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Useful Job Hunting Resources
Job Hunting Skills, CVs, etc, Job Vacancy Sites, Jobcentre Plus, Working for Yourself, Employment Agencies, Working In Somerset, Business Directories, Morning Papers, Evening Papers, Weekly Papers, Books and Directories
There are many websites with information on jobs and job hunting. This is a selection of some particularly useful ones. Your local Connexions Somerset centre can provide internet access for job hunting.
Job Hunting Skills, CVs, etc
www.workthing.com – tips, advice (and vacancies)
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk – Jobcentre advice about job hunting
www.alec.co.uk – CVs and job hunting tips
www.bradleycvs.co.uk – CVs and covering letters (with free examples)
Job Vacancy Sites
These sites contain details of jobs in Somerset and the rest of the country
www.hotrecruit.co.uk - aimed at young adults and students
www.activate.co.uk – site for students and recent graduates
www.jobseekers.direct.gov.uk - Jobcentre vacancies throughout Britain
www.fish4jobs.co.uk - job adverts from hundreds of newspapers
www.jobsite.co.uk - thousands of current job vacancies
www.monster.co.uk - vacancies, career tips and more
www.totaljobs.com - another major vacancy site
Jobcentre Plus
Your local Jobcentre Plus office has jobs for 16 - 19 year olds. There are 3 ways you can contact Jobcentre Plus:
| |  | Visit your local Jobcentre Plus office (see www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk for your local office) | | | | Search for a job on the Jobcentre Plus vacancy database at www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk or www.jobseekers.direct.gov.uk | | | | Telephone Jobseeker Direct 0845 6060 234. For people who have access to a textphone and are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, there is a Textphone 0845 6055 255 |
Working for Yourself
www.businesslink.gov.uk/southwest - self-employment advice
www.princes-trust.org.uk - advice for young business people
www.shell-livewire.org - more advice for the new entrepreneur
www.youngstartsw.co.uk - self employment and business ideas
Employment Agencies
www.agencycentral.co.uk - agencies throughout the country
www.rec.uk.com – employment agencies and recruitment consultants
Working In Somerset
For more about Somerset’s economy and labour market and for industry-by-industry links to Somerset employers see www.connexions-somerset.org.uk/workinginsomerset
www.jobsthisweek.co.uk – vacancies from local authorities in Somerset
www.jobs.nhs.uk – health jobs in Somerset (and elsewhere)
Business Directories
www.yell.com - UK-wide yellow pages
www.applegate.co.uk – info about thousands of businesses
www.europages.com – businesses throughout Europe
Morning Papers
| Western Daily Press | Bristol, Somerset, parts of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire | | | Western Morning News | Devon, Cornwall, parts of Somerset | |
Evening Papers
| Dorset Echo | Dorset (Weymouth) | | | Evening Post | Bristol | | | Express and Echo | Exeter | |
Weekly Papers
| Western Gazette | South and Mid Somerset, North Dorset | Thursday | | Somerset County Gazette | Taunton and West Somerset | Thursday | | Central Somerset Gazette | Mid Somerset | Thursday | | Somerset Standard | East and Mid Somerset | Thursday | | Bridgwater Mercury | Bridgwater, Burnham and Highbridge | Tuesday | | Wiltshire Times | Trowbridge and West Wiltshire | Friday | | Wellington Weekly News | Wellington | Wednesday | | Chard and Ilminster News | Chard and Ilminster | Wednesday | | Weston Mercury | Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge and Cheddar | Friday | | West Somerset Free Press | West Somerset | Friday | | Somerset Guardian | Mendip and North Somerset | Thursday | | Bath Chronicle | Bath and NE Somerset | Thursday |
Books and directories
Depending on availability the following books and directories might be found in your local Connexions centre, school, college or public reference library:
| | | Hobsons Job Book: lots of information about employers throughout the country (includes details of job opportunities) | | | | Local business directories: employer addresses and descriptions (often produced by local councils or chambers of commerce) | | | | Dun & Bradstreet Business Registers: lots of detail about companies (local edition covers Somerset, Dorset, Bath and Bristol) |
This isn’t a complete list. You’ll also find a variety of books about CVs, interviews, letters of application and job hunting in general. Make sure you look in your library, school, college or Connexions centre to see what is available. If in doubt ask your Connexions personal adviser for tips and advice.
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