First of the job site reviews: Graduate Jobs South

One of things I have discovered whilst job searching is some sites are certainly better suited to my needs than others. Over the next few days I will review the various jobsites I use for a number of factors such as : likelihood I will find a relevant job, amount of spam, relevance of positions, the job search function and other less important factors such as appearance and tone. I have certainly developed favourites over the last few months, but some jobsites are more useful than others even if they fail for many other factors. Today, the first site, a site which as a graduate based in the south it makes sense to sign up to.

Graduate Jobs South: Overall Rating 3/5

Pros:

- Two of the main pros of graduate jobs south are in the title. "Graduate Jobs and South" as a graduate living in Southampton this site seemed like the most likely to find me a job and the perfect place.
- Simple interface and the ability to set up job alerts
- Lots of other information such as interview prep techniques is also available though I have not made much use of it. One guide on interviews is much like the next
- Job Search feature reasonably detailed and useful
- Once you have set up a job search you can simply look

Cons:

- Not regularly updated. That is to say relevant jobs are few and far between
- "Graduate Jobs" used loosely. A number of the positions are looking for second movers, experienced employees. This is not however how they sell it at job fairs/through careers
- The jobs I applied for via it rejected me based on a lack of experience. This not a con in itself but if you are up against experienced individual who are over 25 it may not exactly be a "graduate" job. But then outside of graduate programs its hard to find jobs just for recent inexperienced graduates
- Erratic recommendations. I am not sure what among my choices makes me suitable to be an inter-faith counsellor but when you get a ream of unsuitable jobs it can be quite frustrating.

Conclusion:

A good site and one of the sites I regularly use. Occasionally throws up a gem but often only has jobs which are posted on numerous other sites and therefore not only targeted at Grads.
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