Yes, this college library job seems to be that exceedingly rare thing of the perfect job in the perfect place at the perfect time. It would be amazing if I could get it but I won't let myself get disheartened if I don't because it's given me that spark of realisation of what sort of jobs I'm really after.
I've been looking at museum jobs as well, none really in the right place if I want to stay in Huddersfield but a great help for looking at skills these places are looking for and to practise filling in application forms. And it might well be worth sending the museums ones after all because I now remember that the Duxford Imperial War Museum job description had an interest in 20th Century conflict as one of it's desirable qualities *pointed cough in the direction of my WWII centric nano novel* and on the website they're selling tickets for an upcoming air show.
Closer inspection of the website has pointed me to a Battle of Britain tour. The sheer amount of disappointment I feel that it's booked up (even though I'd likely be to skint or tight to travel down to Cambridgeshire while still on job seekers) is surely proof enough of my relevant interest. :-)
I'm thinking it'll definitely be worth venturing over to Manchester for a trip round the IWM North for some story inspiration and job research and have a look into how much a trip down south would cost if I got called down for an interview. Perhaps if I dig a little deeper, I'll find jobs going at the Manchester one but, now I know there are planes at the other one, I want to be down there. Why can't I be down there, dammit? *sulks*
Anyway, clearly the job hunt is going a hell of a lot better than I'd realised.
And you are exactly right about the attitude to volunteering. A student could and would willingly take a part time job stacking shelves in Sainsbury's et al to fund nights out. However, the job centre will happily force people to do that while the supermarkets get paid by the government to take people and save whatever wage they would give to someone who applies and interviews for that job.
I'm not entirely sure what the situation of travelling to interviews while I'm on job seekers, but whether they reimburse travel expenses or not, I'd love to see the reaction of whichever sour faced so and so is processing me the week I say I've been down to Cambridgeshire and back. :-D
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I've been looking at museum jobs as well, none really in the right place if I want to stay in Huddersfield but a great help for looking at skills these places are looking for and to practise filling in application forms. And it might well be worth sending the museums ones after all because I now remember that the Duxford Imperial War Museum job description had an interest in 20th Century conflict as one of it's desirable qualities *pointed cough in the direction of my WWII centric nano novel* and on the website they're selling tickets for an upcoming air show.
Closer inspection of the website has pointed me to a Battle of Britain tour. The sheer amount of disappointment I feel that it's booked up (even though I'd likely be to skint or tight to travel down to Cambridgeshire while still on job seekers) is surely proof enough of my relevant interest. :-)
I'm thinking it'll definitely be worth venturing over to Manchester for a trip round the IWM North for some story inspiration and job research and have a look into how much a trip down south would cost if I got called down for an interview. Perhaps if I dig a little deeper, I'll find jobs going at the Manchester one but, now I know there are planes at the other one, I want to be down there. Why can't I be down there, dammit? *sulks*
Anyway, clearly the job hunt is going a hell of a lot better than I'd realised.
And you are exactly right about the attitude to volunteering. A student could and would willingly take a part time job stacking shelves in Sainsbury's et al to fund nights out. However, the job centre will happily force people to do that while the supermarkets get paid by the government to take people and save whatever wage they would give to someone who applies and interviews for that job.
I'm not entirely sure what the situation of travelling to interviews while I'm on job seekers, but whether they reimburse travel expenses or not, I'd love to see the reaction of whichever sour faced so and so is processing me the week I say I've been down to Cambridgeshire and back. :-D