Dear FindAPhd

I have been looking for a PhD for a year know and I have been really unsucessfull, mainly because of lack of experience. Is there any way I can get a PhD without the experience, the only experience I have is through by degrees only. Please can you give me some advice?

Lots of people start PhDs straight after their BSc or Msc so lack of 'work' experience isn't usually a problem. Are you applying for PhDs in a different field to your previous degree(s)?

You could possibly volunteer or get a job to get the experience. Someone I know has volunteered at a research group within a university. This has worked wonders. If the experience doesn't help you, then perhaps you need to think about why your applications don't attract attention. Have you been to any interviews?