JOBLESS, DESPERATE HELP ME PLEASE.

[scaredwitless09]

I have been a sahm for the whole of my very long marriage (20+yrs). I now find myself all alone having to find work due to the breakdown of my marriage & I am scared witless. I've been trying to jobhunt for the last 7 months to no avail. I have absolutely no idea what to do or how to do it. I am frightened of volunteering, facing people in general. I also have a child with unusual special needs meaning I'm currently unable to do a regular 9-5. The best I could commit to would be 10-2pm. I desperately need to be earning some money but I just don't know what to do? I've been badly let down so many times by the government careers advisory service I've given up with them. My only previous job was a little admin one but the world has moved on since then. What on earth am I going to do? I never thought I'd be in this situation.

Go on your council website and look for a school kitchen job. If you see one pm me and I'll help you with the keywords you will need to use to get an interview. They have loads up on my school area 16hrs are usually quarter to eleven till two. HTH

Retail work would probably be your best bet in the immediate future. Most are taking on extra staff for Christmas now. You can ask directly or go on to the Universal Job match website. Try local agencies also as many more employers use them nowadays.

Are you claiming the benefits you may be entitled to?

I'm also job hunting and know how disheartening it can be so good luck.

Hi there I'm sorry that you feel scared and desperate, but also glad that you felt brave enough to post something on this site. There's lots of support out there - you mentioned that you've been looking for 7 months - I guess the one thing I'd ask is around what stage you've got to? So have you seen anything that gives the hours that you need but also sounds appealing? Or is it the interviews themselves?