Recruitment Agencies and General Job Market Outlook?

[Eddw86]

Evening guys,

Obviously following on from my previous thread I'm now being proactive and seeing what sort of response I get from my CV.

I'm early in my career and have never dealt with headhunters/ recruitment agencies before and as such could do with some advise:

Are there any good or recommended recruitment agencies Ithat you guys can suggest trying? I'm in London, Part Qualified CIMA, looking for training contract jobs in Financial Services or Commerce & Industry.

Also what is the general state of the market in London at the moment?

Thanks for the advice, it's a slightly worrying time for me - first time in this situation so breaking new ground!

Edward

[Simon Brooks]

Friend of mine owns a recruitment firm in the city, not sure if he has anything on his books that are up your street, however worth a call, ask for Alex

http://www.meredithbrown.com/

good luck on the job hunting

[Eddw86]

Thanks shall give them a call tomorrow.

Anyone got any insight into the job Market at the min?

[shamrock]

Gaapweb is normally a good place to start, all agencies list jobs on there: http://www.gaapweb.com/

Here's a few for you to get your name down with mate:

Michael Page http://www.michaelpage.co.uk/jobs/accounting/brows...
Connect Financial http://www.connectfinancialrecruitment.co.uk/
Hudson http://uk.hudson.com/
Hewitson Walker http://www.hewitsonwalker.com/
MartinWardAnderson http://www.martinwardanderson.com/
Robert Half http://www.roberthalf.co.uk/

Good luck

[Gargamel]

Consider applying directly to a few major employers rather than only looking via agents.

HSBC for example have a direct hiring model.

[Eddw86]

Just seen the latest posts in here, thanks for the links and advice . It's much appreciated.

[Gio G]

Edward,

I know someone looking for a Part Qualified CIMA in London. PM me your details.