Any advice?
I would like to be working and I have been applying for jobs and I cannot get even an interview. Since being made redundant whilst on maternity leave in 2007 I have set up my own business which I ran for 3 years before relocating and since then I have worked voluntary for my dd's preschool for various roles but currently secretary and web manager.
So I have kept busy and have gained more skills plus all the experience I have no one will interview me. I spoke to an agency on Friday about 3 applications I made which were similar to the role I did before children and they said that because I been out of a commercial environment in all that time they could not put me forward for the jobs they had as I no longer had commercial experience despite me gaining several other skills and the jobs i have been applying for are admin/secretarial roles which most people can do.
So I have been thinking about trying to do an internship to get back in the commercial environment but we need money, I cannot afford to work for nothing and pay childcare. I've recently done a course in design so I am working on that in the evenings and I hope to get work experience related to that and do more courses so that I might set up another business in the future but for now I need a job. Is anyone else having these problems? Has anyne had this problem and then resolved it? What can I do? It's very frustrating :(
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examfreak · 20/06/2011 15:16
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