I am overwhelmed

Thanks for all the help!

I am going to update my CV this weekend with UK equivalents.

I have a BRP and I'm trying to figure out if my NIN is on it...

If its not on there, what do I do next?

The BRP and the NIN are unrelated. The BRP is your immigration status, but the NIN relates to work and benefits.

You have to apply for a NIN. https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

The BRP and the NIN are unrelated. The BRP is your immigration status, but the NIN relates to work and benefits.

You have to apply for a NIN. https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

Applying is pretty darn easy luckily, when I did it it took about a month. I'm not sure if it's taking less time right now or not, someone had mentioned they were told less but they only just applied. I haven't seen anyone posting a time scale for it's actual arrival after applying lately.

Yeah, that's my resume. I've had 9 different job titles over the last 10 years, but I stayed with the jobs/employer for several years at a time and several overlap. I think you may have spoken with someone who is a bit behind the times. Most people do a lot of moving around, it's not typical to stay with the same company for your entire career anymore. 

Yeah, the NINo is pretty important. I just held off on applying after I found out a lot of places require you to have it to even apply.
Wow, they said only a week to get your NINo? When I applied it took about a month to come back in the mail, I had an in person interview as I had a marriage visa before my FLR (M).

A lot of employers don't like when you don't have your own car. I'm worried this will affect my getting a job right now as well. We will see... It didn't affect my last two positions too much though.

hello!! yah i live in northern ireland so im finding out things are a little bit different than the rest of the UK. they said it wouldn't take that long, so well see if i get it by next week!! lol ..i'm definitely getting a car as soon as I can probably sometime after i get a job....im not looking forward to the process of getting car insurance but living in the country is going to make it impossible to soley rely on the bus 

I just called about the NIN and the guy was very nice. He said the packet for me to fill out will take 7-10 days to get to me and then 4-6 weeks once I send it back.

Yesterday I called a school about a Teaching Assistant position and the woman on the phone suggested I don't go ahead with the job once she found out I would be taking public transportation. She said that the school would not be able to count on me being on time and was firm about it. She was nice but I was startled that there would be concern over how I would get to work. In the states that was my problem.

Wow can they even do that? Seems terribly unfair especially if you are in an area with lots of public transport links. So many cities are trying to get people to use public transportation instead of their cars even. As you said, it would be your problem. I don't drive either but have found it strange that jobs that wouldn't require travel from me still said I needed a car,now I know why.

I had to take the train every day for work up until last year and yes, they can be unreliable but there were.people in cars who were late a lot more than me because of traffic and such.

This is all making me feel slightly better as I am in the same boat as many of you. Been here for 10 weeks now, no job and overwhelmed and frustrated about it all. Most jobs I have applied to haven't even responded and everywhere is asking for my high school qualifications -grades from 15 years ago. I know I will eventually get something, but wages in this area (Derby) are low. I have a big interview on London with Teach First on Wednesday, but that won't even start until June 2017, meaning even if I get it I still need something for now. Everything sucks right now.  So much.

This is all making me feel slightly better as I am in the same boat as many of you. Been here for 10 weeks now, no job and overwhelmed and frustrated about it all. Most jobs I have applied to haven't even responded and everywhere is asking for my high school qualifications -grades from 15 years ago. I know I will eventually get something, but wages in this area (Derby) are low. I have a big interview on London with Teach First on Wednesday, but that won't even start until June 2017, meaning even if I get it I still need something for now. Everything sucks right now.  So much.

Don't let it get you down! I know how frustrating everything is. Do you remember what you took in high school? Classes, etc? You would be able to approximate what sort of A levels you may have taken. Am I just a weirdo who actually remembers what her grades were? I can tell you they weren't amazing... haha. Or if you have a degree, you don't even need to worry about your high school stuff.

What sort of jobs are you applying for?
And as a suggestion, are you volunteering anywhere? If you don't have any UK work experience but you do have volunteer experience, that looks great on your CV! I've also signed up for a few different agencies. That could also help you get a job!

I just called my HS last week and had them email me an unofficial transcript. I requested one from my college as well.

I'm confused now about Childcare Levels
I found a job posting with the following

Required experience:

    Level 2 or 3 Childcare: 1 year

Do I qualify with my College degree or is it a different qualification?

I just called my HS last week and had them email me an unofficial transcript. I requested one from my college as well.

I'm confused now about Childcare Levels
I found a job posting with the following

Required experience:

    Level 2 or 3 Childcare: 1 year

Do I qualify with my College degree or is it a different qualification?

I believe the levels are related to the NVQ qualification level, not Childcare levels specifically. I found this, regarding level 2 and 3 childcare: http://www.education.gov.uk/eypqd/level2.shtml

NVQ level 2 is equivalent to GCSE's grades A*-C, which are taken at age 16 in the UK... approximately equivalent to a US high school diploma.

NVQ level 3 is equivalent to A levels (taken at age 18), which are approximately equal to AP or college-prep classes in the US.

If you have a bachelors degree, then that should be equivalent to NVQ level 6... though I assume it will depend what your college major was and what experience you have in Childcare, as to whether your qualifications are suitable.