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Question

I've got 8 GCSE's, 3 AS Levels and i'm about to screw up my A levels. I don't want to go to university, and all i want is a regular job, i don't care what the pay is, so long as I actually DO something for a living. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Apply for some apprenticships or training programmes - I dropped out with 10 GCSE's for a regular job and it felt great at the time but a normal job doesnt really offer any training - despite what they say - but with your AS levels they'll be begging you to join apprenticship schemes and training programmes!

Answer 2

You wont find a better place than in one of the forces! Army, Navy or Air Force. Think about it.. you will have accommodation so don't need to look for a house, you get regular pay so don't need to worry when the next bit of money's coming from, the company will never go bust and leave you unemployed. You get to travel (and be paid for it) and you get to do a satisfying job where you know you will be making a difference. All I would suggest is that you look into a specialist career as you can be an apprentice but with a decent wage and come out with more qualifications than you went in!

Answer 3

Hi there, there are lots of different jobs and industries out there so by saying a "regular job" then you are leaving things wide open. Think about the environment you would to work in eg Shop, office, warehouse. That should then narrow down your choices. If you have good IT skills and are a good communicator eg on the phone then I would advise looking for an office job. There are lots of companies willing to take on trainees so you need to get your CV out there and start searching.

Try looking on internet websites, newspaper job pages and the jobcentre website (links to good ones below) type into these websites "trainee" or "office junior" and see what it comes up with.

If you try and think more about what you want to do then you may find you need to do some extra qualifications etc so have a look now.

When it comes to interviews I wouldn't advise you say what you have said on here!

Good Luck

Answer 4

I left school at 17 with 6 G.C.S.E'S and went to college where i trained as a stylist and did this job for 9 years until i decided i wanted something different and i am now a manager in a well known retail outlet with several hundred stores worldwide, don't listen to people who say you will never go anywhere without a good education. granted life would be easier if you had the exams but i am proof that they do not hold you back. you need drive and ambition and to be able to show that to your employer. my present job i did not even have an interview for. my manager seen me work tried and tested me by leaving me in charge of the store seen my determination and hard work and it has paid off for me

Answer 5

MacDonald's (don't bother trying for Manager - they will want a Degree)

These days of 50% University attendance, a Degree is taken as proof that you are 'above average'.

If you don't have one, you be assumed to be 'below average'
... unless you have 5 or 10 years of experience, a lot of Employers won't even bother considering you for anything other than minimium wage jobs ..
... and few Companies will want to waste any real money attempting to train someone who can't even stay focussed enough to get a Degree ..

Answer 6

yes, there is millions of people out there with uni degrees looking for the same thing but cant get it so when you go for any old job and there is 100 people applying for the same one as you so who do you think they will take? - the one with the degrees etc? also do you wont to work for the minimum wages or study a bit longer for higher wages? the choice is yours but i know what i would do if i was younger.

Answer 7

Go to your local careers agency and get advice from them- good luck