Small tips and big boats....
For the past two months I have experienced the
London life as many of young people from all over the world do. Coming here with just enough money for a few weeks survival, with high aspirations of getting a job as fast as possible and taking those golden pounds home, and maybe do some travelling. I have met numerous individuals who have succeeded, and those who have failed accomplishing this. I have made a few observations about actions and mindsets that I believe will help anyone accomplish this especially for short term work 1-4 months. Let me share a few of these “tips”.
- Don’t be fussy about what you are willing to do unless you want to seriously work on your career. Be thankful for whatever job you can get, smile, and make the most of it.
- Don’t expect that work will come to you watching TV. You have to search newspapers, jobcentres and the internet. Call companies and go for interviews as much as possible! You WILL be rejected, my rule “I will never take rejection personally”, get over it, try the next one. be proactive, act quickly, take action and you WILL find a job.
-London is expensive, but you CAN live cheap. Don’t fall for buying take-away meals(KFC MACD’s etc) for the price of a McMeal(£5.95), you can be a weeks worth of healthy food at supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda, Iceland etc.
- There are many temptations in the city….the best what to save is not to have cash/cards on you to spend! Decide, and plan what you have to spend (travelling, groceries, phone cards) and take only enough cash for that.
-Take a packed lunch to work, the pennies you save make the pound, seriously.
-You will meet people that will treat you like trash, forgive them. You will meet people with golden hearts that treat you good, thank them and learn from them.
-One option to save accommodation, travel and food is to have a live-in job.
-Don’t hesitate making travel plans, stick to them! Travel! For me this is money well spend and the best way to reward myself for those hours of hard labour.
I have been working as an event-furniture-equipment-mover-contractor for the last few days. I helped to break down a Boat Show Exhibition in the Excel Centre. Hard work! I met some new people, gained great perspective about the different aspects of such an event, and saw some Luxury Ocean vehicles that made my hart skip a beat. One was a replica of the boat used in the new James Bond (Casino Royale).I am working trough a different company and I’m now officially on three payrolls! Work is picking up from the quiet X-mas season and I have had 5 continuous days of work. Thursday I am looking forward to visiting a few big Electronic Companies with a Sales Engineer/friend. Thanks Stephan for that contact! This is going will be a very exciting professional speaking challenge……
