How to Find and Win the Best Jobs on www.reed.co.uk
Reed started life as an employment agency and has blossomed over the years to become a very prominent player in the online job board market.
Their 'Love Mondays' TV advertising campaign is the most recent high profile venture to capture more interest and they typically have in excess of 200,000 vacancies with 6000+ added daily.
The site offers jobs in all the standard sectors, is easy to navigate and very clear to understand. It also enjoys a good reputation with job advertisers and job seekers.
Throughout this article we've sprinkled our 7 Top Tips to enable you to get the most out of Reed, used thoughtfully the website will provide a platform to quickly find and apply for your dream job.
How to Search on Reed to Find the Best UK Jobs
- Using Reed to discover a vacancy couldn't be easier - there is a search bar on the homepage that asks for job title and location. Unlike some other job portals this is surprisingly accurate and quick. Simply inserting a location by town name can reveal hundreds of jobs, even in remote areas.
- Top Tip #1: If you can't be bothered with a more accurate search then the main function on the homepage is as good as it gets. But you can refine the criteria by using the 'more options' part of the menu, this allows you to be more specific with your search.
- Top Tip #2: Alternatively you could use the location only button under the main search function on the homepage. This allows you to insert a post code or town / city which in turn takes you to a list of jobs in that location. A slider on the left side of the list allows you to alter the distance from the identified town or city.
- Once in the location search there is a facility to refine it down by sector, salary, contract / permanent and usefully employer or recruiter (employers also advertise on the site).
- You can also shortlist any vacancy for retrieval later or find similar jobs by clicking the link below the job description.
- A list of jobs will be displayed with the description, salary, location and date placed. Unusually the current number of applications is also shown - whilst interesting you do not know if there are other applications for the same role on other websites.
- Top Tip #3: Any of the aforementioned ways of searching are really easy, so this is one of the better websites offering vacancies from both recruiters and employers.
- Top Tip #4: If there aren't many jobs for your particular sector displayed after you've refined your search, then try CV-Library or TotalJobs.
Making Job Applications
- Click on the job title to see a more detailed view and answer any yes / no questions that may be asked to qualify your application, for example "Have you 5 years' experience in this field?".
- Top Tip #5: Be cautious about how you answer any extra questions, as these questions tend to be used to eliminate applications.
- Then click the red box that says 'Apply Now'. You will then be asked to sign in or register if you do not have an account. You can register using the top menu on the homepage also - be sure to read the terms and conditions during registration.
- Applying is easy and there is the usual CV or Cover Letter upload.
- Top Tip #6: Ensure your application stands out by supplying a cover letter or paste in the box for a cover letter. This will tell recruiters and employers that you're committed to your application.
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Save Time With Email Alerts From Reed
- You can save time having to go to www.reed.co.uk every day or every week by signing-up to their Jobs by Email service, which sends new jobs straight to your inbox To set this up click on the 'email me jobs like this' button at the top right of the job list you have searched for.
- Top Tip #7: You can be told instantly a new vacancy is posted - given that there will be a couple of weeks before the closing deadline it will give you time to prepare an effective and tailored CV.
Other Features of Reed
- There are plenty of very useful sections for jobseekers: Interview skills, career advice and courses are just a few on offer.
- The Recruiter Directory lists all the recruiters advertising their jobs on Reed; this is particularly beneficial if you have an affinity with one specialist sector recruiter.
- The training course selection is vast - covering 14 main sectors it is easy to find a course that will enhance your job prospects.
- There are career guides including a 'What job can I do' for those that want a career change but don't know what sector to move in to, interview support, career development guides and salary checkers to name a few.
- There are daily featured employers and their current vacancies on the homepage. These tend to be big prestigious employers that everyone has heard of like Lloyds Bank, Vodafone and BP.
| URL for job seekers | http://www.reed.co.uk |
| To contact Reed please click here | https://www.reed.com/offices |
| Type of site | Generalist job site covering multiple sectors. |
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| Geographical coverage | UK |
| Number of jobs on the site | 200,000 |
| Jobs by email | Yes |
| Can you upload your CV | Yes - it can only be viewed by the employers / recruiters that you contact directly. |
