I'm not pretending to be a recruitment or HR specialist but something I've noticed recently is people applying for jobs despite not having the required skills or experience. This is a major no no.
Think about it, you're run off your feet trying to manage your business / dept / team and when you finally get the g0-ahead to take on some extra help, what you certainly don't want is to receive a pile of CVs from people from a wildly different career / skill set you require.
Now I'm all for career promiscuity and trying new things but from my personal experience - the only times I've moved into something completely different was when I'd met someone either socially or formally, got to know them and then was invited to 'try' it out. In these circumstances the 'personal' or 'face to face' relationship was what got me the job or contract not a speculative email to a stranger saying 'I'm a dentist but I've always wanted to cook'. So what I suggest is go out more, network, meet people and see what pops up but in the meantime if you're applying for jobs online or by snail mail, remember the stranger at the other end justs wants someone to muck in and get the job done.
Now to Flexitimers, if you have a profile on Flexitimers then you'll be automatically alerted of any job that matches your experience and requirements and the employers will be told about you too. You also have the option of browsing the site and applying for jobs directly but think about this: if our system doesn't think you're a match, then maybe you're not and please don't waste your time applying for positions (which I'm sure you're capable of doing) but haven't done before: save that for the offline interludes where people can assess you face to face and make a call on whether you're suitable. Flexitimers is all about people - ideally people having a positive experience on the site and positive rewards - finding flexible work and flexible staff. If we apply for jobs and get rejected because we're not suitable well that's not a positive experience for us or the employers. We really want to make this work because we think flexible work is the future so think twice before applying for a position just because it's in your area or the hours you want - make sure it's a right fit for your professional experience and remember it's early days and new jobs are being added daily so something absolutely perfect with your name on it will pop up - wait for it. The best things are worth waiting for.

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