Find a job review: the UK government's free job site
Public employment service
Find a job is the UK government's job site. Employers post their vacancies there for free, and job seekers search and apply without paying. It covers England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has a service of its own.
Who Find a job is for
Find a job suits anyone looking for work in England, Scotland or Wales. Because posting is free, small employers without a budget for job ads use it as well as large ones. For jobs in Northern Ireland, use JobApplyNI instead.
What Find a job offers
- Job search by job title and place, with filters such as working pattern, distance, salary, contract type and hours.
- A filter for employers in the Disability Confident scheme.
- E-mail alerts for a search, and saved favourites, with an account.
- A CV builder and help with applications and interviews.
Who pays for what
- Job seekers
- Nothing
- Employers
- Nothing. They register, are verified and post their vacancies for free
What speaks for Find a job
- Free for employers too, so small businesses post here.
- Searching works without an account.
- Employers are verified before they post.
What speaks against Find a job
- Northern Ireland is not covered.
- Applying, alerts and favourites need an account.
- Some listings send you on to other sites to apply.
How to apply
Searching works without an account. To apply you sign in. For some jobs you apply on Find a job itself, and your details go to the employer. For others a button takes you on to the employer's own website, where you apply as the employer asks.
Where the listings come from
Employers post their vacancies on Find a job themselves. They register and are verified first, then enter jobs one by one or upload many at once, as large employers do. Because posting costs nothing, small businesses without a budget for job ads use it too. Some listings lead on to the employer's own application site.
Alternatives to Find a job
Reed
Reed lists jobs that UK employers and recruitment agencies post there. Who it is for, what it offers, who pays and how you apply.
Totaljobs
On Totaljobs employers and agencies pay to post their UK jobs. Who it is for, what it offers job seekers, who pays and how you apply.
Indeed
Indeed collects job listings from company websites, job boards and agencies and adds its own. What that means for your search, and where it falls short.
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