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Is attending CIPD national conference in Manchester an appropriate venue & suitable forum to network at in view of a job?

Andre

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?   

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  • Hi Andre,

    I don't know myself to what extent people attend the annual conference in order to find a job. There will be some, I'm sure... but it is not a careers fair per se. Many people already in the profession - and others considering moving in to the profession - will I am sure seek inspiration from exhibitors and conference speakers. 

    As colleagues suggest in this excellent thread, chances are at least a third of employees at any given time are probably looking for another job with varying levels of commitment.

    This discussion is also worth a read - with a debate on how 'open' you might feel you can be with your current employer. (A lot depends on the employer and context of course).  

    Should you tell your employer that you're looking for a new job?

    This might be pertinent to your question - although I can only speculate - but employers recruit for the skills they need (or should do), and hopefully many will understand that if they are confident and creative with reasonable adjustments, there is a business case for employing those who think differently about situations. That is something to be embraced and celebrated.  



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  • Hi Andre,

    I don't know myself to what extent people attend the annual conference in order to find a job. There will be some, I'm sure... but it is not a careers fair per se. Many people already in the profession - and others considering moving in to the profession - will I am sure seek inspiration from exhibitors and conference speakers. 

    As colleagues suggest in this excellent thread, chances are at least a third of employees at any given time are probably looking for another job with varying levels of commitment.

    This discussion is also worth a read - with a debate on how 'open' you might feel you can be with your current employer. (A lot depends on the employer and context of course).  

    Should you tell your employer that you're looking for a new job?

    This might be pertinent to your question - although I can only speculate - but employers recruit for the skills they need (or should do), and hopefully many will understand that if they are confident and creative with reasonable adjustments, there is a business case for employing those who think differently about situations. That is something to be embraced and celebrated.  



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