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Changing Career?
Most people will change their job about 8 times in their working lives. So if you are thinking about a Career Change then you are not alone! It’s an important decision to make and it’s therefore essential that you have the information to be able to make an informed choice.
Using the jobcymru Companies Database can help you find out:
- What type of companies exist locally
- What jobs are available in local companies
- Skill shortages being experienced by local employers
- Jobs available that match your skills, experience and qualification level
- Use of the Welsh language by local employers
- The type of training offered by different employers
All these factors can help you decide on the sort of career you should consider or give you an idea of the demand for jobs you are interested in.
Company search
You can search the directory using:
Keywords – possible searches:
- Company name
- Types of companies e.g. Accountants, Hotels, Garages, Factories. Try singular and plural forms e.g. accountant and accountants
- Skills and attributes that employers value e.g. Communication, Honesty
- Training offered e.g. NVQs, in-house, apprenticeships
- Geographical area e.g. towns, county
Category – companies are split into 4 categories
- Leisure & Tourism – attractions, hotels, cafes, sports venues
- Manufacturing – clothes, windows, food
- Service – builders, accountants, hairdressers, solicitors, councils, vets, banks
- Sales – Shops, garages, builder’s merchants
Position – search for companies offering a specific job title e.g. Chef, Fitter, Accountant
Just input your search and wait to see which companies come up. You can then look at the details of all these companies or pick and choose!
For general information about trends in the Local Labour Market check out the following sections:
- The Local Economy – Where are the jobs? Which sectors are growing?
- Skill Shortages – Which skills are in demand?
- Bilingual Skills - Welsh and the workplace
Job Search
You can search for jobs in the database in different ways:
Job title – if you know the title of the job you would like e.g. Accountant, Builder, Technician, Translator, just type it into the search field and you will be able to search through the database.
Keywords – for example
- Type of work e.g. Translation, Building, Media
- Name of company
- Key skills
Industry – the companies have been divided in to four categories:
- Leisure & Tourism – attractions, hotels, cafes, sports venue
- Manufacturing – clothes, windows, food
- Service – builders, accountants, hairdressers, solicitors, councils, vets, banks
- Sales – Shops, garages, builder’s merchants
Location – Choose a location from the list or leave the section empty to see jobs from all over Wales.
Salary – Choose the salary range from the list to see what jobs are available for each salary band.
Use of Welsh – the jobs have been categorised according to the level of Welsh needed to carry out the work.
- No use of Welsh
- Use amongst the workforce
- Use verbally with customers
- Considerable use, including administration work
- Majority of the work through the medium of Welsh
By contract - Choose from the different contract options to find a job that suits you. The four options available are:
- Permanent
- Contract
- Temporary
- Part time
Who can help?
Careers Wales - If you feel that you would like to talk through your ideas with someone or find out more about different occupations or the education & training opportunities available then contact Careers Wales. They can give you information and/or individual guidance from a trained Adult Careers Adviser. www.careerswales.com
Business Eye - If you are interested in starting your own business then contact Business Eye for more information and advice. Tel: 08457 969798
