So, you are looking to find a new job. Maybe in the nuclear industry, perhaps not. When looking for work, people tend not just to undertake a web search in the form of a google search. Chances are you will use a job search engine at some point as part of the job-seeking strategy. You have the obvious big boys and their generic sites, but you also have niche job search engines.
The Network references that employers seeking talent find either generic or niche job boards to post their positions. Generic job boards include a comprehensive list of industries and job seekers. However, niche job boards narrow the jobs down to specific professions or industry segments.
The video above is from StandOut CV gives you their perspective on UK job sites.
"When it comes down to it, the top generic job boards in each country are where employers need to focus on their international recruitment efforts. The large pool of applicants found on top generic job boards gives employers more chances to find qualified candidates willing to relocate for the position. Niche job boards can be helpful for specific candidates that are difficult to find otherwise but should be used only in addition to top generic job boards."
RICS Recruit makes the same point that when "using the major sites, your search will bring up results in several different sectors.” A title such as “Project Manager” could refer to various roles depending on the context.
The best tools at your disposal in your search are niche job boards, those that focus on your specific sector or profession. These will allow you to target your search, saving you the time and energy it takes to filter out irrelevant results. There are plenty of other reasons to use a niche site."
Reasons to use a niche jobs board.
Relevant Jobs - being a niche allows the jobs search results to be more specific than a broad search. For example, “Project Manager” would require different skills in nuclear than it would in finance.
Smaller Candidate Pool - people will be looking to get into the specific sector and read the job description before applying.
Higher-quality jobs - recruiters know that advertising on niche sites provides a higher quality of candidates than generic jobs boards. Also, the recruiters are more likely to put better jobs on a niche jobs board.
Better Descriptions - sector-specific recruiters can use industry jargon and acronyms, allowing them to be more specific in the descriptor. Additionally, the candidates can tailor their CV and application to a particular role.
Targeted Advice - Besides just being a jobs board, niche sites tend to offer specialist advice. Advice from niche experts may make a real difference when applying for work in a specific sector.
With this in mind, we have listed the 20 Best job search engines in the UK. We are not google search. We obviously can't cover every niche, but we have tried to cover as many bases as possible. We are naturally drawn towards nuclear roles.
20 Best Jobs Search Engines UK
#1 Energy Jobline
Launched in 2012, Energy Jobline has expanded its market share to become the leading job site in energy and engineering jobs worldwide. They provide the latest oil and gas, renewable, offshore wind, and nuclear jobs worldwide. They work with a diverse range of energy and engineering employers, offering exciting opportunities to all energy industry professionals.
Energy Jobline also provides the latest news and developments across the energy industry.
#2 CV-Library
CV-Library is the UK's largest independent job board, with 140,855 live job vacancies from all industries nationwide available to search. Candidates can register their CV to start applying right away. CV-Library provides simple search tools and instant job matches delivered to a candidate’s inbox. It's never been easier to land a new job.
#3 Indeed
Indeed, the #1 job site in the world has over 250 million unique visitors every month. Indeed, it strives to put job seekers first, giving them free access to search for jobs, post-CVs, and research companies. Every day, indeed, connect millions of people to new job opportunities.
#4 TotalJobs
Whatever it is you’re looking for, you can find it on Totaljobs. As the UK’s largest hiring platform, they have over 280,000 live jobs adverts on their site. A candidate can find any job in any industry, wherever they are based. With the haystack comes the needle. Total Jobs use their 20 years of recruitment experience to help candidates find the perfect job for them.
#5 Monster
Monster get it - looking for a job is hard work. The Monster Job Search Engine makes it easy for candidates. Upload their CV and be found by hundreds of recruiters. Plus, they can apply for jobs in just a few clicks. Monster can deliver daily job alerts and helpful career advice straight to their inbox. Monster aims to help job seekers get the job and the salary they deserve.
#6 Adzuna
Job hunting on the wrong website is like wearing oven gloves while searching the floor for a contact lens. Massively infuriating and completely insane. The online job market is cluttered and spammy, so using the best tool is a no brainer. Adzuna is a smarter, more transparent job search engine helping candidates dodge the thousands of irrelevant jobs to zero in on the right role faster.
#7 Reed
In 1995, reed.co.uk became the first recruitment website offered by a recruitment agency in the UK. Since then, reed.co.uk has branched out to become the UK's #1 job site featuring job vacancies from over 25,000 recruiters a year. These include private and public sector employers, leading recruitment agencies and consultants from REED's network worldwide. Their mission is simple: to help the world Love Mondays.
#8 Guardian Jobs
The Guardian has been the market leader in recruitment across the quality press for almost 20 years. With an audience comprising high-quality job seekers, they only list the highest calibre vacancies. Your search results will cover Media, Education, NHS, Government, Graduate, Secretarial, Charities, Marketing, Social Care and Arts sectors.
#9 WorkInStartups
WorkInStartups is the perfect meeting point between start-ups and talented, creative candidates. The start-up environment is a very dynamic and complex one, and building the right team is essential for a start-up’s success.
WorkInStartups bring start-ups the best candidates, as they plan to become the place to go for jobs in a start-up.
The site, launched in the summer of 2011, became popular instantly among many start-ups. They have continued to grow ever since, so join them to become part of the best start-up’s community.
#10 Glassdoor
Glassdoor is one of the world’s most comprehensive job and recruiting sites. You will find it in the top search results from the most popular search engines. Built on the foundation of increasing workplace transparency, Glassdoor offers millions of the latest job listings. They have a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions. They also provide benefits reviews, office photos and more.
Unlike other job sites, all this information is shared by those who know a company best — the employees. In turn, job seekers on Glassdoor are well-researched and more informed about the jobs and companies they are considering joining. Therefore, thousands of employers across all industries turn to Glassdoor to recruit and hire quality candidates. Glassdoor is available anywhere via its mobile apps.
#11 Jobsite
Since being formed in 1995, Jobsite has become part of the UK’s largest hiring platform. They offer job seekers the chance to search, view and apply for over 280,000 live job adverts, in any industry, across the whole of the UK. They have developed tools and technology to make finding the right job more painless than ever. They recommended jobs specific to candidate skills and experience. With instant alerts, they can help make sure that you never miss an opportunity.
#12 Morson
The Morson Group is a unique blend of specialist talent provider and design consultancy businesses. They provide their clients with the skilled talent needed to succeed and support their growing candidate base. Morson's market-leading engineering design solutions leverage the latest technology and systems provided by experienced and highly regarded design professionals.
#13 Get Into Nuclear
Our intent from day-one in 2016 has always been to open the doors to the UK Nuclear Industry. In the past, these doors have been closed to many suitable candidates and companies. Such an approach has been detrimental to the country's ability to successfully undertake critical and urgent nuclear projects.
As part of our work at getintonuclear.com, we come across the same four objections time-and-time as to why people have not considered applying for a nuclear industry job. There are:
We don’t know anything about the nuclear industry.
We don’t like the nuclear industry.
We don’t have the skills to work in the nuclear industry.
We don’t know where to find nuclear jobs.
We aim to answer the first of the three objections via our Career Hub and the final question of finding nuclear jobs on our Where To Find Jobs in Nuclear page.
Google search "Nuclear Jobs", "Sellafield Jobs", "NNL Jobs", etc. And you will find us right near to the top.
#14 Engineering Jobs
Powered by CV-Library, they advertise engineering jobs to engineers in all specialisms, including people looking for entry-level roles, postgraduate jobs, or experienced engineers looking for managerial positions. Engineering Jobs allows candidates to take the next step in their engineering career. They can do this by searching for jobs immediately or registering their CV to receive instant job matches based on search results.
#15 GreenJobs
GreenJobs is a job board wholly dedicated to recruitment in the green industry sector.
The GreenJobs website, launched in 2008, specifically targets candidates across all areas of the environmental and renewable energy marketplace.
GreenJobs covers a wide variety of job types covering all green energy types, including Solar Jobs, Wind Energy Jobs, Hydro Power Jobs, and others. We hope that this would consist of Nuclear Energy Jobs in the future.
#16 MatchTech
Matchtech is an engineering recruitment specialist. They have over 35 years’ experience in successfully matching jobseekers with hiring employers in sectors across the engineering industry. Their business origins began in 1984 when George Materna founded Matchmaker Personnel. Since then, they have evolved to keep pace with essential industry changes and shifts in candidate and client needs.
#17 WindJobs
WindJobs is a job board wholly dedicated to recruitment in the wind industry sector. The WindJobs website specifically targets candidates across all areas of the wind industry sector. WindJobs is a user-friendly website offering both registered candidates and employers a highly flexible and easy to use interface.
#18 Building Careers UK
Building Careers UK was founded in 2007 by two extraordinarily ambitious and driven recruitment professionals. After a successful first year of trading, the global recession hit during 2008, with construction being the worst affected industry. Providing a recruitment service whilst companies were making mass redundancies was highly challenging. However, the key to their sustained growth and profitability was innovative ideas and hard work.
#19 gumtree
Gumtree is as large as many of the popular search engines. They do need to sign up for a free account first to apply for jobs. But once done, candidates can then apply for a position on Gumtree in less than a minute. They recommend candidates add their CV, and it will automatically be added to your application to help you apply even faster.
#20 Lawjobs
Lawjobs make sure clients get top quality candidates as quickly as possible. With 24,000+ active seekers and 1.4 million passive seekers, Lawjobs will work with clients to target quality legal professionals. They work to guarantee clients access to a great pool of applicants.
#21 Jorsora
Jobsora - the website, the main and only target of which is to help with finding a good job. You will find relevant vacancies in the whole country on Jobsora. Every day we are getting new vacancies from more than 250 employment sites and direct employers in the UK.
Get Into Nuclear
As always thanks for reading and supporting us. Our aim is to inspire individual and businesses to get into nuclear.
If you are an individual interested in finding out more about how you can Get Into Nuclear:
- Find out more about the nuclear industry in general
- Learn more about where to find jobs in the UK nuclear industry
- Develop a nuclear CV and job seeking strategy
Alternatively, if you are a business or nuclear employer check out our range of nuclear client services that we offer.
