Career Futures Series
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Where to Look for Graduate Vacancies Useful websites, newspapers and employment agencies
The advice in this publication is designed to help you plan your job search strategy. Think about what you have read, turn it into action points and implement them. Good luck!
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Contents
Recommended websites for general graduate vacancies ........................ 4 Regional websites and websites for students/graduates with disabilities....5 Websites around the UK with Vacancies................................................6 Newspapers and Journals...................................................................7 Employment Agencies.......................................................................11
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Recommended websites for general graduate vacancies
www.uclan.ac.uk/myfutures
The myfutures Job portal on the Futures website contains a variety of vacancies, both regional and national.
www.prospects.ac.uk
The official UK Universities’ website for graduate job vacancies, as well as information on careers, study and training. The Job/Career Profiles include vacancy sources.
Gradintel www.gradintel.com Gradintel is not a jobs board. It enables students and graduates, when they register, to develop detailed personal profiles that describe and showcase their employability. This includes the results of psychometric assessments and structured information on skills, experiences and preferences. The system means that you are only contacted by employers about jobs or internships that suit you.
www.blackandasiangrad.ac.uk
Connects black and Asian students and graduates with recruiters. Site includes help with application process, case studies, work experience and graduate vacancies.
www.insidecareers.co.uk
A wide range of current graduate vacancies.
www.graduate-jobs.com
Register at the site to receive personalised jobs based on the subject studied at University.
www.graduatetrainingschemes.com
An easy–to-search site with mainly large graduate recruiters.
www.fledglings.net
Industrial Placements & Graduate Careers.
www.monster.co.uk
www.worktrain.gov.uk
Includes - job search; create CV; temporary/contract/interim jobs; featured employers and company profiles; “My monster” – personal career centre, free e-mail updates, free e-zine; jobs and advice for particular industries. The national jobs and learning site. “Get your future online with 1000’s of jobs and learning opportunities today”
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The following regional websites include graduate vacancies and work experience placements: Cornwall
www.cornwall.ac.uk/ucp/index.php?page=_Home
Gloucestershire www.glos.ac.uk/businessandpartnerships/graduatechallenge/Pages/default.aspx Ireland
http://gradireland.com/graduate-jobs
Liverpool
www.liverpoolfairs.org.uk/gradvantage/
North East England
www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/jobs/employers/negd.php
Scotland
www.agcasscotland.org.uk/site.php?content_id=20
Southern England
www.graduatejobsouth.co.uk/home.aspx
South West England www.gradsouthwest.com/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/p!epmblbj Wales
www.gowales.co.uk/
West Midlands
www.graduateadvantage.co.uk/home
Yorkshire
www.graduatesyorkshire.co.uk/
Edinburgh and the Lothians
www.graduatesforgrowth.co.uk
Additional websites for students/graduates with disabilities www.opportunities.org.uk
Organisation offering job hunting advice and promoting vacancies/ placements with large national companies.
www.scope.org.uk
12-month paid graduate positions with major UK companies
www.royaldeaf.org.uk
Royal Association for Deaf People – includes vacancies with a range of employers and sectors.
www.bda.org.uk/
British Deaf Association – includes classified vacancies section with a range of public and private sector employers
www.rnid.org.uk
Royal National Institute for Deaf People: detailed job search advice and vacancies with RNID and web links to major companies current recruitment schemes.
DEAF-UK JOBS
A good email list of deaf related jobs. To join send blank email to deaf-uk-jobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Websites around the UK with Vacancies Opportunity Links (www.opportunity-links.org.uk) Opportunity Links is a voluntary organisation which provides information, via the internet about jobs and training in Cambridgeshire. Just London Jobs (www.justlondonjobs.co.uk) Vacancies in all sectors across London London Careers Net (www.londoncareers.net) London Office Jobs (www.londonofficejobs.com) Permanent, temporary, part-time and contract work in London. Job categories include Banking, Finance, Accounting, Administration, Secretarial, HR and IT. Sector 1.Net (www.sector1.net) Jobs in local government and public sector across the UK but includes a large number in the north east of England. North West Workplace (www.northwestworkplace.com) The North West Development Agency site where employers can post any number of job vacancies on the database whilst job hunters can search for all types of positions across every industry sector. ScottishJobsonthe.net (www.scottishjobsonthe.net) MonsterScotland (www.monsterscotland.co.uk) Scottish Appointments (www.scottishappointments.com) Recruitment service for Scottish employers. Scotland.org (www.scotland.org) Scotland.org is the flagship project of Smart Partnerships Across Networks (SPAN), a programme which is run by Scottish Enterprise. Taskmaster Recruitment (www.taskmaster-recruitment.co.uk) General agency with branches mainly in northern England and Scotland. Teaching in Scotland (www.teachinginscotland.com) Cardiff Jobs (www.cardiffjobs.co.uk) Vacancies in Cardiff and South Wales. Prosper Recruitment (www.prosperec.co.uk) Prosper Recruitment is a unique recruitment consultancy, based in and owned by Welsh universities. Welsh Jobs.com (www.welshjobs.com)
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Newspapers and Journals Scan newspapers and journals regularly. All should be in the University Library. Many employers advertise their vacancies through the national and specialist press but some will use only regional or, in the case of Health and Local (Government) Authorities, mainly local papers. These jobs will be for people currently or shortly available for employment, but the advertisements also provide useful information about what is available and what qualifications/experience particular kinds of employer require. Daily Newspapers Each newspaper schedules job advertisements differently. The advertising schedules of selected national and regional newspapers are:
Guardian Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/ Media: creative, media and sales, marketing and PR, secretarial courses Higher Education: senior, universities, research, HE Colleges, General HE courses Education: senior, FE Colleges, General Education, Schools, TEFL Courses Society: public/social sector including health, housing, environment charities. Also volunteers, courses. Online: IT, science and technology
Independent Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
www.independent.co.uk Media+: media, marketing, sales, PR and fund raising vacancies Network+: IT, computing, network, technical and engineering vacancies City+: secretarial, clerical, city, finance, insurance, accountancy and legal vacancies Education+/Graduate+: universities, colleges and schools courses, graduate and general appointments. Finance, media
Daily Telegraph Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
www.jobs.telegraph.co.uk General Educational appointments General
The Times Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
www.timesonline.co.uk Legal appointments Secretarial First executive, management executive, premier executive, education Media and marketing
Manchester Evening News Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
www.manchesteronline.co.uk
General Management, professional, finance, secretarial/admin, executive appointments, call centres Education, courses, building construction, south Manchester vacancies General, incl. marketing, call centres, official, social and community General
Local Newspapers Lancashire Lancashire Evening Post Lancashire Evening Telegraph Blackpool Gazette
www.lancashirejobstoday.co.uk
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Cumbria North West Evening Mail News and Star Cumberland Times Times and Star The Whitehaven News
www.cumbriajobfinder.co.uk
Weekly/Fortnightly Newspapers Jobs North West http://northwest.jobjourney.co.uk
Friday
Times Higher Education http://www.thes.co.uk
Friday
Times Education Supplement www.tes.co.uk
Friday
Summary of jobs advertised in the Manchester Evening News and free regional newspapers. University/college lectureships, research assistantships, research awards, HE administration Teaching, FE colleges lecturing, education administration
Selected list of Weekly/Monthly Periodicals and Associated Websites Title
Associated Vacancy Website
Type of Work
ACB News
Monthly
www.acb.org.uk
Clinical biochemistry
The Actuary
Monthly
www.actuaries.org.uk
Actuarial work
The Appointment
Monthly
www.retailcareers.co.uk
Opportunities in retailing
The Scientist
Monthly
www.careerscene.com
Biomedical and laboratory vacancies available through free registration only.
Bookseller
Friday
www.theBookseller.com (by subscription)
Publishing
Broadcast
Friday
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
Television, radio
Campaign
Friday
www.brandrepublic.com
Advertising, marketing, market research, PR
Community Care
Thursday
www.community-care.co.uk
Social work, community work
Computer Weekly
Thursday
www.computerweekly.co.uk
Computer jobs
Computing
Thursday
www.vnunet.com
IT and computing
Monthly
www.disabilitynow.org.uk
Vacancies for people with disabilities or work related to disability.
Friday
www.economist.com
Finance and economic research
Biomedical
Disability Now
Economist
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Title
Associated Vacancy Website
Type of Work
Estates Gazette
Saturday
www.egi.co.uk
Property, management, planning, surveying
The Grocer
Weekly
www.thegrocer.co.uk
Food and drink retail industry – news and jobs
Health Service Journal
Thursday
www.hsj.co.uk
NHS Administration, personnel, domestic services, etc.
ILAM Appointments
Thursday
www.ilam.co.uk
Sports, leisure management
Inside Housing
Friday
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Housing
Leisure Management
Monthly
www.leisuremedia.co.uk
Sports & recreational management
Management Today
Monthly
www.managementtoday.co. uk
General – financial, marketing, people management
Marketing Week
Thursday
www.marketingweek.co.uk
Marketing, advertising, sales, PR
Museums Journal
Monthly
www.museumsassociation.o rg
Museum work, art galleries
Nature
Friday
www.nature.com
Science/engineering/research/academi c/environment
New Scientist
Thursday
www.newscientist.com
University/college lectureships, research assistantships, research awards, HE admin in science/engineering, research associations, scientific civil service, R & D graduate vacancies.
North West Business Insider
Monthly
www.insidermedia.com
Charities, political research, pressure groups
Opportunities
Thursday
www.opportunities.co.uk
Public services
Opportunities Abroad
Monthly
www.wse.org.uk
Opportunities in development overseas and in UK
People Management (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development)
Fortnightly
www.peoplemanagement.co .uk
Personnel, training and development
Personnel Today
Monthly
www.personneltoday.com
Recruitment, personnel and training
Professional Engineering
Fortnightly
www.pepublishing.com
Magazine of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: recruitment of engineers
Public Finance
Friday
www.publicfinance.co.uk
Accountancy and finance in the public sector
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Other relevant weekly or monthly publications include:
The Times Educational Supplement and The Higher Times Educational Supplement for openings in education
Arts News (issued in most geographical regions)
Stage & TV Today for openings in art and drama
Campaign, Marketing Week, Media Week for advertising vacancies
The Economist, Financial Times and Banking World for banking and securities
The British Medical Journal, The Lancet, New Scientist, Nature and The Ecologist for biochemistry, biology/conservation and environmental work
Engineering, The Engineer, Electronics Weekly (plus many others) for engineering opportunities
Classical Music, Music Teacher and Community Care for social work and therapies
The Bookseller for publishing news and vacancies
Computing, Computer analysis/computing
EFL Gazette for TEFL jobs
New Scientist for scientific, research and technical translating
The Linguist for translating…
Design,
Computer
Weekly
for
systems
The list seems endless. In fact, most professional bodies produce regular publications which carry vacancies and, as a graduate, you can sometimes apply for student membership of a professional Institution or Association which will entitle you to receive the bulletins. And many of the organisations’ websites have sections carrying job vacancies.
Opportunities that either target people with disabilities or are vacancies within disability-related work can be found in Disability Now, the Ready, Willing and Able bulletin and New Beacon.
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Employment Agencies Private employment agencies tend to specialise in particular types of job and operate in specific geographical areas. Most charge the employer, not the applicant, but it is advisable to enquire about registration fees. Many are members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Recruitment & Employment Confederation, 36 Mortimer Street, London, W1N 7RB - web address http://www.rec.uk.com). For advice relating to jobseekers with a disability and recruitment agencies, there is a very detailed and helpful information sheet (No. 28 in the series) on the Skill website (www.skill.org.uk).
Established employment agencies include: Abacus Care
Caring Profession
www.abacuscare.com
Aquent
Digital, Design and Marketing Communications
www.pricejam.com
Ashfield Healthcare Ltd
Medical Sales Reps
www.ashfieldhealthcare.com
BBT (Beresford Blake Thomas Ltd)
Health & Social Care
www.bbtworldwide.com
Bladerunner Ltd
Corporate Health & Fitness Management
www.bladerunner.co.uk
Chase Recruitment
Medical Sales Reps
www.chasepharmajobs.com
Corinium Language Associates Limited
Language Support Services
www.coriniumlanguage.co.uk
Discovery Recruitment Limited
Graduate jobs in all industries
www.discoveryrecruitment.com
Darwin Rhodes
Actuarial and Insurance Market
www.darwinrhodes.com
Datatech Search And Selection
Statistics and Operational Research; Pharmaceutical Industry
www.datatech.org.uk
D R Newitt & Associates Limited
Management and Technical
www.drnewitt.com
Estate Agency Recruitment
Broad spectrum of property market
www.estateagencyrecruit.co.uk
First Technical Recruitment
Technical, Commercial and Construction Recruitment
www.first-careers.co.uk
Fircroft Recruitment Specialists
Many professions (mainly experienced)
www.fircroft.co.uk
Fylde Office Service Bureau Limited
Local Admin & Financial
www.fosb.com
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Global Career Company
Overseas graduates: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe
www.globalcareercompany.com
Graduate Recruitment Bureau
Graduate jobs in all industries
www.grb.uk.com
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Variety of sectors
www.hays.com
Intec
Management and Technical Worldwide
www.inteconline.co.uk
Jam Recruitment
Commercial, Technical and Sales in a broad spectrum of Industry
www.jamjobs.co.uk
JPA Recruitment
Graduate jobs
www.j-p-a.co.uk
Leap29
Construction, IT, Legal and Executive
www.leap29.com
Landers Recruitment
Sales and Marketing
www.landers-recruit.co.uk
MacDonald & Company
Property
www.macdonald.co.uk
Media Contacts
Media
www.media-contacts.co.uk
North West Place
All Sectors in North West
www.northwestworkplace.com
Nurserve
Nursing vacancies
www.nurserve.co.uk
Quantum Jobs
All Sectors
www.quantumgraduates.com
Reed Group
Includes Engineering; Property/ Construction/; Scientific Recruitment
R K Group Ltd
Specialises in Accountancy Recruitment
www.rkgroup.co.uk
Reliance Care
Social Care
www.reliancecare.com
Retail Moves
Fashion Retail
www.retailmoves.com
SCI Search & Selection Limited
Scientists
www.sci-search.com
Spring Personnel
Many professions
www.spring.com
Synergy Recruitment
Commercial, Technical and Sales in a broad spectrum of Industry
www.synergygroup.co.uk
The Ocean Partnership
Financial Sector
www.theoceanpartnership.com
UK Pharm Limited
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry
www.ukpharm.com
Walker Hamill
Finance and General Management
www.walkerhamill.com
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www.reed.co.uk
Although every effort is made to ensure that the details contained in this document are accurate and as up-to-date as possible, you should check with the appropriate organisations for the latest information. The University of Central Lancashire can accept no responsibility for ensuring that the accuracy is absolute.
If you would like further help or want to speak to a careers adviser please call at Futures Reception, ring us or use our e-guidance system on the Futures website to email us with queries.
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