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I Want to Work in .... another region of the UK

EMPLOYMENT IN KENT www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm includes our searchable database of Kent Graduate Recruiters.

NATIONWIDE

• University careers services are a good place to start looking for graduate vacancies in a specific area. Many of them have online directories of local graduate recruiters and advice on job-hunting in the locality. The Prospects website gives links to careers services around the UK at: www.prospects.ac.uk/links/CareersServices and lists regional graduate services, such as online employer directories, local job sites and graduate placement schemes, at: www.prospects.ac.uk/links/GradReg
• Working in UK regions www.standrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/Working_in_UK_regions produced by St. Andrews University
• www.localjobs.co.uk Here you can search for jobs and vacancies from all over the UK and Ireland . You can either navigate down to your county and industry level using the "jobs by county" page, or search for specific keywords.
• Local Newspapers search for newspapers published in a particular town or city at www.thepaperboy.com/uk
• Recruitment Agencies:
  • Agency Central www.agencycentral.co.uk find recruitment agencies by industry, type of job, or county.
  • The Recruitment & Employment Confederation www.rec.uk.com find a recruitment agency in a specific work area or town.
  • Job Rapido www.jobrapido.co.uk enables users to quickly search through all job vacancies posted on all UK websites.
  • Also see our recruitment agencies page

LONDON

Finding a job in London

• University of London Careers Service www.careers.lon.ac.uk Includes job vacancy listings and general careers advice
• Just London Jobs www.justlondonjobs.co.uk Jobs throughout the London area, from all kinds of employers and recruitment agencies
• Just 4 Graduates www.just4graduates.net job listings and advice
• London Office Jobs www.londonofficejobs.co.uk permanent, temp. and part-time work in admin., secretarial, HR, Finance, IT.
• London4jobs www.london4jobs.co.uk vacancies in London and the Home Counties.
• London Loves Jobs www.londonlovesjobs.com

Finding somewhere to live in London

• Sanctuary Management Service www.sanctuary-group.co.uk/SMS/Pages/london.aspx provides student and key worker accommodation. Also offers information on term time accommodation and summer accommodation in London or other large cities.
• Moove 2 London www.moove2london.co.uk information and advice service which helps new graduates settle into London-life
• Springboard Urban www.springboardurban.co.uk/index.asp tailor-made letting accommodation specifically for rental to new and recent graduates coming to work in London, sharing with other new professionals
• FlatmateClick www1.flatmateclick.co.uk find a room or rent out a room
• Foxtons http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?search_type=LL 6,000 properties across London and Surrey in all price ranges
• Cass & Claredale Halls of Residence www.cassandclaredale.co.uk summer accommodation in single rooms or shared self-catering flats in London Metropolitan University student halls at very reasonable prices
• Imperial College www.imperial-accommodationlink.com students wishing to stay in London over the summer can take advantage of self catering accommodation in South Kensington, Fulham or Camden
• London Student Housing Guide www.studenthousing.lon.ac.uk
• Goodenough College http://www.goodenough.ac.uk accomodation for postgraduate international students in Bloomsbury.

SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ENGLAND

• GradsKent www.GradsKent.com mission is to increase employment opportunities for graduates in Kent. Register: to view graduate-level vacancies in every sector and location across the county, as well as internships, gap-years and sandwich-year placements.
• Grads East www.gradseast.org.uk joint initiative by the 10 Higher Education Institutions of the East of England. Graduates and students can access information and support for finding full or part-time work, starting a career or establishing their own businesses in the region.
• CDEC Jobs www.sussex.ac.uk/careers the jobs page from the Career Development and Employment Centre at Sussex University. Search for graduate vacancies by location including Brighton, Hove, Sussex
• Sussex local jobs www.sussexlocaljobs.co.uk range of vacancies in Brighton and Sussex
• Brighton Business Directory www.brighton.co.uk
• Information on Oxfordshire www.oxlink.co.uk  including businesses in that area
• The Careers Centre at the University of East Anglia, Norwich www.uea.ac.uk/careers is now able to offer services to graduates in Norfolk.
• Graduate Jobs South www.graduatejobsouth.co.uk matches students and graduates via the vacancy web matching service with small to medium sized employers (SMEs) in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Sussex.

SOUTH-WEST

• www.gradsouthwest.com supported by all Higher Education Institutions in the SW. Provides students and graduates with information and advice to help them find employment in the region. The Jobs services puts graduates directly in touch with regional employers
• Unlocking Cornish Potential www.unlockingcornishpotential.co.uk matches talented graduates with progressive Cornish companies

MIDLANDS

• Graduate Advantage www.graduateadvantage.co.uk new initiative in the West Midlands, by a consortium of university careers services. Offers a database of graduate vacancies in the West Midlands and a graduate placement programme lasting 6-9 months, for project based work in smaller companies in the area.

YORKSHIRE AND THE NORTH-EAST

• Looking for a job in the North East www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/about/eligibility.php advice from the University of Newcastle Careers Service. Offer a full service to graduates of other universities outside Tyne & Wear, who want to live and work in the North East.
  
• Graduates for Growth www.graduatesforgrowth.org.uk opportunities in the North-East
• Graduates Yorkshire www.graduatesyorkshire.co.uk Working in partnership with the region's University Careers Services, we are the only graduate recruitment service dedicated to Yorkshire.

NORTH-WEST ENGLAND

• Business Bridge www.business-bridge.org.uk work experience for students from the Liverpool area.
• Job Journey NorthWest http://northwest.jobjourney.co.uk/Default.aspx

WALES

• Prosper Recruitment www.prosperec.co.uk graduate, postgraduate and executive appointments throughout Wales .
• Go Wales www.gowales.co.uk jobs, placements and advice for graduates and current students
• Careers Wales www.careerswales.com advice for all age groups, including information on the job market in Wales
• Swansea University Careers Service www.swan.ac.uk/careers/jobs job vacancies and links
• University of Wales www.wales.ac.uk links to all the member institutions of the federal University of Wales
• My Cardiff Jobs www.mycardiffjobs.co.uk

SCOTLAND

• Graduate Careers Scotland http://graduatecareersscotland.com Scotland 's graduate careers website.Includes advice on finding a job in Scotland
• Working in UK regions www.standrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/Working_in_UK_regions produced by St. Andrews University
• Scottish Enterprise www.scottish-enterprise.com economic development agency.
• Advice on finding a job in Scotland from the University of Edinburgh www.careers.ed.ac.uk/STUDENTS/Job-hunting/scottish_dimension.html
• Graduates for Growth matches graduates in Edinburgh and the Lothians to opportunities within SME's www.graduatesforgrowth.co.uk
• Recruitment Agencies in the Edinburgh area www.careers.ed.ac.uk/STUDENTS/Job-hunting/RecruitmentAgencies/Edinburgh.htm covers about 90 agencies indexed by industry sector.
• JobJourneyScotland www.jobjourneyscotland.co.uk jobs from all industries in Scotland
• Scottish Jobs www.scottishjobs.com job search site
• Scottish Jobs on the Net www.scottishjobsonthe.net thousands of jobs throughout Scotland.
• Talent Scotland www.talentscotland.com facts and information about jobs, company & academic activities, & lifestyle in Scotland.

NORTHERN IRELAND

• Graduate vacancies throughout Ireland, North and South www.gradireland.com
• Department for Employment & Learning www.delni.gov.uk/index/finding-employment-finding-staff.htm
• Invest Northern Ireland www.investni.com runs the “Exporting Excellence ” graduate training and development programme in export marketing www.e2programme.com
• Northern Ireland Civil Service recruitment site www.nicsrecruitment.gov.uk
• Job Centre On-line Northern Island Vacancies www.jobcentreonline.com/JCOLFront/Home.aspx

CHANNEL ISLANDS

• Channel Islands Jobs Board http://cijob.com recruitment site
• Guernsey Careers Service www.careers.gg
• This is Guernsey www.thisisguernsey.com includes job ads from the local press and information on living in Guernsey
• This is Jersey www.thisisjersey.com includes job ads, a “Careers Review” magazine and information on living in Jersey
• Jersey Recruitment www.jerseyrecruitment.com agency specialising in the tourism and hospitality sectors

ISLE OF MAN

• Isle of Man Careers Homepage www.gov.im/careers
• Isle of Man. com includes a guide to residency on the island www.isleofman.com/finance/why_iom/infrastructure/residency.htm

 Last fully updated 2012

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