The plight of Trimingham?s employees searching for new jobs may not be as dire as was earlier suggested.

Last Wednesday, a Trimingham?s employee admitted to misrepresenting herself after telling that she had been unable to find employment despite job hunting since April.

Ann Marie Alves admitted that she had been given two job offers but turned them down because she felt under-qualified for the positions.

Ms Alves? job search has been highlighted in an article in Monday?s on Trimingham?s employees who are struggling to find work as the former retail giant heads for closure next month.

But while she originally said she has been unable to find a job, Ms Alves was offered jobs in sales at both British American Insurance and Eurotile.

?I did not take on the jobs because I felt that I was not qualified for them,? she said on Wednesday.

The job at British American was for an insurance salesperson while Eurotile was looking for someone to sell flooring.

A Eurotile spokesperson suggested Ms Alves was wrong to be concerned about being underqualified.

?How much qualifications do you need to sell?? he asked.

?We offered her a job in retail sales, just like what she had done in Trimingham?s, you don?t need a degree or a test, it?s common sense.?

He said that the company went to Ms Alves because they knew what happened with her at Trimingham?s and that the directors of the company took her out to dinner to offer her the job but she declined.

Ms Alves said that she did not take the job because she did not know anything about flooring ? specifically measurements.

?It sounded very complicated,? she said. ?I wanted an easy, straightforward job. I would have had to be a professional knowing what I was selling to contractors. It wasn?t suitable for myself.?

British American said its job offer to Ms Alves was a private matter and refused to comment further.

?I wanted to apologise for not mentioning the jobs that I was offered,? Ms Alves said..