A Job Bank is a web based database of job vacancies - it’s another way of advertising jobs. Many job banks are US based or focus on IT positions. The selection listed below is chosen for its breadth of coverage in terms of geography and range of vacancies.
Many of the job banks have ‘job agents’ where you can register your criteria and e-mail address so that vacancies are emailed to you as they are added to the database. This is a great time-saver and worth spending some time setting up. Most sites also offer other features such as CV registration, assessment tests and articles.
A Massive job bank with roles in pretty much all categories. A good site with plenty of new roles posted daily. The search engine which sits behind this site may not be as user friendly as most but once you get the hang of it, it works well. One of my fav job search sites this
The largest and longest established job bank - set up in the US in 1994 and previously known as The Monster Board, Monster.com claims to advertise the most vacancies on a global scale with around 1,000,000 vacancies worldwide. Around 80% of roles are US based with an average of 20,000 UK vacancies - almost half of all roles are IT related. However, whilst it may not necessarily be the largest job bank in the UK, Monster’s reputation attracts a wide range of quality employers and it’s certainly worth a look. Provide options to search by region, industry/function, full-time/part-time, temporary or contract work together with keyword searching. The regions may look a little strange - Monster have actually split the UK up in terms of television regions! There is also a separate search page for Scotland or you can expand your search to Europe or other countries/continents. Consider setting up ‘My Monster’ - an automated job search agent which emails jobs matching your specified criteria to you and saves you having to browse the site regularly.
CareerBuilder has taken over Career Mosaic and Headhunter.net. The focus of the company has shifted back to the US and their UK offering is not as comprehensive as it once was. CareerBuilder has details of jobs in the US, Canada, Asia and UK with other countries covered to a lesser degree. Still useful for locating roles from major international employers. Click ‘International Jobs’ at the bottom of the screen to get to the UK search criteria. www.careerbuilder.com
As Ireland’s leading recruitment website, IrishJobs.ie is the place for jobseekers to find the job of their dreams and for recruiters to identify the right candidates, easily and cost-effectively. Benefits for Jobseekers Search - A comprehensive database of relevant, up-to-date vacancies across all disciplines - with companies advertising over 20,000 vacancies. Personalisation - Create a personal recruitment website on IrishJobs.ie with My Career Manager; register your CV for recruiters to search and sign-up to receive email updates on the latest vacancies News and Advice - Review our Career Guide for career news and analysis, brought to you by our in-house editorial team Career Resources - Access career tools, training, books, tax back and more Accessibility - Navigate our website, using features and functionality designed for jobseekers with disabilities
FlipDog locates vacancies advertised on employer’s own websites. At any one time, they have details of over 300,000 jobs from around the world - mainly from the US but generally good global covered. When we checked, there were over 15,000 UK jobs on offer from a range of employers. Got to Find Jobs and ‘Jobs by Country’ to locate UK search criteria. www.flipdog.com
Recruitment consultants use this site to advertise around 5,000 jobs at any time. Covers secretarial, IT, catering, accounts, administration, sales and marketing and senior appointments. www.firstdivisionjobs.com
Choose between US or UK and permanent or contract positions. There are around 100,000 jobs from over 9,000 agencies in the database and these can be filtered by sector, date advertised and keywords. Vacancies tend to be in the fields of IT, finance and sales. Offers CV database, e-mail notification, links to recruiters and employer profiles. www.gisajob.com
Did you know Job Centres handle a third of all vacancies in the UK? Job Centre Plus provides details of these positions together with related recruitment and employment information. www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Well established UK based job bank with around 3,000 vacancies at all levels and across most sectors, including public and private. Search by sector, location, permanent or contract positions and keywords. Vacancies are submitted by recruiters and links are provided to these organisations. www.jobsearch.co.uk
Links to individual websites for each job sector. A wide range of job areas including more unusual sector breakdowns such as: airport, care support, forestry, prisons and veterinary. Good geographical searching as you can search within a certain radius of a town or city. www.jobsin.co.uk
A number of recruiters submit jobs to this site - an A-Z list is provided with the number of vacancies each recruiter has live. There are around 15,000 live vacancies at any one time and the site handles over 60,000 jobs a month. Particularly strong on middle management positions which can be searched by keyword, date, permanent or contract, location, skills, job title and sector. www.jobsite.co.uk
The largest and longest established job bank - set up in the US in 1994 and previously known as The Monster Board, Monster.com claims to advertise the most vacancies on a global scale with around 1,000,000 vacancies worldwide. Around 80% of roles are US based with an average of 20,000 UK vacancies - almost half of all roles are IT related. However, whilst it may not necessarily be the largest job bank in the UK, Monster’s reputation attracts a wide range of quality employers and it’s certainly worth a look.
Provide options to search by region, industry/function, full-time/part-time, temporary or contract work together with keyword searching. The regions may look a little strange - Monster have actually split the UK up in terms of television regions! There is also a separate search page for Scotland or you can expand your search to Europe or other countries/continents.
Consider setting up ‘My Monster’ - an automated job search agent which emails jobs matching your specified criteria to you and saves you having to browse the site regularly.
Lots of other useful features such as employer profiles with online brochures, a CV builder, interview tips and message boards. www.monster.co.uk
This site is a pan-European joint venture between VNU, a leading international publishing group, and Randstad, a global staffing and recruitment firm. They operate sites in the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands. Vacancies are split into the following categories: IT, Telecoms or Engineering, Marketing or PR, Consultancy, Finance or Accountancy, HR or Recruitment, Sales and Education. The site is particularly strong on public sector roles. Also has employer profiles and career advice. www.newmonday.com
One of the first UK job banks. Holds jobs for a month and has around 1,000 jobs at any one time. Best for junior to middle management jobs around £20-50k. Merged with Workthing in 2001 but still operating independently at the moment. www.peoplebank.co.uk
The UK’s largest recruitment company with an impressive database of over 100,000 jobs across all sectors. Note that not all jobs are actually being handled by Reed’s office network as they offer advertising for companies recruiting directly too. Useful tools including the option to have latest jobs sent to your mobile phone as well as email. www.reed.co.uk
Started in 1996, this is one of the longest established UK job banks, TopJobs offers a wide selection of middle management and senior roles. Select the country you wish to search and select jobs by country, main functional area with option for sub-sector, region, date range and keyword. With around 1,500 jobs at anytime, the focus is on quality not quantity.
STOP PRESS! 27 September 2002 - We heard today that TopJobs has gone into liquidation. We are not sure what the outcome will be but as they are still taking new advertising, we will keep the link active for the time being and review on a regular basis to see what happens. www.topjobs.co.uk
Job bank from Reed Business Information. Broad coverage and friendly search facility with a database of approximately 30,000 jobs. Additional information such as salary checker, career advice and free career health checks. www.totaljobs.com
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