roic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks again for the further tips. I know there > are some amazing pro-flex > websites/recruiters/employers around. And thanks > for all the amazing offers of help to put my CV > forward to your own employers! > > I've actually just been offered a great role that > is a promotion and offers flexible working so I am > really pleased and can now say that in this > instance my perserverence paid off. > > If anyone else is in a similar situation, I can > recommend Capability Jane, Timewise jobs, > workingmums- all places I've managed to > sucessfully apply for genuine flex jobs and get > through to interview stage with some really great > companies. > > I also had a call with http://www.availexe.com/ > who have been in the press recently (I read about > them in Goodhousekeeping!!) - really great > business - linking up freelancers in HR, > Marketing, IT, Finance - with smaller start-up > businesses who want project work done from > talented people, often from home. > > It is very hard for people who want to work > flexibly so I wish anyone hoping to do the same > the best of luck - hopefully in years to come > we'll look back and wonder why employers made it > so hard, and flex working will just be the norm... Most of these sites seem to be aimed at the "women with children" market and that's fair enough given it's the biggest market for what they are doing. Does anyone know whether they are just as happy to have fathers/men register looking for flexible/part-time/home working? I'm a communications/press/media professional and am considering how I could work more flexibly in both short and long-term so some of the ideas being discussed here really appeal.