You Need This ft The Current Situation

Okay so now that I’m technically out of ‘school’ because let’s face it Uni’s different and on this Gap Year I technically have entered the world of work or should I say I’m at the door step? Like HELLLLOOOOO?

Alright so I was with an organisation that help young people to find an apprenticeship, I was stressed during A levels so thought let me just submit my CV/Cover letter and let them find it for me…I mean don’t get me wrong there was effort from my behalf in terms of getting qualified to be a part of the actual thing... to the writing the cover letters bit and then to the interview stages…

But I really and truly regret putting it off and leaving it in their hands with no back up…as now I’m probably not going to end up doing an apprenticeship during this gap because of the 12 month contracts they usually do…hence I would have to put off uni even more and I don’t want that. And it would have been good to get a apprenticeship from the get go…As it's more constructed/learning based experience whilst getting a actual qualification out of it. But I’m gonna have to firm just a job if anything…but that’s okay “it is what it is.” “Learning curve”

Head in the game.

Main Bit: INTERVIEWS & A RANT & ABOVE AND BEYOND ENLIGHTENMENT

Never felt this so hardcore until Interviews and let me tell you why!

A voice note to my friend of me trying to express how I feel about interviews (Just something raw idk) -00:13 Saturday 16th September 2017

The typical questions are based around qualities, that you have to validate through examples of your experiences...Such as examples of when you've been in a difficult situation and how you handled it...

And you know what I hate about that question is what if you've been through something genuinely so deep... like it could have been the biggest character building aspect of your life but it's too personal, that you're uncomfortable with sharing it... And I thought my a levels were very emotionally difficult but to them that would be standard/generic...hence what I mean about the artificial OBJECTIVE ASF nature. It doesn't show a true portrayal of the person that walks through but somehow still leaves you feeling so worthless, like I've never faced rejection like that and I had no idea about it being that hard regardless of stepping out with a levels and gcses. The biggest classic is 'give an example of team work'. Like we fully don't go through most things in school in teams like with presentations or what not... for most of our lives like it's just such a simple question, which they want HELLA a lot out of ...And you also have to come in fully researched about the job you're there for and give cliche answers on why you want that job...Like you can't just say money/experience.
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 And let me rant about this...they are literally so picky, like they say that ''Jobs don't want you to come in knowing everything'' and it's about attitude and commitment to learn blah blah blah... But then they present you with the expectation to come in with all this experience, to have life with a cherry on top...But what if you're just getting started? Like they need to understand the power of giving an opportunity because people grow along the way and they'll work for what they sign up for. There's just so much pressure on a ready made character glossed with experience.

I know it's hard as a company to trust whoever...But you're never too big as a company to let on people that just want to make something of themselves or get the experiences you're already expecting at the door step...I see a lot of companies investing in philanthropy so charity work on educating programs for schools/competitions etc...so why don't they also give the time...should it not be their human duty as a firm to work with training people who want to work directly for them too?'' If you get what I'm trying and trying to articulate.

Like there are so many people unemployed and are willing to work and so many things to be done out there and it's sad to think something can't be made of them because of the interview process. I'm just lucky to walk in well presented, what about the homeless...It's not fair. Rant over and my feelings are valid even if it's not that simple. 

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The main part of this post that I wanted to get across is I really wish my school would have informed me and got through the pressure/competitive nature of jobs especially apprenticeships. I literally stepped into the world outside absolutely clueless of the expectations. I would have thought GCSEs and A Levels would have cut it but they wanted a whole character buildup review, so all the years leading up to now I was working on grades yet they did not get through the necessity of real world experience. It's like the delusion of school acting as such a safety net for us..because that's all we literally know till one day when it's finally over...I still haven't comprehended it's over ngl...Like there's no mix ups in life but straight through compulsory education. And then they ask why some people fear change so much LOL.

Schools need to inform us and tell us from the get go...(an early age) that "LOOK these are like the common interviews questions and from these years on I want you to participate in character building establishments that show off all these qualities and write them down...'' 

Like I feel like I've done so much help within school to supposedly look good for your CV such as fundraising, helping the younger years. For instance conducting one of the activities at sports day etc...But in reality that's still not enough and  I feel like I should have been doing stuff outside of school as well. The worst thing about it is that...that was the age to do so, especially the holidays like volunteering. As I wasn't 18, the stress of money wasn't there...I didn't feel any shame in being financially reliant on my parents as those were the years to focus on education, no pressure on getting a job. So I could have easily volunteered and get these great things to convey these qualities that they look for. If you haven't got the memo yet...IT IS MAD and if you're still young then take a lot more out of this please...There's tons of YouTube videos on typical interview questions and answers. Take a notebook and start building evidence for some of those qualities. Because the feeling of having done actually not that much with your life in relation to the requirements/attractions to the outside world...you'll end up feeling pretty much like shit, like someone who could have done so much more. 

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Because honestly below the ages of 18 is when we got time...After it's bills, responsibilities...The real world is tough and school doesn't tell you this but work on yourself, don't get caught up in too much drama and rationalising that school is the biggest stress...It's just what is mostly stressed by the system. And you knowww... I did sociology so there's that whole the government just want to keep as controlled, or the rich(bourgeoisie) just want to maintain their power...blah blah blah...What I'm saying is STAY WOKE.

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Do good in school for sure! and do good in life along the way too, for yourself and also the harsh world out there.