JOB= IMPOSSIBLE (maybe slight exaggeration)

dancingfairy

There's some on the Debenhams website in your area: http://search.debenhams-jobs.com/vacancylist.cfm?start=1 o.k they're only Christmas jobs but there is a possibility you may be kept on after Christmas. Some of my friends started out as Christmas temps and are now perm. I've also found them really flexible as well as a lot of staff tend to be students (so are happy to do odd hours/evenings/weekends) so a) they are flexible and b) they might be happy to have someone during the week and during the day. For example you could get 10-2 every weekday or something (obviously the more flexible you are the better).
I'm not 100% sure if all xmas jobs are being advertised on there. Pop into store with a cv and see if they have application forms.
I assume the same will be true for other jobs in retail as well to be honest, with it being christmas soon.
Best of Luck
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kingfisherblue

Some great help for the OP here, giving details of where to look for jobs. OP, if you do find anything because of one of these posters, please let us know.

Good luck x

flutterbyuk25

OP - just a quick look on the job centre website shows there are retail jobs (perm/temp/xmas) in Iceland, Halfords, Asda and Boots in Swansea.

http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/listjob.aspx?sessionid=165f11ad-dba3-4468-8869-9b4560e918ac&pid=1&sid=395830837&p=1&so=1&rpp=20

denla

Senior sales advisor... Deputy Manager... Ran a rub...

Your idea of a joke? With your experience there's literally no way you can't find a supervisory job at least. You can apply for a number of Deputy Manager roles in retail companies too. Who needs GCSEs when you have that much experience?

kingfisherblue

denla wrote: »

Senior sales advisor... Deputy Manager... Ran a rub...

Your idea of a joke? With your experience there's literally no way you can't find a supervisory job at least. You can apply for a number of Deputy Manager roles in retail companies too. Who needs GCSEs when you have that much experience?

I think the OP was concerned that most CVs list exams taken and grades achieved. She may not have realised that concentrating on her vast experience is the way forward. That's the way I read it.

Pennywise2012

I agree, employers are far more interested in work history than exam results, and OP has a really good work history - progression in each role, responsibility, managing staff. She also comes across as being hard working and self motivated.

I love the Next story, too! Good luck, I'm sure your local employers will be snatching your hand off xx

patman99

That's the trouble when you have no qualifications. People think they have nothing to show on their cv, yet if they have children and have been a homemaker then they can pad-out the cv quite a lot.

For instance, if they have several children then 'catering for a small group of people' might well be worth mentioning along with 'Goods purchasing' and 'Stock control' (assuming you are responsible for food purchasing), 'Working within a tight budget' (stretching the housekeeping to breaking-o
point) etc. You just have to be creative with your words.

geminilady

patman99 wrote: »

That's the trouble when you have no qualifications. People think they have nothing to show on their cv, yet if they have children and have been a homemaker then they can pad-out the cv quite a lot.

For instance, if they have several children then 'catering for a small group of people' might well be worth mentioning along with 'Goods purchasing' and 'Stock control' (assuming you are responsible for food purchasing), 'Working within a tight budget' (stretching the housekeeping to breaking-o
point) etc. You just have to be creative with your words.

Can you really get away with this?when they ask where you practiced stock control ect and you say in the home won't they laugh?

Dunroamin

geminilady wrote: »

Can you really get away with this?when they ask where you practiced stock control ect and you say in the home won't they laugh?

I agree with you. You really can't use that sort of terminology on a CV when you've actually been a homemaker.

couponqueen123

DCFC79 wrote: »

I cant actualy help with the cv part except you have the experience and quite surprised you got a job at Next the way you did.

so am i but like i said i walked in there and the manager was about to have a brake down as she had no staff ,and i honestly worked my little socks off that day ,