Open Question: How do i find a job plumbing in Birmingham UK?? - Plumbing Forum | Plumbers Forums

RSS Feeder · 23-04-2008

They say there is a skills shortage, yet no one will employ me to do thier plumbing, either for a firm or self employed. specifically, im after some specialist recruitment agencys. I have been told they exist, but no ammount of searching for them ever prevails. anyone shed light on this?? BTW i have experience AND City & Guilds Level 1 in three aspects of plumbing plus a rake of other qualifications.. surely they should be throwin emselves at my feet???

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23-04-2008

if thats your attitude that they should be throwing themselves at you you need to wake up.
shortage of plumbers maybe was but not now we are over run with polish, fast track cowboys.

c&g level 1 isn't worth a rub that is just a basic cert you need nvq 2 to be classed qualified then you still have no experience.
i'd rather employ someone with experience than an nvq 2

i think you have along way to go yet.

Smcart5 · 25-04-2008

Thats exactly whats wrong with the industry, employer's need to be more open to recently qualified people without experience so that we have half a chance of making a living

dean · 25-04-2008

Let me know. I'm out of work at present with 15 years experience, Advanced craft and time served. Had nothing since Feb.

Smcart5 · 25-04-2008

Seriously???, thats crazy.....maybe you should relocate, or take a job teaching.
There was a advert in the paper the other week asking for plumbers and other trades to emmigrate to canada for a job...it cant be that hard

25-04-2008

where the industry gone wrong

Smcart5 · 26-04-2008

Experience doesnt come out of thin air, i'm studying this trade so i can earn a decent wage, i dont want to hear that i wont get a job after...its lame

26-04-2008

nothing wrong with the industry.
or the people that won't give you a chance.
you can't exspect people to jump on you just cause you have a piece of paper saying you can bend a pipe.
your at the bottom of the ladder when you start and have along climb yet before people will respect you.

dean · 26-04-2008

Relocation is not an option for me with family commitments. I've plenty of experience Domestic, commercial, on site. Lots of new builds round here going on hold. Also lots of Eastern Europeans in this area.

Apply for anything thats going hope something turns up next week.

guitey · 29-05-2008

i have 8 years experience, ACS in CCN1 WAT1 CEN1 DAH1 HTR1, been applyinyg for jobs for the last 8 months and got none of them, just kept myself afloat by doing foreigners, so for a guy with not much experience i cant imagine how hard it will be to get taken on by a firm