Reply to: Job searching websites

[DoctorStrangelove]

Aye, Thursday scouring the Grauniad, Times, Telegraph jobs pages in the library in a usually futile attempt to find something.

Dear dead days beyond recall.

Plus Electronics Weekly & Electronics Times and the IEE (now IET) jobs thing. I even got an interview out of an advert in the latter. Laser place in Letchworth IIRC. Came to nothing in the end of course. Fecking big lasers though.

[courtg9000]

Is CWJobs still in business? I can't seem to update my CV or make it searchable. I've tried making a new account but that doesn't work either. It used to be good although it's the main place scammy agents used to find us. Well if anyone has any tips let me know.

CVLibrary was really good for a time but maybe not so good now.

Indeed was good but now it's full of Whatsapp phishing scammers.

LinkedIn... ugh. It's good for jobs but I just hate all those vomit inducing posts.

It's amazing Jobserve is still around given the site hasn't had a makeover since... forever.

Btw I found my first IT job back in 1997 by replying to an advertisement in The Guardian newspaper. Thursday was the bumper tech jobs edition (maybe the weekend was also good?).

The Guardian wasn't bad in the 1990's. Got my first IT role via there too.

[ladymuck]

The CWJobs website seems like Suity has been working on it.

[DrGUID]

Is CWJobs still in business? I can't seem to update my CV or make it searchable. I've tried making a new account but that doesn't work either. It used to be good although it's the main place scammy agents used to find us. Well if anyone has any tips let me know.

CVLibrary was really good for a time but maybe not so good now.

Indeed was good but now it's full of Whatsapp phishing scammers.

LinkedIn... ugh. It's good for jobs but I just hate all those vomit inducing posts.

It's amazing Jobserve is still around given the site hasn't had a makeover since... forever.

Btw I found my first IT job back in 1997 by replying to an advertisement in The Guardian newspaper. Thursday was the bumper tech jobs edition (maybe the weekend was also good?).

[fulcon]

I am using:


Any sites missing here that people would like to recommend?

Quality Contracts is a good aggregator:

https://qualitycontracts.co.uk/

[TheDude]

I am using:

LinkedIn
Jobserve
ZipRecruiter
Indeed
eFinancialCareer
CWJobs

Some are a lot better than others and I am filtering on jobs added in the last day or two.

Any sites missing here that people would like to recommend?

[DoctorStrangelove]

.EXE?

There's a book available on Amazon...

Might be, I had boxes of .EXE that were sent gratis for some reason, most of which was far beyond my simple brain.

[Zigenare]

I see your "Computer Weekly" and raise you "Freelance Informer".

Them were the days.

Isn't that where Verity Stob started out?

Possibly not since the only reference I can find to that is on this board. .

.EXE?

There's a book available on Amazon...

[sadkingbilly]

They really don't!

Actually, they quite often do.
And pay very well too.
KerChiiiiiing!!

[northernladuk]

The 1980's just called they want their contractor back!!!!!

They really don't!

[DoctorStrangelove]

I see your "Computer Weekly" and raise you "Freelance Informer".

Them were the days.

Isn't that where Verity Stob started out?

Possibly not since the only reference I can find to that is on this board, made by some sort of giant alien lizard. .

[courtg9000]

Have a look through the back pages of "Computer Weekly" or "Computing", ring the agent and then fax along your CV.

Always worked for me...

The 1980's just called they want their contractor back!!!!!

[sadkingbilly]

Have a look through the back pages of "Computer Weekly" or "Computing", ring the agent and then fax along your CV.

Always worked for me...

just beat me to it

[Zigenare]

Have a look through the back pages of "Computer Weekly" or "Computing", ring the agent and then fax along your CV.

Always worked for me...

[Dorkeaux]

Useful, I hadn't heard of Malt.