Jobs and Careers Advice

Specific sites for rural jobs

There are a number of sites which cater specifically for the land-based and rural sectors. Here are a few of the key ones.

Growing-careers.com the site run by Writtle College careers centre has support from most of the UK's agricultural colleges and universities. It also provides a useful link page to other sites with information about agricultural and food supply chain industries.

Landforce.com , a jobsite dedicated to all types of work in the land-based sector from seasonal worker to senior executive

MDS offers accelerated management training for graduates interested in a fast moving career in the fresh food and produce industry.

Freshinfo , the news and information service for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, has a jobs and recruitment section.

Farmers Weekly has a jobs section covering land-based as well as industry and graduate employment.

Fruitfuljobs , a site relating to employment in the agri-food sector, gives information about jobs, including for seasonal and temporary foreign workers.

Countryside Jobs lists vacancies throughout the UK in the countryside, conservation and environmental fields. The site also provides information on voluntary posts, often the best way to obtain experience and skills necessary for that first paid post.

General careers advice and help

Connexions-direct is a site specifically for young people ages 13-19 and offers advice on all aspects of choosing a career. It is a government run initiative and offers the chance to speak personally to an adviser. Linked to this and also available is a careers database .

For more general careers advice try jobseekersadvice.com . They provide advice on CV writing, interview techniques and employment issues. A government site for those on benefits and looking to get back to work is newdeal.gov.uk

Work Permit Issues

Helpful advice for both those seeking to work in the UK and employers wishing to employ individuals from outside the UK can be found on workingintheuk.gov.uk and ukvisas.gov.uk . Another site more specifically about employment is adviceguide.org.uk which provides a set of factsheets.