Career & Job Opportunities

Welcome to Career & Job Opportunities

Wide-ranging directory of links to Job Search Engines, Job Sites, Job Vacancies, Job Portals and Recruitment Agencies, as well as sources of careers advice.

DFES - Resources for job seekers

From the Department for Education & Skills

Employer directories

Also try the General Careers Sites and Trade Associations sections.

General careers advice

These sites offer a range of information and often have vacancies.

Homeworking.com

Information and advice for working from home

Information about careers

These sites contain information about specific careers. See also the professional bodies and trade associations

Job hunting on the Internet

A guide produced by the University of London Careers Service

Online Recruitment Magazine

This site provides news, analysis and articles on internet recruitment as well as a search engine for internet recruitment sites and in-depth reviews of particular sites

Specialist magazines

Magazines and journals relating to specific career areas. They often contain vacancies.

StudentZone

Help site for UK students, includes a Careers section

The Future of Work

An Economic and Social Research Council project investigating the future prospects for paid and unpaid work in the UK. Try the Career Check to assess your readiness for the job market. Warning : this site makes heavy use of Macromedia Flash.

Tips on CV's, interviews, etc.

Also try the General Careers Sites section and see the University of London Careers Service helpsheets

The Riley Guide

A comprehensive guide to employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet.

University of London Careers Service

The Web site of the University of London Careers Service (the biggest careers service in the country), with on-line vacancies, advice and events.

Useful information resources

Things to help you in your job hunting such as links to company annual reports or business news.