The University of Northampton, Student Administration and Services
Job Hunting
Below is a list of websites which we would suggest trying for your research. Inclusion of these links in no way constitutes an endorsement of their reliability.
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ACSOL – Accelerated Career Search On Line www.acsol.co.uk Be My Interviewer www.bemyinterviewer.co.uk Best Companies www.bestcompaniesguide.co.uk
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Assists MBA students by simplifying, organising and speeding up job search Hobsons’ interactive video website to help you practise interview skills The Best Companies Guide uses confidential feedback from employees to find out just how good their employers really are. Use this website to find great companies to work for by sector, location, benefits or their star rating and compare them side-by-side. Nationwide search for vacancies. Free to use, has useful careers information and can upload CV. This site has over 700 links providing information on jobs, job sites, recruitment agencies and other careers information. Also world-wide job links. Includes public sector vacancies including Civil Service. Nationwide search for a range of vacancies, you can search by sector, job role and location. A general careers information site with links to vacancy information. A UK employment comparison website. Jobs at all levels and covering mainly IT, accountancy and finance plus articles on current recruitment trends. Employers view the cream of today's job seekers. Gives job seekers the opportunity to sell themselves direct to prospective employers.
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British Jobs www.britishjobs.net CareersFair www.careersfair.co.uk Capita Resourcing www.capitaresourcing.co.uk/ras/ Careers and Jobs UK www.careers-jobs.eu Careers a-z www.careersa-z.co.uk Company Explorers www.companyexplorers.com Computering Careers www.computingcareers.co.uk/ Cream of the Crunch www.creamofthecrunch.com
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CV Tips www.cvtips.com DMGT Opportunities www.dmgtopportunities.com Executive Appointments www.exec-appointments.com GET Hobsons www.get.hobsons.co.uk Gradjobs www.gradjobs.co.uk/ Gradintel.com www.gradintel.com Gradplus www.gradplus.com GradsEast www.gradseast.org Graduate Advantage www.graduateadvantage.co.uk
Offers a range of on-line resources for creating your CV. Vacancies in wide range of sectors (media), both UK and overseas. Links to DMGT (Daily Mail and general Trust) related websites. Global executive jobs recruitment jobsite covering many areas Current vacancies, employer information, job hunting advice and sector information Search for graduate jobs, the latest graduate news and essential dates of upcoming careers fairs and the companies currently recruiting. Advertises graduate level jobs, further study, work experience and placement opportunities General job hunting site, can register & up load your CV. Includes graduate jobs profile and directory of employers who recruit graduates. GradsEast – East of England’s free graduate and recruitment service providing links to employers in the region. Includes both jobs and placement opportunities for undergraduates and graduates in the West Midlands. Need to register for vacancies. Useful information on the counties that make up the West Midlands. A graduate recruitment service dedicated to Yorkshire. East Midlands Graduate Recruitment Service Indeed gives students free access - instantly, in a single search - to millions of jobs and internships from hundreds of job boards, newspaper classifieds and company websites Vacancies and careers information on specific areas including: actuaries, management consultancy, IT, accounting, engineering, tax advice, patent work. Global database of internships and entry-level positions for students, recent graduates and career changers.
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Graduates Yorkshire www.graduatesyorkshire.co.uk Hot Prospects www.hotprospects.org.uk Indeed www.indeed.co.uk
Inside Careers www.insidecareers.co.uk
Internjobs.com www.internjobs.com
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Jobcentre Plus www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk Jobs.com www.graduate.jobs.com Jobserve www.jobserve.com Jobsite www.jobsite.co.uk Labour Mobility www.labourmobility.com Local Government Jobs www.lgjobs.com Milkround www.milkround.com Monster www.monster.co.uk N3 Recruitment www.n3recruitment.com Onrec.com www.onrec.com Paperboy www.thepaperboy.com Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk Reed www.reed.co.uk/default.aspx Targetjobs www.targetjobs.co.uk
National site covering all Job Centre vacancies; also with links to employment service job sites in mainland Europe. Opportunities within the higher education sector; covers both lecturing and administrative positions. Global on-line recruitment Lists the latest roles in a wide variety of sectors Need to register for actual jobs, plenty of careers advice given also. Information on applications and job hunting in other countries. Local Government vacancies.
Graduate vacancies in all areas, some brief careers information, on-line applications. Well established site with plenty of vacancies. Recruitment agency for legal, financial service and commercial positions General on-line recruitment site. Provides links to all local newspaper vacancy listings across the UK and overseas. Advertises job vacancies Reed on-line recruitment – need to have up-todate CV to upload as part of registration to use site.
Produced by the GTI group who also produce careers magazines. Includes vacancies and careers information. The Careers & Employability The University of Northampton careers service Service searchable graduate vacancy database – national www.northampton.ac.uk/departmen and local vacancies for final years and graduates. ts/studentservices/ecg/studentsgra duates/
Updated August 2009
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The Graduate www.thegraduaterecruitment.co.uk the Graduate www.thegraduate.co.uk University of Leicester Careers Service www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/care ers/vacancies/jobsonline Zubed Jobs www.zubedjobs.com/
Dedicated graduate recruitment service to clients and candidates across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. Graduate Recruitment Directory for students and graduates looking for jobs, careers and work experience with top UK companies and firms Jobs for graduates and Immediate vacancies. Volunteering and placement opportunities.
Allows you to search for jobs in your local area and via job title.
Please note: many of the above sites have a facility to apply on-line. Before you release your details onto the internet, make sure you feel confident about what will happen to this personal information i.e. has the process been fully explained?
The Careers & Employability Service, Student Services Telephone: 01604 892727 Email: careers@northampton.ac.uk Web: www.northampton.ac.uk/careers
Updated August 2009
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