David Lock

Some student lads round here:-

1) Work in pub

2) Help put up marquees in summer £8.00 per hour

3) Work with up market catering firms £7.00 per hour

4) Drive for money

5) Mix of above

Just ideas.

The Welshman

Perfect mate... That's a better car than the majority of taxi drivers round Donny way use .. so get yourself on the road, just think of the tips!!

Franx

If you can't get a job in Tesco, there's summat wrong.......

No offence meant

Seriously though, thinking about careers isn't easy, as I can testify, but I think once you get a job of some kind under your belt, it's a lot easier to walk into something better.
It's called experience. You do numerous sh1te jobs, as a means of earning money, and in the process, you assess the other people there. Are they running this business the way I'd do it? Is this going to be the most profitable or effective way of doing trade? Stuff like that. That's what prospective employers are looking for, amongst other things.
That, after all is part of what university is about. It's not just about learning the stuff that's in your degree, as that isn't always useful. It's the way you think about stuff, and the way in which you see the world, that is supposed to put you at an advantage. Get experience of people, and how they operate, and what good and bad managers are like, and why they're like that, and more importantly, take in the information so that you can make a better job of it.
If you can bring something new to a company, or something that might lower overheads, or increase profits, then they'll be more willing to take you on.

Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with taking a job that's not well paid. You gain experience either way, which as I said, is useful either way.

And don't declare yourself bankrupt. 12 grand ain't that bad. Remember what you did your degree for. It wasn't so that you could walk into a high-paying job, as you need more than that. Get a job of some kind first, and get in there.

That's enough
Lecture over

TurboKitty

Is that a surprise when they are forced into debt right from the beginning?!

Or maybe you really believe that a university education should only be available to the wealthy?

Big a1

Cheers guys, and I'm not moaning about the debt just some of the ways in which I have been percieved through this thread.

Its not a case of not having a job, I've had the same p/t job for nearly 6yrs and various others whilst doing that. The problem is getting a job relevant to my degree, everyone wants experience in a related field, which I haven't got and cant seem to get .

I have had probably four interviews now but cant seem to get further than that, so until I get a jop payin 15k+ I wont be payin the loan off anyway.

fast bloke

you say it was a business related degree... what was the actual title? Did you consider what you would do at the end of it before you started it? EG - Study law - become a solicitor - Software Engineering, become a computer programmer - business studies, become a ???????