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Researching employers
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Graduates
Researching employers
Graduates
Researching employers
It is important to find out as much as you can about employers before you apply to them.
You will need to know:
Local employers
Ealing Chamber of Commerce
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
West London Business
For businesses in Berkshire
National and international employers
Prospects
Includes a database of over 1500 employers
GTI Inside Careers
Contains company profiles of employers in various sectors
Annual reports are a very good source of information on the larger companies. Careers and Employment service at University of West London can provide links to reports from companies in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia.
Newspapers and professional journals can also offer good background information.
Small and medium sized employers (SMEs)
These types of employers are usually defined as employing less than 250 people.
SMEs are becoming an increasingly important sector for graduate recruitment.
Finding information about SMEs may require some persistent investigation.
You will probably need to refer to information produced by a variety of agencies as well as checking out organisations who are expanding or moving into the area.
The local press, business libraries and Chambers of Commerce are all useful sources of information.
Ealing Chamber of Commerce
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
West London business
Business in Berkshire
Voluntary sector
If you are interested in working in the voluntary sector, the following sites may be of use:
Charity Choice
An encyclopedia of charities.
Labour market information
NGRF website
LMI
Useful websites
Almost all major employers have their own websites with graduate recruitment information:
Prospects
Contains a database of over 1500 employers and their graduate vacancies
Virtual Careers Library
Contains a comprehensive and easy to use list of categorised, careers related web links
UK business directory
Yellow web extensive business listings
Government departments
An A-Z index of many public sector organisations including the departments and agencies of central government, local government and health trusts.
You will need to know:
- what the employer does
- current issues affecting the employer's business eg stock market trends, legislation, company mergers
- what the job you are applying for involves
- what sort of person the employer is looking for.
- local employers
- national and international employers
- small and medium sized employers (SMEs)
- voluntary sector
- labour market information
- useful websites
Local employers
Ealing Chamber of Commerce
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
West London Business
For businesses in Berkshire
National and international employers
Prospects
Includes a database of over 1500 employers
GTI Inside Careers
Contains company profiles of employers in various sectors
Annual reports are a very good source of information on the larger companies. Careers and Employment service at University of West London can provide links to reports from companies in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia.
Newspapers and professional journals can also offer good background information.
Small and medium sized employers (SMEs)
These types of employers are usually defined as employing less than 250 people.
SMEs are becoming an increasingly important sector for graduate recruitment.
Finding information about SMEs may require some persistent investigation.
You will probably need to refer to information produced by a variety of agencies as well as checking out organisations who are expanding or moving into the area.
The local press, business libraries and Chambers of Commerce are all useful sources of information.
Ealing Chamber of Commerce
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
West London business
Business in Berkshire
Voluntary sector
If you are interested in working in the voluntary sector, the following sites may be of use:
Charity Choice
An encyclopedia of charities.
Labour market information
NGRF website
LMI
Useful websites
Almost all major employers have their own websites with graduate recruitment information:
Prospects
Contains a database of over 1500 employers and their graduate vacancies
Virtual Careers Library
Contains a comprehensive and easy to use list of categorised, careers related web links
UK business directory
Yellow web extensive business listings
Government departments
An A-Z index of many public sector organisations including the departments and agencies of central government, local government and health trusts.
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