The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 7 and Version 5 of 1st Contact Jobs
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| 1st Contact Job Assistance provides a central meeting point for career seekers and recruitment agencies, by connecting newly arrived skilled professionals to the recruitment industry through 1st Contact Pipeline. |
The UK is primarily an agency-based job market, where most job candidates are employed through specialist recruitment agencies. You may find that this is different to your home country where it is easier for one to apply directly to the companies� personnel departments for jobs. |
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You need to be sure your job application will be noticed, and that it gets sent to the relevant recruitment agencies. Why not combine Job Assistance with our <a href="http://www.1stcontact.jobs/career-resources.aspx">CV Assistance</a> service to make sure your CV is in the standard format of the country you�re moving to, promoting you and making you stand out from the rest? |
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============== Other Sources: ============== I really like <A HREF="http://www.cwjobs.co.uk">CW jobs</A>. They are great for tracking the IT industry's movements in the UK. 1st Contact Umbrella acts as an <A HREF="http://www.1stcontact-umbrella.com">Umbrella Company</A>, whereby contractor can settle their tax obligations via the 1st Contact Umbrella. |
<p>If you are working in the IT field, have a look at http://www.cwjobs.co.uk/ for an idea of what the job market is like. There is another site, which is similar, and I'll post it as soon as i find it.</p> |
The UK is primarily an agency-based job market, where most job candidates are employed through specialist recruitment agencies. You may find that this is different to your home country where it is easier for one to apply directly to the companies� personnel departments for jobs.
You need to be sure your job application will be noticed, and that it gets sent to the relevant recruitment agencies. Why not combine Job Assistance with our CV Assistance service to make sure your CV is in the standard format of the country you�re moving to, promoting you and making you stand out from the rest?
If you are working in the IT field, have a look at http://www.cwjobs.co.uk/ for an idea of what the job market is like. There is another site, which is similar, and I'll post it as soon as i find it.
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