Thank you everyone

[wayne451]

You just cant help yourself can you Wayne? And just for your info operation "Ripped for summer" is underway

Thread starter - good on you, I'm trying to make changes in my life but not getting very far, the internet is partly to blame lmao

The only thing that will be ripped will be the arse of your marquee sized jeans when you lean over to get another pie from the oven! lmao

[Greydj]

I am 65 so where you are starting your working life I am heading towards the end of mine. For the last 20 or so years I have been an employer and there are three things I look for in a potential employee:

- do they have the knowledge to do the job and if not could they learn it quickly
- will they fit in with the existing workforce and work hard
- do they have initiative?

It is the last that is really important in getting on in life. You can be excellent at the first two points but the third is the real killer. The phrases any good boss really wants to hear are 'I've finished that, what do I do now?' or 'I've finished that shall I do this now?' or 'Can I do that for you?'. I think you will get what I am saying.

By the sound of it you are well motivated and learn quickly, possibly more quickly than the others on the course. This may leave you with spare time. If it does do not waste it. See if the is anything extra you can fit into the time while you are there. If it is a Mechanics course see if you can add in some bodywork and welding. If they are already in it and there is no option with that what else is there? For example, you express yourself well but your written English could do with a bit of improvement, punctuation for example, is that an option?

I have a mate who is a teacher at the Land Rover apprentice school and he is appalled at the standard of the students that are turning up. Someone like you who is motivated and capable would make his day. Your lecturer could feel the same way. Treat the time at college as learning not only the mechanics side but how to get the most out of the people you are working for, that's the initiative side

[Violet]

Unfortunately, most HR/Personnel/Recruitment managers are so inept at their job, they filter out the wrong candidates. My last 'team leader' was shockingly bad at his job, but had five years over me and a title to his name and walked straight into any job. It's a shame future employers don't see the part where you had to work 72 hours over the weekend because your team leader messed up (and stayed at home because he had a wife). Commitment and initiative means nothing in the bulk of today's job market, I feel ridiculous trying to prove I have that now.
I've worked with people who constantly complained about their job - just shut up and do your work.

[Astra Dan]

I am 65 so where you are starting your working life I am heading towards the end of mine. For the last 20 or so years I have been an employer and there are three things I look for in a potential employee:

- do they have the knowledge to do the job and if not could they learn it quickly
- will they fit in with the existing workforce and work hard
- do they have initiative?

It is the last that is really important in getting on in life. You can be excellent at the first two points but the third is the real killer. The phrases any good boss really wants to hear are 'I've finished that, what do I do now?' or 'I've finished that shall I do this now?' or 'Can I do that for you?'. I think you will get what I am saying. <SNIP>

Most sensible, well written post on the internet, ever?

[JustinAudiA4tdi]

Good luck with the collage.

[Nemesis]

Good luck with the collage.

Do you mean college?

[JustinAudiA4tdi]

Do you mean college?

No.

[wayne451]

No.

I didn't realise he was doing art?

[Ed]

Yeah "motor vehicle with art NVQ"; it's proving a very popular new course.

[Allvaux]

I didn't realise he was doing art?

lmaolmaolmaolmao

Am I the only one imganing him printing off pictures of Calibras then gluing them to an A4 piece of paper along with some sweet wrappers?

[Ed]

....and dry pasta and lentils

[wayne451]

....and dry pasta and lentils

Eco motoring collage course!

[Violet]

Good luck with the collage.

Do you mean college?

No.

lmao

[angryman]

Nice story ...........Wayne, you still make me giggle like a little girl

[Tathan]

im working 4 days a week and at collage 2 and a half

It was from there. I think it's definitely a drayman from Poole.

[Adam]

Only thing ive learnt is wayne is still ghay LOL

Glad migweb has positively changed ur outlook on life mate (not u wayne u plick)

[wayne451]

Only thing ive learnt is wayne is still ghay LOL

Glad migweb has positively changed ur outlook on life mate (not u wayne u plick)

lmao Are you still stealing bottle openers and living the dream?

[Adam]

no i just get weird chicken noises dreams from time to time at 5am lmao

[wayne451]

no i just get weird chicken noises dreams from time to time at 5am lmao

After 6 years and almost 9 months on here I still don't understand you. That goes for the Internet and in person! lmao

I still lmao @ the kick off with those muppets from Corsasport talking bollocks about turbos and then you thinking they had stolen your phone. lmao lmao lmao

[Adam]

sum prick did steal my phone! lol im surprised u rememebred that mr bog lurker perverter

club calibra had it large bahahaha and sumone got iced lmao
see mig is just one big happy gooey family

[wayne451]

sum prick did steal my phone! lol im surprised u rememebred that mr bog lurker perverter

club calibra had it large bahahaha and sumone got iced lmao
see mig is just one big happy gooey family

You stole it from yourself it was found in the morning! lmao lmao lmao