GLinks to IT-related websites
Jamies Computers- A social enterprise run by The Society of St James in Southampton. They refurbish PCs and laptops to sell at great prices. They offer discounts for those on benefits.
getonline@home is another source of refurbished computers at reduced prices. The enterprise is backed by Microsoft
gcflearnfree has good tutorials on Microsoft Office
Learn My Way has lots of resources to help you get on with computers
Mouse tutorial for basic mouse skills. A bit out of date but a useful introduction
Links to email logins
gmail
Yahoo
Hotmail / Live / Outlook
Government sites
Find a Job
Universal Jobmatch
Universal Credit
Claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
Travel sites
My Journey Hampshire
Google maps
Learning sites
BBC
Open University
Learn my way
Google online courses
Career guidance sites
BBC
Career Test
Skills Health Check
Advice organisations
Adviceguide (Citizens Advice)
SARC (Southampton Advice and Representation Centre)
Christians against poverty - run money advice service, job clubs etc.
Job search sites
hampshirejobs - Hampshire Jobs is a shared job site run by Southampton City Council and local authorities across Hampshire, and provides access to hundreds of jobs across all professions and grades in one place.
Totaljobs - A commercial jobs site. You can search by location or job sector
CareerBuilder
Jobsite
Jobs.co.uk.
Fish4
All;jobsUK
Trovit
Simplyhired
CV Library - A job search site
Back to Work - This is part of Directgov - from here you can get to the CV builder
Daily Echo - jobs in the Suthampton area
Basingstoke Gazette - local jobs in Basingstoke and surrounding areas
Gumtree - Jobs around Southampton
The Guardian - good for academic, media and social services jobs
Teaching jobs in Hampshire - includes teaching support
Indeed - Nice straightforward site, comes recommended by a current jobhunter. You can get daily emails listing new jobs in your chosen field
Apprenticeships - find an apprenticeship here
LISJOBNET - Library and Information jobs from CILIP
Skilled People - Jobs for the over 50s
Wise Owls - Jobs and advice for older jobseekers
Accountancy Age - Jobs in accountancy
Jobs in Social Housing - A specialist site for jobs in this sector
Third Sector Jobs - Jobs in the voluntary/charity/not-for-profit world
Games Industry jobs - jobs in the growing field of making computer games
Security industry jobs - a specialist site for jobs in the security and fire industries
National Careers Service - Information, advice and resources are available online, over the phone and face to face.
National Health Service jobs in the National Health Service
NHS Professionals
New Health Careers website - Developed by Health Education England, the new website is now live. It brings together the best information from NHS Careers, Medical Careers and PHORCaST (public health careers).
IKEA - Jobs in their stores, including Southampton
100+ places to find jobs - a Mashable list of websites for jobhunters, rather US-centric but some useful sites for UK users
Care agencies in Southampton - a quick link to a Google search
re:clean - a one-stop shop for exceptional cleaning and maintenance services in Southampton, Hampshire. May be worth approaching to see if they have any vacancies
The Stage - performing arts jobs
The link to Monster has ben removed at their request - their loss!
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