Sources of Employment

Newspapers

The web has not killed off the newspaper's role in recruiting. Printed media is more likely to catch the browsers eye as well as the serious job hunter, so do not dismiss this media, even though the internet is now probably the major force in IT job advertising.

Magazines

Check your sector's publications, some companies only advertise in their industry press as it is the most cost‑effective way of reaching the right people, and also be aware of special technical publications that are relevant to your background. The most established magazines are Computing or Computer weekly, which are available free by postal registration.

Networking

Very often the most powerful medium is the spoken word and your own contacts. Think about people you have worked with or for in the past and know what you are capable of. Try to re-establish contact and enquire if they can be of help. Think of acquaintances who may work for companies that could be of interest to you.

The following link should assist you:

http://www.linkedin.com/

The Internet

This Internet has revolutionized recruitment advertising particularly within the IT sector. The cost of advertising on the internet is generally far cheaper than advertising in the printed media, and in the IT sector candidates are clearly Internet oriented so it is the natural medium for advertising.

Some sites are good, some bad, some in the middle ground, but it will be worthwhile investing time in these sites and registering your details and job criteria.

Most sites have automail facilities that will email lists of positions according to specified criteria on a regular basis so it will often not be necessary to keep checking that particular site.

Nevertheless it is important to understand how criteria are entered and how the search engine works to ensure that you do not miss possible job opportunities that would be suitable. For instance if you register as a developer seeking Windows 2000 and VB experience, would you be notified of a job vacancy labelled as an Analyst/Programmer with W2K and Visual Basic? Try to ensure that you always understand how the site search engine works.

Below is a list of some of some sites that may prove a starting point:

http://www.jobserve.com/
http://www.cwjobs.co.uk/
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/

The following lists our current vacancies:

http://www.jobserve.com/recruiterJobListing.aspx?cid=12498