How to find work at a glance

Use this checklist to ensure you have an extensive approach to your job search. Graduate level roles are advertised widely, and we have listed many examples later in this booklet.

F Use CareerConnect, winchester.jobteaser. com/en/users/sign_in. The University’s Careers and Opportunities platform is where you can set your preferences to receive email alerts.

F Register to get notifications on specialist graduate jobs boards such as: www.prospects.ac.uk, www.targetjobs.co.uk, www.brightnetwork.co.uk.

F Sign up for job alerts on a range of sites which may highlight opportunities you have not considered. Use filters to narrow results and search job titles, duties (e.g., ‘writing’) and/or the word “graduate” on sites such as www.reed.co.uk, www.indeed.co.uk,

F Search the websites of companies you really want to work for. Most have a careers or jobs section, often right at the top of their website or in the information lists at the bottom of the page. e.g. www.sainsburys.jobs and www.hsbc.com/careers/find-a-job.

F Use sector specific job sites for particular industries, like www.charityjob.co.uk, www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs, www.designweek.co.uk, (more advertised in this guide). F Use specific recruitment or employment agencies for the industry you want to work in. Agencies work on behalf of many employers to find suitable candidates. Signing up may give you access to jobs that aren’t advertised elsewhere. Search on www.agencycentral.co.uk for an industry related recruitment agency that interests you.

F Update your profile on LinkedIn and connect with graduates working in companies you are interested in. Make connections with lecturers, relatives and contacts you have made through previous work experience/volunteering and let them know you are looking for work.

Find graduates via the Alumni button on the University’s LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/ school/university-of-winchester

F Use your contacts to find the jobs that are not publicly advertised. Be proactive and send employers a well written professional looking CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in them and why you would be an asset to their team.

F Do not forget to contact and apply to smaller companies. Ask your friends and contacts who they work for. There will be thousands of companies that you will not have heard of.