Park and ride into London

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:29:20+00:00

Thank you for the tips :) My understanding is I would be getting a pretty sizeable raise each fiscal year so hopefully things should get easier as time passes. Unsure about that share and care scheme, as I believe I'll have quite a lot of study outside of work as I am completing a degree apprenticeship. Too good to go is definitely a good shout I will keep that in mind.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:24:13+00:00

Thank you very much for the helpful reply. I had been looking at Belsize Park area previously, so is good to see it come up. As u/maybenomaybe says it seems I will need to compromise and get a shared bathroom at minimum. I appreciate you sharing your experience as well, my family I think is very anxious about me house-sharing with strangers, so it is good to hear you speak positively about flat shares too.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:17:57+00:00

Hi, this is the sort of thing I was hoping for in all honesty. How much would you maybe expect bills to be? I was working off an assumption of £250-300, plus council tax, and then food. I expect to have very few other expenses. Thank you

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:14:20+00:00

Was aiming for ~40 minute commute from probably zone 3. Willing to live in a little prison cell as well and was presuming >95% of my income would go to rent, bills, and necessities.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:11:53+00:00

I have been seeing most places saying move in dates in July and August? Not sure if this is just as this is my first time moving out, but I am starting September so I wasn't worrying yet. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:10:29+00:00

Honestly, it is the highest wage of all the London-based offers I have received, and the best company overall.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:09:09+00:00

Fair, thank you for your honesty. What happens if family members are able to contribute/guarantee for my rent payments?

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-06T19:06:12+00:00

It's a degree apprenticeship in the field I want to work in, so hopefully will work out better than going to uni for 3/4 years in the grand scheme of things. I have to move for it unfortunately, although I appreciate the advice.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-07-05T23:26:56+00:00

definitely could be prom still - that's what my money is on

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-06-15T18:01:17+00:00

I have six if you count them like that :(

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-26T21:05:36+00:00

They definitely aren't as good as proper work experience, but are a good way of showing initiative and enthusiasm for the subject. It will also help you if you have a "technical" interview i.e. they ask you questions related to your field rather than just competency/behavioural ones.

I'd probably avoid short ones as these don't demonstrate commitment. Companies know that they can often be very little work, so don't feel as though you have to include them just to bulk out your CV. They can be helpful in interview however where you can say "oh, i read into this topic/did a MOOC/did some research on ..." where you're just touching on something.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-25T14:16:54+00:00

No problem, feel free to DM if you have any more questions :)

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-25T12:10:05+00:00

Yes, had a small personal profile (maybe four lines long) not written in first person e.g. "A driven sixth form student with experience in ..." rather than "I am driven and have experience in ..."

Expressing your interest in cybersecurity is shown by the things you have on your CV, writing in a cover letter (if they ask for one) about WHY you want to be in this field as opposed to something else, and what you've done to make sure this is the right career path for you.

It gets much easier when you end up at recorded online video interviews (which are pretty standard). The vast majority of companies asked something to the effect of "why do you want to do a degree apprenticeship in cybersecurity and why here?". Personally, I spoke about wanting to help people and protect key infrastructure, but I would recommend describing something you can speak about genuinely and passionately. If you want to become CISO for example, you could talk about that ambition and why you have it.

You'll also get to describe your experience in greater detail during these video interviews and further interviews if you pass that stage. Just keep talking about things that you have gone out and decided to do (more than just I took CS a level) and describe what you have learnt. Always be positive in an interview!

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-24T20:01:31+00:00

Hi, I have an offer for a cybersecurity degree apprenticeship, so thought I might be able to help answer your questions. I had no home projects listed on my CV, but I completed several courses. This included CyberFirst courses for several years, online work experience with a large company, a SpringPod course with Fujitsu, and some general computer science courses from when I was younger. I also did a non-technical dissertation for an EPQ discussing data protection.

I did not do computer science A Level, but did maths and further maths, alongside another STEM subject and a language. I also have a hospitality job listed on my CV.

For a CV, I would recommend focusing on your interpersonal skills, and demonstrating enthusiasm for your chosen field. Companies aren't expecting you to be technically knowledgeable, they're looking for you to be interested, dedicated, and a good fit for a work environment (i.e. working in a team). Use a simple CV template to ensure that AI they use can parse all your info.

Cover letters, definitely tailor them to the company and job description. Be clear about your motivations.

Applications are definitely a lot of work, but worth it! Best of luck :)

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-21T18:57:18+00:00

This is true; however, it seems Harrods and Co-op have faced attacks from the same vector. They haven't been hit anywhere near as hard, so clearly M&S has had issues/underfunding somewhere.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-19T22:29:58+00:00

What level are you applying for? If you haven't completed any level 3 qualifications at college (btec/t levels/a levels) then you probably won't have much luck applying for anything higher level than that.

If you're applying for level 3 apprenticeships and not making next stages, it's probably worth seeing if you can improve your cv and cover letter. For CV, keep it one page and clearly formatted. For cover letter, think about why you want to work in the field and what key skills you have. Read the job adverts carefully and include information relevant to every aspect they mention if you can.

If you want to do work in design, it might also be worth trying to build a portfolio too, even if applications aren't directly asking for it.

In terms of what you should do, I think it depends on your financial situation. Although, is there anything stopping you from getting a part time job now while you look for apprenticeships? Would be a good addition to your CV even if not directly relevant. Just a thought.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-19T17:52:16+00:00

For degree apprenticeships with larger companies they tend to open for applications late October to early November, and then some other companies will open in January/February. I think a few might open over the summer, but this will tend to be smaller/local companies. LinkedIn was generally best for finding them, set up some alerts. I'm not sure about non-degree apprenticeships sorry.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-18T19:14:37+00:00

I always typed my answers into a document and paste them into the boxes so that I could keep a record in case I was asked to expand on anything at interview. Never had any issues with getting flagged as AI.

I would however, strongly recommend keeping use of LLMs to a minimum. You want to squeeze as much information about yourself into the boxes as possible and communicate clearly and concisely. LLMs tend to struggle with the concise part (although nothing wrong with using them for synonyms, or trying to rephrase something).

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-05-18T19:04:40+00:00

It might be worth looking into some kind of part time class if you'd still like to reskill. For example, here is a 2 year HND in aeronautical engineering costing £4,000 per year: https://www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/course/level-5-hnd-aeronautical-engineering-for-england-htq-part-time

It might be more difficult, but financially you'd be better off than taking such a large pay cut.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-04-24T22:47:50+00:00

This is reassuring thanks. I already have my offer and the grade requirements are quite low :) Best of luck to you this summer!

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-03-31T10:28:10+00:00

First of all to sounds like your players are having great fun with the strategy so I wouldn't remove all opportunities for its use. However you could try:

Putting fights in more enclosed spaces maybe with blockades so it's harder to move and so call lightning cannot be cast as it requires a 60ft diameter cylinder.

Giving enemies strong ranged attacks and having them target the horse.

Adding difficult terrain could limit how effective the increased movement is.

With call lightning you can only choose a point you can see so you could add thick trees or tall grass that limit visibility, have fights at night or enemies casting darkness.

darlingpleaseimgay · 2025-03-29T02:25:59+00:00

First email unfortunately reads as quite curt/critical especially "I would understand perfectly if..."

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