LinkedIn. That was how I last managed to change job role, and afaik it's been our most successful means of finding people.

I suspect it's still the case that job seekers need to circulate their CVs to as many recruitment agencies as possible, because there will still be companies who have sole agreements with a single agency. But, whatever they say, the agencies are acting for the employer rather than the candidate (after all the employer's paying!), and they may tend to "play safe" and not put forward CVs which involve an industry / role change. But it costs nothing and may be the only way to reach certain employers.

It is and has always been tough. Faced with two candidates, one of whom has an industry background and could add value straight away, and the other of whom needs to "learn the ropes" first, the employer needs a really good reason to go with the second one. It is a case of finding something you have which another industry needs. And then getting the right balance of positivity but not arrogance, you've got to show what you can bring whilst not implying that the employer is currently incompetent. (I have interviewed candidates who basically did that, they didn't get far.) 

It does involve a lot of patience and persistence - I've done it twice, the first time took two years of searching, the second rather longer than that! 

LinkedIn. That was how I last managed to change job role, and afaik it's been our most successful means of finding people.

I suspect it's still the case that job seekers need to circulate their CVs to as many recruitment agencies as possible, because there will still be companies who have sole agreements with a single agency. But, whatever they say, the agencies are acting for the employer rather than the candidate (after all the employer's paying!), and they may tend to "play safe" and not put forward CVs which involve an industry / role change. But it costs nothing and may be the only way to reach certain employers.

It is and has always been tough. Faced with two candidates, one of whom has an industry background and could add value straight away, and the other of whom needs to "learn the ropes" first, the employer needs a really good reason to go with the second one. It is a case of finding something you have which another industry needs. And then getting the right balance of positivity but not arrogance, you've got to show what you can bring whilst not implying that the employer is currently incompetent. (I have interviewed candidates who basically did that, they didn't get far.) 

It does involve a lot of patience and persistence - I've done it twice, the first time took two years of searching, the second rather longer than that!