Brain - Finding a job

Finding the right job requires a comprehensive job search strategy. Companies advertise their vacancies in a variety of places and you should check as many sources as possible. Once you get a feel of where the kind of jobs you want are advertised you may be able to target your efforts more effectively.

A few places you could check are:

Local Job Centres
Employment agencies
Newspapers and magazines
Online
Recruitment fairs

Local Job Centres

Government run centres, which advertise local jobs and provide access to government services for job seekers.

Harlesden Jobcentre Plus
161 High Street, Harlesden House,
Harlesden
NW10 4TL
Telephone: 0845 377 1000
Send an email to Harlesden Jobcentre Plus

Kilburn Jobcentre Plus
3 Cambridge Avenue
Kilburn
United Kingdom
NW6 5AH
Telephone:�0845 377 1000
Send an email to Kilburn Jobcentre Plus

Wembley Jobcentre Plus
6 St Johns Road Wembley
Wembley
HA9 7JD
Telephone: 0845 377 1000
Fax: 020 82583702
Send an email to Wembley Jobcentre Plus

Willesden Jobcentre Plus
Neasden Lane Willesden
Neasden
NW10 2XH
Telephone 0845 377 1000
Textphone: 020 82583745
Send an email to Willesden Jobcentre Plus

Employment agencies

Employment agencies are commercial companies who fill vacancies for employers. They often specialise in particular job sectors and you should find out which ones cover the types of jobs you have experience in or want to gain experience in.

Directory of employment agencies in Brent (Word, 29Kb) - Created by Brent Libraries a comprehensive list of employment agencies in Brent by employment sectors.

Brent Recruitment Agencies as listed in Local Life Brent.

Newspapers and magazines

Local newspapers/magazines

The following are a good source for local jobs:

Wembley Observer - published every Thursday
Willesden & Brent Chronicle - published every Thursday
The Brent Magazine job supplement - published once a month and delivered free to every household in Brent.

National papers

National papers advertise a range of jobs from across the country.

Guardian - covers different job sectors on specific days.

Daily Telegraph - good for sales and general management jobs.

Online

Local employers

Many of the larger local employers have a job section on their website.

Brent Council
Brent Cross
NHS Brent
Central and North West London Mental Health Trust
Delaware North Companies - Wembley Stadium catering
Ikea
North West London Hospitals
Park Royal Partnership
Remploy
Tricycle Theatre
Wembley Stadium

Recruitment fairs

Recruitment fairs are an ideal opportunity to meet a variety of companies and explore potential opportunities. Many fairs also have advice and information on CVs, interview techniques and training opportunities.

Careers in Retail - the UK's premier recruitment event dedicated to the retail industry.

Jobs and Careers Live Olympia - annual event open to people of all ages and experience, whether in full-time education, school leavers, graduates or anyone else seeking training or employment.

Jobs, Careers and Prospects Exhibition - a yearly event held in Brent by the Ethnic Media Group which brings employers from both private and public sectors into contact with highly-qualified groups of young Asian and African Caribbean recruits.

London Graduate Recruitment Fair - the largest recruitment fair in Europe bringing together a huge diversity of UK graduate employers.

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Finding a job