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.)
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Vacancies with the local council |
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City Jobs |
Banking, Accounting & Finance jobs in the City of |
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Exec-appointments.com |
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Executives on the web |
Executive jobs
and senior appointments |
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F.T. |
FT online,
including jobs |
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First Person Global |
Harvey Nash
International Recruitment |
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Fish4jobs |
Recruitment site .developed by four regional newspaper
groups - Newsquest Media Group, Northcliffe Newspapers Group Limited, Trinity
Mirror plc, Guardian Media Group Regional Newspapers |
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Gisajob |
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Hamlin Knight |
Recruitment Agency. Jobs listed on totaljobs.com (see below) |
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Hays Specialist Recruitment |
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IT-pages |
Advertising site.
May include links to useful sites |
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Job Hunter |
Goes through
to fish4 – see above under fish4jobs |
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Job Track |
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Job World |
Computing magazine
employment pages |
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Jobability |
Opportunities for
the disabled, now combined with totaljobs.com (see below) |
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Jobcentre Plus |
A source of jobs and information on benefits |
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Jobs Financial |
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Jobsearch |
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Jobsite |
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Monsterboard |
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Reed |
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Skillsite |
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Taps.com |
Advertising
site. May include links to useful sites |
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The Times Online |
The jobs part of this site
allow you to register and be alerted as jobs which match your profile arise |
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Topjobs |
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Totaljobs |
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Work Web |
Advertising
site. May include links to useful sites |
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Workthing |
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Starting Your own Business
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Business Link |
Practical advice for business, including start-ups. |
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Other Sources of Information and Advice
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Advice Resources |
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
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Age and Employment Network |
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. |
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Age Positive |
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 |
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Information about the council and the
area, including local support groups and counselling services |
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Career Change Centre |
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. |
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Citizens Advice Bureau |
This site has lots of useful information on Employment &
Redundancy Rights, Benefits, Taxation etc |
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Employers Forum on Age |
“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. |
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HM Revenue and Customs |
Leaflet about National Insurance Credits |
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Know How Works |
A valuable information resource for
people in the |
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LearnDirect |
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 |
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Next Steps |
Information, advice and guidance on learning and work. For more
information and appointments you can email or phone them (0845 601 8595) |
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Redundancy Help |
An independent company offering a wide variety of advice specifically targeted around redundancy, some practical, some legal |
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Team Technology |
Find out about the Myers Briggs psychometric test and even conduct you own. |
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Information about some local employers. Useful if starting your own business. Possibly an opportunity to network. |
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Other Careers Springboard Groups
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Gerrards Cross |
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Aylesbury |
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Newbury |
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New Entries - recommended by members |
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CVtrumpet |
Broadcasts
members CV to potential recruiters |
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GAAP |
Links to Ernst
and Young page on financial reporting standards |
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Telegraph Business Club |
A club providing business people with information, including free seminars. |
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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 |
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Provides
access to local professional institutes and thereby an opportunity to network |
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Suggestions
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Careers Springboard Bracknell team |
If you find a site which you think would be useful to other members, please let us know. |
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