Types of jobs boards and recruitment agencies

AGGREGATOR JOB BOARDS

Aggregators scrape adverts from company websites and put them all in one place, in addition to jobs that companies have paid to advertise. Police, Civil Service and University jobs, for example, would be on Indeed because they have websites with careers pages. The biggest one now is www.indeed.co.uk.

GENERAL JOB BOARDS

There are a host of general job-hunting sites that will advertise roles for all levels of employment including graduate work. These also aggregate jobs from other sources.

GRADUATE JOB SITES

There are many job boards created especially for students and graduates to advise and support their job hunting and career plans. In addition to information and guidance on a range of careers, they offer a wide pool of graduate level jobs, and those that are suitable for gaining experience, shorter internships or placements.

LOCATION BASED JOB BOARDS

Most jobs boards will have location as one of their search criteria, but Indeed does not pick up all jobs advertised by the council websites, so you need to check these separately. Do not forget local councils such as Fareham and Gosport as well as County ones like Hampshire. Sites like www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/jobs, www.hants.gov.uk/jobs and www.jobsinkent.com.

GRADUATE JOBS AROUND THE UK

Target Jobs has created an excellent city and regional guide which describes each city/region and links to key employers or job sites in that area. www. targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/career-location

LINKEDIN FOR JOBS

LinkedIn is a professional social network so treat all your activity on the site as if you were interacting with a potential employer. There is the “Jobs” section on LinkedIn where jobs are officially advertised that you can search as well as set up job alerts. Look out also for jobs that are promoted through posts and join groups and follow companies that are relevant to your aspirations. See LinkedIn.com.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

Agencies work on behalf of organisations to find suitable candidates and act as the link between jobseekers and companies. They receive a fee from employers to find the “right” candidates who are often experienced professionals. They can place Graduates so there is no harm in registering with agencies as it costs you nothing and there is no effort involved from you. A few examples are Well Placed HR, Hays and Michael Page .