WhyWaitForever - London
WhyWaitForever - London - Jobs
This page contains links to employment agencies in London for secretarial jobs, for finance jobs, for banking jobs, for IT jobs, for computing jobs, for management and for executive jobs.
Secretarial
- Absolute
Legal and conveyancing.
- Devonshire
Desktop publishing, presentation and graphics.
- Ernst & Young
Senior level and Partners secretaries and PAs.
- Gordon Yates
PR, creative and design studios.
- Joslin Rowe
Permanent and temporary secretaries and PA opportunities.
- Hays Banking
Investment banking secretarial.
- Legal
Legal and conveyancing.
- Office Angels
Senior, audio, team and receptionists.
- P Clayman
Patent, trademarks, shipping and legal.
- Reed
The large agencies with many offices.
- ROC
Claims to have London's top vacancies.
Finance and Banking
- Banking Additions
Funds management, investment, finance and accountancy.
- Hanover Search
Compliance professionals.
- Hays Banking
Claims to be the number one for permanent banking opportunities.
- Joslin Rowe
Banking, finance and investment management.
- Portman Initial
Accountants, auditors and assistants.
- Robert Half City
Banking operations temporary, contract and permanent.
- Witan Jardine
Finance, investment, advertising, legal accounts and more.
Media, Marketing and Sales
- Bruzas & Graves
Blue and green should never be seen.
- Devonshire
In Austin Friars EC2.
- Lipton Fleming
Opportunities in media.
- Michael Page
Deep brown hazy ad based In Charles II Street SW1.
- New Median
Very bright red ad with exploding lightbuld...nice.
- Pricejamieson
A big one. An investor in people.
- The Media Partnership
Concentrates on sales roles.
Model Agencies, Acting and Film Extras
- Casting Collective
Film and TV extras.
- Equity
The UK actor's union.
- Premier
Based in Parker Street, WC2.
- Models One
One of the big ones.
- Mot Models
Based in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire.
- Storm
Another of the big ones.
Nursing and Healthcare
- Independents
A directory of British nursing agencies.
- Health Professionals
Places nurses and health professionals in London.
Teachers and Teaching
- ESS
The professional supply teacher service.
- TES Online
The main source of teaching jobs.
- Teacher Training Agency
UK government body for recruitment of teachers.
IT and Computing
- Andaire
Permanent jobs. They claim they have technology with a human touch.
- Career Wise IT
Established in 1994. They claim to have high-calibre IT opportunities
- Computer Futures
Established in 1986 a long track record.
- Computer People
A large firm been around for years.
- Computer Weekly
Jobs listing from the leading weekly computer magazine.
- Cool Web Jobs
UK web jobs.
- Dart Resourcing
Permanent and contract positions.
- Elan
Claims to be one of Europe's leading recruitment agencies.
- Freelance Informer
Home from home to IT contractors.
- Hays IT
Part of the massive Hays group.
- Huxley Associates
Established in 1995. They believe they are the fastest growing.
- Jobserve
A major online resource.
- Nash Direct
Permanent positions for technically-based IT professionals.
- Pathway IT
Founded in 1997 a recent one.
- Progressive
One of the largest.
- PSD Group
Essex Street, London.
- Tip Top Group
Based near Canary Wharf, London.
Executive and Managerial
- Boldly-Go
Pre IPO director level roles.
- Harvey Nash
CEOs, Directors, Senior Management.
General and Training
- Capita RAS
Formerly the Civil Service Commission now privatised.
- Carlton Recruitment
Claims to be London's premier recruitment agency.
- Courier Training
Training for motor cycle couriers and dispatch riders.
- Hot Recruit
Temporary jobs for young people, students, travellers whoever.
- Jobs Circuit
Sports, fitness and leisure jobs.
- Job Channel
Claims to have 1000's of jobs.
- Job Line
Matches profiles and jobs in a number of european countries.
- Job Search
A large Internet service.
- Job Site
"Delivering jobs for you" also known as Job Seek.
- Masterlock
Teaching staff and secretarial staff.
- Monster
Claims to be monster.
- Stepstone
Claims to be a leader in European Internet recruitment.
- Top Jobs
Claims to have the "top jobs on the net".
- Working Links
Has offices in Brent and Tower Hamlets.
Advice
- Citizens Advice
Sometimes the reasons for leaving a job might need to be taken further.
- DfEE
UK Government Department for Education and Employment.
- DTI
UK Government Department of Trade and Industry.
- REC
The UK Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
- TUC
The UK Trade Union Congress has a "Know your rights" help line.
- Unison
The largest UK trade union.
Jobs in London
There are vast numbers of jobs at all levels in London. Londoners know that they have to pay for expensive accommodation and expensive travel. It is typical to add to each working day at least two hours for travel. See WhyWaitForever - London - Travel for links to London Transport and other sites.
If you wish to work in London and you don't yet live in London find your accommodation first. WhyWaitForever - London - Property contains links that might help you to find a property that suits you, your budget and your lifestyle.
Recruitment Agencies
There are many applicants for most jobs in London. Recruitment agencies are normally used to filter out the applicants that are the closest matches for the profile supplied by the employer. The applicant should try and understand the profile of the job and tailor their application cover email and CV web page to the particular job.
For senior jobs some recruitment agencies and companies rely on pschometric and other personality and skills tests. These can last for hours. An initial interview with a recruitment agency can be followed by a first and even a second interview with the employer.
First impressions are important. WhyWaitForever - London - Shops contains links to the shops that may allow you to project the image that is best for the occasion.
Interview Panel
It is always important to understand who is on any interview panel. It is especially important to find who is covering the "personnel" type questions. They will ask questions about the job but will be trying to discover how you react in different situations. They will try and upset you, to question your knowledge, to see if you can handle stress and abnormal situations. Honesty and good humour is always the best approach. Try to reduce tension but address the question in a focussed and succinct way.
Research
It is important to research the company or organisation that you are applying to. If you do not know their web site, find it using a search engine or ask the recruitment agency.
If there is an email address or a "contact us" page try it out. Ask for information about services or products to be sent to you. A timely and efficient response speaks volumes about the company or organisation.
WhyWaitForever- London - Finance contains links to financial information sources such as annual reports, Companies House and comment boards.
Health and Attitude
Rejections can sap the willpower of the most secure of egoists. Hope for the best but expect the worst. Remember it is only individuals who make decisions to hire and fire. Individuals make mistakes. These individuals failed to see your strengths. Maybe next time you could have presented yourself better. Maybe that might have worked. Maybe it might not. It is gone it is over. Look forward to the next challenge. Do not dwell on what might have been.
Physical and mental fitness increase your chances of success. WhyWaitForever- London - Health contains links and health related information.