Is there work for hopeful newbies

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Marc De Vall 👤 Member for 17 years 10 months
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Gary and sameer many thanks for your replies.

Thank you for saying you would give me an interview if you were recruiting gary that always give a sparkle of hope,i understand what you are saying about "old dogs new tricks" but i am keen to learn and somehow need to put this across to prospective employers,im hoping by showing i have self funded my learning shows im not adverse to learning even with my years of experience.

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Gary Whitehead 👤 Member for 17 years 2 months
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Hi Marc,



I saw your CV around a year ago, and If I was recruiting for a junior planner in rail, I’d certainly give you an interview. I passed your CV onto some colleagues in rail at the time, but unfortunately none of them were recruiting.



The (general UK) market seems tough out there at the moment, particularly for hopeful newbies as intermediate planners are applying for more junior roles and squeezing out the new blood, but I would have thought your extensive site-based experience would give you a natural advantage.



Have you had any feedback from previous applications / interviews? The only thing I can think off is you may be suffering from the "you can’t teach old dogs new tricks" mentality

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Samer Zawaydeh 👤 Member for 17 years 10 months
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Dear Marc,



I remember someone talking about Rail in the past but I am not sure if it is you or not. Plenty of Rail projects are going on in the Middle East, I would recommend that you check the British Companies are working in the region, if you are interested in working overseas.



With kind regards,



Samer

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