Hello guys, I was hoping some of you may be able to give me some advice/tips/guidance on something…
After having spent the past 14-years working in the public security/and prison service, I’m now looking for a career change to becoming a driver | Quite simply because I actually enjoy long-distance driving, and so want to do a job which I actually enjoy.
I’m currently preparing to do my theory test, then plan on doing my Class 2 training & test within the coming months…
However the biggest question I currently have is how exactly I should go about finding (and hopefully obtaining) driving roles within the industry which match what I’m actually wanting / avoid what I personally am simply not interested in?
I genuinely don’t meant that (nor my following sentences) to sound ‘pretentious’ or ‘arrogant’ in any way, as that’s really just not my style tbh;
But ultimately I’m not looking to become a driver because I ‘‘need a job & income’’… Instead will be doing it as a controlled & planned ‘‘lifestyle choice’’, for the specific purpose of ‘‘obtaining a more desirable daily work-life vs my current job role’’.
I spent 6-months, (many years ago now), working as a driver’s mate delivering furniture & heavy electrical-appliances…
So know for sure that I have literally 0% interest in manual-handling/heavy-lifting work as a career-path / Plus also have no passion for driving around cities & towns, especially whilst trying to follow a satnav, so am not looking for a multi-drop delivery job tbh.
Instead I’m basically just looking for ‘‘long-distance, single-drop/2-4 drops per day’’ job roles.
(Ideally £14-£16p/h)
Ultimately the driving industry is completely new to me though, and thus trying to workout how to successfully navigate the recruitment aspects of it is pretty daunting/confusing to me still vs what I know & am used to.
In the security industry for example though, you choose which type of environment of security job-role you want to do (office building reception based / retail shops / public venues),
then simply apply either directly to the companies (for in-house jobs) / Or apply to the security-contractor firm which provides staff for those roles (but would know exactly job role you’re applying for).
But so in the HGV industry:
- Are there certain ‘keywords’ of job titles which you should search for, to specifically find long-distance minimal-drop job roles?
- Do agencies request that info, and then allocate you jobs accordingly?
- Is the only way to achieve a specific type of role by applying for job directly with a certain company, as agencies will offer you random jobs each week?
Thanks in-advance, plus sorry if any of my questions come across sounding silly.