searching for jobs that require no experience on seek?

ler · 01-05-2007, 02:16 PM

Does anyone know if there is a function you can use to search for entry level jobs,etc.? Like even basic office jobs I found are asking for several years experience.

**Polyal** · 01-05-2007, 02:36 PM

Go to tafe or something. You need something to say that you are not a complete muppet; I think you need it.

42.57lb · 01-05-2007, 03:13 PM

Yo Dude, be more specific, is there a particular job that you're looking for? Is an office the only thing you'll do? There are plenty of jobs that you can do without experience, but it will depend on many things, ie:age, how well you interview/how well you can blag it.

more details and I'm sure I've got some suggestions

Falcon_Phill · 01-05-2007, 03:15 PM

www.mcdonalds.com.au

ler · 01-05-2007, 03:25 PM

Anything. Im halfway through uni doing accounting and finance thinking of deferring next semester and working for awhile. Not worried about the type of work, preferably not lifting heavy stuff because I dont want to injure my back not because Im a pussy or lazy. I work about 20 hours at a supermarket filling get paid just under 20 an hour. I suppose this is a higher per hour rate than what i would be getting if I worked full time.

The only problem is if I have to come home from work at 3am and there's no public transport.

42.57lb · 01-05-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

Anything. Im halfway through uni doing accounting and finance thinking of deferring next semester and working for awhile. Not worried about the type of work, preferably not lifting heavy stuff because I dont want to injure my back not because Im a pussy or lazy. I work about 20 hours at a supermarket filling get paid just under 20 an hour. I suppose this is a higher per hour rate than what i would be getting if I worked full time.

The only problem is if I have to come home from work at 3am and there's no public transport.

Dude, get in touch with your Uni job people and see if anything is going with accounting or finance firms.

If you're not having a whole lot of luck there, log onto seek, select your local region from all the drop down boxes and put "inbound" in the keyword search. bascially that'll return any call centre (inbound, no calling and annoying people) jobs. They're usually pretty cruisy, they suck, but they're for plenty of dosh, theres no heavy lifting (are you sure you're not a pussy? *joking*) and if you're in town then you get to look at all the lovely specimens of the opposite sex prance around in their finest power suits ;)

otherwise you're looking at shifting boxes.

also that jobsearch site seems pretty good!

ler · 01-05-2007, 03:41 PM

Id like to work in the mines but Ive heard they only need tradesmen now not unskilled labour.

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/busin...2/s1806846.htm

pecker73 · 01-05-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

Id like to work in the mines but Ive heard they only need tradesmen now not unskilled labour.

My cousin is a mechanic by trade, 22 years old. He is working for BHP as an unskilled labourer, lining dams with black plastic !

He's based in Ravensthorpe WA, has 3 weeks on, 2 weeks off. All accommodation and meals are provided on site and he is paid $132,000 pa gross.....

If you have no commitments and can work at the end of the earth in heat that will have your balls sweating in 30 seconds... Then Go For It... Save as much as you can, don't blow all the cash.

JC · 01-05-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 42.57lb

also that jobsearch site seems pretty good!

It should be, it is seeks main competitor, and is run by the government. I helped to build parts of that site (not the ones that don't work). Advertising jobs on jobsearch is free.

JC · 01-05-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

Does anyone know if there is a function you can use to search for entry level jobs,etc.? Like even basic office jobs I found are asking for several years experience.

Try here:

www.jobsearch.gov.au

4.9 EF Futura · 01-05-2007, 03:33 PM

I imagine restricting your pay expectations would weed out jobs that require experience/qualifications.

If you're chasing 60k pa with no experience, trade or other quals then off to the mines with you like everyone else. But perhaps searching in the 20's tp 30's of annual wage then you'll surely come up with something you're suited to.

Although jobs like that are often found through word of mouth as opposed to seach engines. Costs a fair bit to advertise for jobs ($15k for a good ad in a national newspaper) and for entry level positions, this is expense is not usually justified.

Keep looking and listening tho mate - its an employee's market out there.

Sourbastard · 01-05-2007, 03:54 PM

so you want a job that requires no hard work, no intelligence and no previous experience?

Ladies and Gentlemen. I present to you the new Leader of the Liberal Party. Lerner.

**GasoLane** · 01-05-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

so you want a job that requires no hard work, no intelligence and no previous experience?

Ladies and Gentlemen. I present to you the new Leader of the Liberal Party. Lerner.

10/10

ler · 01-05-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

so you want a job that requires no hard work, no intelligence and no previous experience?

no incorrect.

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

Ladies and Gentlemen. I present to you the new Leader of the Liberal Party

Im pretty sure John Howard is/was a lawyer

Sourbastard · 01-05-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

no incorrect.

Im pretty sure John Howard is/was a lawyer

I rest my case.

ler · 01-05-2007, 04:14 PM

After gaining his Leaving Certificate, he studied law at the University of Sydney. Howard joined the Liberal Party in 1957.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard

Costello was born in Melbourne, into a middle-class family of practicing Christians: his brother, Tim Costello, is a prominent Baptist minister and current CEO of World Vision Australia. He was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School and attended Melbourne's Monash University, where he graduated in arts and law.

Costello. Im sure being a leftwinger Im sure you will have heaps of respect for people who study arts and law.

your joke was crap and predictable. i dont care if you take the **** but atleast make it funny and some originality

Sourbastard · 01-05-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

After gaining his Leaving Certificate, he studied law at the University of Sydney. Howard joined the Liberal Party in 1957.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard

Costello was born in Melbourne, into a middle-class family of practicing Christians: his brother, Tim Costello, is a prominent Baptist minister and current CEO of World Vision Australia. He was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School and attended Melbourne's Monash University, where he graduated in arts and law.

Costello. Im sure being a leftwinger Im sure you will have heaps of respect for people who study arts and law.

your joke was crap and predictable. i dont care if you take the **** but atleast make it funny and some originality

Im not a lefty sweety pie honey dearest, you misunderstand me.

I am the sourbastard. And to me your political affiliation means less to me then your place on the evolutionary tree, which so far seems to be somewhere in the root system.

GreenMachine · 01-05-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

Costello. Im sure being a leftwinger Im sure you will have heaps of respect for people who study arts and law.

Where does that leave Left-wing lawyers??

Damnit lerner, you're challenging the very fibre of our beings!

GreenMachine · 01-05-2007, 04:17 PM

As a lawyer and former leader of the Liberal Party, I can confirm that neither position requires hard work, experience, competence or honesty...

Sourbastard · 01-05-2007, 04:18 PM

You seem to be overqualified to be the leader of the liberal party so far.

Have you considered running for the office of the President of the United States?

Sourbastard · 01-05-2007, 04:32 PM

keep hitting that report post button lerner, my inbox isnt full yet.

rodderz · 01-05-2007, 04:45 PM

Mine either

**Charliewool** · 01-05-2007, 04:52 PM

Why are people so unkind?

JamesR · 01-05-2007, 04:56 PM

goto tafe, get a forklift licence/riggers/doggers/scafolding ticket and get one of a million jobs somewhere.

Hybrid34 · 01-05-2007, 06:36 PM

dw lerner about the smart *** comments ppl make, Im in the same boat as you, at uni and trying to find a job with better pay, and Seek.com.au always advertise with 1 or 2 years experiance at things, try www.hippo.com.au its a new job search site only created a few months ago, give it a go n good luck
- Ash

DTFRMONT · 01-05-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lerner

Does anyone know if there is a function you can use to search for entry level jobs,etc.? Like even basic office jobs I found are asking for several years experience.

Easy. Do a search for Call Center jobs. Easy money, most of the time if you breathe, have a pulse, & speak english, that will be enough for most recruitment agencies.

And then you can use the experience to get something better.....

DoreSlamR · 01-05-2007, 08:45 PM

How about getting an apprenticeship? set yourself up with a trade then go work the mines to earn the big bucks

Just don't get any truck driving jobs...you'll be stuck in the same spot checking your mirrors till you go grey

Gobes32 · 01-05-2007, 10:34 PM

Dear Lerner,

1. Sourbastard does not believe you are the next leader of the Federal Government.

2. He merely suggested that any fool could do it, which they could.

3. You do not need a trade to work in the mines, you will be more favored though.

4. Rio Tinto hire from Australia and all over the world. Not just the town the mine is in.

5. $20 an hour for unskilled labor is o.k money. Best to stay where you are.