Jobcentre Information Sheets

At the Department of Economic Development, the Jobcentre is able to offer face-to-face support. Call into the Jobcentre and ask for an appointment. Sometimes it is not possible to see people at very short notice, so the Jobcentre also has a series of helpful leaflets covering all aspects of finding work. These leaflets are available to download below.

Click on a link to open. Files are in Adobe PDF format

Many people change their career to get more money, promotion and job security as well as a more interesting and varied job.

To improve your chances of getting a job, identify the skills you already have from this table and develop those that you do not have.

A Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) is a short summary providing information and details on your career history, education and qualifications etc.

Regardless of whether it is read or not, most employers will expect you to include a cover letter with your C.V. It has been standard practice for a long time and gives a professional appearance.

Sometimes employers may not have a vacancy, but they may create an opening for someone with the right skills and attributes, find out how best to gain an employers attention.

An application form is sometimes used instead of a C.V. or a cover letter, however some companies require you to attach your C.V. along with your form.

Telephone interviews are used to narrow down the number of applicants before the employer invites those remaining for a face-to-face interview.

If you successfully complete your form, covering letter and C.V., you may be invited to attend an interview. Now you need to prepare for the interview and impress your potential employer.

A personality test is used by employers to gauge what kind of personality you have and to also see whether you would fit in at the company.

Most people have an idea of where and when to look for work, so the following paragraphs are written as a check list of what you should be doing and where you should be looking if you're serious about finding employment on the Isle of Man.

The Isle of Man Government Departments

http://www.gov.im/isleofman/employment.xml

Newspapers

Many jobs are advertised in local Newspapers, papers include the Courier (free paper), Examiner and Independent. The Isle of Man Newspaper website provides advertised positions

Agencies

Employment agencies can often work in two ways. They employ and pay you while you work on a contract they have with an employer, or they fill a vacancy for an employer who will then employ you directly. These vacancies can be permanent or temporary and there are agencies which specialise in specific occupational areas.

It's not unusual for 'temps' to find full time work through agencies. Employers may well treat a temporary contract as a 'probationary' period. Of course for some employers and employees alike, temporary contracts give them both flexibility.

Employers Premises

Many employers still have vacancy boards on their premises. Large stores such as food retailers and DIY companies use internal notice boards as these are seen by thousands of customers, and there is often no need to go to the expense of advertising as suitable applicants can be attracted through these notices.

It is also common practice for these types of companies, whose staff continually changes, to provide application forms even when they have no vacancies. Ask at their customer service desks.

The Web

The Web is a great resource for seeking employment. Many Employers and Employment Agencies advertise their vacancies in this manner and in some cases applications may be made on-line.

Most web sites are well marketed through search engines, so a search there is a must. Do a little reading on how to make the best use of each engine and how to combine words effectively. It will save time if you make specific searches for, say, graduate recruiters or specialist occupation agencies, rather than trawling through hundreds of thousands of general search results.

Once you've found your sites you will find vacancies, with on-line directions on how to apply. With others an added feature will be a C.V. posting service a very useful speculative approach to those hidden vacancies.

Plan Your Search, Get Organised

To make the best of your job search you need to concentrate on the above, plan your search and plan the time you spend in the visible and hidden job markets. The more that you put into your job search in terms of research, time, effort and planning the more likely you are to succeed in finding those vacancies.

Isle of Man based Employment Agencies

There are numerous employment agencies on the Isle of Man, please follow this link to an up to date list.

last updated 20 January 2012