Monday, January 30, 2012

Is there any career you can have without needing a-levels?

I didn't get a chance to my a-levels at school and now im suffering for it. I was just wondering if theres any career you know of where they don't ask for a-levels and train you e.c.t... i know this seems an odd question and please don't say 'McDonald's' or stuff like that i just need to know of any. Have people gotten careers without going to uni?Is there any career you can have without needing a-levels?
Yes, they have... Lord Alan Sugar for starters!



I don't know how old you are or what experience you have in the workplace already but my suggestion is to think about what you are interested in and look for work in that field first. So if you are interested in children, think about working in childcare. If you are interested in food, find a job in the catering or food manufacturing industry, etc.



If you show enthusiasm and dedication to your work, your employer is more likely to invest in training you up to a higher level which will only go towards furthering your career in your chosen field.Is there any career you can have without needing a-levels?
As a person that is barely graduating from Highschool. Im also looking for a job that dosent require much experience. As i resersearched i found:

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/06/23/10-legit-jobs-that-dont-require-much-experience/

also if you go to google and just type entry level jobs

it will pop out alot of jobs that you dont need that much experience.

Im looking for a job as a receptionist and to be a receptionist you just need very little experience such as organization skills, minimum coputer skills like microsoft word and excel. customer service skills. like i said is just the basics.

i hope that helps XD. good luck!Is there any career you can have without needing a-levels?
yes, business degrees etc...

Why do some people complain that Walmart doesn't pay enough to support a family?

Clerk positions at Walmart are part-time type jobs, like flipping burgers at McDonalds. Why would someone think a job that requires no skill or education or any other ability, pay like a career position? I read recently where a woman with five kids was complaining she couldn't support her family and her fiance' who was taking vocational classes on her 35 hours/week at Walmart. What am I not understanding? Do some people not know the difference between a job meant for supplemental income and a job meant to support a family?Why do some people complain that Walmart doesn't pay enough to support a family?
People don't understand supply and demand - yes, it applies to the job market too.



Those who are currently employed by Walmart and are hopeful that Walmart is somehow forced to raise their wages don't get it. If Walmart were to raise wages, it would then be a more desirable position, and someone more qualified would get it.



Right now Walmart may pay $8/hr for a high school drop out with no special skills to speak of. Why? Because that's the best person that wanted the job for that pay. You raise that to $10/hr and now you get some college students interested. Raise it a bit further to $13/hr or so and you get some people with 10+ years of experience in retail. Raise it to $60/hr and I might even consider working there.



That being said, the people who work at Walmart probably haven't been taught the laws of economics, so it's not hard to understand that they are complaining.Why do some people complain that Walmart doesn't pay enough to support a family?
You're right, but Walmart is notorious for being very bad employers. they have one of the highest turnover rate of all businesses. No benefits, no security, and no unions, in most locations. Up here in Quebec, Canada, a Walmart's employees finally won a union. Walmart's response? Close down the store and leave hundreds of people jobless.



35 hours is just hovering on full-time, and for a woman with 5 kids and a husband in school, it's likely she wouldn't be able to keep any full-time job. People in that position are desperate. Walmart takes advantage of people in her position, and doesn't care if she doesn't like it. If she quits, there's a hundred other desperate people right behind her to replace her spot.



You have to give her and her finance some credit - he's trying to educate himself so that he can go out and better support the family. But for right now, this woman has very few choices.Why do some people complain that Walmart doesn't pay enough to support a family?
No they did not educate themselves, and expect that the world and in this case Walmart owes them a living. No one told her to have 5 kids, that was her choice, so is getting an education and earning a better job. Bu an education I do not mean these quicky things you see advertised on TV those are just wasted certificates.Why do some people complain that Walmart doesn't pay enough to support a family?
I don't know what you are talking about, I have never heard about someone working at a place like walmart complaining about their wages. Everyone know that is a like a basement level minimum wage paying job.
Well that goes for most of the jobs now and days. So I will not give such a harsh answer as those above mine. I feel that there should be MORE jobs that pay better wages even if it is wal-mart cause alot of those companies take in Billions of dollars and choose to only compensate employees so much now and days. Yes I realize that there are many job categories such as high skilled and low skilled, but there are even people with college degrees or admireable backgrounds who cannot get a job making "liveable" wages or let alone even find a job. The problem is so simple but there are alot of morons out there who will not admit too it. And that is simply the cost of living out pacing wages in the job market now and days. But that process did not happen over night and is no surprise that the economy and housing market went tanking downhill. See the idea is too keep the prices of property as high as it can be to put more money in certain individuals pocket such as those all involved in the selling of property, pay Americans the lowest wages possible (outside of unions that is) and then extend credit to them at the same time so they can get by. So in my opinion, businesses may have a right to pay crappy wages in the ideology of capitalism which I don't agree with, but the damn cost of living and commodities should not outpace what the lower class Americans are making regardless of these phony "supply and demand" ideologies that are used to drive up prices for everything. Thats part of the many reasons the economy went downhill, yet the same practice and structures are still in place. Just as it always been and always will be no matter what happens, the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. Enough said!

Why do people make fun of people who work at McDonalds/fast food places?

I just turned 19 and recently started working at McDonalds. It wasn't my first choice but I applied to 100 different places to work this summer and that is the only real interview/job offer I got. I don't really need the money but I just wanted to gain some job experience and have something to do this summer. I go to a private university and have to pay for some school expenses too, so the money is useful. But I hear so many people talking crap about people who work at McDonalds. Sure, it's not the ideal career. But what is so wrong with working there? Atleast people working there are actually working and not sitting around. And in this economy, it is so difficult to find a job at all. Yeah, I make minimum wage but let me tell you, it is HARD work. So please tell me - why are people so judgmental of people who work there?Why do people make fun of people who work at McDonalds/fast food places?
I'll be attending NYU this upcoming fall, and I work a Burger King. People often look down upon my place of work and I have come to a simple conclusion about the matter. Human beings (sadly mostly Americans) have this distorted superiority complex where anything that they don't want to do is automatically deemed less than them. I have know people that would rather sell drugs or their bodies than work in Taco Bell. America glorifies gluttony and laziness, making it socially acceptable to look down upon making an honest living. Sad. But true.Why do people make fun of people who work at McDonalds/fast food places?
I worked there (It was my first Job....years ago). It is NOT hard work. I think people make fun of people who work there because a lot of the workers there (AND NOT ALL OF THEM) seem incompetent. Sure, there are ones that are great at what they do in their job there and are reliable, but a great majority of the workers never get the order right the first time. I commend anyone who is working there because it is a tough economy but let's admit it...you don't have to be a rocket scientist to work there...so if there were more competent workers there they might have a more respectful reputation.
because they think it's an easy job and because you're making minimum wage
but to anyone that has never worked at a fast food restaurant, i work at a fast food restaurant and i agree with Isabel that it is NOT an easy job. it is actually probably one of the hardest minimum wage jobs, it is soo stressful and you have no idea how stressful it is until you work there
this is my first job i have and i have gained so much knowledge and experience talking to different types of people, but after working there a few months i am exhausted of that place and i'm just looking for a relaxed office job
..so back on topic, people don't know what it's like and they think it's alright to make fun of people who work their a$$es off for low pay

and @theseeker1033: you should learn how to spell before you criticize others on how they're "barley" able to speak english

ok well he changed it now but thanks for the thumbs downs.Why do people make fun of people who work at McDonalds/fast food places?
It is a shitty job. Low pay, hard work, and all you do is make people fatter. It is A JOB though so it's better than nothing.
I'm 16, I had my first shift there yesterday, and I've already dealt with horribly rude, impatient customers. I think they make fun of the adults who work there as a career for their whole lives, which still isn't nice, but I don't think they're making fun of you.

I'm still at school, and for people our age, there isn't any great employment available anywhere, so McDonald's isn't that bad if you work there while you're young. I'm glad to have a job because I want the money but I don't plan on staying there for the rest of my life!

But I get what you're saying about it being hard work.Why do people make fun of people who work at McDonalds/fast food places?
I worked at a%26amp;w when i was 26 and i needed the money. Fast food is ridiculously hard especially when people are yelling at you to go faster... All i can say is i feel your pain. Just because you have a job don't stop handing out resumes sometimes already having a job gets you the next one on an interview shows you've got ambition. Always always always demand to see the manager to give out your resume
Many people like to have something to make fun of, its their nature. They could change if they put their mind to it, but don't expect everyone to. McDonalds seems like such a big corporation with so many locations, and doesn't have the best reputation. Its quick food that most often isn't a healthy choice in the slightest. "McJobs" is a term coined for minimum wage jobs, due to the popularity of McDonalds. It is mostly because of the minimum wage and sometimes "grimy" or "unhealthy" reputations that go along with it. Despite whether or not you work hard, it is still a "McJob" and though it may be offensive to people that take their job seriously in these establishments, people will continue to see this as rock bottom when it comes to job opportunities.



My advice? Try and ignore the judgments placed upon you by those around you, as I doubt much of it will cease. Just do the work as you do and keep on keeping on! If it really bothers you, perhaps search for new jobs in the background. If it doesn't, then please continue serving those hungry customers!



I mean no disrespect to your current job in any of this, and I wish you the best in all your future endeavours! Cheers, mate!
You are a responsible citizen and should be praised accordingly. Here is an e-cookie for your efforts:





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only such people make dumb comments who can't realize that positions can be switched and next day they could be making burgers for others.
The stigma of society to portray the idea that retail or any work dealing with people that is less than glamourous as demeaning.



As people get older they see that hard work for ANYTHING is never less than. If someone doesn't learn this fast enough, they fall behind and dream when they could be doing something.



Until people give more respect to others for just having a job, life for people in jobs such as this won't get the respect they deserve
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Even though u did not request fries.
Because the people that work there smell of grease.
The employees of fast food places gave themselves a bad rap. It's not that people just started to make fun of them for no reason, they get made fun of because the people who work there are mostly idiots and can't even get an order right, or barely speak english, or in some cases fail to understand what "fast" food means. It is probably the easiest job next to manual labor.

Ding fries are done
ding fries are done
ding fries are done
ding fries are done

I gotta run
I gotta run
I gotta run
I gotta run

I work at Burger King making flame-broiled whoppers I wear paper hats

Would you like an apple pie with that?
Would you like an apple pie with that?

Ding fries are done
ding fries are done
ding fries are done
ding fries are done

I gotta run
I gotta run
I gotta run
I gotta run

Don't touch the fries in hot fat it really hurts bad and so do skin graphs

Would you like an apple pie with that?
Would you like an apple pie with that?

Wait for the bell
Can't hear the bell
Where is the bell
Wait for the bell

Ding fries are done
Diiing friiies are dooone

Lighten up, you saw how hard it was to get a job, right? Well, at least you have one. F*** what people say.

@A Rose for the Dead: At least have proper sentence structure (capital letters, starting a sentence with because, run on sentences, saying "actually probably" etc) before you incorrectly criticize me. Barely Barley, in case you didn't know, are both words and both are spelt correctly hence spell check didn't catch my typo.
cuz its gay lolumadbro

Do you think this is a good analogy?

I work at McDonalds, and for the whole day the most important thing in the world is cooking, cleaning and assembling as quickly and efficiently as possible. But I also have fun and muck around with the other guys there, which makes me feel good about myself. When I go home, I find that I remember the fun we had, but the stress of doing the job seems useless.



Now if I said that McDonalds is like Life, finishing for the day is like Death, doing my work is like having an education/career and having a laugh is my emotional/spiritual side, does it seem that the emphasis on our careers is folly?



I think this is what Plato was getting at when he wrote the "timaeus and critias".Do you think this is a good analogy?
The fact that you know about timaeus and critias I give you kudo points. I think thats a great analogy...in retrospect you may have changed the way i look at people who work at Mcdonalds.





My phiosophy for life is to never take anything for granted because it can be gone as quickly as it came.Do you think this is a good analogy?
If life was like McDonald's, I'd rather be dead.Do you think this is a good analogy?
I am having a little trouble equating Plato's words with a job at McDonald's, but I commend you for having an intellectual approach to your job. I think you will go far in life, and I do know one thing, the camaraderie among workers is one of the most important qualities to any job. You can tolerate almost any stress in the workplace, if it is accompanied by a few laughs with co-workers. Now, I'll take a Big Mac with fries.Do you think this is a good analogy?
Hi,

No, when I think about it I don't think it's a very good analogy and the reason why is: if you see McDonalds as life and finishing for the day as death then you see no life beyond McDonalds. It is good that you enjoy your work but McDonalds should be only one piece of the jigsaw that makes up your life. Alongside those pieces that make up your emotional/spiritual/education/profession鈥?development.

Polly
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  • Help with Interview Questions for McDonalds!?

    * Why do you want the job?

    * What do you know about McDonald's and why do you want to work for us?

    * What are your strengths and weaknesses?

    * What are your career ambitions?

    * What achievements and skills do you think will be useful in this job?

    * What kind of things do you enjoy doing outside school/work?





    thanks, what would you answer if you had to answer these questions?Help with Interview Questions for McDonalds!?
    You need to think about it and answer the questions. Why would you post this, just think about it and answer yourself.Help with Interview Questions for McDonalds!?
    Just say

    "Do you want fries with that?"



    You've got it sistaaa. =] =]





    Good luck~* !!!

    Friday, January 27, 2012

    Will mcdonalds hire me if i have a degree?

    just curious...i cant find a job in my career field and i need to make some money...Will mcdonalds hire me if i have a degree?
    it's tough. i know they didn't hire my sister because they figured that she would leave them so soon anyways as soon as she found a better job. she was over educated i guess. lol.

    if you are still looking for an honest way to make good money.

    no this isn't a scam, lol. i am a new mom who was looking to make some money . but i didn't have a lot to invest and i didn't want to sell stuff and be busy all day with an interenet job. then i found the answer:

    contact

    www.workathomeunited.com/jenandshannon

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    Are there any interesting fast food career options for guys who enjoy?

    handling and hopefully wearing ladies shoes, stockings and undergarments while looking at pictures of Donald Rumsfeld and putting pickles and onions, ketchup and mustard on burgers? This is a deeply profound interest of mine and I aspire to incorporate it into my fast food career. I await your recommendations - especially interested in hearing from managers or franchise owners of McDonalds and Burgert King outlets.Are there any interesting fast food career options for guys who enjoy?
    Not many place, you'll have to find local places because it all depends on the local manager to decide whether or not they'll hire you like that. Best of luck!