We have put together a selection of job hunting web sites that you may find helpful, some are jobcentre recommended and others are sites that our visitors have found useful. You can click on any of the links below and you will be taken to the respective site.
Disclaimer: We are not connected to any of these sites but you may find them a good place to start or expand your job hunting online.
If you discover a new site that others may benefit from please let us know and we will add it to the list.
GENERAL SITES
To get the best out of any job searches be very clear on what type of work you are looking for.
Be specific. If your search is too vague you could end up with too many results.
Gov.uk – Find a Job site
Jobcentre / DWP / Gov.uk Job finding site
Get Rochdale Working Facebook Group
A regular listing of vacancies in the Rochdale area.
www.adzuna.co.uk
a search engine for classified ads
www.badenochandclark.com
UK jobs in finance, law & public sector
www.caterer.com
UK jobs in hospitality
www.cv-library.co.uk
UK’s leading independent job board
www.fish4.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.hospitalityjobsuk.com
UK wide hospitality jobs by location and sector
www.indeed.co.uk
Popular worldwide job search site
www.jobapplications.co.uk
Search specific companies or job sectors to see who’s hiring.
www.jobmanji.co.uk
A portal site that brings many jobs together in one place.
www.joblift.co.uk
A modern portal site and user-friendly job search resource. Partnering with over 100 trusted job boards, and completely ad-free..
www.jobtensor.com/uk
Jobtensor helps companies of all sizes to attract specialists from the fields of natural sciences IT and technology. Jobtensor Search uses AI to show you only those jobs which match your desires.
www.jobs.trovit.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.jobs1.co.uk
UK hub website for jobs and employment related content
www.jobted.com
UK jobs by sector or area
www.jobserve.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.jobsgopublic.com
recruitment for the public and not for profit sectors.
www.jobsite.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.uk.jobsora.com
You can find relevant vacancies for the whole country on Jobsora.
www.jobs.manchester.gov.uk/jobs
Various local authority jobs
www.monster.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.reed.co.uk
UK jobs by sector
www.totaljobs.com
UK jobs by sector
job vacancies posted on all career sites across the World
PUBLIC SECTOR & NOT-FOR-PROFIT (CHARITY) JOBS
CharityJOB is the UK’s busiest site for charity jobs, fundraising jobs, NGO jobs and not-for-profit jobs.
This website provides recruitment for the public and not for profit sectors.
Premier Jobsearch is the online home of our Jobsearch recruitment pages. If you are looking for work in the Christian, Charitable or Caring sectors, this is the place to start.
NHS & HEALTH JOBS
NHS Jobs is the dedicated online recruitment service for the NHS.
Every NHS trust in England and Wales advertises job opportunities with NHS Jobs, resulting in around 20,000 opportunities available every month.
Health jobs uk is one of the UK’s leading provider of internet based support for recruitment in the health sector. You can search by job title, county or employer
ACADEMIC, RESEARCH & SCIENCE RELATED JOBS
A leading international job board for careers in academic, research, science and related professions. Used to recruit highly qualified staff including leading global universities, research organisations, FE colleges and charities.
OTHER SPECIALIST JOB SITES
www.badenochandclark.com
UK jobs in finance, law & public sector
www.caterer.com
The place for jobs in hospitality – this site is part of Totaljobs Group Ltd
www.centrica.com
Search for jobs at British Gas
www.britishconstructionjobs.co.uk
Thinking of a career in construction? British Construction jobs is here to help.
www.citb.co.uk
CITB is a partnership committed to working together and with our industry, to deliver industry-led skills and training solutions.
www.gov.uk/browse/education
Get help if you’re at school, planning to go on to further or higher education, looking for training or interested in a student or career development loan.
www.environmentjobs.co.uk
Wouldn’t it be great if all those really positive jobs to do with the environment and sustainability were all in one place? Environmentjob.co.uk was set up to make that happen..
www.overseasjobs.com
OverseasJobs.com features overseas jobs and international employment opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers.
Jobs.royalmailgroup.com
Find out how you can make a difference with Royal Mail, the UK’s biggest delivery network. Search by keyword or location and apply online for postie, driver, sorting, technology, head office and more roles.
APPRENTICESHIPS
For information about local apprenticeship vacancies then try these websites below
Further and higher education, skills and vocational training – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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