FINDING A JOB VIA THE INTERNET
PROSPECTING ON THE
WEB
Today the Internet offers a wide variety of
resources and opportunities for people looking for employment, whether they are
qualified and experienced or willing to take a first step into the world of
work. Here is a selection of useful websites.
Part-time and vacation work
Temporary,
part-time and seasonal work
High Street agencies
Use the online job bank to scour thousands of
jobs, from accounting to warehousing and distribution with a view to permanent,
temporary and contract work that’s available. Try the personal job search
agent, who will let you know electronically when something fits your
requirements.
Fill in the personality profile and receive
targeted job offers by email on a chosen basis.
Provides jobs and
tips. Manpower offers a free online “university” for those on their books.
Online general job search sites
One of the largest online recruiters. Provides a
CV writer and account which stores your applications, replies and sometimes job
offers – there are experts available for advice.
You can arrange to take a psychometric test, which
will reveal essential traits of your character and what disposition or field
you are best suited for.
One of the largest online recruiters with 40,000 UK
Administration & Secretarial
Lists agencies throughout the UK
A variety of secretarial and administration jobs,
both permanent and temporary. Check out the overseas section and its careers
advice.
Accounting
Study zone with useful articles and an area to air
your views about the profession.
Type in your discipline.
Jobs from 140 specialists. Pick your level, e.g.
assistant, graduate, part-qualified and then choose a specific sector.
Charity work
Employment opportunities in the charity sector
Financial
Ask your questions to an executive coach who will
be able to tell why you are not being promoted and advise you on what
initiative to take.
A variety of vacancies, from business analyst to
management consultants. Use the WAP service to access the site from your mobile
and ensure you hear about top jobs first.
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and
Accountancy (CIPFA) offers many vacancies within the public sector services.
General jobs
www.changejobs.co.uk
A variety of vacancies on offer
One of the leading online recruitment offering
vacancies within the UK
Government
websites
Employment Service website to find the right
opportunities online.
Graduates
Create your own job basket with details of what
you are looking for and follow the instructions for online applications.
Legal
The entire profession is covered in this website.
To gain access to vacancies, select such as
criminal, family or employment law.
Leisure and Catering
This website provides occupational information
about the licence trade (i.e. pubs and bars). You will find information on work
placement, and be able to apply directly to companies and quizzes to find out
which job would best suit you.
This is the website for the hospitality industry
(i.e. hotels, restaurants…). There is a skills-match test to find out which
area would suit you best.
There are numerous jobs in hotels, restaurants,
pubs and bars, cruise ships and casinos.
Local authority
Most local authorities now have a website and you
can log on and look for jobs on their sites. Below are the addresses for the
neighbouring boroughs:
Media
A varied selection of media jobs for freelancers.
Specialist Recruitment
Consultancy for the creative, media and design industries
London-based media Recruitment Company
specialising in journalism and editorial jobs in print publishing, new media
and corporate communications
Medical
Displays a variety of vacancies in the NHS, apart
from nurses and doctors.
This contains the latest news about nursing
professions, training and vacancies.
A personalised psychometric is available for
approximately £15.
Military
This is an interactive site which lets you fly a
virtual Harrier jet and wander round an airbase. There is an A to Z job search,
which explains career opportunities within the service.
List current vacancies covering chefs, stewards,
mechanics, nurses, air traffic controllers and engineers occupations.
The Army offers 15,000 jobs each year.
Retail
Beauty & Health
Boots’ recruitment
page
House
of Fraser’s recruitment page
Books and Culture
WHSmith’s
recruitment page
Clothes
Zara’s recruitment page
Food
Asda’s recruitment page
Greggs’ recruitment page
Hard Rock Café’s recruitment page
McDonalds’ recruitment page
Sainsbury’s recruitment page
Somerfield’s recruitment page
Tesco’s recruitment page
Music
HMV’s recruitment page
Virgin’s recruitment page
Miscellaneous
Don’t forget that some well-known newspapers are
also available online
Here is a handy guide
to which papers publish which types of job adverts on which days, to help you
organise your job search.
Computing and
Engineering
The Independent
(Monday) www.independent.co.uk
Creative, Media,
Marketing and PR
The Guardian
(Monday) www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
The Independent
(Tuesday) www.independent.co.uk
The Times (Friday) www.timesonline.co.uk
Education
The Guardian
(Tuesday) www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
The Telegraph
(Wednesday) www.telegraph.co.uk
The Times’
educational supplement (weekly) www.tesjobs.co.uk,
and
www.tesjob.com for HE and university jobs
Information
Technology
The Times
(Wednesday) www.timesonline.co.uk
The Guardian
(Thursday) www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
Legal
The Times (Tuesday)
www.timesonline.co.uk
The Independent
(Wednesday) www.independent.co.uk
Medical vacancies
New Scientist
(weekly) www.newscientistjobs.com
Public Sector – health, social work, housing, voluntary
The Guardian
(Wednesday) www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
Scientific jobs
New Scientist (weekly) www.newscientistjobs.com
Secretarial
The Guardian (Monday) www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
The Times (Wednesday) www.timesonline.co.uk
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