Trade Journals - How they can help you?

A number of online publications are freely available – some offer instant access, others require registration so they can find out what type of users are accessing the site. There are also a number of journals that are password protected and require a subscription or some form of payment in order to access jobs and other information.

Newsrack

www.newsrack.com

Links to online newspapers and magazines around the world. Click on the relevant geographical area to see a list of publications. You can also search by title or subject.

UK Media Directory

www.mediauk.com

Links to all types of media - newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and web. Search by subject and location.

Career Magazine

www.careermag.com

US based career advice magazine. Lots of tips on the job search process and links to hundreds of other career related resources on the internet.

Career Path

www.careerpath.com

A US site but useful if you want to search the press for vacancies as it searches 80 newspapers at once. Covers vacancies in all functions and sectors.

Careers at WSJ

careers.wsj.com

The Wall Street Journal career site – US but with a very interesting selection of articles on the world of work. Job vacancies are pulled from participating company intranets rather than submitted by the companies themselves.

DotJobs

www.dotjobs.co.uk

Jobs from the Electronic Times, The Engineer, Food Manufacture, Packaging Magazine and Printing World. Search by publication, keyword and location. Links to the publications featured.

Economist

www.economist.co.uk

Specialising in news and analysis, this site provides a comprehensive view of key business and political issues around the world. Features a number of international executive vacancies.

Fast Company

www.fastcompany.com

Leading US magazine aimed at small and fast growing businesses. Focus is on the individual and there are lots of useful features and tools on career management, running a business and practical help.

Fortune

www.fortune.com

Although it focuses mainly on the US, Fortune is an extremely useful resource for researching companies and careers – it produces the following annual surveys: 100 Best Companies to Work For, America’s Most Admired Companies, The Fastest Growing Companies, The Global 500 Companies and even the Best Companies for Minorities. The Fortune Career Centre also has lots of interesting articles and advice as well as links to job listings albeit US based.

Inc

www.inc.com

Another US journal for small businesses - features inspirational case studies, research and forecasts as well as articles on how to set up business, marketing and promotion, etc.

The Grocer

www.grocerjobs.co.uk

Jobs from the last two issues of The Grocer featuring a wide selection of roles within the FMCG sector across the UK.

London Careers Net

www.londoncareers.net

Vacancies from the free magazines distributed weekly – Girl About Town, Ms London, Nine to Five and Midweek. Concentrates on the recruitment market for office jobs - secretarial, junior finance and administrative roles. Search by publication and you can view a list of direct or agency jobs. No search facilities to narrow down your career options.

New Scientist

www.newscientist.com

One of the first journals to go online and with a specialist job section which can be reached directly at http://www.newscientistjobs.com/  - preferences can be saved and matching jobs emailed to you.

Total Jobs

www.totaljobs.com