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Research your future career - how do I do this?

Once you’ve done some general research into your career of interest, you may want to investigate your sector in a bit more detail. We’ve compiled some resources for you including useful websites, recruitment specialists and professional organisations.
 
It’s important to remember that these are more than just potential sources for vacancies; keeping informed about industry news will really help you when it comes to answering interview questions and preparing applications that stand out from the crowd.

Research your sector

• Business Intelligence guides Series of five articles about business intelligence
• Codemasters Information on the games industry
• Computer Weekly Weekly trade magazine for the IT industry. Sector news and jobs
• Computing Technology news, analysis, reviews and opinion, plus computing job opportunities
• Equalitec Equalitec seeks to  address gender inequality in the IT, Electronics and Communications (ITEC) industries by providing services and resources to individuals and organisations for more effective implementation of diversity policies
• Guardian IT recruitment section every Thursday and new media vacancies every Monday
• Inside Careers Information Technology. Extensive information about the IT profession - access careers advice, company A-Z, graduate vacancies, work experience, further study, deadlines and events
• IT JobBoard Browse graduate IT jobs
• JobStats IT market stats with information on skills needed, where the jobs are and salaries
• Learning and Performance Institute Site lists courses and accreditation in IT training and source for locating trainers
• National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies US IT Interest Quiz that allows you 'to explore what IT jobs you might like'
• PC Mag Need help understanding technology or a technical term? Look in PCMag.com's IT encyclopedia
• Prospects Industry Insights For an overview of the IT sector click on information technology
• PublicTechnology.net e-Government public sector and IT news and events, includes a job section
• Target IT You can access and download the content from the digital edition. Lots of useful information here for job hunters
• Techweb More than 20,000 IT terms
• The Edge Games online magazine and industry jobs
• Webdesign Database of web design companies
• Webmonkey Webmonkey gives you a rundown on what kinds of web jobs are out there, then shows you the best way to pick, choose, and get the right kind of work for you

Sources for vacancies

• Agency Central To find IT agencies in specific work sectors, first select an appropriate skill heading. You will then find a list of agencies that can place candidates in all roles within that skill - you can select further sub-categories if you want to be more specific about your skill
• Bubble Jobs Niche online jobs board that advertises the latest vacancies in the online, digital and web industries. Search jobs by keyword or by location. The site also has useful downloadable guides to online marketing, digital and creative jobs, e-commerce and Java 
• CWjobs Contract jobs in the IT sector
• Computing Careers IT jobs website
• Datascope Games, mobile and online jobs 
• Guardian Online Guardian's technology online newsletter
• Hays IT Recruitment Specialist recruitment consultancy for the IT and technical support jobs
• IT Executive Agency specialising in the IT sector
• IT Graduate Jobs Selection of IT jobs for graduates
• IT Job Bank Job database specialising in IT and internet related jobs
• IT Jobs for Graduates Specialist job board for IT graduates in the UK, advertising graduate IT job vacancies, internships, graduate schemes / programmes and training
• IT Jobs-online Specialist IT jobsite
• IT Talent Solutions Specialist IT recruitment consultancy with roles for graduates
• Job Board IT, ebusiness, new media, telecom vacancies 
• Jobs Domain Site for UK IT jobs
• Jobsearch Search for IT related jobs. Search on geographical area or job category
• Jobserve Search on IT jobs
• Jobsite Search for new IT jobs at Jobsite. Register online
• JustIT IT training or recruitment jobs in the UK
• matchtech Specialist recruitment agency
• Monster Search IT jobs
• MS Employ Job board website that specialises in Microsoft partner job roles - browse by type of role or UK area
• Net-Job Online recruitment - upload your CV to the Net-Job online database if you have skills in web development, design, editing, graphics, web master, SQL etc
• phpasp jobs Specialist website dedicated to ASP.NET, PHP and other Web Development jobs
• Real-Time Consultants plc Specialist recruitment consultancy
• Reed Search on IT + Telecoms jobs and IT Contractor jobs
• Silicon Valley Consultants Specialist technical recruitment agency servicing large IT clients
• Technojobs Specialist jobsite - search on location or job type
• TechnologyLadder Online IT job search
• The IT Jobboard Specialist IT recruitment
• Totaljobs IT jobs and internet jobs - browse by location or job type

Professional organisations

You may find vacancies here, but you can also use these links to increase your knowledge of your chosen job type.

• British Computer Society (bcs) The industry body for IT professionals
• e-skills The Sector Skills Council for IT, telecoms, contact centres
• Institute for the Management of Information Systems Professional association in the information systems management sector
• Institution of Analysts and Programmers Professional organisation for people who work in the development, installation and testing of business systems and computer software
• Intellect UK Trade body for the UK technology industry 
• Internet Service Providers Association UK's trade association for providers of Internet services
• National Microelectronics Institute Trade association representing the UK electronics systems, microelectronics and semiconductor communities.  Shows industry vacancies
• UK Web Design Association The web standards organisation in the UK