Reply to: Not getting many responses to applications, no interviews, any tips?

[yetanotherbob]

You have to start your sentence with something redundant, otherwise none realises that you're talking to them until they've already missed the fist few words.

"I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "something about cars".

But...

"So... I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "I bought a new car today".

In casual speech maybe that's true. But people start using that in writing and that gets very annoying!

[GlenW]

So, this thread has become one about language and, not tips to find work, no?

So?

[BolshieBastard]

So, this thread has become one about language and, not tips to find work, no?

[EternalOptimist]

You have to start your sentence with something redundant, otherwise none realises that you're talking to them until they've already missed the fist few words.

"I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "something about cars".

But...

"So... I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "I bought a new car today".

'So...Sunray...it's like Oscar One here..You know. Just tuning in like, to let you know ..well..Contact.


er... over '

[GlenW]

You have to start your sentence with something redundant, otherwise none realises that you're talking to them until they've already missed the fist few words.

"I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "something about cars".

But...

"So... I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "I bought a new car today".

Or you can try correct English like, "Hey twat! I bought a new car today."

[SpontaneousOrder]

'So' I think it's an American thing.

It annoys me too, but it's just language evolving, and changing as it always has.

You have to start your sentence with something redundant, otherwise none realises that you're talking to them until they've already missed the fist few words.

"I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "something about cars".

But...

"So... I bought a new car today", out of the blue, translates to "I bought a new car today".

[lilelvis2000]

IT is a very fussy industry. You need to constantly work. Which makes little sense IMHO.

And then, if you get "too experienced" (ie: old) than you'd better be in a job and stay there because it will be very very difficult to get anything. Trust me I know first hand. I've given up looking for work in the industry here. I work for my Brother-in-law's company in Canada fixing all the stuff that his young programmer did recklessly.

Suggest you pull all the favours you can with mates and talk directly to the hiring manager, it the only way you'll get a job.

[jamesbrown]

'So' seems to be en-vogue these days, along with 'I get that...'.
Where I am at the mo, almost everyone starts a sentence with this 'so' word; I think they've all received some training on current business 'speak' which they feel compelled to deploy ad infinitum...but it really is so annoying I must say, and, like you suggest, poor English.
Fortunately though, 'blue-sky-thinking' seems to have disappeared.

So, I think we have some pretty fecking annoying phrases too. The Americanisms only stand out because they're less familiar (at some point).

[vetran]

can you speak to that?

[GlenW]

'So' I think it's an American thing.

It annoys me too, but it's just language evolving, and changing as it always has.

It is just plain wrong! 'So' can be considered the same as 'Therefore', when these numpties start a sentence with 'So' could it be replaced with 'Therefore' and make sense? Of course not.

[SteelyDan]

'So' I think it's an American thing.

Isn't it always?

[jmo21]

'So' seems to be en-vogue these days, along with 'I get that...'.
Where I am at the mo, almost everyone starts a sentence with this 'so' word; I think they've all received some training on current business 'speak' which they feel compelled to deploy ad infinitum...but it really is so annoying I must say, and, like you suggest, poor English.
Fortunately though, 'blue-sky-thinking' seems to have disappeared.

'So' I think it's an American thing.

It annoys me too, but it's just language evolving, and changing as it always has.

[SteelyDan]

Anyone who opens a post with 'So' needs to do a course on written English.

'So' seems to be en-vogue these days, along with 'I get that...'.
Where I am at the mo, almost everyone starts a sentence with this 'so' word; I think they've all received some training on current business 'speak' which they feel compelled to deploy ad infinitum...but it really is so annoying I must say, and, like you suggest, poor English.
Fortunately though, 'blue-sky-thinking' seems to have disappeared.

[EternalOptimist]

anyone who thinks that putting 'look at me, arn't I a great caring human being' stuff on their CV is a good idea, needs taking out , bending over and introduced to a large greasy bargepole.

Anyone who opens a post with 'So ' needs to do a course on written English.

You are fighting for work, this aint no game. Cover up the gap, forget bigging your world experience, no one cares. Make it look like you were doing last Friday what they want you to start doing on Monday.

and that's just for starters...


good luck by the way

[DieScum]

I was in a similar position after a 12 month break. Ending up spending 4 months searching so the gap was 16 months.

The irony is I worked harder and learned more skills during my break than on a lot of gigs I have had.

Was impossible to get past the agents though and I can understand why.

I ended up taking a crappy six month fixed term contract. Crappy role but in an area I wanted to work in.

Kept up the same tempo of job searching while on that gig and got a much better one after six months.

It's hard but just keep persevering. Use the free time well and eventually something will fall. Good luck!