Hi, I'm moving from Ireland to Liverpool with my girlfriend (within the next fortnight) and I'm looking for kitchen work.

I've been working with a catering company the last year and a half, and I need to find restaurant work. I'm in the middle of a stage at a local Bistro in Ireland to get some restaurant experience.

I'm hungry to work hard, get stuck in and learn anything and everything I can. I have decent knife skills (I'm accurate, and I'm not slow, but I definitely can work on my speed) Any job will do- anything I can do to get into a kitchen. I'm flying over tomorrow morning with CV's to hit the pavement and knock on some doors.

Has anybody here advice on what I should do to increase my chances of getting in the door?

Thanks!