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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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  • Andre

    Sounds good in theory Andre but I'd stay at home if I were you.

    You've already told us that this sort of social chit chat isn't your forte.

    I'm sure that people do get noticed and face to face is better than email as you say.

    BUT:- most of the exhibitors are interested in selling their own wares such as software, time and attendance systems, books, training advertising space and so on. So unless you are an expert at selling yourself, which you admit you are not, you are almost likely to be given a quick & polite hearing followed by a suggestion that you send your CV in, building up your hopes again only to have them crash when hear nothing further..

    As for showing initiative , paying for own hotel and so on. Yes it does show keenness and initiative but...... you'll still be trying to do what you've always done at interviews, which is selling yourself, and as you admit you find that difficult.
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  • Andre

    Sounds good in theory Andre but I'd stay at home if I were you.

    You've already told us that this sort of social chit chat isn't your forte.

    I'm sure that people do get noticed and face to face is better than email as you say.

    BUT:- most of the exhibitors are interested in selling their own wares such as software, time and attendance systems, books, training advertising space and so on. So unless you are an expert at selling yourself, which you admit you are not, you are almost likely to be given a quick & polite hearing followed by a suggestion that you send your CV in, building up your hopes again only to have them crash when hear nothing further..

    As for showing initiative , paying for own hotel and so on. Yes it does show keenness and initiative but...... you'll still be trying to do what you've always done at interviews, which is selling yourself, and as you admit you find that difficult.
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