Useful job websites

Some examples of job vacancy websites.

Other job websites and specific employers can be found on our JOBSonline website and in the occupational information.

NB: This list is in no way exhaustive and inclusion in the list is not an endorsement by the University of Leicester.

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All the Top Bananas - www.allthetopbananas.com - hundreds of job vacancies.

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BBC - www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/workexperience or jobs.bbc.co.uk.

Best Companies - www.bestcompaniesguide.co.uk - this site asks the people who actually work there.

BigRecruiters - www.jobs.uk.bigrecruiters.net - graduate recruitment website

Bright Jobs - www.brightjobs.co.uk - graduate recruitment website.

British Council www.britishcouncil.org

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Career Jet - www.careerjet.co.uk - access to a selection of jobs compiled from various internet sources.

Careers Abroad - www.careersabroad.co.uk - jobs in education, research, conservation, environmental management and wildlife research.

Charity Job www.charityjob.co.uk

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management www.ciwmjobs.co.uk

CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals - Graduate Training Opportunities

Civil Service - careers.civil-service.gov.uk or www.faststream.gov.uk.

Consultancy Links - www.consultancylinks.com - a directory of management consultancy including graduate schemes.

creamofthecrunch.com - where employers view the cream of today's job seekers

CV Ads - www.cvads.co.uk - post your CV and details to recruiters in the UK.

CV Library www.cv-library.co.uk - search thousands of jobs, from hundreds of top recruiters and employers

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Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk

Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk/leas

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs www.defra.gov.uk

Directgov www.direct.gov.uk

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Econ-jobs www.econ-jobs.com - jobs for economists, statisticians, econometricians, and finance professionals

E-financial Careers www.efinancialcareers.com

www.employmentbillboard.co.uk - find an employment agency.

Environmentjob.co.uk www.environmentjob.co.uk - environmental jobs from conservation through recycling to environmental education.

Ethical Jobs - www.ethical-jobs.co.uk - solar engineering to sustainable development and care work.

Euro Science Jobs - www.eurosciencejobs.com - Science jobs in EU and International Organisations.

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Financial Times www.ft.com/home/uk

www.findapostdoc.com - post-doctoral positions in the sciences.

www.futureleaders.nhs.uk - Leadership in the NHS.

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www.governmentjobsdirect.co.uk - direct links to vacancies pages for UK government and public sector organisations.

www.gradcracker.co.uk - where graduate engineers find careers.

www.gradfutures.com - graduates recruitment schemes in one place including permanent positions, sandwich placements and internships

www.gradjobs.co.uk - a complete source of information and recruitment events.

www.gradplus.com - graduate careers website, providing access to graduate jobs with some of the UK’s top graduate employers

www.graduate-jobs.com - graduate job board - also with a good Accessibility rating.

www.thegraduate.co.uk - career opportunities and graduate schemes for hundreds of companies throughout the UK.

The Graduate Zone is run by one of the most successful online recruitment websites in the UK.

Guardian www.jobsunlimited.co.uk

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Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the UK (HERO) www.hero.ac.uk

www.get.hobsons.co.uk - A-Z listing of employers and vacancies.

HM Revenue and Customs www.hmrc.gov.uk

HM Treasury www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

HM Prison Service www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/careersandjobs

www.hotrecruit.com - full-time, part-time, temporary, and holiday job opportunities

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www.ihipo.com - 6-36 month traineeships and graduate programmes which are open to international applicants.

www.ilc-ltd.com - To search current vacancies, register/update your details online and apply for jobs using languages.

www.industryappointments.com - An international recruitment portal carrying jobs across industry sectors.

www.insidecareers.co.uk - graduate and work experience vacancies from top companies in city and finance, business and management, consultancy, engineering and IT.

www.itvjobs.com - vacancies in all ITV regions.

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jobijoba - job hunting website www.jobijoba.co.uk

www.jobs.ac.uk - Research, Administration and Academic jobs in FE/HE and other organisations.

Jobs4U www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u

www.jobsfromblue.com - create a professional profile page and interact with the employers online.

Jobs go Public www.jobsgopublic.com

Jobs in Charities www.jobsincharities.co.uk

www.jobsearch.co.uk jobsite covering jobs in all sectors and all levels

www.jobsite.co.uk - graduate jobs in over 30 professional fields, also free online training courses and CV advice

JOBSonline - Graduate vacancies are advertised on the University's searchable online vacancy database - Many different sectors as well as general graduate jobs can be found on this database.

Just4graduates www.just4graduates.net

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www.kareeve.com - seasonal jobs and work abroad opportunities.

www.ktponline.org.uk/graduate - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) - The government-funded KTP programme enables graduates from many disciplines to work in companies on projects central to the needs of the businesses.

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Land Registry www.landreg.gov.uk

Law Gazette Jobs www.lawgazettejobs.co.uk

Learning and Skills Council www.lsc.gov.uk

Leicestershire County Council www.leics.gov.uk/index/jobs

http://leicesterjobspy.co.uk - thousands of the latest local vacancies.

Local Government Careers www.lgcareers.com

Local Government Jobs - www.lgjobs.com.

Lowcarbon.com www.lowcarbon.com - jobs and internships in the renewable energy, sustainability, carbon and climate sectors.

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Matchtech Group www.matchtechgroupplc.com - specialist technical and professional recruitment consultants.

MI5 www.mi5.gov.uk

Milkround http://www.milkround.com

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National Graduate Development Programme for Local Government www.ngdp.co.uk.

National Health Service Graduate Scheme www.futureleaders.nhs.uk or www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk or www.nhscareers.nhs.uk

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) www.nspcc.org.uk

National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk

National Youth Agency www.nya.org.uk

Nottingham City Council www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Nottinghamshire County Council www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk

www.nucleargraduates.com - vacancies in the nuclear industry.

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Office for National Statistics www.statistics.gov.uk

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Pareto www.pareto.co.uk - sale focused roles

www.phdjobs.com - vacancy database for postgraduates of all disciplines.

www.planetrecruit.com - IT, engineering and telecom jobs

www.prosemagazine.co.uk - Careers advice and resources for English students

www.prospects.ac.uk - database of graduate job vacancies and receive details of jobs by email.

www.publicaffairslinks.co.uk - directory of links about the UK lobbying industry.

www.publicjobsdirect.com - public sector jobs.

www.publicsectorcareers.org offers jobs in the public sector.

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Retail Careers www.retailcareers.co.uk

Royal Statistical Society www.rss.org.uk

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SCITT - school based teacher training - www.tda.gov.uk/scitt.

Science - intl-nextwave.sciencemag.org.

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) www.sis.gov.uk

http://sector1.net - job vacancies, particularly public sector

Simply law jobs www.simplylawjobs.com

Skill – National Bureau for People with Disabilities www.skill.org.uk

Social Research Association www.the-sra.org.uk

Start in TV - www.startintv.com - TV careers advice and specialises in helping newcomers break into the media industry.

www.stopdodo.com - Global portal for environmental jobs.

www.studentjob.co.uk - online job portal specializing in providing students with part time jobs, work placements, internships and graduate positions.

Student jobs (part-time/casual) www.student-jobs.co.uk

www.thesupplycurve.com - employment opportunities for Economists, Statisticians and Econometricians.

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The TARGETjobs - http://targetjobs.co.uk/- graduate jobs and essential careers information

www.tda.gov.uk The Teaching and Development Agency website - resources and information about teaching

Teachers UK - www.teachers-uk.co.uk - permenent and temporary jobs. Follow the link or call 0845 618 8500.

www.teachfirst.org.uk - spend two years working in challenging secondary schools, qualifying as a teacher while completing leadership training and work experience with leading employers.

Teacher Net - www.teachernet.gov.uk.

Teach Overseas - www.teach-overseas.net.

Techno Jobs - www.technojobs.co.uk - specialises in jobs in the IT, Technical, Electronic, Engineering and Telecoms industries.

www.tefl.net - Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Times Educational Supplement www.tes.co.uk

Times Higher www.thes.co.uk

Times Top 100 - www.top100graduateemployers.com.

Titan - school based teacher training - www.titan.org.uk.

Top employers www.topemployers.co.uk/graduate-jobs.html

Top Language Jobs - www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk- specialist language recruitment website providing language jobs in London.

Total Jobs www.totaljobs.com

www.totallyfinancial.com - jobsite for the finance industry