Date   : Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:10
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: [BeebSoc] Re: Dixons (Was: Re: Risc PC (Was 'Minitel

On 27 July 2011 10:19, J.G.Harston <jgh@...> wrote:
> I'm registered with IT Job Board, Jobs Today, Reed Jobs, JobSite UK,
> Octopus Jobs, and a couple of others I can't remember. I spend three
> hours each morning going through emails of job vacancies. I'd applied
> for 650 jobs and had five interviews in the last year before starting
> at Dixons.

It's some considerable time since I was in the market for a job, but I
found better results with the actual bricks and mortar agencies too,
e.g. Huxley Associates (only people who actually contacted me directly
with a suitable job), Progressive, etc, rather than the web based
outfits whom seem to concentrate on volume rather than service..

Mind you, I do have to say, I had much better success writing directly
to companies I knew would be in the market for someone with my skills,
rather than waiting for adverts where I'd be competing with others.
Make sure you use stick-in-their-memory techniques (use brightly
coloured paper, photos, etc.) too...

Rob

Rob