Can you recommend any good job websites

Asks monkeysay

A. There are loads of career specific sites on the Internet that are best found via any search engine by typing in the subject area and recruitment e.g. accountancy+recruitment. However, the amount of virtual space taken up on the Internet by finding or looking for a job is huge. Some of the best general sites devoted to recruitment include the following:

GoJobsite

Once you register at GoJobsite you are given a password to login to your own "My GoJobsite" - which updates you on a selection of jobs that might suit you (as you'll tell them what you're looking for when you register). It can also send you any of its latest jobs by email every day if you ask it to, and it has the added functionality of holding onto your CV and a selection of covering letters, so that you can apply for any jobs you fancy, quickly.

It also allows you to "cold call" on any of the companies on its database by automatically sending your CV to them. This site also includes regular updates on different industries, with company and industry briefings.

The site is really easy to use. If you are job-hunting you simply select your chosen industry from a long list of options (35 industries) and then highlight any positions that you find attractive for more information. Its job information includes location, salary and date the job was posted on the Internet.

GoJobsite launched in 1995, and claims to be consistently voted the Number 1 site in independent online recruitment performance surveys.

Easy Jobs

This is a no-fuss site that is also really easy to use, and has a policy of not allowing recruitment agencies on the site, so you deal directly with the company advertising the job, if you are a job seeker. It is independent of both the employer and the job seeker - giving no bias to either party - so you don't feel as though you have to jump through hoops just to get your application in.

For the employer, jobs can be advertised for free, payment is only made when a candidate has been successfully placed. It also offers employers free and unlimited access to its CV database, online invoice account tracking and a 5% placement charge.

For the job seeker it is also free to use this site. You can post your CV online for employers to view, view updated job vacancies whenever you want and apply for any online. Its added extras include updated job market and human resources news, plus a great earnings calculator.

Fish4Jobs

This site is one of many fish4 sites and claims to hold over 40,000 jobs at any one time. It is a bit more difficult to navigate that the previous two sites, but once you get the hang of it - it is fast.

Once you register on the site you can save adverts for the jobs you're interested in, receive regular emails on job updates and search through its database of jobs whenever you want. Please note that if your computer is set up not to receive cookies, you won't be able to use this site.

This site has some great additional sections that help you look for and pin down a job. These include dressing for work, information on courses, recruiter profiles, job news, writing a CV or an application form, interview techniques, psychometric testing (finding out your strengths and weaknesses) and a graduate centre. You can also talk to a Career Doctor online if you feel you've lost your way and want to change your career.

The Guardian Unlimited

This is an online version of the Guardian job supplements that appear throughout the week in its tabloid section (and any jobs that appear in The Observer), plus online only jobs.

It focuses on jobs within charities, government, media, marketing & PR, science, environment, financial, IT&T, education, secretarial, housing, arts & heritage and health & social care.

This site also allows you to save all your searches or job adverts (which means you save any ads for jobs you like to a separate file which you can apply for at a later date), store your CV, create an application record, and keep a record of all the jobs you apply for.

As well as being able to trawl lots of jobs, one of the main benefits this site offers the job seeker is to include a job profile (which you write) giving details about yourself, you then attach you CV to this file and if an employer is interested in you they can peruse this, and contact you if they are interested.

You can also browse it's A-Z of Employers - this is a list of all the companies that advertise jobs with the Guardian, together with the number of vacancies they are currently advertising with Guardian Unlimited Jobs. You can then access these jobs if you know you want to work for a certain company. It also offers links to the top recruitment consultants by sector, many of which will then offer additional online registration and vacancies.

Jobsearch

This site is easy to navigate and has a great frequently asked questions section that helps you out if you have any problems registering with the site. All its services are free for job seekers; for employers job advertisements are also free, with placement charges levied when successful. As well as supplying a list of current vacancies, job seekers can also post their CV online (which they can access to update when necessary) and receive emailed updates of new jobs when they arise.

StepStone

If you ever travel on the London Underground you cannot have failed to notice the advertising hoardings for this company - they are everywhere you look. It claims to be Europe's leading career and recruitment portal that currently attracts more than a million user sessions per week. It covers 17 countries in Europe, plus India and has 100,000+ jobs online. And if that isn't enough statistics for you, it also claims to hold over 650,000 CVs online, with a million registered subscribers. Which is all really impressive, if a bit daunting.

This is a really sophisticated site, which has only gone from strength to strength since it launched in 1996. Employers simply post their job ads online and they are automatically removed when an application date expires. As soon as an advert appears on the site, suitable candidates are notified by email. There is also a facility for employers to run a recruitment presentation online, detailing all the information about a company, what it is looking for in candidates and information about the posts it is advertising. Employers are also informed of the number of people that read their adverts and then apply as a result.

StepStone also offers great career advice for job seekers. Its top tips include information on writing application forms and CVs; balancing your work life with your personal life; moving into a management position; advice for candidates with disabilities; improving your interview technique; writing a covering letter; stress management; and top tips for any interview situation.

Total Jobs

As well as offering loads of online job vacancies, this site really keeps you up to date on all the news issues that are affecting the job market e.g. health care issues, minimum wage etc. In addition to this, it tells you how your looks affect your chances of employment, how you can earn more money and how to perform in tricky interview situations.

It also has a regular Job of the Week slot, a career doctor and tips on how to become recession proof. This is a unique and gutsy site that is easy to use and provides you with a different outlook on the employment market. It even provides you with a quiz to do in your lunch break!

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By Karen Anderson