar to research space-time and develop the technology to make a space elevator.
    ROFL 😄

    It took me about 5 minutes to solve a Rubik cube, I just learnt to take them apart and put them back together again .
    Ooh My My 😱

    On second thought, space elevators seem doable.

    " Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. "
    ― Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days.
    (Quoted in pre-feminism era, Please replace man/men with human/humans for correct representation.)
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    P.S. - Thanks a Million for the Tip on the ultimate way to solving a Rubik's Cube. (On second thought, I won't use it)
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    « Reply #18 on: 25/07/2018 21:23:51 »
    Don't look for an app for Rubik's Cube - just solve it properly yourself. Don't learn any moves from anyone else though as you should be able to work them out without help, driven by a strategy. Think about getting all the corners first, for example, and let that help you break the problem into smaller tasks. Start with four corners in the right places on one side (and correctly rotated) and think about how to get the other four corners into the right places too. Do a whole side first if you like. Then move one of the done corners away from the completed side without muddling up the rest of that side; then put it back into the same place by a different method (e.g. four moves to move it out and three moves to put it back where it was). Then look to see what changed with the four unsolved corners. Have any of them changed places? Have any of them rotated? If you approach the cube this way, you can work out how to solve it in a single day.
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