The simple question...who is Wayne Shaw?
The simple answer...I am. So, please allow me to introduce myself:
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, I was introducing myself :
My name is Wayne, I've already told you that, but if I keep repeating it you'll never forget me. I have been unemployed for over 8 months now since being made redundant from the Environment Agency. I am 38 years old, and married with 5 kids. I live in Rochdale and I am willing to travel up to 30 miles for work, but if I'm spending an hour and a half in traffic every morning and evening I want a pretty decent wage! If you want to offer me a job in a lovely sunny country, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am willing to move somewhere nice and sunny, but if I'm stuck in England, I don't really want to have to travel much more than 30 miles to work.
This is the first time in my life that I have been unemployed since leaving full time education in 1993 and, to be honest, finding a job is a lot more difficult than I first imagined. Not meaning to be disparaging about the good folk at the Job Centre, but they're not much help really. It took them 5 months to tell me that my CV was crap and that I can do lots of courses to make myself more appealing to employers.
I have applied for over 500 jobs now and I've only had one interview. I've had less than ten "Application Received" e-mails or letters and I've only had a few rejection e-mails, most places couldn't even be bothered to do that. Anyway, I probably haven't had much success because my CV wasn't up to scratch. However, you will be pleased to note that I have jazzed up my CV a bit so it's now really rather good. Well, better than it was.
My name is Wayne, I've already told you that, but if I keep repeating it you'll never forget me. I have been unemployed for over 8 months now since being made redundant from the Environment Agency. I am 38 years old, and married with 5 kids. I live in Rochdale and I am willing to travel up to 30 miles for work, but if I'm spending an hour and a half in traffic every morning and evening I want a pretty decent wage! If you want to offer me a job in a lovely sunny country, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am willing to move somewhere nice and sunny, but if I'm stuck in England, I don't really want to have to travel much more than 30 miles to work.
This is the first time in my life that I have been unemployed since leaving full time education in 1993 and, to be honest, finding a job is a lot more difficult than I first imagined. Not meaning to be disparaging about the good folk at the Job Centre, but they're not much help really. It took them 5 months to tell me that my CV was crap and that I can do lots of courses to make myself more appealing to employers.
I have applied for over 500 jobs now and I've only had one interview. I've had less than ten "Application Received" e-mails or letters and I've only had a few rejection e-mails, most places couldn't even be bothered to do that. Anyway, I probably haven't had much success because my CV wasn't up to scratch. However, you will be pleased to note that I have jazzed up my CV a bit so it's now really rather good. Well, better than it was.
My interests.
Before I get all technical about my skills and what I can offer you as a valued employee, I shall tell you a little bit about my hobbies and interests.
I am a keen biker, and by biker I mean a proper biker, not a push bike rider or a power ranger out for a Sunday blast. I have been riding bikes since I was 17 and I love everything associated with bikes. I try to attend bike rallies as often as possible, and, as a biker, I do a lot of work for various charities. I enjoy watching bike racing, and not just for the crashes either.
As I'm originally from Liverpool I'm obviously hilarious and fantastic at football. As such, I enjoy watching comedy shows (so I can steal the jokes) and watching the mighty Liverpool, well the not as mighty as they used to be Liverpool Football Club. In past seasons you could be forgiven for thinking their matches were comedy shows, but I digress...
I taught myself to play the guitar from the age of 13 and I'm still not that good, so that shows perseverance and commitment. I have, however, been a guitarist in a tremendously unsuccessful punk band, but we all know most punk music is more enthusiasm than talent.
I seem to have an amazing ability to absorb totally useless information which makes me rather good at pub quizzes, and excellent at annoying my wife.
I also enjoy reading, listening to music and watching films, but so do most people so that doesn't really make me stand out does it?
I am a keen biker, and by biker I mean a proper biker, not a push bike rider or a power ranger out for a Sunday blast. I have been riding bikes since I was 17 and I love everything associated with bikes. I try to attend bike rallies as often as possible, and, as a biker, I do a lot of work for various charities. I enjoy watching bike racing, and not just for the crashes either.
As I'm originally from Liverpool I'm obviously hilarious and fantastic at football. As such, I enjoy watching comedy shows (so I can steal the jokes) and watching the mighty Liverpool, well the not as mighty as they used to be Liverpool Football Club. In past seasons you could be forgiven for thinking their matches were comedy shows, but I digress...
I taught myself to play the guitar from the age of 13 and I'm still not that good, so that shows perseverance and commitment. I have, however, been a guitarist in a tremendously unsuccessful punk band, but we all know most punk music is more enthusiasm than talent.
I seem to have an amazing ability to absorb totally useless information which makes me rather good at pub quizzes, and excellent at annoying my wife.
I also enjoy reading, listening to music and watching films, but so do most people so that doesn't really make me stand out does it?