The Job Market

• As you can see from the diagram, visible vacancies can be advertised through a variety of media, including newspapers, employer directories, recruitment fairs and company websites. Visit the Careers Service website http://www.wmin.ac.uk/careers/ for further details and relevant web addresses. Also useful for graduates who are job-hunting is www.prospects.ac.uk Other sources of vacancy information can be found in the Careers Information Room, including information on some recruitment agencies

• Researching Employer Information

• Hidden vacancies (the larger proportion of the job market), can be accessed by the various techniques of Creative Job Search. These techniques are particularly appropriate for discovering opportunities in SMEs, and are also the most widely-used methods of job hunting in all areas of the media.