Hi

Welcome to the Communities and the profession

This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions here and the good news is that if you do a search you will find lots of great suggestions and advice. Persistence pays off.

Main suggestions historically have been around networking, volunteering, interim/short term roles level entry roles etc

Good luck

Hi Maureen... and welcome.

Keith has shared some good tips here...
community.cipd.co.uk/.../7257

Hi Maureen - sorry to hear about your frustrating job search so far. As Keith says, we always advocate networking and attending events via your local CIPD branch www.cipd.co.uk/.../find as a good way to make some connections and get great advice. (You can actually attend any branch event, it doesn't have to be your assigned local one.) We also have a Careers Hub for members here which contains lots of useful tips and information. www.cipd.co.uk/.../career-hub
The People Management Jobs finder is here, but I'm sure you're already aware of this: https://pmjobs.cipd.co.uk/

One more thing you may like to look into - a free job search workshop we're running for CIPD members: twitter.com/.../1556973642935934976

Thanks a lot, Steve.

Thanks a great deal, Johanna. I have always recognised the importance of attending events and volunteering; that too was a challenge getting contact details for my local branch but, I have the details now.

In reply to Maureen Agwu:

I have faith in you Maureen! Keep us posted and keep applying! There may be someone on the Community who may volunteer to take a look at your CV to check it's looking it's best. Also your branch should be able to help you with this service if you reach out.