Useful Websites
(Links to other sites are for information only and Careers Springboard Bracknell accepts no responsibility or liability for access to, or the material on, any site which is linked from or to this site.)


 

Advertised Jobs

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/jobs

Vacancies with the local council

City Jobs

www.cityjobs.com

Banking, Accounting & Finance jobs in the City of London and across the UK

Exec-appointments.com

www.exec-appointments.com   

 

Executives on the web

www.executivesontheweb.com

Executive jobs and senior appointments

F.T.

www.ft.com

FT online, including jobs

First Person Global

www.firstpersonglobal.com

Harvey Nash International Recruitment

Fish4jobs

www.Fish4jobs.co.uk

Recruitment site .developed by four regional newspaper groups - Newsquest Media Group, Northcliffe Newspapers Group Limited, Trinity Mirror plc, Guardian Media Group Regional Newspapers

Gisajob

www.gisajob.com

 

Hamlin Knight

www.hamlinknight.co.uk 

Recruitment Agency. Jobs listed on totaljobs.com (see below)

Hays Specialist Recruitment

www.haysworks.com

 

IT-pages

www.it-pages.co.uk

Advertising site. May include links to useful sites

Job Hunter

www.jobhunter.co.uk

Goes through to fish4 – see above under fish4jobs

Job Track

www.Jobtrack.co.uk

 

Job World

www.jobworld.co.uk

Computing magazine employment pages

Jobability

www.jobability.com

Opportunities for the disabled, now combined with totaljobs.com (see below)

Jobcentre Plus

www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

A source of jobs and information on benefits

Jobs Financial

www.jobsfinancial.com   

 

Jobsearch

www.jobsearch.co.uk

 

Jobsite

www.jobsite.co.uk

 

Monsterboard

www.monster.co.uk

 

Reed

www.reed.co.uk

 

Skillsite

www.skillsite.co.uk  

 

Taps.com

www.taps.com

Advertising site. May include links to useful sites

The Times Online

www.timesonline.co.uk

The jobs part of this site allow you to register and be alerted as jobs which match your profile arise

Topjobs

www.topjobs.com

 

Totaljobs

www.totaljobs.com

 

Work Web

www.workweb.co.uk

Advertising site. May include links to useful sites

Workthing

www.workthing,com

 

 

Starting Your own Business

Business Link

www.businesslink.gov.uk 

Practical advice for business, including start-ups.

 

 

 

 

Other Sources of Information and Advice

Advice Resources

www.advice-resources.co.uk

This site provides links to a number of resources for those, like our group, providing information, advice and guidance of different sorts to adults. Some relates to job search. It includes a link to the Learn Direct Skills and Interests software – see below.

Age and Employment Network

www.taen.org.uk

A campaigning body on age issues that has useful information for job applicants – e.g. on the sickness record of older people, how much longer they will stay in the job than younger people etc.  There is also a list of companies who are members of TAEN and theoretically ought to be good employers to approach.

Age Positive

www.agepositive.gov.uk

The government have run a campaign over several years called Age Positive.  We think it is to be pensioned off when the age legislation comes on stream, but meanwhile it has good information about age issues in employment

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information about the council and the area, including local support groups and counselling services

Career Change Centre

http://www.careerchangecentre.org.uk

This site is for the over 50s looking at a change of career. It can put you in touch with a Nextstep adviser.  It also has a lot of on-line tools.

Citizens Advice Bureau

www.adviceguide.org.uk

This site has lots of useful information on Employment & Redundancy Rights, Benefits, Taxation etc

Employers Forum on Age

www.efa.org.uk

“An independent network of leading employers who recognise the value of an age diverse workforce”. As with the Age and Employment network, this could be useful a) because of what the members claim and b) when faced with age discrimination it may provide useful information.

HM Revenue and Customs

www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/nic-credits.htm

Leaflet about National Insurance Credits

Know How Works

www.know-howworks.co.uk

A valuable information resource for people in the Thames Valley who are 45 plus and interested in finding out about returning to work

LearnDirect

www.learndirect.co.uk

Online courses in a variety of topics as well as information on over 900,000 courses from UK providers, a network of centres, a free careers and guidance service and a link to Skills and Interests Assessment software

Next Steps Berkshire

www.nextstepberkshire.org.uk

Information, advice and guidance on learning and work. For more information and appointments you can email or phone them (0845 601 8595)

Redundancy Help

www.redundancyhelp.co.uk

An independent company offering a wide variety of advice specifically targeted around redundancy, some practical, some legal

Team Technology

www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/t-articl/mb-simpl.htm

Find out about the Myers Briggs psychometric test and even conduct you own.

Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce

www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk

Information about some local employers. Useful if starting your own business. Possibly an opportunity to network.

 

Other Careers Springboard Groups

Gerrards Cross

www.careersspringboard.org.uk

 

Aylesbury

www.careersspringboardaylesbury.org.uk

 

Newbury

www.careerswestberks.org.uk/

 

 

New Entries - recommended by members

CVtrumpet

www.cvtrumpet.co.uk 

Broadcasts members CV to potential recruiters

GAAP

www.gaap.co.uk    

Links to Ernst and Young page on financial reporting standards

Telegraph Business Club

www.telegraphbusinessclub.co.uk

A club providing business people with information, including free seminars.

MoneySavingExpert.com

www.moneysavingexpert.com

The aim of this site is to help you save money on anything and everything by finding the best deals and beating the system

Thames Valley Professional Institutes Partnership

www.tvpip.org

Provides access to local professional institutes and thereby an opportunity to network

 

Suggestions

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