Is it realy that bad?????????

[wattsup]

I don't even get agencies pestering me now, a year or two ago they offered the world!

 

[Adam W]

Tenner an hour? The industry is riddled with 5 day wonders looking to gain experience for free!
Once they have gained the experience the firms will move on to the next 5 day wonder looking to gain experience for free. It's the same as trying to build up a client base by being cheap - as soon as you hike up your prices to try to earn a reasonable wage your customers will find someone cheaper.

 

[rm100]

Tenner an hour? The industry is riddled with 5 day wonders looking to gain experience for free!
Once they have gained the experience the firms will move on to the next 5 day wonder looking to gain experience for free. It's the same as trying to build up a client base by being cheap - as soon as you hike up your prices to try to earn a reasonable wage your customers will find someone cheaper.

I got finished up with balfour beatty recently,they moved the adult trainees into inspection squad,they are still on job snagging approved sparks work and we are all down the road.Its a disgrace,the firms are just using the cheap labour.
Its just getting worse.
I was on a clown house job in scotland with about 200 suppose to be sparks,more than half were mates walking about doing testing.

 

[devon1]

,the firms are just using the cheap labour.
Its just getting worse.

yes you are right, it's a downward spiral with no value to skilled sparks.

My unskilled 18 year old nephew earns more stacking shelves at the local corner shop! Than a local fully qualified government employed sparks per hour if both work the same hours on sundays and bank holidays !

 

[m25maintenance]

bloddy hell, stop feeling sorry 4 ur selves, how many of u advertise ur business, if nobody knows ur there they cant call u. im in london where it is getting more busy by d day, i know up north things might be less busy but u need to invest in order to get reward

 

[sbrown2]

Are you saying there is work out there if you get on you bike? What is the proportion of approved sparks out of work? What is the market really like? And is there truly no value to being a time served spark? I am in the process of gaining a JIB grading and then looking for additional work to supplement reduced hours as a maintenance electrician (Automotive Industry). I am trying to gauge the return on investment. Investmment being NICEIC, Meters, Insurance is the market that saturated or is the little man being squeezed.

Regards

 

[devon1]

To work away from home you need at least £3 an hour more just to break even. There is no financial incentive to attain higher JIB grades above electrician, the JIB site or Installation techician card is a good one to get, but again I don't think there are any jobs that pay more for the hard work required to pass the c&g 2391-20 design course. I would like to think there are guys getting better pay for those qualifications

 

[sbrown2]

devon1

is there work around nottingham for JIB sparkies, even temporary work or unusual hours? I also have IPAF and have completed a apprenticeship.

Regards

 

[devon1]

Directgov jobs and skills search - Job search results

Several jobs on there.

Usually asking for 2391 and one asking for compex

 

[mogga]

Loads of jobs but 100+ chasing every vacancy your lucky to even get a reply when you apply never mind getting an interview

 

[johnboy6083]

alright lads!
Im 23 and a JIB approved sparks. got laid off a power station in march. was out of work for 2 weeks and only worked 2-3 days per week for the next 2 weeks. Im now back working solid on underground. My tactic to get work was to ring every agency no i could find. this included agencies advertising jobs i wasn't interested in ie not in my area, ect. the likelyhood is that most of these agencies take on all over the country. Another thing i was taught as a boy was to always do the best job you can do. I now get calls from aagencies asking me to go back to jobs i have left, and i got my current job because of a bloke i met on the power station. if i threw the work in, then i wouldnt get calls, but i am happier doing a proper job and looking back at it, and being proud that i have done that. The saqying that a good tradesman should never be out of work may not be 100% true, but people can tell the difference from somoene who is interested and does a good job, and someone who just cares about throwing it in. There is work out there, its just that the customers and companies want the best for their money, because they can afford to be picky. And of course you have to have a bit of luck.

So, in summary: Call as many agencies/ companies as humanly possible: probability says that you will find a job eventually.
Do the best job possible so that when you do need work, past employers will be only too happy to take you on again.

Good luck lads, and i hope england win tomorrow!