Where should I look for jobs

WalterQ26

I would look into the Classified websites that have ppl posting Jobs available in mostly all fields.

craigslist.com , cliQs.com

Mark7799

I might be in the same position as yourself in the near future (working in the same industry as well:o )

In addition to the ways mentioned so far, another area I've looked at is the sites of large employers (e.g. local police - as a civilian, local universities etc) as many seem to have 'current job vacancies' sections.

HTH

Horace

I was going to say timesonline but that has already been suggested. How a about looking at http://www.Lidl.co.uk - they have store managers and divisional managers and their pay is very good (£48K for divisional managers) - use your transferrable skills. Also you could try the Higher Education sector via http://www.jobs.ac.uk - you don't register your CV with them but can select the sort of job you are searching for and they will send you a relevant email listing all possibles throughout the UK. Another place to look which might sound a bit crazy is Civil Service Gateway (sorry can't remember the web address) you can find all sorts of jobs in the civil service.

Good luck with your search.

Starlett

Hi,

Which part of the country are you in?

Rhiannon

floss2

Have you tried Hays or any other employment agencies? Also, Reed can be quite restrictive if you put too many limiters on the search.

Take a look at your local Councils / Universities / Police / NHS / DWP / local Government agencies websites.

Also try putting your CV onto Monster as "seeking work" - my partner has had a lot of interest from agencies / recruitment consultants that way.

MORPH3US

Starlett wrote: »

Hi,

Which part of the country are you in?

Rhiannon

I am based in Staffordshire...

Thanks

M

Starlett

Hi M,

Agencies are a good place to try, some of these I've worked with in the past:

Angel Executive Selection - 0121 6977060 (Simon Ball)
Network - 01902 311313 (Rob Wigley, not sure if he's still there) - www.netrec.co.uk
Critical Project Resourcing - 01732 455300 - www.cpresourcing.co.uk
VGC Group - www.vgcgroup.co.uk
ABC Professional Services - 01582 692565 - www.abccontractservices.co.uk
Anderson Young (Project Planning) - 01276 478940
Hays - www.hays.com
- Also look in your local yellow pages and google them

Lots of online places are quite good too - monster and totaljobs for example

Perhaps think about focussing on a particular industry and picking up a copy of the industry magazine, e.g. Rail - "The rail engineer" / Railstaff.co.uk or Manufacturing - "The Manufacturer" / presemag.co.uk (might be com, can't remember)
... but you could google any industry where your cv leans.

Make sure that your CV and covering letter match the job you're applying for! Might sound silly, but I recieve a lot of CV's and letters which are clearly just one of hundreds printed and sent to everyone, they don't make the same impact as those which use the covering letter (or email) to point out key things in the CV which apply to the role, other experiences that may not be on the cv which shows that I should talk to them. I read those CV's, where I might skim over the generic ones!! Even go so far as to emphasise particular areas on CV - by that I mean, if you are applying for a job which requires line management experience for example, make sure that on your CV it says that your key achievements include ... and list key achievements which are heavy on line management, or whatever is pertinent to that particular requirement. Remeber, you don't have to send the same CV to every job!! (just remember or keep a file of what you have sent to different companies, so that when they invite you for interview you know what they know!! IFSWIM?)

I hope this is some help!! Good luck!!

Rhiannon