Curious Jobs Dev https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com Just another WordPress site Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:00:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Aesthetisian https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=1016 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=1016#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:31:48 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=1016 posted by soheila

Salary / Wage:
??
What year did you start the job?:
2002
How long have you worked at your job?:
9 years
Which country did you work in?:
Canada
How did you get your job?:
Friend
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
Yes
What do you do on a daily basis?:
I work full time as an Aesthetisian

What was your best day at work?:
Busy days

What was your worst day at work?:
Quite days

Are there any perks to your job?:
Yes

What do you like about your job?:
I love the feeling I create to other people

What don’t you like about your job?:
Seeing very dirty feet

Personal Comments:
I just love my job no matter what

Company website: ?????

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
true

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=1016 0 Communications Graduate https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=998 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=998#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:43:25 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=998 posted by AnthonyM

Salary / Wage:
£21k
What year did you start the job?:
2011
How long have you worked at your job?:
Due to start next week
Which country did you work in?:
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?:
I started by shadowing the team, and then was successful at an interview.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
Degree in relevant subject (English & Creative Writing in my case)
What do you do on a daily basis?:
I write and put out press releases, work on a number of publications specific to Lewisham Homes, desktop publishing, internal/external communications, filming & film editing, communications strategies for teams across the whole of the organisation etc

What was your best day at work?:
The first time I finished a publication from scratch

Are there any perks to your job?:
Great people and a team that gives me scope to do as much as I want.

What do you like about your job?:
The people and the creative aspect.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
true

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=998 0 Market Researcher https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=980 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=980#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:38:25 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=980 posted by milly

Salary / Wage:
£6.50 – £8.00
What year did you start the job?:
2010
How long have you worked at your job?:
6 months
Which country did you work in?:
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?:
A friend told me they were hiring.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
None.
What do you do on a daily basis?:
I call people up in America and ask how they felt their service went. I code the answers to the questions, I read the answer and put a number next to it.

What was your best day at work?:
When the system crashed and I got paid to sit around and not do anything.

What was your worst day at work?:
I am not on a contract so they can cancel my booking if they want. Sometimes I don’t get paid much.

Are there any perks to your job?:
They are flexible so if I can’t be bothered to work then I just don’t go in.

What don’t you like about your job?:
As I am not on a contract I don’t have many rights, like using the front door! On certain desks I’m not allowed to have drinks on which is pretty crap especially if you are thirsty. I also have to ruin people’s day by calling them up. People are sometimes really rude to me.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
false

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=980 0 Care Assistant https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=957 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=957#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:10:01 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=957 posted by boon

Salary / Wage:
£5.55
What year did you start the job?:
2007
How long have you worked at your job?:
6 months
Which country did you work in?:
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?:
Through the job centre.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
None.
What do you do on a daily basis?:
I would wake the clients up int he morning, help them get dressed, serve breakfast, distribute medicaion, make lots of tea, help with lunch, talk to clients, watch tv, help bath them, do their hair.

What was your best day at work?:
When the clients were in a good mood.

What was your worst day at work?:
When they were in a bad mood.

Are there any perks to your job?:
The house was really hot.

What do you like about your job?:
It is rewarding.

What don’t you like about your job?:
Cleaning up shit.

Personal Comments:
It is rewarding but you have to be very patient.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
true

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=957 0 English Teacher https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=939 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=939#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:09:56 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=939 posted by boon

Salary / Wage:
£6000 a year
What year did you start the job?:
2008
How long have you worked at your job?:
1 year
Which country did you work in?:
China
How did you get your job?:
I added my CV to an online teacher agency site.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
A degree in anything and a TEFL course.
What do you do on a daily basis?:
Plan lessons,teach and play games.

What was your best day at work?:
Halloween. We got to dress up and play loads of games.

What was your worst day at work?:
When the students are lazy.

Are there any perks to your job?:
Salary is a good wage in China. Get to live and travel in another country.

What do you like about your job?:
Being able to travel easily and crafting with the students.

Personal Comments:
It is pretty good fun. You get enough holiday to travel loads, get to try new things and eat really good food!

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
true

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=939 0 Receptionist https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=922 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=922#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:09:50 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/?p=922 posted by boon

Salary / Wage:
£6.50-7.50 p/hr
What year did you start the job?:
2008
How long have you worked at your job?:
few months
Which country did you work in?:
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?:
Through an agency.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?:
No
What do you do on a daily basis?:
Answered the phone and booked meeting rooms.

Are there any perks to your job?:
Generally get to sit and use the internet all day.

What do you like about your job?:
The internet.

What don’t you like about your job?:
You have to sit in a room by yourself for the entire day

Personal Comments:
It is pretty dull. Make sure you have lots of things to look up on the internet.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
true

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=922 0 Games Tester https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=713 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=713#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:12:54 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=713 posted by wengus

Salary / Wage
£10 per hour
What year did you start the job?
2006
How long have you worked at your job?
3 months
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
I received a call from a job agent and managed to get an interview and succeeded.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
GCSE in English and a passion for games help.
What do you do on a daily basis?
We receive bug reports and we have to play a game to check them out. Afterward we need to regress the bugs when a new version of the game comes out.

What was your best day at work?
My team had just finished a game and we merged with another team. A deathmatch was part of our testing procedures and the newbies, us, whipped the team who had been testing the game for ages.

What was your worst day at work?
When I got laid off due to the company performing very badly the previous quarter.

Are there any perks to your job?
Free soft drinks. I worked the evening shift so everyone in the office got a free dinner.

What do you like about your job?
You get to hang out with like minded people and play games.

What don’t you like about your job?
It can get really repetitive.

Personal Comments
You need a lot of patience and a keen eye to spot bugs. Although playing the game is still testing, they kept a close eye on how many bugs you were finding.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
Yes

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=713 0 Games Tester https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=693 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=693#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:11:57 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=693 posted by flyswatter

Salary / Wage
£5.50 per hour
What year did you start the job?
2006
How long have you worked at your job?
9 months
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
I got the number to the place off a friend of a friend. Had a telephone interview and then I started work the following weekend.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
GCSE English and an ability to play games.
What do you do on a daily basis?
We receive a checklist of things that should be accomplished in the game. When we are successful we tick the box. If a bug occurs in the game we fill in a bug form and try to reproduce it at least 10 times.

What was your best day at work?
We spent the entire day playing Battlefield over xbox live. 12 people, 6 man teams in the same room. It was a hell of a lot of fun.

What was your worst day at work?
Not exactly a worst day, but my friends started not to work as often as I did and the job got boring.

Are there any perks to your job?
Free soft drinks.

What do you like about your job?
You get to play games all day. The versions we tested were beta versions which technically means there’s hardly any bugs in a game when we play it.

What don’t you like about your job?
Work was infrequent.

Personal Comments
Language testers got paid 1/3 more than English only testers. Also they got more work because they could speak English as well as another language.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
Yes

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=693 0 Freelance Flash Developer https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=674 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=674#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:11:00 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=674 posted by martin d

Salary / Wage
£15 per hour
What year did you start the job?
2007
How long have you worked at your job?
6 months
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
Brother hooked me up with jobs from the company he was working for.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
A degree in multimedia helps, but demonstration you can use flash via an online portfolio helps.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Initially you go in for a meeting with the client or designer to discuss and develop ideas. After that I go ahead and make a prototype. It gets sent to the client and they send back comments. Also the prototype may undergo design changes. I would keep amending the prototype until the client is happy.

What was your best day at work?
When I received a CD with an interface I developed for. It went out to all business developers in the London region.

What was your worst day at work?
Not hitting a deadline when I said I would and on top of that I failed to email the project to the designer too so it ended up a day and a half late.

Are there any perks to your job?
I work from home.

What do you like about your job?
I work from home so I have no bosses watching over my shoulders. I occasionally work in my pajamas.

What don’t you like about your job?
It can get pretty boring at home sometimes…

Personal Comments
I did freelance work when I graduated from uni. My skills weren’t the greatest but I could do what was asked. I’d recommend doing freelance work only after you have experience in industry because you end up turning down quite a few jobs.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
Yes

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=674 0 Senior Graphic Designer https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=655 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=655#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:10:23 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=655 posted by numberoneson

Salary / Wage
£30,000 to £45,000
What year did you start the job?
2000
How long have you worked at your job?
10 years
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
After A-levels, I did a BTEC Foundation in Art & Design before graduating from University with a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
Not always essential for creative positions, but a fresh and interesting portfolio that proves your skill and standard of creativity is crucial.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Artworking, admin, brainstorming, tea-making, advising clients, talking to suppliers about technical requirements & generally speaking: creative problem solving. Training and mentoring junior designers.

What was your best day at work?
At my first placement I got to work on the rebranding of UEFA Champions League and got to hold the trophy during a photoshoot & it still smelt of champagne!

What was your worst day at work?
When I sent a big print job that was riddle with mistakes and technical errors.

Are there any perks to your job?
Cool job title, no strict dress code.

What do you like about your job?
Personal development, stimulating work load, work with interesting people & get to do work that gets recognition.

What don’t you like about your job?
Long hours, long meetings, clients who think they know better than you. Sacrificing design integrity to satisfy the client.

Personal Comments
It’s a good lifestyle if you can sustain it. You aught to be ambitious, passionate and above all open-minded.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?
Yes

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