jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote: Originally posted by VXR
quote: Originally posted by jr
normal progression from VW-porsche-VW-Audi
Skoda Next
Bufty, aim higher. Lamborgini!!!!
Aiming higher would be leaving
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
Location: Oxfordshire
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Architectural Assistant in Oxford
Get to dabble in evrything from design stages to buildings being built
Sent in my CV after finished my degree and had an interview
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Civil & Structural Engineering CAD Technician.
Got in touch with them when I was looking to leave my old company.
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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Work - PC World, Stafford
What I do - Customer advisor 
How I got the job - Applied on-line (part time while at uni)
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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Event Operations Manager at the Renaissance Manchester Hotel, part of the Marriott Group .
I run the Event Ops Department which is basically conference and banqueting. I manage 35 staff and the department turns over about £2million a year.
I went to uni and did a degree in hotel & Catering Mgmt, then got on the Marriott graduate program, and here I am now. I have also had a brief spell working for Hilton.
[Edited on 12-03-2008 by bjackso2x]
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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Currently:
Working in a school
IT Engineer
Got it through a teacher at my old school
In a weeks time
Appian Tech - ANPR camera development company
Helpdesk Administrator
Through the girlfriends dad, job became available and he said i'd be good, they got in touch and offered it to me.
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cesil
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Registered: 20th Aug 06
Location: stoke
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im a welder, brother got me the job as he was already there
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Norwich Union.
New accounts.
Applied online.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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small computer networking company i would say.
i am a trainee in the business of small business computer networking
got the job through a family member
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Work - Gresham office furniture
What I do - paint plant operative and powder coater
How I got into the job - add in paper

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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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work - Seven Seas Ltd
what i do? analyse vitamins/minerals/supplements market, support both sales and marketing teams in the VMS category
how i got it - ad in paper
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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Im a brickie/labourer.
I knock down walls,
dig up floors,
grind and paint steel H-beams,
erect acrows and 'strongboys' to hold up ceilings/walls,
collect tools / deliver tools,
mix cement
play with power tools regularily
drink lots of tea, fart and sit on my arse
I got the job by asking my dad if there were any vacancys in the company he works for, and there were!
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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work - Product designer for Mathmos Ltd
tasks - Design new products and innovations for Mathmos and sister compant DWeNe. Cad drawing, prototyping, testing, managing interns.
how i got it - 4 years at uni with a BA hons degree in Product and furniture design, went for interview for a design internship, dod 6 month internship and got offered a full time designer role with promotion.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by bjackso2x
Event Operations Manager at the Renaissance Manchester Hotel, part of the Marriott Group .
I run the Event Ops Department which is basically conference and banqueting. I manage 35 staff and the department turns over about £2million a year.
I went to uni and did a degree in hotel & Catering Mgmt, then got on the Marriott graduate program, and here I am now. I have also had a brief spell working for Hilton.
I hope this is how my career goes. Congrats (not in hotel & catering mind).
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Sales advisor: Orange
I am a salesman retail based for Orange
Got the interview through a friend and was hired on the spot
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Fucking at some of the titles people give them selves
Ive changed my mind, im not a plumber now,
Im a technician in the transfer of water and gas through tubes made from semi-precious metals, fabricator,specialist,engineer
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Can you sing Opera as well Jambo?
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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quote: Originally posted by mattk
Fucking at some of the titles people give them selves
Ive changed my mind, im not a plumber now,
Im a technician in the transfer of water and gas through tubes made from semi-precious metals, fabricator,specialist,engineer

so that makes me
an engineer concerning the generalities of labourous building and demolition, covering specialists tools, equipment and techniques'
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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accident advisor/claims handler for an insurance company
what i do, loads
how i got it, was told about the position and applied for it
what i want to do; join the fire service
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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quote: Originally posted by mattk
Fucking at some of the titles people give them selves
Its fun 
When i washed dishes in a cafe i was a "Sub aquatic ceramics cleanser/technician"
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by mattk
Fucking at some of the titles people give them selves
Ive changed my mind, im not a plumber now,
Im a technician in the transfer of water and gas through tubes made from semi-precious metals, fabricator,specialist,engineer
lol Senior Optic correction engineer i.e. Window cleaner 
I once told someone im an Instrument Technician & got asked if I tuned piano's
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CraigyG
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Registered: 20th Oct 02
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Work - Churchill Steeplejacks
What I do - Apprenticeship Steeplejack get to climb massive chimneys 
How I got the job - Seen it in the local paper
[Edited on 12-03-2008 by CraigyG]
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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quote: Originally posted by Matt L
i work at turners accountants
do very little
accounts assistant/apprentice
and randomly sent my cv in, got interview, and got the job
[Edited on 11-03-2008 by Matt L]
sounds like my job 
Blue Cube Business
Accountants assistant/trainee
Got kicked out of college and needed a job and this is the first job i saw so applied online and got an interview and got the job
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Roffo
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Registered: 17th Feb 07
Location: Weymouth
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Trainee Lecturer of motor vehicle mechanics @ weymouth college
Teach Kids to break cars
Studied Mechanics for 4 years, applied internally.
also Army cadet adult instructor by night.
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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Aldenham School
Head gardener and traing for estate management
progression
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