Choosing your employer - there is a choice

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Finding out about employers

How many employers can you name that offer jobs in your chosen field? Finding out about different employers is an important part of job-hunting. You need to find out what information is available and then find some criteria as a basis for using to comparing them.

Sources of information about employers

Some of the most commonly used sources of information about employers are listed below. Much of the hard information is available through your local university Careers Advisory Service (CAS).

• Company directories
• Career publications
• Company presentations
• Promotional materials
• Internet
• Videos (at presentations and CAS libraries)
• Recruitment fairs
• University networks: lecturers, careers advisors
• Direct work experience or contacts who work there
• Articles in the media
• Reference books
• Libraries