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Steve,
'when they offer you the job negotiate a higher salary', that approach may work well in your neck of the woods, it could though easily lead to a retracted offer elsewhere!
Jake,
Fair enough with your response except, not all attributes can be developed through experience! Many a downfall is down to people with an inability to communicate or articulate themselves. You can teach the principles till you're blue in the face....
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Gunner 1 - How long did you serve for? Based on what you say you were on 36k in the forces. You do not mention if you receive a forces pension which, as I am well aware, depending how long you were in will make up your 15k shortfall
I served 23 years. My pension does go someway to easing the burden (it is nowhere near 15k) but that's not the point really is it.
I now have a better quality of life, and a full time position. I feel extemely lucky not to be out of work and I am happy with my lot and my current salary.
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Big Nick wrote: Gunner 1 - How long did you serve for? Based on what you say you were on 36k in the forces. You do not mention if you receive a forces pension which, as I am well aware, depending how long you were in will make up your 15k shortfall
I served 23 years. My pension does go someway to easing the burden (it is nowhere near 15k) but that's not the point really is it.
I now have a better quality of life, and a full time position. I feel extemely lucky not to be out of work and I am happy with my lot and my current salary. If you are happy with your lot that's the main thing. Good luck.
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For what it's worth chaps, what ever pay/pension you guys get in or out of the forces it's not enough. You have my deepest respect.
Rob
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^^^ Simple, avoid like the plague.
Trouble is someone desperate will go for it - not always a bad thing if can be used as a stepping stone - easier to get a job when you have a job and all that....
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Sadlass
So if you must achieve CMIOSH within 6mths of starting and its initially only a 6mth contract .....
So if the role is to assist the existing head EH&S - possibly one of our/your fellow IOSH members is requesting such a wide range of skills and experience for such a low reward.
Possibly says much about some fellow IOSH members as much as anything else, who should know what is required to achieve such experience/qualifications - yet still offers so little
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The salaries are there if you are prepared and have the flexibility to re-locate. It's true that a lot of companies seem to be underpaying their HSSE staff, but they are only paying what people will accept. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you pay somebody 50K when they will accept 25K?
I worked offshore and have relocated to an Ex-pat position abroad because I had the flexibility to be able to do it.
If you put your details into the on line job sites you will be contacted if you have the right qualifications and experience. I get at least a couple or mails or calls a week asking about my availability.
All this being said, if I was out of work and couldn't negotiate a reasonable amount of money, I would take the lower paid job until a better one came by.
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