JD95

Sure. At 14 I did 2 weeks work experience with a vets, and after the 2 weeks, everything worked out so well and I ended up staying on with them paid, 3 days a week until the age of 16. I did everything that I could do without a licence, including helping out with the animals and front of house. As soon as I hit 16 I got a job at Pets at Home for a year which had more responsibilities. I also worked at a zoo for 6 months, and also did voluntary work experience for 1 month at Tesco, 1 month at an Aquarium, 3 months at John Lewis. So I thought for an 18 year old I did my fair share of experience and since I have been applying for jobs with both animals and retail, the only jobs I can seem to find yet that will even ask me for an interview are cold callers -_-

aha I went there but they were all fully booked! Would have loved to have done that! The guy there said that after they received 70 registrations, they had to close them. They opened registrations at 9am and by ten past 9 all 70 places had gone! Obviously very popular! But nonetheless it really was an amazing thing to be a part of, the atmosphere in Meadowhall was incredible everybody was cheering and dancing and clapping their hands, it was brilliant!

This is very true, I'm 18 and just moved to Sheffield and finding a job was the hardest part by far! Employers won't take on young people because they feel as though we don't have enough experience, but we don't have enough experience because nobody will give us jobs! Even if you do have experience - it's not enough. I've been working since the age of 14 I've done all my GCSE's and A Levels, completed 2 Apprenticeships but everybody still thought I was too inexperienced - everybody'd got to start somewhere and employers need to realise that! The only job I can get is cold-calling and I really don't want that! :'(

I think IKEA would be such a good idea!