Sending CV to other companies for jobs

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I work in social housing and want a new job as I don't want to return to current job at the end end of maternity.

I don't know what area but I'm degree educated (not like it matters lol) and have about six years experience doing a few different roles.

I look on local companies got jobs and they don't seem to have much if anything advertised.

Aibu in thinking I could get a whimsical job or are companies pretty clear with what jobs they have?

I have bad interview skills and mostly was internally promoted. Current company I don't like as it's fully remote.

What do you mean by a whimsical job? From experience working in social housing in a previous life, budget constraints and resourcing structures mean that recruitment campaigns are usually only launched when there are specific new and vacant roles to recruit to: there aren’t many councils or HAs in a position to create a new position at will because somebody sent in a speculative CV, plus they generally have to follow fair recruitment processes which preclude that sort of hiring process - though larger HAs will sometimes keep CVs on file and contact you if a relevant campaign opens up.

Have you considered working with an organisation like Pinnacle Group who are essentially an outsourced consultant who provide services to the social housing sector? Morgan Hunt are a recruitment agency who specialise in the sector, and if you haven’t looked at the Inside Housing recruitment board then that’s worth doing.

What’s a whimsical job?

I’m not sure what you mean by whimsical in the context of a job? Is that a typo? Do you mean speculative?

You can be lucky, someone might get your CV and think she's perfect I can save myself a month of advertising and just get her in. My org's policies would not let me do this and I wouldn't but some might. In general I think it works better for things like bar work where the skills are minimal and easily learned and the turnover is high. If you are something remotely technical I think you'd be doomed to fail, unless you networked in and told them you were looking and to let you know if there is an opening.

Thank you.

Whimsical as in there is no job advertised so I'm not expecting them to create one, it's more about them not having any jobs and they would just tell me to apply for any available jobs and bin (figuratively) my CV.

I'm not a technical or high paid person.

Probably a better word!

Inside Housing job board is good

I think for many companies, definitely the larger ones, they may have to advertise a role before just saying we’ve got this great CV let’s find a job for her. That’s been my experience anyway.
But, there’s no harm in showing a bit of initiative and if there’s a specific company you’d like to work for or job you’d like to do, then sending you CV with a cover letter explaining that you’d like to work for this company because of X reasons, or do this job because of X. Then thanking them for their time and asking them to consider you for future roles / keep your CV on file.