Net that job

Get focused

Employment agencies can be general, specialise in a specific area of work or just advertise jobs in a particular city or region. Before spending time registering with an agency check that:

• They have the type of work you’re looking for
  
  
• Vacancies are regularly refreshed
  
  
• Their privacy policy is acceptable to you.

General agencies can be good for browsing through to see where all the jobs are, but you may find they’re not covering occupations you are looking for. If that’s the case search for more focused ones – there’s everything you would ever want. Examples include agencies specialising in recruiting butlers, staff for airlines, jobs that pay over £100,000 a year, jobs on cruise ships.

All you need is your imagination, some good search techniques or a book that shows you what to do and where to look. Now what could I recommend…

Irene Krechowiecka is author of Net that Job – Using the world wide web to develop your career and find work.