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Other useful sites and resources :
Instant Solutions CV Writer - includes 132 sample CVs and covering letters for your reference; templates for functional and chronological CVs; Mailmerge facility for sending out multiple job applications quickly and easily; Contact manager for tracking job applications and practical advice on writing a CV.
Advice on getting a job and your rights at work in straightforward tick lists. How to write a CV, do an interview and what your rights are when you've got a job.
Wondering who to work for? A recent Sunday Times survey rated these companies as the top 10 companies to work for in the UK:
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1: WL Gore
2: Beaverbrooks
3: Data Connection
4: Flight Centre
5: Bacardi-Martini
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6: Pannone & Partners
7: St Ann's Hospice
8: Universal Music
9: Timpson
10: Lush
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Other companies which did well in the survey of the best places to work included Hiscox; Cobbetts; Microsoft; Richer Sounds; Boehringer Ingelheim; Honda UK; Badenoch and Clark; Nationwide; MJ Gleeson and Catering Alliance. Number one in the list of the top 50 small companies to work for was Major Players - a recruitment company for the design and marketing services industries.
More UK Job Sites: - in no particular order, here are another top twelve recommended recruitment web sites for UK job seekers:
Freelance Work from Home - An Investment That Paid Off
Karyn Martin was
cautious about launching her freelance career online, but she soon
got results:
"I
remember the days when I dreamed of being a freelancer," she says.
"The word seemed magical to me somehow. Romantic, almost. Now, after
having actually been a freelancer for a while, the scales have been
lifted from my eyes and I have seen the light. You pay for being able
to manipulate your time. You pay by working more, working harder, and
- hopefully - working smarter. But what you get in return is
priceless. Now I can call the shots about when I work, for whom I
work, and how much I make."
One day, Karyn decided she was no longer willing to commute in
smog-laden traffic to sit in a cubicle for eight hours, come home,
eat, sleep, wake up, and then do it all over again. Going through the
same routine, day after day, week after week , only to wake up one day
old and tired - wondering how life might have been if she'd had the
guts to go it alone.
So she decided to become a freelancer - but how would she find work? She
had spent endless hours surfing the 'net, signing up with one
freelance site after another. Yet there was an incredible amount of
competition. She never seemed to win any bids, and was adamant about
not lowering her hourly rate.
"Then I discovered Freelance Work Exchange," she says. "I had heard
"don't pay to work!" repeatedly, and I was too poor to risk getting
scammed, but I took a chance one day when I was flush and sent twenty
bucks to gain access to the Freelance Work Exchange Professional
Edition.
"Since then, I've edited a sales letter, a follow-up letter, an
11-page Web site, and a brochure. I'm 'on call' to do pinch-hit
proofreading for a medical newsletter editor in Florida while he's on
vacation, sick, etc. And I've landed a gig editing a new Canadian
magazine coming out this fall. All this from taking a $20 chance on
Freelance Work Exchange."
Of course, it helped to send prospects a few previous work samples
she'd had the presence of mind to scan and save on disk. Also, since
she has been 'in the business' for more than five years, she has a
fairly good résumé with some experience to back up the claims, along
with a strong list of references.
"For every one of you out there feeling a little discouraged, and
especially for those of you on the verge of throwing in the towel, I'm
here to tell you this. There may not be a Santa Claus, but there is a
place to find work without paying some ridiculous "transaction fee" or
never knowing whether or not the projects are 'fresh' - and even the
name is easy to remember - Freelance Work Exchange."
Be the next work-at-home success story. Click here to get instant access to hundreds of freelance jobs.
Considering a Career Move?
Make the right move for your personality. Are all the good jobs in your industry taken? Is your present job tapping into your true potential? Should you start your own business? How would you really know if you have the right attitudes, skills and behaviour for a dramatic career change?
If you regularly hit the "snooze" button in the morning, it's probably time for a Career Test. Career Tests evaluate your drive, aptitude, personality, and the jobs best suited for you. A good test will give you information on your strengths, weaknesses and untapped talents. Armed with a good objective self analysis, you can develop a winning career plan and dramatically improve your life.
Want to give it a try? Consider www.AnalyseMyCareer.co.uk - they are leaders in quick and easy online aptitude, personality, & occupational assessments. Designed by Dr. C. Lankford, MA Psychology, with over 20 years of Career Counseling experience, these tests are easy to take, will suggest careers you're suited for and provide interesting and immediate feedback. To try it for yourself, visit www.AnalyseMyCareer.co.uk.
National Online Recruitment Awards: in September 2003, the winners of the National Online Recruitment Awards were announced. You can view all the shortlisted finalists online at AlljobsUK.com. An independent panel of judges use the awards criteria, and their knowledge of the online recruitment sector, to select a winner in each category. Categories include: Best General Jobsite; Best Specialist Jobsite; Best Regional Jobsite; Best National Recruitment Agency Website; Best Small Recruitment Agency Website (3 branches or less); Best Employer’s Website (recruitment); Best Online Recruitment Section by a Consumer Publication; Best Online Recruitment Section by a Trade Publication and Best Employment Advice Website. 2003 award winners include S1Jobs.com ( Jobs in Scotland ) -awarded best regional jobsite and Workthing.com awarded best general jobsite.
Free advice and information: If you need some tips on boosting your self confidence for job interviews, sign up for a FREE 6 part self-confidence course by e-mail at www.self-confidence.co.uk.
For a free online personality profile, try the quick self-assessment questionnaire at www.tiro.co.uk. More personality, careers suitability and other work style tests can be found at www.totaljobs.com.
You can also test your personality or take an online IQ test for free at www.queendom.com and a wide variety of free online tests are available at www.psychtests.com, including an assertiveness test; a conflict management test; a leadership test and a personality test.
The BBC also offer a great deal of useful information and free advice on their One Life Work Site - this includes advice on how to get the job you really want; a guide to jobs and careers: from DJs to pilots; advice on work placements and starting your own business; information on
applications, CVs, job interviews, your rights at work, application forms and covering letters; How to produce the perfect CV; How to impress in a job interview; Equal opportunities, the law, wages and bullying; as well as answers to your most popular questions and a message board for mutual support.
Free advice on how your CV can be improved is available to anybody who graduated in the past five years at www.prospects.ac.uk.
Job interview tips - Read career development expert Rob Yeung's top ten job interview tips.
Rob has written a number of motivational books such as Coaching People, Successful Interviews Every Time and The Ultimate Career Success Workbook; as well as featuring on the new BBC 3 television show 'Who Would Hire You?'.
Work from home advice: If you are thinking of working from home, this brief article from the BBC website offers useful advice on some of the issues to consider. For more detailed advice and some good tips, this article by Andrew Bibby is excellent.
And finally... - a quote: "Find something you love to do, and you'll never have to work a day in your life". – Harvey Mackay.
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