Getting a job in london !

Ive been searching the internet and there appears to be an excessive amount of job websites.

I need to narrow down my job search websites.

What are the best overall job websites to use or specifically for IT and beauty therapy.

You help is much appreciated

IT and Beauty therapy? Diverse range of talents there switched

For general job hunting try

www.reed.co.uk
www.monster.com


I am pretty sure I have a list of IT contractors somewhere, off the top of my heead try

Pathway
Real IT
Progressive
Huxley

Also

www.theitjobboard.com/

If your still looking in a month pm me and I might be able to help you out on the IT front.

I gotta level with ya matey, having worked at times with several HR departments over here and also used those websites myself; IMO no one really looks at them.

The reason is that there are thousands upon thousands of people in the UK and through the EU who register their CV on them (monster, etc) and if you’re looking for one person, you don’t want to be wading through 500 CVs that match your search parameters (or usually much much more) before whittling them down to 6 people for an interview. You just don’t have that kinda time. That’s why HR departments get an agency on the case – and most agencies have their own pool of staff to choose from.

You’re better off finding good agencies through word of mouth; there are a few people around here in IT that should be able to point a few your way.

Yup monster I agree with aren't the best but def have a look on the reed site.


This will give you an idea about the bigggest agencies

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/jobstats.d/AGENCY.html

haha yes i do, however i will leave the beauty therapy stuff up to my partner in crime

Thanks heaps ! i will keep you posted

cheers for the info, ive already got one place that baynsey hooked me up with... hmmm now where did i write that down.....

pretty hard to apply for anything until you get over here... recruitment agents don't want to know (unless you have the best CV ever)... they won't to meet you, decide in 5 minutes if they think you're a muppet, then put you up for 100 jobs which you're not qualified for...

what sort of IT are you looking for?

Anything that pays more than 25k per year heh

But specifically desktop admin, network admin, sys admin, in a linux/unix enviroment preferred, however i can still goto the darkside and work with windows servers if i must


And a job where i dont have to wear a suit ! In this case ill do pretty much anything as long as it pays well

Which leads me to my next question, whats it like in london when it comes to office jobs, is it all suits and ties or ?

You'd probably be looking at starting around 20 - 22k... NZ experience means squat over here...

office environemnt depends on the company of course, but most techies don't have to dress up...

We found Reed really good- the Cannon St agency were fab, they have contracts for eg Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Good luck- its always hard getting that first bit of work over there!

Sorry to bump up and old thread!

Im heading over to the UK late june and Im wondering how ya went on getting a job Switched?

Can anyone give me an indication of the market in London at the mo for IT support n' stuff?

Appreciate the help!

Hey

It took about a month to get a job, i found pretty much every other site i tried accept for jobsite.co.uk to be useless.

I applied for 50 odd jobs thru reed didnt even hear back from anyone.

As soon as i listed my profile and cv on jobsite my phone rang non stop till i got a job.
hell it still rings now heh

I dont think u will have a problem getting a job in IT support. Very easy infact !

Good luck !

About time!!

Yeah dude, It is about time! it's been what, 2 years since I did my little visit?

How's the george going? saw the photo's from your last party. Looks like they've done the place up some?

Switched, cheers for the info bro. Good to hear theres still a market for it over there! What are you doing with yourself, work wise?

Yeah, mate, it's under new management... looks completely different, different music policy, etc. etc.

We'll have to convert you to electro (I figure about 3 months) and get you a set once you come over

I'm playing Electro set's back in Welly along with the Hard Dance still.

Will be good to see the ol George again

it's called southside bar now... the george is dead

well, maybe if you give me a demo you might get a set... altho we're pretty booked up so don't count your chickens

5 yr visa all approved wicked!

nice!

have started looking for a job myself... market seems to be really good at the moment... jobsite has definitely been a good one for me, just had to upload my CV and then deal with all the calls from the headhunters

Lucky for some, I'm having no fcukin luck, no decent jobs around and the pay is crap compared to what I can get back home. Godammit!

in what line of work?

Marketing

Man the pay over here is rubbish, I'm being paid about the same as I was back home when you just convert it for exchange rate, booooo!

If you're dealing with agents / recruitment companies the thing to remember is they are all pretty crap and have hundreds of people on their books.

1. hassle them daily first thing in the morning
2. be really clear and firm about what you want job wise or they will put you anywhere to get their commission
3. hassle them again !

hey we aren't all rubbish!!! gimme a shout if you are looking,

How about a British passport Rach?

Can you sort that out?

hey stranger - never say never...

I'm having enough trouble trying to get a NZ visa, they won't let be back in...

Hehe didnt you overstay here to begin with?

Nope - I left just before they kicked me out, only way they will let me back is HSMP or marry a kiwi!!

And Ive already asked everybody

How come you aint out in Putney tonight?

Just had my old flatmate email me some photos of snowfall around my old flat last month.

Bastards! Why couldnt it have snowed like that last year!


So, does that mean you can't even visit?

Playing too hard lately so chilling in for once - must be getting old..

I can visit but thats it so far, but im in talks with the government

(if your staying online jump on msn)

I dont have your MSN addy...

you do now

Well, I do now after logging into MSN to find that you added me

Yeah I only had your old work email addy but tracked you down (well found it in your profile - god I'm good)