Fitter/Turner/Welder/Machinist/PSA - Work Required

[Metal Head]

Hi,

This morning I found out unfortunately that I lost out to another person for a position as a technical officer at a well known university here in Melbourne. What made it worse for me was that it is the first time I had been granted an interview in nearly six months of trying to get a job!! I am fully aware that trying to get a job at 55 years of age is pretty difficult at the best of times but not as hard as this - maybe it's my English accent.

If anyone hears of a position in one of the above mentioned trades then I would certainly appreciate a pm message.

I live Thornbury which is in the inner north suburbs of Melbourne. The PSA (Personnal Services Assistant) isn't a trade but a profession found in many hospitals/aged care facilities.

Thanking those in advance of their replies.

Regards
David (MH)

[Handyjack]

Occasionally position for PSA's come up at Alfred Health.
I have jokingly asked for a translator to cope with Scottish and Irish accents.

Hope you find a position soon.

[clear out]

Hi David,

I doubt your age or accent had much to do with it.
I scored a TOs job at 55 eleven years ago up here at a big Uni.
I'm Oz but my boss was a young Scott.
I got it thru networking I guess, I'd visited the previous bod and made the the classic " this is a great gig if you ever leave let me know."
A year or so later he rang me,so I took in my portfolio(I'd been self employed) and they basically started me straight off and sorted the details later.
To replace me when I retired,one of the recent Fitting apprentices was enrolled at wood machining at TAFE.
I'm a Patternmaker who as you know are now extinct as we know longer manufacture here in Oz.
They recently started a Welder whose a Scott and he's impossible to understand.
Good luck,but you should be ok as blokes with experience are starting to get thin on the ground.
H.