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Hey,

Name: Ricky (Richard)
Location: Manchester
Job: Wannabe financial advisor (Currently office/marketing tea maker & assistant for a insolvency firm)
Why am I here: Victim of university, did a business degree, but started work for a real small business a few months ago (Second job ever !!) and realised that I have a lot to learn about real business.

Hopefully I can hover up info by the bucket load and give back were I can

Hi Ricky

Congrats on getting your job and on your continuing enthusiasm for applied learning!

I can't help feeling that an insolvency practice is probably one of the best places to learn what not to do in business. Do you get involved much in the more positive "rescue" bit of the workload?

Best wishes, Linda

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Just realised I spelt hoover wrong

Yeah I understand what you mean Linda, but this was the 7th interview I went for + when I'd finished Uni I decided to try go it alone and stay out of my parents house. I stayed in part time in bar for a while getting some extra hours so by the time this came along I was Desperate (With a capital D)

I figured I like solving problems so it could work. I only paper shuffle at the moment.

Problem is that a graduate with a 2.2 isn't exactly first pick, at the moment I think companies are literally picking the people that academically fit the perfect profile, in many cases forgetting about strength of Character, Unfortunately I don't have evidence to back this up but most of my friends agree !!

Welcome aboard Ricky

Feel your frustration, it's a tough old world at the moment, but keep the faith, even grads have to start at the bottom and fight their way up. Sounds like you have the right attitude!

Best of luck and look forward to reading your posts

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So what you do now, Ricky, is become a proactive paper shuffler (no, I don't mean flying paper aeroplanes round the office .....).

Tell your boss you want to learn as much as you can and apply your academic learning about business to the work your office does. If you bring in some biscuits (big smile), could he / she find a few minutes during tea and coffee breaks to give you some pointers please ?

Find out how your boss progressed to their current post after leaving university - what work experience / study helped them, what didn't? How do they go about helping their clients? What are the main problems their clients experience? Keep a handy notebook (in your jacket pocket where no-one else can get at it) and jot down everything you learn that'll help you move up the career ladder. Follow up anything that seems particularly helpful online at home.

By the way, be very careful what you write - assume at some stage your boss or colleagues may see this notebook. It won't help your career at all if the notebook includes gripes or confidential material about clients.

Your aim is to create the impression of someone who is worth helping and who might have a bigger future with the practice. When your boss gets overloaded, offer to help out by doing the jobs you know will give you the work experience needed for the next step up (assuming you can do them adequately with a bit of supervision).

Good luck!

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Hi Ricky,

You have a wonderful opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship in a firm that sees from the front row, what happens if things are not managed correctly.

Best wishes in your new career.

Regards,

Laurence
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