jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Advantages: Information about benefits, use at your own pace at home
Disadvantages: Boring layout, most jobs need qualifications!

Well i have been using the jobcentreplus website for around 3 months now, i think the main reason is it gives me few jobs relevant to what employment i am seeking at the minute. I also use it as i dont like the jobcentres and i think the staff arent particularly helpful, so i prefer to search for jobs from home using the website at my own pace. The site has currently been updated, which i think could have been better and lot more work put into it, ...
...it. It ranges from helping you search for jobs to giving information on benefits, skillseekers programmes and jobcentre locations etc. The site is a bit boring tho, plain colours and not much too look at other than a lot of text which can be offputting to readers. I mainly use the site to find new updated jobs in the area i live in. you can search for jobs by category, keywords, or by reference number ( if you have found a job already that you are ... Read review

Advantages: No registration required
Disadvantages: Doesn't work on a mac and is very slow

This site is the product of the JobCentre trying to put their jobs database online. The upside of this is the jobcentre is one of the most widely known places to find work and there are a wide variety of companies placing their job adverts with them, the downside is the very bad design and the limited detail and incomplete or very outdated job listings. You can search for jobs by job type, title etc or by keywords (such as experience needed). You ...
...number if you've already found a job at the JobCentre you wish to look up. There's no registration involved which means you can get straight into searching although you then can't save your searches or have updates emailed to you. There's also a wide variety of jobs from entry level up to moderately paid jobs. There's also advice on looking for a job and benefits information although my advice would be to visit your local jobcentre to search for ... Read review

Advantages: Get a lot of good experience and varied jobs
Disadvantages: Could do with helping out the candidates more

...can't stand figures steer clear. I said earlier that I had a permanent position, well I have two at the same time!!! The irony is I have been busting my balls trying to get a permanent job for two years and when I do have an opportunity I get two of them. One of them I got via Office Angels and the other I got by applying from an ad in the newspaper. I have chosen the one I got of my own accord for various reasons and not because I would still have to pay the agency for three to six months till I do officially become permanent. I mention this because I would like to point out that you cannot leave it all to the job agency to get you a permanent position, or at least I couldn't because there wasn't a queue outside my door offering me jobs. I had to keep buying the weekly job newspaper and keep going to the jobcentreplus.gov.uk... Read review

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Advantages: Modern site, great search engine, saves a trip to the local job centre
Disadvantages: Jobs out of date and not updated reguarly.

...At present I absolutely hate my current job and have been trying my upmost to find a job that will enable me to be less stressed and earn some more money. After registering with a number of recruitment agencies and not having any luck, I decided to evaluate the service of the job centre plus website and the actual job centre. I logged onto www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk and the site which is green and red and really makes you feel positive that you are going to find a job for you. I clicked on the option to search jobs now and an advanced search came up asking for a job group, job list, and then finally a job title after selecting Travel and Tourism and all jobs I proceeded to click on the next option and it allowed me enter my postcode and the maximum distance that I would like to travel from my postcode. Next is a list of jobs... Read review

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Advantages: Free service to job seekers and employers
Disadvantages: Just because it's free doesn't mean it's any good!

...the computerised job points when you're waiting to sign, it can kill time and also you might just find a job that you can apply for. They're very easy to operate (with on screen instructions). You can also look for jobs if you have internet access via their website: http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/index.html and then clicking the "Looking for a job?" link. It's not the best designed website in the world but it does what it needs to. AS AN EMPLOYER Job Centre Plus has a facility whereby employers can advertise their jobs for free and get suitable candidates' CVs sent to them. There is no cost for this service - but there is a catch and this is a big catch (I'll come back to that in a bit). It should be easy enough, if you've worked as a recruiter in any capacity you know that you submit the job details to the relevant agency they send... Read review

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