Some of the resources we have found for you
Searching for sources of information can be time consuming and often fruitless. We hope that these links will enable you to find what you need. They are in no particular order, so please just have a look at as many as you like, and don't forget to have a click about on the pages you open to see what they offer. Each link will open a new window so that you can keep Not The 9 to 5 open and refer back to our resources. Not all are essentially about out of the ordinary work, but hopefully our brief descriptions will help you identify which ones you want to investigate.
Watch out for eBooks and sites that ask you to part with your cash. They may claim to have all the answers, but spend time looking for the same answers yourself and you'll save some money.
After the recent problems with this page a lot of information has gone missing. We are in the process of trying to rebuild it, in the mean time please see resources part 2 for more
Careers guides and advice
Free My CV a site that distributes CVs on your behalf
I-Resign - a site all about career advice
Find the right job for you - advice from Monster Jobs - if you register with Monster you can access their forum and careers advice pages
Q&A from Yahoo Answers forum
People Maps - Identifying your personality, strengths and skills. Requires registration
National Online Recruitment Audience Survey - the
Oscars of job sites
Advice videos - if you prefer to watch than to read, this is from the Guardian newspaper
Live Wire - a resource from Shell aimed at under 30s, but with free advice pages
PlanIt a careers resource site from Scotland, includes a large number of job profiles.
CRAC a national organisation dedicated to supporting career development
Workazoo, a forum all about work run by News International
WhatJobSite is a site designed for recruiters but has some useful insider information
From Universities
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