Great Britain and Ireland

General Sites for Great Britain:

• British Council and British Information Services,
  Contains links to work and internship programs.
• +Jobs UK
• PeopleBank
  A database of job seekers, employers and employment agencies.
• United Kingdom Official Graduate Careers Site
• Jobs ac.uk.
  Jobs in Great Britain, Ireland and elsewhere in research, science, academic, teaching and management.
• JobsWord
  UK recruitment directory with work related and regional categories.
• Reed Online
  A job net for recruitment, employment and career needs. Includes work permit information.
• S-COM Computer Systems Engineers Ltd.
  An employment service for computer-related jobs.
• TotalJobs.com
  Contains job listings including entry level positions.
• Business Jobs
• British Employment Network: People Bank
• British Council
• Career Corner
• Education Jobs
• Hobson's Global Careers and Education Services
• Guardian Unlimited Jobs
• DoctorJob
• Guide to British CV's
• Jobserve.com
• Agency Central

England

• Job search in London
• Real World Magazine
  Jobs in London with some links to job agencies.
• London Recruitment
• London Careers

Ireland

Transforming Your American Resume Into an Irish CV
(Suggestions provided by staff of the career center at LSB College, now Dublin business school)

Irish CV's follow many of the same rules as American resumes.

• use action verbs
• Write in short phrases, not complete sentences
• Focus on skills you've acquired, particularly computer skills, languages, communication, etc.
• Include volunteer experiences

Even though Americans and the Irish speak the same language, some aspects differ between their resume styles:

• What Americans call a resume, the Irish call a curriculum vitae or CV.
• Dates should be listed: day/month/year. Thus, December 15, 2004 would be listed as: "15 December 2004".
• Put "USA" after the state, in the addresses of American sites where you've worked.
• Spelling is different in Irish-English from American-English. Where possible, try to use the Irish spelling. "Program", for instance is "programme"; "utilize" is "utilise".
• "Majors" are called "specialisations". Terms like "Dean's list" or "GPA" are not used in Ireland. Translate your GPA as follows:
  • 4.0 GPA= 1st class honours;
  • 3.5-3.9 GPA = 2nd class honours, grade 1;
  • 3.0-3.4 GPA = 2nd class honours, grade 2;
  • GPA under 3.0 = no distinction (therefore, omit your GPA if it is under 3.0).

Irish Job Listings

• The Irish Jobs Page
  Recruitment within Ireland, international jobs (outside of Ireland), plus special sections for engineers, accountants, and recent graduates.
• Ireland JobBank Online
• Recruit Ireland
• Netnation IT Recruitment
• All Jobs in Ireland
• JobTrack Ireland
• Jobs Nation
• Ireland Hiring
• Stepstone
• Jobs.ie
• JobZone
• NIJobs
• Recruit NI
• TopJobs
• Hotel Jobs

Content for this page provided by:
Dr. Kate Brooks, Director, Liberal Arts Career Services, University of Texas at Austin