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- You may already know someone in a job that attracts you, and it is perfectly valid to use family members, friends, a current or previous employer or provider of work experience. You don't have to find someone 'important' in a large firm!
- You could use contacts made during part-time work: eg through your
work in a retail outlet, maybe you could talk to someone in a head
office role.
- Look out for potential employers to interview at careers fairs and conferences, or at the presentations organised right here in University. If these people are not themselves suitable, they may be able to suggest someone who is, so put the word about. You may be surprised at how one contact can lead to many others.
- You could ask Careers Advisers and your lecturers for possible leads - they often have local employer lists and contacts.
- Don't forget University staff are employed in a range of fields - such as counselling, administration, finance, marketing, library work, etc.
- Use Yellow Pages to identify suitable local firms, and telephone or write to identify a suitable person within that firm.
- Contact professional associations by telephone, letter or e-mail (links as above) - they often have local branches/representatives, and you could find a contact through them for your job study.
- Look for names and addresses in directories of graduate recruiters
(Hobson's and Prospects) or in business directories (e.g. KOMPASS,
Benn's Media)
- Look at employer websites, as sometimes these will give a contact
person.
- Extel cards and databases (e.g. FAME, Scan, McCarthy's)
- Many companies have their own pages on the Web with contact details, as mentioned above.
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