University of Manchester Careers Blog

Unemployed or working in an unsatisfying job? Need a motivational kick?  Here are 3 reasons to apply for immediate start jobs right now:

1. Seize the moment
   The evenings are dark, the weather is miserable and there’s not much on TV so get a hot cuppa, curl up on the sofa and get applying!
2. Get ahead of the class of 2013
   The job application process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months so they will be able to start applying for immediate start vacacies in just a couple of months.  Apply for immeduate start jobs now to cut out  that added competition.
3. There are adverts out there
   Companies have had time after Christmas to put together job ads and there is all sorts of stuff out there. Here’s a selection of UK based immediate start jobs added to CareersLink in the last week. Log in to CareersLink and search for the vacancy ID for full information.

Finance

• Associate Consultant (Vacancy ID: 18270) £24k,  London, Min 2:1
• Research Associate (Vacancy ID: 18045) Closing 19/4, £25-35k +bonuses, London, Min degree plus some experience

Recruitment/HR

• Recruitment & HR Executive, (Vacancy ID: 18342) Manchester city centre, Min 2:1
• Resourcer/Trainee Recruitment Consultant (Vacancy ID: 18231) Manchester

Sales

• Trainee Sales Representative (Vacancy ID: 18334) Closing 15/2, £20k +bonuses and car, Bolton, Min 2:2
• Financial Sales Graduate Development Programme (Vacancy ID: 18127) Closing 28/2, 25k +bonuses and car, laptop and phone, Manchester

Admin

• Office Manager/Book keeper, (Vacancy ID: 18340) £20k + bonus, London, Min GCSE Maths grade B, excellent skills in word processing, spreadsheets & Powerpoint
• Executive Assistant, (Vacancy ID: 18390) Closing 12/2, £17-18k, Manchester, Any degree, numerate
• Case Officer (Vacancy ID: 18337) £17,687, Closing 8/2, Cheshire, Any degree

Advertising/Marketing/PR

• Brand Label Coordinator (Vacancy ID: 18363) Closing 8/2, £18-20k, Manchester
• Graduate Marketing Coordinator (Vacancy ID: 18375) £17,800-19,800, Warwickshire, Marketing related degree
• Trainee Account Researcher (Vacancy ID: 18865) London & Warwick, Min 2:1
• Trainee Account Coordinator (Vacancy ID: 18866) London & Warwick, Min 2:1

Cultural

• Project Research & Interpretation Internship (Vacancy ID: 18291) Voluntary but accommodation and out of pocket travel costs covered, Closing 21/2, Cambridgeshire
• EDIT 6/2 Just spotted this opportunity on Twitter. Trainee Writer\Editorial Assistant at New Statesman, Closing 13/2, start date 1/4, London

IT

• Systems Engineer (Vacancy ID: 18287) Closing 15/2, Liverpool, Computer related degree
• Digital Developer (Vacancy ID: 18358) Closing 18/2, £22-25k, Leeds, Degree in computing/IT plus specified technical competencies
• Entry Level Technical Consultant x2 (Vacancy ID: 18362) Closing 15/3, £22-25k, London, Degree in computing or related plus SQL server/programming experience
• Junior Web Designer (Vacancy ID: 18372) Closing 20/3, £15k+, Macclesfield
• Junior Graphic Designer (Vacancy ID: 18371) Closing 20/3, £15k+, Macclesfield

Engineering/Technical

• Novel Systems Engineer (Vacancy ID: 18381) Bristol, Ideally looking for masters or PhD in physics/numerical modelling/materials science/aeronautical engineering

Other

• Forensic Data Examiner (Vacancy ID: 18351) Bolton, Degree/module in any of: child psychology, criminology, computing forensics or forensic science
• Intelligence Analysts (Vacancy ID: 18378) Closing 22/3, £25,056, London, British citizens only