It is naturally not a jobs event nor a graduate recruitment fair, but a nationwide gathering of all industry professionals in the HR profession.
Having said that, if someone books the time off from work to attend, stays at a good hotel in Manchester City Centre during the duration of the event and presents themselves well with business cards, can it pay certain dividends?
They key advantage of conference, both national and regional is that you get to meet people face to face as opposed to just online.
However, can or should one either directly or indirectly link it to searching for possible employment, without asking openly if there are currently any vacancies, although can a direct, creative and entrepreneurial approach also work in some situations?
Has anyone been known to either interview people at or even offer a job at conference if someone is using their own annual leave to attend (when they could be going or doing something else non work related) and paying for the travel and hotel from their own resources, which demonstrates a certain initiative and dedication to the profession as a whole, whilst thinking laterally and outside of the box?
