I have been thinking what to write for a BlogPost for a while so I'll thought to myself I would write a blog about my struggles to find secure a job the idea came to me while I was at the cinema watching a street cat named bob which was a lovely film I really enjoyed it.
So I'm 21 and never had a full-time job my first job application was in late 2013 for a train company called Greater Anglia that runs the railway franchise for East Anglia the role I applied was a train conductor it was a dream of mine since I was a little kid to work on the railways, I got to the assessment round I was a bag of nerves the I got past the first round of tests and got passed the 2nd round and was told I would hear back about an interview but I didn't hear back for over a year it was only until I emailed them asking for information that I got offered an interview I was confident going into this interview that I would get the job I felt a bit nervous going into this interview I thought I performed well in the interviews but clearly I didn't since I didn't get the job.
I've probably applied for nearly 100 and only had a few interviews but I struggle when it comes to interviewing stage I don't know why but I become a bag of nerves I always try to do a good work of preparation I research the role I'm applying and what the company does and what does.
I applied for a job on London Underground for a customer service assistant for the night tube I did so much research I memorised the Tube map off by heart I got people to ask me how to get certain London Underground stations I looked at London underground rules I memorised them off by heart, first you had to do a telephone interview which I thought I wouldn't pass but to my shock I passed and the next round was an interview and a test based rounds and I was so nervous I remember shaking while drinking a drink from costa coffee, when I arrived and spoke to the people who ill be taking the tests against they seemed really nice I tried to keep myself to myself and keep my focus, The first part of interview stage was tests to test your maths, tube knowledge and grammar and to my shock I passed even though my grammar is bad, I got thought to the role play round where you're given a situation where you're dealing with a customer this where I failed to get through to the next round I was upset but I had a thought in my head that I wouldn't get this job. A few months later I got an email from London Unground asking would I like would I like to come back for a second chance I said I wasn't that nervous to be honest with you this time round the only problem was I was staying with my uncle since it was less travel on the interview but I forget to pack my suit trousers and had to rush to asdas and buy new trousers and only brought the wrong size and had to go back buy the right size and having to get changed on a train toilet. I got to the London Underground offices confident it was different role playing situation and once again I failed at this stage when I walked out of the office I felt fine but I went to a costa coffee near the tube station and I ordered a drink I took my tie off and just sit there and started to cry I felt empty and a failure I thought I had a good chance but I had blown it some lovely man came over and we had a chat it turned out he was Chelsea fan and we had a good chat I spent about 30 mins talking to this person and I felt better afterwards, To be honest after watching a TV show I was glad I didn't get the job bit of shame since the pay and the benefits are great.
I've had a group interview at madame thousand London which didn't go well my train to London was delayed and my phone battery was playing and to make matters worse one of my friends rang me when I was in the interview and the good sides of the interview I got to go into madame thousands for free a tourist attraction that I always wanted to visit I got an email a few days later saying I didn't get the job I was a bit disappointed but I was expecting that email saying I didn't get the thought to the next round.
sometimes I worry I won't find a job I've had an awful job walking in a call centre I hated it I only lasted three weeks I've done many volunteering jobs that have lasted a while like working for my student union as it's vice president and working on political campaigns my first paid job was in the summer of 2014 working for Douglas Carswell, I would love to find a full-time job but fell my Asperger's holds me back sometimes I fell I only get the interviews because of my disability to meet a disability statistic maybe one day I'll find a perfect job that will support my disability.
I plan to try and write a blog post once a month but it's becoming harder to write blog posts since I'm running out of ideas, I don't want to write about anything the things I write about on here are things I fell passionate about.
You can follow me on social me
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So I'm 21 and never had a full-time job my first job application was in late 2013 for a train company called Greater Anglia that runs the railway franchise for East Anglia the role I applied was a train conductor it was a dream of mine since I was a little kid to work on the railways, I got to the assessment round I was a bag of nerves the I got past the first round of tests and got passed the 2nd round and was told I would hear back about an interview but I didn't hear back for over a year it was only until I emailed them asking for information that I got offered an interview I was confident going into this interview that I would get the job I felt a bit nervous going into this interview I thought I performed well in the interviews but clearly I didn't since I didn't get the job.
I've probably applied for nearly 100 and only had a few interviews but I struggle when it comes to interviewing stage I don't know why but I become a bag of nerves I always try to do a good work of preparation I research the role I'm applying and what the company does and what does.
I applied for a job on London Underground for a customer service assistant for the night tube I did so much research I memorised the Tube map off by heart I got people to ask me how to get certain London Underground stations I looked at London underground rules I memorised them off by heart, first you had to do a telephone interview which I thought I wouldn't pass but to my shock I passed and the next round was an interview and a test based rounds and I was so nervous I remember shaking while drinking a drink from costa coffee, when I arrived and spoke to the people who ill be taking the tests against they seemed really nice I tried to keep myself to myself and keep my focus, The first part of interview stage was tests to test your maths, tube knowledge and grammar and to my shock I passed even though my grammar is bad, I got thought to the role play round where you're given a situation where you're dealing with a customer this where I failed to get through to the next round I was upset but I had a thought in my head that I wouldn't get this job. A few months later I got an email from London Unground asking would I like would I like to come back for a second chance I said I wasn't that nervous to be honest with you this time round the only problem was I was staying with my uncle since it was less travel on the interview but I forget to pack my suit trousers and had to rush to asdas and buy new trousers and only brought the wrong size and had to go back buy the right size and having to get changed on a train toilet. I got to the London Underground offices confident it was different role playing situation and once again I failed at this stage when I walked out of the office I felt fine but I went to a costa coffee near the tube station and I ordered a drink I took my tie off and just sit there and started to cry I felt empty and a failure I thought I had a good chance but I had blown it some lovely man came over and we had a chat it turned out he was Chelsea fan and we had a good chat I spent about 30 mins talking to this person and I felt better afterwards, To be honest after watching a TV show I was glad I didn't get the job bit of shame since the pay and the benefits are great.
I've had a group interview at madame thousand London which didn't go well my train to London was delayed and my phone battery was playing and to make matters worse one of my friends rang me when I was in the interview and the good sides of the interview I got to go into madame thousands for free a tourist attraction that I always wanted to visit I got an email a few days later saying I didn't get the job I was a bit disappointed but I was expecting that email saying I didn't get the thought to the next round.
sometimes I worry I won't find a job I've had an awful job walking in a call centre I hated it I only lasted three weeks I've done many volunteering jobs that have lasted a while like working for my student union as it's vice president and working on political campaigns my first paid job was in the summer of 2014 working for Douglas Carswell, I would love to find a full-time job but fell my Asperger's holds me back sometimes I fell I only get the interviews because of my disability to meet a disability statistic maybe one day I'll find a perfect job that will support my disability.
I plan to try and write a blog post once a month but it's becoming harder to write blog posts since I'm running out of ideas, I don't want to write about anything the things I write about on here are things I fell passionate about.
You can follow me on social me
Instagram @jakehumphries14
twitter @jakehumphries1
