| Looking for a new job can
be a frustrating process. the Internet can make it much easier, keeping you up-to-date
with the jobs you're interested in and providing useful information on how to
present yourself to potential employers. There
are hundreds of on-line recruitment sites, and not just for computer and Internet
jobs. For instance you can find catering jobs at City catering (http://www.citycatering.co.uk/),
or management jobs in Call Centres Managers at http://www.callcentremanagers.co.uk/. For
most people, looking for work means browsing through newspaper adverts. You can
scan the jobs pages of local newspapers from all over the UK (http://www.jobhunter.co.uk/),
and the newspaper sites are among the best job sites on the Net. The Guardian's
Jobs Unlimited site (http://www.jobsunlimited.co.uk/)
is excellent, enabling you to search every current recruitment advert that has
appeared in the paper. Associated Newspapers,
owners of the daily Mail, has also joined the world of on-line recruitment with
the Peoplebank service (http://www.peoplebank.com/),
and the Telegraph's job site at http://www.appointments-plus.com/
is well worth a look. Employment agencies, too, have set up websites, and Reed
Online (http://www.reed.co.uk/)
is one of the best. Monster Opportunities A
growing number of sites act as middlemen, providing searchable lists of jobs that
you can browse, as well as a number of other services. One
of the best known sites is the Monster Board (http://www.monster.co.uk/),
which gives you the option to add your CV to its database. Potential employers
can then search the database for suitably-qualified staff, and the site has its
own 'job search agent'. This software regularly checks your requirements against
the Monster Board's database, sending you an e-mail when it discovers a job it
thinks you would be interested in. The site has been so successful that it has
launched a number of spin-offs, including the Mortar Board (http://campus.monster.co.uk/)
for graduates and the Medical Monster (http://healthcare.monster.co.uk/)
for nursing work. All the sites contain plenty of useful information for job-hunters,
and are free to join. Feel wanted Most
search engines on job sites work in the same way, giving you the ability to search
by region, by keywords (for example, you might search using the terms 'engineering',
'mechanical' and 'midlands' to find suitable jobs) or by salary.
If that sounds like a lot of hassle,
you might prefer to put your CV on-line and wait for employers to
come to you. Sites like Jobshark (http://www.jobshark.co.uk), Jobsite
(http://www.jobsite.co.uk/), and Jobsearch
(http://www.jobsearch.co.uk/) all encourage
you to add your details to their databases.
When you do this,
your CV is then available for potential employers to look at - companies can search
for people in exactly the same way as you can search for jobs. If your CV is well
thought out and presents you in the right light, you may find a number of employers
chasing you - much better than sending off countless applications through the
post. Once you've secured an interview,
the job sites can still help. Sites such as Top Jobs On The Net (http://www.topjobs.co.uk/)
and CareerMosaic (http://www.careermosaic.co.uk/)
are packed with useful information on how to impress. The only thing you can't
persuade the sites to do is to actually go to the office and do your work for
you! | 
