I'm male (by the way). It's the path/journey I've decided to take. It's something I believe I will excel at and enable me to make a difference and be happy. ( What's your thoughts on the 'male' aspect of it. Male Nurse/Care assistant ?

6 answers - Asked By: Hakuna Matata - 13/5/2013

Regarding the position currently advertised on reed.co.uk please find attached a copy of my CV for your consideration. I have a Degree in Science of the Administration and I speak three languages: Italian as my mother tongue and English and Spanish as second languages. In London I recently worked as a receptionist and marketing assistant. I was in charge of all the activities related to the students care. Students booking management, greeting students and visitors, answering enquiries in person, by phone and on email, dealing with complains. A relevant part of my work was placing students into suitable accommodation, dealing with homestay and residential accommodation, organising transfers services and seeking new accommodation services. As well as I managed online and offline marketing activities such as: coming up with ideas to increase the number of the students, newsletter, direct mailing, links exchange with other schools, social media activities on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, organizing social events for the students. This experience has been extremely useful in improving my skills and has revealed that this is a field which I really like and where I am perfectly at ease. I have gained a valuable experience in dealing with students, especially with difficult queries and complains. I developed a high standard of customers service skills and a strong sense of problem solving. Today I have the ability to use initiative to deal with unexpected situations and I learned how to approach people from different backgrounds and cultures on an individual basis. I am very dynamic and creative person with good sense of duty and always willing to put myself to the test. Thanks to my multilingual, communication and listening skills I can easily relate to students and I am able to develop inter-personal relationship with them. Everything I have done in the last three years has been dealing with people in different situations gaining lots of experience in the field. I think for all these reasons I can be a strong candidate for this role and I am sure I will be a valuable asset to your company I am open to all options and even an internship would be great for me. Feel free to contact me for any additional information. Thank you in advance for your time. Kind regards,

1 answer - Asked By: Giovanni - 12/5/2013

I'm 17 years old at college and I currently have a weekend job at a residential home. Could someone please guide me towards writing a letter to resign. Thankyou

1 answer - Asked By: Sammy - 10/5/2013

How many questions will I be asked and what sort of questions will I be asked? I need to prepare fully for this interview! Thankyou for all the feedback.

1 answer - Asked By: Sophie - 9/5/2013

I am 23 years old and have been working in San Diego, America as a Health Care Assistant at the hospital for two years on a working visa. Six months into my stay I met an American Man and we started dating in America, a year later he proposed to me and we plan on getting married soon. I would love some advice on immigration to America being a UK Citizen only working out here. I do not have a skill just managed to find a health care assistant job in a hospital, which requires no formal qualifications just a little experience working in hospitals. My main concern is once my working visa has expired as I have no degree or formal qualifications will America not allow me to stay and carry on working in America even if I am engaged to an American? I would appreciate any feedback, also anyone who has had a similar experience, can the country deny you the right to be with your fiancé once you get married? Will they say I have to go back and work in my own country, etc etc. I'm just a normal person who met a guy and does not want to be separated from him, so evidentially living and working in America with my to be husband is what if want. Thanks.

7 answers - Asked By: Allie - 6/5/2013

I've got not pain but feelings in my left bum cheek and a little down my leg. I'm a care assistant so always on my get and moving heavy things. Also I'm always going to the toilet for a wee and feel nausea a lot of the time and not myself I'm a little worried please can someone give me some advice

1 answer - Asked By: Charlotte - 6/5/2013

1 answer - Asked By: Joana - 5/5/2013

I'm writing a short story which involves someone who is a midwife. As I know very little about midwifery, I wanted to ask what a typical day involves. My character is working a night shift. When you arrive, what sort of things do you do? 1. Do you show a card to anyone to get in? 2. Do you arrive in your uniform/overalls or get changed at the hospital? 3. What is the area where all the newborn babies are kept called? 4. Do you undergo the 'handover', where the day staff inform the night staff of the women on the ward? 5. What time does the night shift start and what time does it end? 6. Where are the babies born, specifically, what are the rooms called? Is it just a delivery suite? 7. Do you start your shift checking on the patients or doing paperwork? Basically, my character can't have children of her own, so she spends her nights off watching over the newborn babies. She won't actually be working, but I just wanted to give a bit of background information as to what the other midwives are doing. Thank you.

1 answer - Asked By: Jammy - 5/5/2013

Hi, my mum wants to work as a nursery nurse/assistant but apparently she has to have the qualification of a NVQ level 2/3 in children's care. But the problem is she is applying for the course in our local college but she has to have 4/5 GCSE's at Grade D or above. The thing is though, she has done a bachelors degree in Pakistan and has done her GCSE's there too, is that okay or does she have to have GCSE's done from the UK? And another question if you can answer, do you have to have level 2/3 NVQ to become a nursery nurse? Thanks so much, we really need the answer to this question!

2 answers - Asked By: Smiley - 4/5/2013

Well I have been looking for a part-time job in fashion retail and have applied to over 15 different companies and no one of yet has hired me it kinda got me down, but I'm studying my alevels which is keeping me up for now. :( people have told me my cv's good so why am I not hired yet! my cv: Personal Profile I am a reliable, enthusiastic and charismatic individual, who is also adaptable, can handle pressure, work as part of a team and predominantly inspire customers to make a purchase. Additionally, I am able to use my initiative to fulfil objectives and deadlines, with ambition and determination. I believe in treating every customer as an individual and I am currently looking for a chance to progress a retail career within a fast-paced, revolutionary company. Work Experience Langley Library SHELF STACKER December 2010- March 2011 Responsible for replenishing and organising the stock and being able to stack stock neatly and safely, fast and in an orderly manner. •Skills which include dealing with customers and their enquiries •Stacking book shelves in a neat, methodical, and orderly manner •preparation to work flexible hours, an ability to take pride in what you are doing (even if no one notices) •Creating activities, such as colouring activities for children Reason for Leaving: I had completed three months of volunteering for Duke of Edinburgh Next Outlet Retail Store SALES ASSISTANT September 2011 Reason for Leaving: Work experience Academic qualifications St. Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School 2007- present GCSE’S: Religious Education A Core Science A Spanish B English Literature B English Language B Additional Science B Maths B Art C Graphics C Drama C A levels (predicted) Geography (B/C), English Literature (A), Philosophy (A) Key Skills Areas of Expertise •Costumer Service •Answering enquiries •Visual Merchandising •Administration skills •Encouraging purchases RETAIL SKILLS •I am able to work as part of the sales team in order to provide excellent customer service •Replenishing stock and maintaining high standards of merchandising and housekeeping. • I have a genuine interest in helping people and use my initiative at all times •Able to create displays to a high visual standard •I am very flexible and have a willingness to meet the stores requires with regards to extra hours in order to fulfil the stores needs PERSONAL SKILLS •I am very charismatic, adaptable and genuine, meaning I can easily under customer cares and concerns and address them • I have good listening skills so I am able to identify customer needs and address them quickly •I am able to take criticism and keep on developing •I am a quick learner and can learn and provide product knowledge with ease REFERENCES Available upon request

2 answers - Asked By: Jessica - 3/5/2013

This is the post i made on the o2 forums and I'm looking for more advice before i go back in store all guns blazing. "Hi o2 would just like to say as soon as my contract is over i will definitely be taking my business else where. on the 21/04/2013 (at the southampton above bar street store) i had the pleasure of dealing with a very rude assistant manager of yours. His name was Russ and to say he had customer service skills is a joke i have no idea how he got to assistant manager. The problem was that i bought an Xperia z from you on pay as you go and paid the full $499.99 up front to go home and find that when i use the phone to connect to the internet over wife it would take about 10 minutes for everything in my house to go offline all at once including my router. Now thinking it was my router at first i waited 2 weeks (going over your 7 day policy) to buy a new router thinking that was the problem and not the phone. But after spending £40 for a new router i am still having the same problem so i take the phone back on the said date above. When i got to the store i was greeted by an assistant manager who after hearing my case said he would not do anything for me as it clearly says on my receipt that the policy is 7 days (great customer service already) and i tell him its in my right that if something is not performing as it should im entitled to a full refund if i wish by law. He was very dismissive and wouldnt listen and kept repeating the policy not saying anything else. Barely letting me get a word in edge ways because he continued to interrupt me at every turn about his policy. But when i did get a word in i asked him "are you saying your store policy is stronger than the law and any of my rights" he shrugged his shoulders at me.. Yep shrugged. Now I've worked in retail before and if i was acting this way so far a disciplinary would have likely come way to say the least. But he continued to be rude and told me that he studies law and he knows all about what i actually think my rights are and that he is right and the law in this case is wrong. As he was standing there with an ipad i told him to google the consumers right act 1979 so i could prove my case he then went and put the ipad down on a desk and then started to offer me a replacement and told me if that didnt work he would only offer a service of repair. Even though i knew he was breaking the law i thought fine i will accept the replacement. Now i get home with this replacement the wifi issue is gone how ever my 3g keeps failing making me restart my phone to re-initiate it. this is a £500 phone and dont expect this to happen. I have no idea how this Russ got a job at your company let alone get promoted to assistant manager he clearly has no customer service skills. retail is about the customer not being arrgoant and smug towards them. I have contacted your complaints department to have no reply (what a surprise) so i have contacted trading standards and the citizen advice bureau via email to see if i can take any legal action which i will if i can. Usually this sort of thing doesnt bother me so much but its the sheer rudeness of your representative that has just been un-believable. I'm not even sure if this will even get to you and if it does you will probably ignore this and nothing will come back to the assistant manager because thats how these big companies tend to work. You see it the way he clearly see's it. You have my money and could care less now. If you couldnt tell as soon as my contract is over i will be taking myself else where ASAP." Now since that post i have been on the phone to customer service a couple times trying to get my money back as they have not only once but twice managed to give me a faulty phone. But the managers at customer service we're a lot more polite but just as helpful they gave and offered me nothing. I couldnt even make a formal complaint against the assistant manager but they said they would pass my details on to the store manager to get back to me. Been a couple days still nothing. Any advice from you guys would be great im really frustrated and feel cheated by a big firm =/

3 answers - Asked By: sean - 2/5/2013

L am a community care assistant, and l love my job but the management is poor, and they don't pay petrol mileage, so l am not going to use my car - l use my bicycle instead, but it is only a matter of time before they find out l have a car, and l need more money so l can save up for another course and go to university. l am studying nursing as well, so experience is vital for the university course l want to get onto. But there are people saying, "oh so and so went there, and she hated it!" and stuff like that, which is making me wonder whether l should go for it. Again, if the job l am currently with paid mileage and had better and more professional management, l wouldn't mind but l just think it is time for a change. l am just worried it won't work out, despite the fact that l do love working with elder people and within a team. Any advice and guidance?

5 answers - Asked By: Mrs Bilbo Baggins - 2/5/2013

NAME EMAIL TELEPHONE MOBILE Personal Summary A polite, honest, hard working individual who possesses excellent communicative and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to work under pressure. I work well within a team environment or working using my initiative to ensure the customers receives the best experience possible. Career History Newspaper Distributor 2011-Present Improved organisation skills, time management and self motivation. •Delivering 600 newspapers and leaflets. Sales Assistant 2012-2013 Developed confidence, punctuality and understanding of sales assistants’ role. •Providing a warm, welcoming service to customers •Being attentive to customers needs •Bra fitting •Shape guide training •Maintaining high presentation standards •Demonstrating good product knowledge •Serving customers at the sales counter including opening store cards. •Meeting daily targets Retail Sales Operative 2011-2012 Meeting customers regularly improved rapport skills and sales technique and led to rewards for high sales. •Delivering and collecting catalogues to 1,500 houses over a six week cycle Work Experience Placements Magistrates Court Observer April 2012 Develop an understanding of the legal system and the roles within it. •Observing court procedures •Reading through case notes to develop background knowledge prior to observing the case Education XXXX College 2011-2013 •A-Level (Predicted): Sociology (A*), Law (A), Psychology (A) •AS Level: Sociology (A), Law (A), Psychology (A), Mathematics (B) XXXX High School 2006-2011 •GCSE: 13 achieved including English (A|B), Mathematics (A), Science (A|A|A) Hobbies •Socialising, meeting new people •Shopping to keep up with the latest trends •Attending the gym, Pilates, yoga, swimming •Reading, cooking, drawing References Available upon request

5 answers - Asked By: Vicky - 28/4/2013

I used to work as a care assistant in a care home. One evening shift I was on a unit by myself when I was helping one of the male patients (who had dementia) in his own bedroom. He was much bigger than me. He grabbed me, was touching me all over, including private areas and held me so that I couldn't get away. He then started kissing my face and neck, it was awful. I froze, I was very scared and had been told in training that carers aren't allowed to use physical force against residents, even to defend themselves. I didn't want to hurt him so I had to wait until he loosened his grip so that I could run out of he room. I was very shaken up about it and embarrassed. I did tell another more experienced carer about it and she told management. Somehow everyone knew about it. Some thought it was funny and one senior carer made a joke about it. I felt horrible. No manager asked me how I was, no one cared. I was just asked to fill out a form and that was it. They even kept putting me back on the same unit by myself, so I left. Was that classed as sexual abuse? Should the care home have dealt with it better? I'm still affected by this today. I'm having trouble letting go of what happened. I did manage to find work in another care home, but when the same 2-10 shift came up, I couldn't face it and I never went back in again. Am I making a big deal out of nothing. or being too sensitive and how do I get passed this? I don't like my partner to kiss me anymore because it takes me back to what happened. Serious answers only please.

5 answers - Asked By: LauraMarie - 28/4/2013

So ive been teaching for about 4 years now, and we, as a class are going to start show and tell on friday for the last hour...so to start off i was thinking of bringing a portion of my collection of pets, to school, i have permission from the headteacher and i have received all the consent forms back from parents, with only 1 pupil, whom i have made arrangements for, but i need some tips on bringing the pets out, letting them handle the pets, showing them how i care for them... the pets i am bringing are: - 2 rabbits - 2 guinea pigs - 2 rats - hamster - 3 gerbils - 1 cat - 1 cockatiel and 1 budgie - 1 leopard gecko - and a chinchilla all these animals are being shown on the same day and i have suitable, temporary accomadation for when they are going to be in the classroom, and all will be under strict supervision by myself and another member of staff please give me any tips to help the hour go smoothly, thanks

2 answers - Asked By: absolutely clueless - 23/4/2013

I am 14 and I need help on what to do. I am feeling really unloved and unwanted. I live with my mum, dad and sister and my parents both work. However that isn't the problem, the problem is that my mum works as a teaching assistant and her friend is a teacher and they work together and i'm fine with that BUT her friend rings EVERY night as soon as my mum gets in at 5:30 we have something to eat and you can guarantee she will ring straight after and spend ALL night on the phone, I'll be in bed before she's off the phone then she'll ring back early hours of the morning like last night my mum didn't get off the phone from her till 12:30am but then at 3am her friend rung my mum not thinking about waking all the family up of course and decided to talk for hours AGAIN. I have told my mum i feel pushed out the way with her always ringing and its like i'm loosing her but she doesn't understand. Also 4 weeks ago i went in hospital to have my appendix removed and I was crying all night in hospital the night before the operation yet my mums friend rung her and was on the phone for hours not caring about me at all, i was crying my eyes out in pain. Then when I came out the sleepyness that they put you to sleep with the anesthetic i was coming round and my mum and dad were holding my hand but half a hour later my mums phone rang again and it was her again. Its every night and my mum doesn't understand, I don't feel like a normal child anymore, feels like i'm loosing a mum as i've told her! If i'm at a friends house and I ring my mum I won't be able to get through because she'll be on the phone. If she rings me from her mobile you can guarantee her friend will ring the house phone then my mum will put the phone down on me./ My mum really doesn't understand at all. My dad doesn't really do anything either, he comes home and watches cops on telly or something to do with the police, I can't speak to him because he'll say "go away" If i text him he doesn't reply. If I ring him he'll pick up to see who it is then he'll say 'sorry i'm busy' and put the phone down. He really doesn't care. My sister she is 17 and she's always creating arguments by wanting money all the time, getting places, wanting more things and complaining she doesn't have anything when she has more than 3 kids put together. I don't know what to do anymore, someone help me? Btw my mums friend doesn't ring about work just before you say anything about work This has gone on for over a year

2 answers - Asked By: Becky - 23/4/2013

I had this teacher last year (he doesn't teach me this year) and he was hilarious, a good teacher and really nice. I don't fancy him! My classmates were generally horrible to him as he's 'weak', if that makes sense. He said that the other teachers 'bully' him and once this girl in our class made him cry and run out of the room. I was good at his subject and I was sort of his favourite. He once said to someone that they were bullying me in front of the whole class even when they weren't. Anyway, this year, we still chat, and I gave him a Christmas card etc. He runs board games club and he randomly gave me a board game as a present! We joke around a lot, he tells me about his family, recommended me a castle to visit and is really nice. I even gave him a song recommendation! So, do you think he sees me as a friend? I think maybe he sees himself in me a little because I have Asperger's (he doesn't know this) and he's awkward too. He said he was bullied at his really posh boarding school and he hated it there. Also, how can I ask him for his email so we can keep in touch and possibly hang out? Thanks in advance! Also, before you say anything like 'He's a weirdo', he is married and has two children. He told me this. He's not any sort of predator. He's very childish and innocent. Another teacher even said this.

1 answer - Asked By: ? - 22/4/2013

I want to become a primary school teaching assistant. I am 17 years old. I have all my GCSE grades: maths, english and science all above a C. I am currently in college but looking to change my course to a Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools. Would this be alright to help me become a teaching assistant? And the course also asks for a work/voluntary placement in a school, as that is how it is assessed. How would i go about getting this placement? All places i have looked at ,that are in need of a teaching assistant, are looking for experienced and qualified TAs. Also, does anyone know how much i would get paid if i become a teaching assistant? Please help. Thanks :)

2 answers - Asked By: Charlii - 22/4/2013

1. Are there MORAL reasons at all why we should keep inheritance tax in this country? 2. A few successful people have worked hard for most of their lives to become rich. Why should self made billionaires/millionaires be penalized for their hard work? Why shouldn't the successful ones be allowed to keep most of their private fortunes intact and pass it to the next generation? 3. Why should rich people be made to give their money to the poor who don't deserve a penny? 4. Beside the moral reasons, are there any PRACTICAL reasons at all why we should keep inheritance tax in this country?

11 answers - Asked By: MA (Oxon) - 21/4/2013

In the past I was bullied, abused by my family and ex boyfriends. I always think about it. In 2009, I was suspended from nursing placement (I was a final year student nurse) for malpractice. I can't study nursing again. When I did my final placement, a student nurse facilitator bullied me. She was condescending, rude, and patronising. She falsified a report about me, saying that I took 15 minutes to flush a patient's feeding tube, it was actually 5 minutes. I confronted her about it, and she denied it. I remember when she was being rude to me, I told her bluntly not to speak to me like an idiot. That woman accused me of being rude and said she said her own children don't talk like that to her. I reported her behaviour to the university, they said they don't often receive complaints about her.Lots of other students didn't like her. The ward manager sanctioned a suspension against me because of a few mistakes I made. That woman told me nursing is not suitable for me and I should consider a job as a health care assistant. The day before I was suspended I attempted suicide. I can't file a lawsuit against them, because I was suspended before from placement previously. A horrible nurse failed me and said I was out of depth. All what happened in my past makes me depressed. I cry about it all the time Don't understand, you made a lot of typos Thank you don't

2 answers - Asked By: Princess - 21/4/2013