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For all those still looking for that elusive role don't give up. Some of you may have seen some of my posts and realise I have been out of work some time.

I start my new job tomorrow, in a town near me (only 10 miles away). I had been close a number of times, but finally made it.

It had been quite hard at times and I had considered moving completely away from H&S as I didn't want to move location. The new job is not exclusively H&S, but also Environment and QA, however I think this is only to be expected in this day and age.

Good luck to everyone else still looking

Well done Chris - all the best in your new role

Regards

SW

Well done Chris.

My experience, for what it is worth, made redundant in December 12, 3 months kicking heels, looking at available jobs and being selective on what to apply for, had a few meetings, conversations with agents and employers...took a 3 month contract which from July 1st is a pemanent position.

Go me...

To all those still looking I have had 3 bouts of unemployment since March 2010, in that time I have taken contract roles to keep active, I never gave up looking for H&S jobs and I looked outside the usual job listing areas to make sure I didn't miss any opportunities.

If I can offer some advice/encouragement -
1. pick your agencies, get to know them, when you see a job advert check all the other sites to see how many are listing the job, this is usually a good indicator. What I found from this was that if a job was listed with all and sundry in my experience they were looking for the cheapest option available.

2. Network - on here, Linkedin and any other forums that you can think of, chat to people, many opportunities come via word of mouth rather than an advertisment.

I know I am fortunate to be in a permanent role again, good luck to all of you job seekers.