Job hunting : Contacts and resources

Jobs and work

• Agency Central - for a directory of recruitment agencies
• A Career Change 
• Careershifters 
• Do-it  - for volunteer opportunities
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award  - can help you gain skills and experience useful for your future
• Go Wales  - for work experience, placements, funding for trainging and jobs in Wales
• gradireland - careers advice and jobs for graduates in Ireland and Northern Ireland
• GradSouthWest  - graduate internships and jobs in south-west England
• Graduate Talent Pool - for internships in business
• Jobcentre Plus
• Jobfit - for a directory of recruitment agencies
• Jobseeker's Allowance - to start a claim for an allowance online
• Kellysearch - directory of companies searchable by sector
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) - graduate recruitment
• Learndirect - advice on careers and training
• Monster
• Volunteer Now
• Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) - for a directory of recruitment agencies
• TimeBank - for volunteering opportunities
• UK Graduate Careers 
• Volunteer Centre Network Scotland
• Volunteering England
• Volunteering Wales
• Workthing  - six months’ free subscription for careers advice and vacancies
• Yellow Pages - use as a directory for company comtact details

Study

• Open University (OU)
• SKILL (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)
• Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

News

• The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers
• High Fliers Research - news of developments in graduate employment

Reference

• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
• Citizens Advice 
• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
• TheSite
• Windmills - interactive site for career guidance