Finding Work

There are many sources of graduate vacancies and below you will find some of the more relevant ones to kick start your job hunt! 

Please note, we are unable to check all vacancies advertised on these websites.

 

National vacancies

Careers and Employability Vacancy Database
View vacancies advertised through Careers and Employability at Keele.

Targetjobs
Immediate vacancies and information on graduate employers.

Prospects
Details of thousands of graduate opportunities and vacancies can be searched for both by location and type of work. In addition to vacancies aimed at finalists, this site also contains immediate vacancies.

Gradplus
Careers information, advice and vacancies.

 

Regional vacancies

Links to agencies that promote graduate employment and work experience at a regional level.   

Keele Graduate Internships  www.keele.ac.uk/internships
Keele University's Graduate Internship Scheme offers graduates the opportunity to gain vital experience, outside the education system, needed to develop their skills and knowledge in order to stand out in the job market.

Graduate Advantage
Provides opportunities for student and graduate paid work experience placements in businesses within Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Register on the website.

Grad Central
A government funded recruitment service focused on helping graduates start their careers in full-time jobs across the West Midlands. Vacancies are in all sectors and industries across the region.  Register on the website.

Go Wales
Work experience placements for both students and graduates.

Em-grad online
Opportunities for graduates in the East Midlands.

Grads East
Graduate vacancies in the East of England.

Graduate Jobs South
Vacancies and employment advice for graduates living on the South Coast.

Graduates Yorkshire
Current graduate jobs and a database of over 500 companies in Yorkshire.

Kentgrads
Database of companies in Kent who employ graduates and may have vacancies.

North East Graduate Directory
A database covering employers of graduates in the North East of England. There is also a online vacancy service for North East vacancies.

Opportunities in Kent
A guide to graduate employment in Kent.

Talent Scotland
Information on living and working in Scotland.

NHS Local
This website has excellent advice for newly qualified healthcare professionals applying for the NHS Talent Pool.

 

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment Agencies
Information from the University of Manchester Careers and Employability Service.  This includes advice on how to use recruitment agencies as well as an option to search for appropriate agencies.

National Recruitment and Employment Confederation
You can search for REC corporate members by location and industry in the Find a Consultancy section.

Women In Technology
Aims to provide a range of information technology employment opportunities with companies who have an open and explicit commitment to inclusive recruitment policies.

Newspapers

For an extensive list of newspapers, local, national and worldwide see www.onlinenewspapers.com

Careers and Employability resources

Keele Careers and Employability will receive copies of the Prospects, Guardian and Times Top 100 graduate directories which detail the graduate training schemes commencing 2013. These are free and can be collected from the Careers and Employability Centre in the Walter Moberly Building.

 

Updated 12 April 2013