How to Go from an Education to Getting a Job

winning101 on 17/11/2018 - 06:29
Last edited 17/11/2018 - 09:02 by 1 other user

So when i turned 18 I was working at Mcdonalds and wanted a change and someone told me to become a Barista.

I googled it and spoke to a man thru texts that said Barista's make $25/hour and a certificate costs $150, and that if I couldn't find a job he would help. I did it but was never able to find work, contacted the man and he said to take me resume and say I was willing to work for free until I have enough experience, did it and achieved nothing. He never responded to me again.

What should I do?

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  whooah1979 on 17/11/2018 - 06:44

  +8

  Both your op reads like trolls.

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  Quantumcat on 17/11/2018 - 06:59

  +2

  Go to cafés, ask to speak to the manager, tell them you're looking for work and give them your CV. Repeat until you've visited every café in your town.

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  cloudy on 17/11/2018 - 07:53

  +2

  Work in a cafe, not a barista, but show you are a competent hard working individual. Then when it’s a slow hour or day, ask if you can make your own coffee, and demonstrate you have this extra skill, and the rest they say should be history.

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  ms_caz on 17/11/2018 - 08:23

  a Barista course will give you some basic competency in making coffee using the machine, but its not going to get you on to the machine straight out.

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  WreckTangle on 17/11/2018 - 08:34

  +3

  Go back to McDonslds, use your skills to do McCafe until you find another job.

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  myusername on 17/11/2018 - 09:34

  do you think becoming a barista is a good career move?

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    [Deactivated] on 17/11/2018 - 11:46

    -1

    People drink coffee every day, so baristas must be in demand!

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  Godric on 17/11/2018 - 10:18

  seek.com

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  [Deactivated] on 17/11/2018 - 11:46

  +2

  Are you sure that person didn't say 'Barrister'?

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  Hardlyworkin on 18/11/2018 - 17:20

  +2

  You also need a man bun, the qualification is useless without one.

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  winning101 on 18/11/2018 - 23:36

  do you think becoming a barista is a good career move?

  yes since i cannot become a doctor/lawyer/engineer/businessman tommorow.

  whats your career bigshot?

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  kronicmacstigator on 26/11/2018 - 10:57

  If you want to work in hospitality get a proper barista course under your belt, go do a short cooking course and maybe study for a Cert 2 in hospitality. Generally recommended to do it through TAFE since that's what employers recognise. Unless there is an RTO in your area with top notch reviews and a great rep.

  You can't do this half-arsed and expect a job to land on your plate. There is a shitload more to working in a cafe than just belting out coffee's

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  Euphemistic on 03/12/2018 - 13:00

  First rule is hard work first, not cheap certificates. The winner in your situation is the dude that got the $150 out of you by showing you how to drive a coffee machine. As an employer (not that I’m in hospitality) a cert like that wouldn’t be worth much. I’d only be hiring you to wait tables and see how you went making coffee, not the other way around.