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VISA INFORMATION
You can work in the UK if you have an EU passport. Otherwise, different options will be made available to you depending on your visa status:
- Student Dependant - Full work rights in the U.K.
- Work Permit - can work in the U.K. with company sponsor
- Highly Skilled Migrant Worker - Full rights to work in U.K.
- Student - can not work more than 20 hrs per week
- Visitor - Can not legally work in the U.K.
Additional information on visas and employment are available at these useful web sites:
JOB INFORMATION
If you plan to work and you know you will have a visa that allows you to work, we recommend you start looking for employment as soon as possible. Don't be shy -- take up those offers from friends and family to introduce you to anyone and everyone they know in London.
NOTE: While looking for work, employers may give you a hard time about your visa stamp. If you are a "spouse", then you are definitely able to work in the UK, so just be firm and clear. The employer/agency will take a copy of your passport and the stamp, and hopefully, the problem will end there. If you have any problems, put your employer in touch with the British Home Office: they will ensure that the stamp is all you need.
Tips:
- Use the CV examples on the Partners Club's Employment Committee page to help you get started
- You may want to list your nationality and specify the visa you will hold that will enable you to work in the UK when preparing your CV
- Once you move here update your CV to reflect your London address as soon as possible.
Items to note:
- Make sure to get your Visa stamped with the right stamp at the airport. Indicate that you are allowed to work in the country and you want to make sure to get the correct stamp; make sure you have proof that you are married to a student if you have the Student Dependant visa (i.e. bring Letter of Acceptance and marriage certificate).
- The more specific you are in your job search, the harder it will be to find a job.
- Be prepared for your job search to take longer than expected. Normally the process takes between 4-8 months, but for some people it can take longer.
- There are many temporary and contracting agencies in London that could place you in a job for a few weeks or months while you are searching for a permanent position.
- Consider working in a pub or high street shop (good spending money).
- Internships can be a great way to get your foot in the company and demonstrate your skills to the company.
- Volunteering is always an option and looked upon favorably by employers. See Do-It.org.uk or Volunteering England.
JOB RESOURCES / RECOMMENDED RECRUITERS
- Newspapers and Professional Journals
The Guardian - Mondays section for Media, Marketing and PR
The Times - Crème section on Wednesdays for Secretary and PA jobs
The Financial Times - Appointments Section on Thursday for Accounting and Finance (students get a copy of this every day so you can just borrow their copy when you arrive here in London)
Google.co.uk (specify UK sites only) - Check on-line for Professional Journals in your field
- Internet - Register your CV with as many sites as you can
GENERAL
Monster
totaljobs.com
fish4
reed.co.uk
Just London Jobs
UK Jobs Board
WORK gateways: specialises in jobs for foreign nationals - includes an ‘essentials guide’ with UK visas, UK money, Accommodation and Flights to the UK.
workthing.com
JOBS2
jobs1
bigbluedog.com
StepStone
Michael Page
ComputerWeekly.com/Jobs - Hardware and Software
Frazer Jones - Human Resources
Planet Recruit - IT, Engineering, Management
New Scientist Jobs - Biology, Chemistry, Science
Profiles Creative: Profiles Creative is one of the UK’s leading Creative Recruitment Consultancies. "We are niche recruitment specialists covering the full creative spectrum - Creative, Marketing, PR and Fashion & Retail . Because we concentrate on doing one thing and doing it really well, we have an extensive network of top candidates within the creative industry".
Joslin Rowe - Financial Services, Commerce
Poolia - Poolia is a specialist recruitment consultancy handling permanent, contract and temporary appointments in the following sectors: accounting & finance, banking, office support, HR and property.
Get
Advanced Resource Managers - IT and Engineering
the graduate - specialist jobsite for graduates seeking their first career move
Fill Recruitment - specialist in integrated, sales promotion, database and direct marketing
Hamilton Caine - specialist in recruitment within the Financial Services sector
vc-jobs.com - provides recruitment solutions specifically to the Venture Capital andPrivate Equity sector
OFFICE AND SECRETARIAL
Huntress Search Ltd - Liz Porter
SALES JOBS
Salestarget.co.uk
LANGUAGE JOBS
- Direct Approach
- Send an Interest letter to a Company you are interested in working with
- Approach companies in your home country that have operations in London
- Ask friends to introduce you to people they know from London in your sector
- Recruitment agencies - Experiences with these vary and can be great or really awful
- Get recommendations from other partners
- Talk to friends that live in London and get the names of the ones they like/trust
- Be careful if you are working with more than one agency because often jobs are listed with more than one agency and there could be a conflict if you are sent on an interview
- You have to be persistent because they can be slow getting back to you.
- Recruitment sites include:
CityJobs-- Finance, Banking, Insurance
TotallyFinancial.com -- Finance, Commerce
Matchtech.com -- Engineering, IT, Construction, Science
PER -- Private Equity, Venture Capital
Morgan McKinley -- Banking, Financial Services
Huxley Associates -- IT, Engineering, Finance
NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER
Everyone who works in the UK needs a National Insurance number in order to be taxed properly. It is in your best interest to get a number as soon as possible so you are taxed at the lower rate when starting a job. Below are the best ways to make an appointment to meet with someone about National Insurance.
Below are the best ways to make an appointment to meet with someone about National Insurance.
Note: do not use the numbers given on the JobCentre web site; calls are never returned.
Good luck in your search for employment!
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