When looking for a job there are several ways to achieve this. For example companies may use the internet, professional magazines, and the job centre or recruitment agencies to advertise current vacancies.
You could also network effectively to find roles that are of interest to you.
If you volunteer it may be that you are able to gain key transferable skills that will help you to secure a job in the future.
Labour Market Information
Labour Market Information can help you to:
- Know where jobs are (sectors, occupations and localities)
- Identify skills that might be required for the future
- Discover how easy or hard it may be to get into your chosen career (pay levels, job security and local prospects)
- Identify unrealistic aspirations and likely outcomes
- Identify training and development required for different roles
Harlington Upper School are working with SEMLEP (South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership) to facilitate the inspiration and preparation of young people through careers and enterprise activity for the world of work in the South East Midlands. click here to see their booklet ‘What Work South East Midlands 2016/17’.
For an overview of different job sectors and graduate opportunities from Prospects click here
For Career Sector Trends from Warwick University click here
The links below can help you in your search for a job, whether it is a part-time position while you are studying or full-time position post-18 years.
CV Writing
Click Here for advice on CV writing, covering letters, job search and interview questions with Alec.co.uk.
Interview Techniques
Click Here for tips on answering the most difficult interview questions and steps you can take to ensure your interview goes smoothly.
Click Here to see tricky interview questions and how to answer them.
Click Here to see examples of employability skills employers are looking for and how to show you have them at interview.
Useful Websites (SEMLEP)
Job or training vacancies
Adzuna www.adzuna.co.uk
Get my first job www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk
National Apprenticeship Service www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Not Going to Uni www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
Universal Jobmatch www.gov.uk/jobsearch
Searching for employers or recruitment agencies
The Recruitment and Employment Federation (search for recruitment agencies by sector) https://www.rec.uk.com/
Yell www.yell.co.uk
Your rights in work and training
Gov.UK www.gov.uk
For up to date information on the National Minimum Wage and the National Apprentice Wage click here
To know your rights at work click here
Understanding your skills
National Careers Service (search online for ‘National Careers Service’) https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
The Skills Show www.theskillsshow.com
iCould www.icould.com (Buzz Quiz)
Plotr www.plotr.co.uk/game/
Jobs and careers information
National Careers Service (or search online for ‘National Careers Service’) https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Careersbox www.careersbox.co.uk
Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk
Researching the job market
South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership www.semlep.com
Unistats http://unistats.direct.gov.uk
What Do Graduates Do? http://bit.ly/1GRANym
Advice on starting work and job hunting
Gov.UK www.gov.uk
Not Going to Uni www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
Icould www.icould.com
Volunteering and work experience
Do-it www.do-it.org
The Prince’s Trust (for business start-up) www.princes-trust.org.uk