adam_s_f Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 just finished Uni and still no full time job, any suggestions on getting myself noticed online, what sort of sites should i look at? any help or suggestions??? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_s_f Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 ...after carrying out some research i think i've found what i needed, and as being at Sheffield Hallam and now job hunting, i thought sharing this would be helpful for others. sites such as linkedin or weconnectstudents have been useful and will allow employers to connect directly to you. though still sending your CVs to job agencies. Though so far i like the idea of a social network. what do you think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez2 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I have been on linked in for quite a while but I've found a lot of people in my industry have signed up with the last few months. In my industry sector almost all recruiting is done via an agency and linked in in a good place to be as they often search it. I can't speak for recruitment outside my sector though. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleadly Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Try Jobserve I have used them for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Linked in will be unlikely to be of any use since you'll have little in the way of contacts or of experience. I'd suggest that looking at monster.co.uk and going to the milk round graduate fares would be the best to start. Your university probably has a careers service that is still accessible to you as an alumni, make use of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez2 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Linked in will be unlikely to be of any use since you'll have little in the way of contacts or of experience. I'd suggest that looking at monster.co.uk and going to the milk round graduate fares would be the best to start. Your university probably has a careers service that is still accessible to you as an alumni, make use of that. You are wrong there. Agency staff trawl them looking for people with qualifications not just experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 adam_s_f, what is your qualification, past experience and volunteering record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 You are wrong there. Agency staff trawl them looking for people with qualifications not just experience. Hmmm, maybe it's industry specific, they certainly don't trawl it looking for IT graduates, simply because most roles they advertise require experience in addition to qualifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Join twitter and then start following companies that interest you. You may find they tweet jobs there first before they appear elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_s_f Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Shall try those sites that you've suggested! they look promising. never thought about twitter and following companies. I'm trying to find more graduate jobs and the sort. Though reading up, monster seems too big and more of a site for an everyday job. Looked on wiki jobs and they seem to have a lots of information about past experience of getting through to an interview which is helpful. just needing that first contact now. Well i've signed up to monster and mysheffieldjobs Though i feel that this site "www.weconnectstudents.com" is aimed more towards students which is what i am, will just have to see what happens. Cheers. Edited March 4, 2012 by adam_s_f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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