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Have already emailed the one surveyer I know on here but just in case...
Ive got an interview Friday, any advice about how to prepare for a surveying company would be appreciated! Im up to date on general interview stuff, its the more specific angles Im lacking in.
Ive also been told to dress how I want. Whats that supposed to mean!!??
See, I dont just sit and whinge about my job, I am trying to get out of the mind numbingly boring office :oD
Any advice appreciated!
Ive got an interview Friday, any advice about how to prepare for a surveying company would be appreciated! Im up to date on general interview stuff, its the more specific angles Im lacking in.
Ive also been told to dress how I want. Whats that supposed to mean!!??
See, I dont just sit and whinge about my job, I am trying to get out of the mind numbingly boring office :oD
Any advice appreciated!
In reply to Anni:
Yeah, building surveyor here - What kind of surveying you talking about? Anything I can help you with let me know.
Cheers
Gordon
Yeah, building surveyor here - What kind of surveying you talking about? Anything I can help you with let me know.
Cheers
Gordon
In reply to Anni: Quantity Surveyor over here, if I can be of any assistance...
In reply to Anni:
Don't forget us boys over here in General Practice....Ping me a note direct if you wish
Don't forget us boys over here in General Practice....Ping me a note direct if you wish
In reply to jim@thecrag: What sort of stuff do you do?
In reply to John Rushby:
Serious? Ill send you my CV, youll have to bear in mind I have no experience or qualifications whatsoever in the field so looking to do it as a career change
Serious? Ill send you my CV, youll have to bear in mind I have no experience or qualifications whatsoever in the field so looking to do it as a career change
In reply to Removed User:
Earthworks Volumes, 3D modelling
Cut & Fill Balancing
Setting out for Highways, Structures, Bulk Earthworks , Sheds, Groundworks.
Topographic Surveys too.
Leica GPS
Earthworks Volumes, 3D modelling
Cut & Fill Balancing
Setting out for Highways, Structures, Bulk Earthworks , Sheds, Groundworks.
Topographic Surveys too.
Leica GPS
In reply to jim@thecrag: Can't help at the moment, I'm coming to the end of this project and don't have another one to go to yet. Will bear it in mind for future projects though
Where do you work geographically?
Where do you work geographically?
In reply to jim@thecrag:
Jim, drop me a note of all your stuff - we operate from Glasgow/Edinburgh/Manchester/London doing QS/PM/BS/PS stuff - generally a bit of everything
Drop me a line and I will give you a web link to our company, then send in your stuff to the relevant office if you fancy it.
Jim, drop me a note of all your stuff - we operate from Glasgow/Edinburgh/Manchester/London doing QS/PM/BS/PS stuff - generally a bit of everything
Drop me a line and I will give you a web link to our company, then send in your stuff to the relevant office if you fancy it.
In reply to Anni:
I'm not a building surveyor but can drive past a house, guess how many bedrooms and charge £350 quid, will that help?
I'm not a building surveyor but can drive past a house, guess how many bedrooms and charge £350 quid, will that help?
In reply to Anni:
Ooh, bit of a change in line of work! Hope the interview goes well....not that I can be of any use on the surveying front!
Ooh, bit of a change in line of work! Hope the interview goes well....not that I can be of any use on the surveying front!
In reply to Ridge:
Pmsl...if only. Its like I can look at a pipe and suck air through my teeth and tell you its going to be expensive for £70 like a plumber too
Danos:
Yeah, have to get off my arse and do something, spoke to Jim about it a bit and sounds ideal. A mix of outdoors and brainwork!!
Pmsl...if only. Its like I can look at a pipe and suck air through my teeth and tell you its going to be expensive for £70 like a plumber too
Danos:
Yeah, have to get off my arse and do something, spoke to Jim about it a bit and sounds ideal. A mix of outdoors and brainwork!!
In reply to Anni:
Excellent.....you sure that brain of yours can handle working again after such a lay-off!?
Excellent.....you sure that brain of yours can handle working again after such a lay-off!?
In reply to Anni:
Call me later hon... my Dad's a surveyor and used to interview in his job & my mate Steve was training as one for a year or so...
Call me later hon... my Dad's a surveyor and used to interview in his job & my mate Steve was training as one for a year or so...
In reply to Danos:
I think a large proportion of it has turned to corporate custard :oS
Then again ive worked for JD sports and survived before now
I think a large proportion of it has turned to corporate custard :oS
Then again ive worked for JD sports and survived before now
In reply to Anni:
GP surveyor here. I wear casual for work as it often involves crawling around in dirty roof spaces and in underfloor spaces and cellars.
If you have been told to dress how you want I suggest smart but practical clothes for an outdoor type job.
It's a great job if you don't want to be office bound, but it can be difficult to keep up with the paperwork if you spend too much time on site.
Good luck
GP surveyor here. I wear casual for work as it often involves crawling around in dirty roof spaces and in underfloor spaces and cellars.
If you have been told to dress how you want I suggest smart but practical clothes for an outdoor type job.
It's a great job if you don't want to be office bound, but it can be difficult to keep up with the paperwork if you spend too much time on site.
Good luck
In reply to The Crow:
Its land, buliding and geophys, but as I used to live with the latter I picked a bit of that up ages agao
Its land, buliding and geophys, but as I used to live with the latter I picked a bit of that up ages agao
In reply to Anni:
we are looking to employ folk whilst putting them through uni on a trining thingy - wages are pretty piss poor mind
what sort of job is it you are after ?
> (In reply to John Rushby)
>
> Serious? Ill send you my CV, youll have to bear in mind I have no experience or qualifications whatsoever in the field so looking to do it as a career change
>
> Serious? Ill send you my CV, youll have to bear in mind I have no experience or qualifications whatsoever in the field so looking to do it as a career change
we are looking to employ folk whilst putting them through uni on a trining thingy - wages are pretty piss poor mind
what sort of job is it you are after ?
In reply to Anni:
don't know about serveying but flirting is definitely the best way to get through an interview so you'll be fine. Make sure you unbutton the top of your blouse
P
don't know about serveying but flirting is definitely the best way to get through an interview so you'll be fine. Make sure you unbutton the top of your blouse
P
In reply to Anni: I have just got a survaying job after 3 yrs at uni, In my interview they where very hot on working of your own back and also client building. They didnt seem to intrested knowlege more whyat type of person you where and if your face would fit
If any one of the survayors out there knows of any graduate jobs in edinburgh I am still looking for somthing better.
If any one of the survayors out there knows of any graduate jobs in edinburgh I am still looking for somthing better.
In reply to jay76:
surveying bars, pubs, restaurants and houses of ill repute isn't really a living, but no doubt you're capable of such a career.
surveying bars, pubs, restaurants and houses of ill repute isn't really a living, but no doubt you're capable of such a career.
In reply to Anonymous:
i can assure you it is, although I don't do houses of ill repute, though I do act for a couple of the table dancing clubs.
i can assure you it is, although I don't do houses of ill repute, though I do act for a couple of the table dancing clubs.
In reply to Anni:
Are any of you other surveyors considering becoming assessed as Home Inspectors under the new Housing Act? There seems to be a lot of uncertainty out there as to whether it will get off the ground by 2007. On the face of it it would seem that there will be a shortfall of qualified Home Inspectors, and consequently a lot of work out there, at least for the first few years.
Are any of you other surveyors considering becoming assessed as Home Inspectors under the new Housing Act? There seems to be a lot of uncertainty out there as to whether it will get off the ground by 2007. On the face of it it would seem that there will be a shortfall of qualified Home Inspectors, and consequently a lot of work out there, at least for the first few years.
In reply to Trangia:
Never heard of it fella.
Sounds like there are no dayworks involved tho......could be good!!
Never heard of it fella.
Sounds like there are no dayworks involved tho......could be good!!
In reply to Trangia:
Nah, job really more for Building Surveyors.
Will get LOADS of hassles from tennants/buyers, and also from the builders - a good BS job if you ask me.
Nah, job really more for Building Surveyors.
Will get LOADS of hassles from tennants/buyers, and also from the builders - a good BS job if you ask me.
In reply to 220bpm:
It is estimated that the cost of putting this Pack together will be about £1000 to £1500 per property which the Vendor will have to pay up front before it can be marketed. It is further estimated that from this Home Inspectors will receive a fee of about £350 per property.
> (In reply to Trangia)
> Never heard of it fella.
>
>That's interesting. There are thousands like you, yet this is one of the most far reaching pieces of legislation the current government has introduced. As from 1 Jan 2007 it will be illegal for any home owner to sell their property without an Information Pack which will include a Survey Report prepared by a qualified Home Inspector. This Pack is to be made available to any prospective purchaser who can rely on it when proceeding with the purchase.
> Never heard of it fella.
>
It is estimated that the cost of putting this Pack together will be about £1000 to £1500 per property which the Vendor will have to pay up front before it can be marketed. It is further estimated that from this Home Inspectors will receive a fee of about £350 per property.
In reply to martin riddell:
I tend to agree with you, and like many GPs I am sitting on the fence at present. I still think (and hope) that purchasers will want to commission their own survey reports and that there will be a continuing demand for Homebuyer Reports and Building Surveys in which you advise them. After all what purchaser is going to trust a survey commissioned and paid for by the vendor?
I tend to agree with you, and like many GPs I am sitting on the fence at present. I still think (and hope) that purchasers will want to commission their own survey reports and that there will be a continuing demand for Homebuyer Reports and Building Surveys in which you advise them. After all what purchaser is going to trust a survey commissioned and paid for by the vendor?
In reply to Trangia:
has been trialed in Glasgow, where the house seller gets the survey comissioned, then the prospective buyer pays for it, costs approx £150, thus reducing the costs of getting multiple surveys done on the same house - was championed by estate agents who argued that it was bad practice for surveyors to charge for surveys which were only photocopies of surveys done for other clients.
the trial has failed miserably though, people do not trust the survey comissioned by the seller. Think there have only been less than 5 done like this in the last year.
Who know's how it will be if they do bring it in - think it is only in England and Wales though, not Scotland - we have different rules for that stuff up here.
has been trialed in Glasgow, where the house seller gets the survey comissioned, then the prospective buyer pays for it, costs approx £150, thus reducing the costs of getting multiple surveys done on the same house - was championed by estate agents who argued that it was bad practice for surveyors to charge for surveys which were only photocopies of surveys done for other clients.
the trial has failed miserably though, people do not trust the survey comissioned by the seller. Think there have only been less than 5 done like this in the last year.
Who know's how it will be if they do bring it in - think it is only in England and Wales though, not Scotland - we have different rules for that stuff up here.
In reply to jim@thecrag:
hi there jim.
sounds like you work for a slightly more intereting company than most .
who are they if you don't mind me asking?
i've been working for a very small company in belfast for the last 6 years doing topographic land surveying.(they also do building surveying in a big way) i had no qualified background in it, just became very proficient as a lay practitioner.
the stuff i do is sometimes fine detailed stuff, but other than using leica GPS for a couple of years to help on bigger sites having been getting to do anything that stretching.
i'm basically a cadastral surveyor who produces very accurate digital maps etc who should probably know how to turn my hand to anything involving computerised spatially related data/modelling.
consequentially i'm attempting to take myself of to do a degree in Geomatics so i'll be able i'll have the paper to back up a move to people who will pay me better for what i know i'm capable of, and be able to work for companies that need such skills for a much wider and interesting range of things.
I'm just curious to know what kind of companies out out there that i would be of interest to when i've done the fairly broad degree and have the background of an experienced surveyor and CAD technician.
Ironically now that i'm probably going to be leaving my current company they're talking about doing things like purchasing £100,000 worth of 3D laser scanner for helping do elevations, and hydrographic and GPR gear etc so they can branch out.
stuff they couldn't be convinced to take an interest in years previously.
hi there jim.
sounds like you work for a slightly more intereting company than most .
who are they if you don't mind me asking?
i've been working for a very small company in belfast for the last 6 years doing topographic land surveying.(they also do building surveying in a big way) i had no qualified background in it, just became very proficient as a lay practitioner.
the stuff i do is sometimes fine detailed stuff, but other than using leica GPS for a couple of years to help on bigger sites having been getting to do anything that stretching.
i'm basically a cadastral surveyor who produces very accurate digital maps etc who should probably know how to turn my hand to anything involving computerised spatially related data/modelling.
consequentially i'm attempting to take myself of to do a degree in Geomatics so i'll be able i'll have the paper to back up a move to people who will pay me better for what i know i'm capable of, and be able to work for companies that need such skills for a much wider and interesting range of things.
I'm just curious to know what kind of companies out out there that i would be of interest to when i've done the fairly broad degree and have the background of an experienced surveyor and CAD technician.
Ironically now that i'm probably going to be leaving my current company they're talking about doing things like purchasing £100,000 worth of 3D laser scanner for helping do elevations, and hydrographic and GPR gear etc so they can branch out.
stuff they couldn't be convinced to take an interest in years previously.
Anni - if it's Land or Hydro Surveying let me know - I've done it for more years than I'll admit. BTW you have mail.
In reply to martin riddell:
Topical point from yesterday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4458627.stm
Topical point from yesterday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4458627.stm
In reply to Anni: OK I'lll give anything a try,
it'll only take 2 minutes madam,
in the last year - how many Funky Nick's have you broken, would you say
a; only one Funky Nick?
b; two to three Funky Nick's?
c; four to six Funky Nick's?
d; Or more than six Funky Nick's?
:P
it'll only take 2 minutes madam,
in the last year - how many Funky Nick's have you broken, would you say
a; only one Funky Nick?
b; two to three Funky Nick's?
c; four to six Funky Nick's?
d; Or more than six Funky Nick's?
:P
In reply to Anonymous:
Cheeky :oP
Ill come survey you at the weekend, inch by inch
Rubbishys serious BTW as well...
Cheeky :oP
Ill come survey you at the weekend, inch by inch
Rubbishys serious BTW as well...
In reply to martin riddell:
The last paragraph "...the valuation will be known beforehand" is surely wrong? In England & Wales the survey will not include a valuation. In my opinion this is a bad ommision as more than anything, what most purchasers want to know is whether the price is fair and reasonable for the condition.
This whole piece of legislation has been badly thought through, and what is worrying is that it's implementation is just over 18 months away, yet the public in general remain totally unaware of it.
> (In reply to martin riddell)
> Topical point from yesterday
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4458627.stm
> Topical point from yesterday
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4458627.stm
The last paragraph "...the valuation will be known beforehand" is surely wrong? In England & Wales the survey will not include a valuation. In my opinion this is a bad ommision as more than anything, what most purchasers want to know is whether the price is fair and reasonable for the condition.
This whole piece of legislation has been badly thought through, and what is worrying is that it's implementation is just over 18 months away, yet the public in general remain totally unaware of it.
In reply to Trangia:
looks like we are following the westminster lead here (surprise surprise) even though the evidence of the trial shows that the public up here do not want/trust it.
looks like we are following the westminster lead here (surprise surprise) even though the evidence of the trial shows that the public up here do not want/trust it.
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