BEST SITE TO GET A UK JOB WITH TIER 2 SPONSORSHIP VISA

Indeed is one of the biggest job sites on the planet. The numbers make for impressive reading: it’s been around since 2004 and has more than 250 million monthly visitors, and it hosts a mighty 200 million CVs. The firm claims that ten jobs are added to the site every single second.

The huge user base and the sheer number of job listings mean that you can find work in virtually any industry on Indeed, and you’ll find a broad range of full-time, part-time and remote openings alongside contract and freelance positions.

When you open Indeed you’ll be greeted with a search-style interface, and it’s easy to search for jobs – just put the title and location in and you’ll see loads of results. You can filter your results by salary, job category, educational requirements and by loads of other details, too, so you can easily narrow down your results. In this department, Indeed is better than most other job sites.

You can set up a profile that details your work and education history, skills, certifications and more, and you can upload your CV. You can upload an existing CV, set up alerts for specific jobs and words, and employers can post jobs for free too. You can apply for many jobs directly on Indeed, and employers can customise the process to get all the information they require.

There are loads of extra features on Indeed. The site has company reviews with real input from employees, and there’s a salary comparison tool to see how much you should really be earning. Indeed has its own app, which adds versatility to your job search, and it has loads of articles about job-hunting and working life that can help improve your skillset and success rate.

Indeed doesn’t have a particularly modern or flash design, but it’s got a huge database of job listings and an impressive array of features. It should be an essential addition to your job search.

LinkedIn is the original social network for professionals, and it’s no wonder that it’s a key choice for any UK-based job search. It’s got more than 30 million users in the UK alone, and it’s packed with job listings in every industry you can imagine.You won’t just be able to find a new job here, either. This is a social network, so you can post articles, chat to colleagues, make new connections and see if you’ve got any connections or mutual friends at any companies where you may want to send an application.You can narrow down job listings with an impressive array of filters, like the job type, experience needed and if remote working is possible, and you can apply to loads of them directly on the site, with your LinkedIn profile able to function as your CV. It’s also possible to upload your resume if you’d prefer to send the original document.Listings show clearly if you’ve already got contacts at a company, and you can see how many people have applied to each position. There are plenty of other features beyond social networking tools and job adverts, too – LinkedIn has assessment tests, resume builders, and interview preparation help. You can find articles, groups, and events too.

It’s free to use and apply to jobs on LinkedIn, but it’s worth upgrading to one of the site’s paid options. LinkedIn Premium Career costs £24.99 per month and gives you more information on job listings, extra salary data, extensive messaging options, and more detail on who has applied to each job. You can also promote your applications.

You can also pay more for the Premium Business, Sales Navigator Pro, and Recruiter Lite tiers, which give you added business insights, better search, hiring and sales tools, and more monthly messages.

LinkedIn is a vital site for anyone who wants to find a job in the UK, and its social features mean it’s brilliant for networking too. But while you can certainly find a job on LinkedIn for free, we’d recommend the paid upgrade if you want to maximise your job search.

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Reed is one of the original UK-specific job boards, and there’s plenty to like here – the site has nearly 300,000 job listings at the time of writing, and they can be found in every major employment sector.

You can browse jobs by sector, region, and by trending topics if you’re not sure what search terms to use, and you can filter jobs by loads of factors – including some rare options, like whether a job is suitable for a new graduate, if it’s possible to work from home or if it’s been posted by an agency or the employer itself. There’s more filtering options here than on virtually any other site.

You can shortlist or hide job listings, use the Easy Apply function to make applications quick and simple, and you can upload your CV, add loads of data to your profile, upload cover letters, write a personal statement and even add a section that details exactly what you’re looking for. Reed also has an app so that this functionality doesn’t have to stay on your desktop or laptop.

Elsewhere, Reed offers a career advice hub with CVand cover letter templates, interview technique advice and articles to read, and the site also hosts tens of thousands of educational courses in hundreds of different disciplines. Many of the courses cost money and they’re all provided by third-party companies, but you can search the course database to find opportunities to get professional certification, help from tutors or courses with discounts.

Reed might not compete with some big sites in terms of sheer numbers, but it has a brilliant range of features that will help any job search. It’s an essential addition to your job hunt.