Category: Jobs and Employment
As some of you are aware, I am on a Skills for the Working Office course at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. A very big part of this course however, is Employment Skills where you practice filling in CVs, application forms and doing various other exercises including the one I'm working on now. I have to supposed to be finding 8 'job sources' for example, the local newspaper, Job Centre plus, the local library, on the radio, cold calling, sending CVs to companies and job fayres. They're the 7 out of 8 sources I've found so far. I just need one last source, and I need some help from anybody who can find at least two if not more, advantages and disadvantages of each source. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Jen.
What about using an employment agency that works to connect employers and employees. Head hunters they are sometimes called. Also, temp agencies can at least fill temporary positions that can sometimes lead to full-time work.
I receive several publications that are in my field, a professional journal and a few newsletters, and there are always job openings advertised in them. That has the advantage that it hits the folks that they know are likely to have the interest in and the skills to work in the field.
Another thought is word of mouth. Many people learn of new jobs by talking to friends and associates.
Sometimes job announcements can be found on bill boards or on the bulletin boards of stores. Now hiring signs can often be seen at places looking for employees.
I forget your list and do not have time to look back, but I'm pretty sure you had some kind of internet job board. Those are becoming more popular.
You mention radio, but not tv. We have a station that runs job listings many hours a day.