i have just finished an apprenticeship in bricklaying i have an nvq 3, and looking for a job but find in hard.

Question

hi im justing looking for someone that can give me info on jobs in construction, im 21 and a very keen and hard worker and have an nvq level 3 in bricklaying cheers

Answer 1

Nice one, congratulations.

You don't mention where you are based, I've got property in London, the Thames Valley and Shropshire so that a reasonable cross-section and there is always work for Brickies in all these areas. I would say ring around all the local builders and visit all the builders merchants. Say you are apprentice served and looking for brick laying on a daily rate. If you have the space, build a brick (something) in your garden so you can get them around to see the work.

If you can aford it, take out small ads in the paper or put up notices in the builders merchants. Garden walls is a great way to start - it gives you some confidence and work to show others and keeps you away from building regs ( within reason ) for now

I would steer clear of saying you're finding it hard to find or jsut qualified, talk about the postives. ( timeserved, Can you travel ?, short notice )

Best of luck, the work is out there for you.

It really good to hear of someone qualifying to do a "proper job"

Make sure you get paid every week if you can, don't let it go on for weeks. Agree this before you start, once you get a builder interested, some of them are right sharks.

Best of luck

Answer 2

Have you tried visiting local construction sites and asking the site manager?

Look for housing developments going up, failing that look at ads from bricklayers in the classifieds of your local paper, ring them up and see if they will take you on a weeks trial to see how your skills are.

If you are keen and good - one of them will snap you up, people, of whatever profession are always looking for good workers - they're harder to find than you might imagine.

Good luck

Answer 3

Just make a resume. Take it to all brick companies and to all construction companies. Advertise in the news paper and create your own business.

Answer 4

just keep looking, apprenticeship jobs are hard to find