I'm 49 and looking to get back into work,

Polar_bare

Thank you for this great community. 

chiarieds

Hello @Polar_bare - Welcome to the community & thank you for joining. How are you today? Have you had any snow?

Tori_Scope

Hello and welcome to the community @Polar_bare How are things?

Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself?

Please give us a shout if you need any support navigating the community. Two great places to start are our virtual coffee lounge, and the list of recent discussions. Feel free to join in with any discussions that catch your eye!

janer1967

Hi and welcome from me too 

Have a nice day and look forward to seeing you around 

Polar_bare

Thank you Tori. 

Things are ok thank you. 

I'm 49 and looking to get back into work, however I'm seeking support as my confidence has gone.

Polar_bare

Thank you very much Janer1967. 

I hope that you also had a good day. 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @Polar_barea very warm welcome, how are you?  

Great to hear you are looking to get back into work, but I'm sorry to hear your confidence has gone. I know how you feel, I've been in that place where confidence is hard to come by but I can assure you that you will have skills that will be valuable to many employers. 

Volunteering, in my opinion, is always a good bridge into work as it offers a chance to gain skills and experience, have you considered this? Also, Scope have a range of services that are designed to help people find, get and maintain work, such as the Support to Work programme.

Do you know what sort of work you would be looking for?