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Where do you look for jobs?

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to ask (or, more specifically, you're allowed to answer) but: what websites do you look for jobs on? I'm talking general browsing of the job market, not company websites.

The reason I'm asking is that I live in Scotland at the moment and use s1jobs for general browsing of jobs. In my experience that tends to be the biggest/most common site for jobs to be advertised on.

However, it's really just jobs in Scotland. I'm trying to look for jobs in London and I've not been all that impressed with other job sites I've looked at.
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  • users on MSE told me about https://www.indeed.co.uk/

    which has almost ever job available on this site, jobs from TESCO, to jobs on the direct gov job cente site. some say the jobs are out of date, but i ever experience this my self. good luck
  • which sector are you looking in?
  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    As above I use Indeed, and more frequently LinkedIn, which is proving a very popular channel for advertising roles direct.
  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    Use companies websites, indeed is also good, jobcentre jobs don't usually appear on there until a day after or so.
  • DCFC79
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    I use jobsite, direct.gov and a local site for jobs. i have used fish 4 but found the jobs on there were all for qualified people or graduates, also just had a look at indeed and its ok so tihnk ill use it more often.
  • WoodyMax
    WoodyMax Posts: 149 Forumite
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    I use Totaljobs dot com and cv-library dot co dot uk
  • westv
    westv Posts: 6,508 Forumite
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    One problem I find with Indeed.co.uk is the sheer numer of jobs that can come up - 99% of which can be irrelevant - if you can't search for a particular job title. I know it allows you to exclude roles containing certain words but it doesn't allow you to exclude words contained only in the title - perhaps a more useful facility.
  • ali-t
    ali-t Posts: 3,815 Forumite
    OP, my job scotland is the portal for local authority jobs and some partner agencies across Scotland https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/home/ As far as I am aware local authorities are no longer advertising in the media but all jobs are on this portal.

    For NHS jobs in Scotland this is the one https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
    If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!
  • Barney30
    Barney30 Posts: 49 Forumite
    I have used Indeed and Reed mainly, however you might want to try Gumtree, depending on the type of job you are looking for.
  • InsideInsurance
    InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite
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    It all depends on your function/ industry/ grade.

    Personally I renew my CV on Monster and change my status on LinkedIn and clear my diary for a week to field all the calls from agents. Some will have roles of interest, some are just fishing and others are totally inappropriate.
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