[YunG<>BuK]

its pretty tough out there been looking for 6 months now....anybody else still looking for apprenticeships?

[nick_sI3]

it helps if you've done a pre-apprenticeship otherwise chances are even slimmer just take anything you can who cares if its domestic.

[s14zrmad]

yes

[Dickies_]

I'am and it is very hard. lols so Im doing courses (welding certs) atm as well as looking for an apprenticeship. Trying to get into the metal engineering trade.

[Souki]

im doing a electrical pre-ap atm and honestly its a waste of time. theyre just delaying shit. alot of useless information. but meh watever gets me the job

[1 silvia please!]

the amount of cashies going around that the moment has been crazy!! you boys need to hurry up and find apprenticeships!

[-SR NRG-]

Yeah i can imagine its gonna be hard for a while as any company is going to be a bit reluctant to put any new staff on at the moment.
Things will pick up though and the first people they will be looking to hire is cheap labor so a youngen is the best bet.

Although places like apprenticeships vic are handy they have a lot of fees for your employer and in most cases an apprentice will cost as much money as a fully qualified tradesman, so might be better off doing the good old fashioned way, hit the yellow pages find all the places around your area that suit your style of work give them a call and see if they are keen to put on an apprentice.
Thats the way i did it

[YunG<>BuK]

yeah I did my pre app over 6 months ago and still looking...there is a lot of bullshit in a pre app like learning how to use power point??

[Dickies_]

YunG<>BuK, on Jun 21 2009, 02:53 AM, said:

yeah I did my pre app over 6 months ago and still looking...there is a lot of bullshit in a pre app like learning how to use power point??

what trade are you trying to get into if you don't mind me asking? Ive been looking for 3 months now and still having trouble. Im just looking for any work now man..haha trying to get a truck job since I have a HR license..might as well use it.

[YunG<>BuK]

Dickies_, on Jun 21 2009, 06:29 AM, said:

YunG<>BuK, on Jun 21 2009, 02:53 AM, said:

yeah I did my pre app over 6 months ago and still looking...there is a lot of bullshit in a pre app like learning how to use power point??

what trade are you trying to get into if you don't mind me asking? Ive been looking for 3 months now and still having trouble. Im just looking for any work now man..haha trying to get a truck job since I have a HR license..might as well use it.

trying plumbing or refrigeration....anyone one that I can get into...

[Rustyy]

was looking for an apprenticeship pretty much all last year and have now sort of given up. nothing going on at the moment. like donny said, go through yellow pages and call everybody, the worst they can say is no...

[DjeMz]

i finished my electrical pre app last year with marks in the 90s and 100% but i cant even get a fkn interview...


i give up, just gonna look for a job in sales or something.... f**k going back 2 uni and wasting 4 years only for the recession to future worsen and be where i am now..

[YunG<>BuK]

yeah pretty much all the people i went to school with doing the pre app have all giving up doing other shit now

[battery]

if you guys are applying to jobs but not getting interviews then there is something wrong with your resumes and/or cover letters!

it doesn't matter a f**k about your pre-app or school results as long as you passed, its all about how you present yourself in your resume, cover letters and interviews.
good reference's really help too not just a guy saying you were ok you need reference's that say they begged you to keep working for them!

oh and if your having problems passing pre-app subjects or just scrapping in, you may want to reconsider as it only gets harder.

[wittyname]

yep did my pre app last year still looking u.u

[[SXTC]]

good time to be a mechanic...cars always need fixing our jdealership hires 2/3 every 6 months...some money is better than no money?

[s-13dr1ft]

if you really want a job guys, offer yourself up when ever possible to work free, great way to get your foot in the door

[raphthawrecka]

i was looking for ages but lucked out with an old school friend who has his own plumbing business and offered me an apprenticeship once he knew i was looking. try asking everyone u know... someones brothers friends cousin will be a tradie looking for a cheap worker. and when they turn you down for the apprenticeship offer yourself as cash labour on the weekends. good way to get your foot in the door and show them how keen you are. most tradesmen i know umm and ahh about putting on an apprentice because they dont think they have enough work then when they do have one they cant believe how they got by without

[-SR NRG-]

yep good advice tell everyone you looking, tell your dads mates when there over for a beer or bbq, they all know someone how has a business or what ever.
And also as said above even if they say there isnt much work on to put another bloke on at the moment just say you will be happy to do a few weeks work for nothing to see how i go.
You can still claim some center link benefits so you will have cash to get by, and worse case scenario they dont hire you but you leave with some experience and a reference, if you do a good job then they will give you a tops reference for being a keen hard working young bloke who was happy to put in 2 weeks un paid work for some experience.

[RUff_CA]

im currently doing my pre app in electrician. dont know why u guys are finding it hard to get an apprenticeship? also it depends if you did your course through a private company which are interlinked with an employer or u did the course through a pos tafe school lol.

[JZ-MYTH]

as said earlier in the thread offering yourself for a free trial is a good way to get your foot in, they have nothing to loose however if your wanting to get into the commercial side of any trade a red-card is required to enter a work site.