where-can-I-look-for-jobs.html

<h1>Where can I look for jobs?</h1>

<p>A quick summary  of some of the places you can find internships, placements and graduate jobs online.</p>
<h2>Student and graduate specific resources</h2>
<p>These resources are specifically aimed at undergraduates and graduates</p>
<ul>
<li>The Wednesday Waggle is your weekly roundup of job highlights from many of the sources below (and elsewhere) delivered to your inbox. Also available at <a href="https://waggle.cs.manchester.ac.uk">waggle.cs.manchester.ac.uk</a></li>
<li>See the student resources listed in the <i>Finding your future</i> chapter of Coding your Future at <a href="https://www.cdyf.me/finding.html#studentjobs">cdyf.me/finding.html#studentjobs</a></li>
<li>For jobs targeted at University of Manchester students, see <a href="https://careerconnect.manchester.ac.uk/user/jobs.html">careerconnect.manchester.ac.uk/user/jobs.html</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>More general resources</h2>
<ul>
<li>See the general resources listed in <i>Finding your future</i> of Coding your Future at <a href="https://www.cdyf.me/finding.html#generaljobs">cdyf.me/finding.html#generaljobs</a></li>
</ul>


<h2>It's not what you know, it's who you know</h2>
<p>Step away from your screens and keyboards, and spend some time talking to people in <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=meatspace">meatspace</a> (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=irl">IRL</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=afk">AFK</a>). Many job vacancies are not advertised, you&#8217;ll only find out about them by talking to people. Build your network, you never know when that random person you met might become a really useful contact who can help you.</p>
<ul>
<li>Event management sites like <a href="https://www.meetup.com/">meetup.com</a> and <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/">eventbrite.com</a> etc are a great way to tap in to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/careers/careers-blog/how-to-find-unadvertised-jobs">hidden (unadvertised) job market</a>. If you attend events you find interesting, you&#8217;re much more likely to meet potential employers that you&#8217;d like to work for.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.manchesterdigital.com/events">manchesterdigital.com/events</a> calendar is loaded with interesting stuff too.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://technw.uk/calendar">technw.uk calendar</a> has a good overview of technology events in (and around) Manchester. Many are attended by employers. See the list of Manchester employers for Computer Science students at <a href="http://git.io/manc">git.io/manc</a></li>
<li>Alumni, there are over 10,000 graduates from the School of Computer Science. Many of them are active members of our industry club <a href="http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/industry/club">cs.manchester.ac.uk/industry/club</a> and can be found out <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/alumni">linkedin.com/alumni</a> search a given employer name on LinkedIn combined with University of Manchester.</a></li>
<li>Having a digital portfolio of your work online will create opportunities for virtual networking, github, hackerrank, devpost etc. Recruiters look at these sources and anyone looking at your CV will also browse your code online (if you have published any)</li>
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<li>talk to students in kilburn, there are hundreds of students here!</li>
<li>The careers service organises hundreds of events, see <a href="https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/events/">careers.manchester.ac.uk/events</a> and <a href="https://careerconnect.manchester.ac.uk/user/events.html">careerconnect.manchester.ac.uk/user/events.html</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Postgraduate study: Masters and PhDs</h2>
<ul>
<li>See the <i>Researching your future</i> chapter of Coding your Future at <a href="https://www.cdyf.me/researching.html">cdyf.me/researching.html</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Did we miss any?</h2>
<p>If you know a great resource for job hunting not listed here, add it <a href="https://github.com/dullhunk/dullhunk.github.io/pulls">with a pull request</a></p>