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Tips for looking a Job in UK

Discussion in 'Life in the UK' started by portia, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. Gravesy
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    Gravesy Banned

    I have been involved with Engineers from all over the world, but not one yet has been from the Philippines. Everywhere but - almost.
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  2. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    What type of engineers? And do they have to pass the ielts exam like nurses as well?
  3. DavidAlma
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    DavidAlma Well-Known Member

    I have recruited several Filipino engineers and and I can assure you that, in my experience, you will not be disappointed should you select one. I am talking in the fields of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and IT/Networking. In my experience, not only are they competent engineers, they are hard working, polite and generally good people.
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  4. Timmers
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    Timmers Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    My wife works in HR for Network R and says there are quite a few Filipinos employed with quite a few Filipinos applying (mainly in engineering).

    I have come across a couple of Filipino mechanical fitters recently and four machine operators where the later were husbands of nurses.

    Have a look at the Network R website, they have a portal for vacancies and employ over 30,000 people around the UK.
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  5. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    There's a local lad here near Liverpool his wife is a nurse in one of the local hospitals not sure which one, we got to know them in 2010, Chris works in the realm of electrical engineering I think, they have been here a long time, a long time prior to 2010, they were great friends for Ana when she was here in 2010, I took papers back over to Manila in 2010 so that Donna's mother could come over for a visit.
  6. Dav3&Ai5a
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    Wow, good to know. Would be nice to network specially with the females.
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  7. Butterbeer
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    Butterbeer New Member

    I just got my spouse visa and been applying for jobs for nearly two weeks. So far, no calls yet. I'm an accountant and has big 4 audit experience as well. How long did it take for you to find a job?
  8. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    welcome to the site @Butterbeer --i had noticed your username on the who is online bit. interesting name--care to tell us about it ?
  9. Butterbeer
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    Butterbeer New Member

    It's a famous drink in the Harry Potter series. HAHA! I've been using this username since high school. :) I finally knew what it tastes like when I went to the Warner Bros. Studios in Watford last 2017. How about you bigmac? Do you love McDonalds that much? :)
  10. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    ha ha--yep . junk food was invented for me.
  11. Anon04576
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    Anon04576 Well-Known Member

    Asawa has two bottles of butterbeer. I think she is taking them home in Feb. Like you she’s HP mad.
  12. Butterbeer
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    Butterbeer New Member

    Haha. Is she also a member here? Based on your username, you love halo-halo very much hahaha :)
  13. Anon04576
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    No she isn’t a visitor of the forum.

    Well like many things us foreigners discover in the Philippines, some things just stick in the mind. I guess mine, amongst others things was halo-halo though I suppose my username could well have been siopao or bibingka :D
  14. Drunken Max
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    Drunken Max Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Get a LinkedIn profile and make it available to recruiters.
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  15. Heathen
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    Heathen Active Member

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  16. Drunken Max
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    Drunken Max Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    there will also be contract opportunities which will allow you to develop a UK CV. Its common for contracts to become permenant as well.
  17. Butterbeer
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    Butterbeer New Member

    Thank you very much Drunken Max and Heathen!
  18. Butterbeer
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    Butterbeer New Member

    Hello guys,

    I just got my first interview with a company in the UK. I was interviewed for a finance analyst job.. i passed the phone interview and the 1st face-to-face interview.. but unfortunately failed the final interview :( Maybe i need to get through a lot of interviews first before finding "the one" HAHAHA. I just hope i'll get calls in the coming weeks though.. Thanks a lot for all your tips :)
  19. Drunken Max
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    Drunken Max Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Ask for feedback
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  20. Anon04576
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    Anon04576 Well-Known Member

    As with anything the more experience through interview you get, the better.

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