CV Preparation
Interview (Getting there, tips)
Personal Profile tools
Associated Professional Bodies
Umbrella Companies
Technology Suppliers
Training Companies
Guide to contracting

CV Preparation
www.businessballs.com - section on CV writing and examples
www.mycvoncd.com - multimedia and interactive CV presentations - the revolutionary way to make your CV stand out from the crowd.
www.e-cvs.net - free instant CV builder.

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Interview

Getting there
www.multimap.co.uk - route planner
www.theaa.com - route planner and traffic news
www.nationalrail.co.uk - train timetable
www.nationalexpress.com - coach timetable
www.tourist-information-uk.com  - Find a local hotel to your interview or contract.

Tips
www.bizhelp24.com/personal_development/body_language.shtml - what does your body language say about you?
www.businessballs.com - advice on interview techniques

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Profile Tools

www.peoplemaps.co.uk - take a free on line test to find out what the employer may think about you during interview

Free personality tests and assessments - free to download

• free quick Maslow hierarchy of needs self-test (based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
• free XY-theory individual and organisation test (based on McGregor's XY Theory)
• take the online ethics test - mostly for fun
• free Skill Set and Behaviour self-assessment test (primarily for sales/commercial/business roles)
• free Personal Business Strengths Profile self-assessment (for self-awareness, interview and appraisal preparation)
• free handwriting (graphology) self-assessment quick-test (for graphology training, self-awareness, interview and appraisal preparation)
• www.haleonline.com - offers a free personality test based on Myers Briggs theory

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Associated Professional Bodies / Informative pages.

www.iap.org.uk - The Institution of Analysts and Programmers

www.imis.org.uk- - The institute for the Management of Information Systems

www.bcs.org/bcs - The British Computer Society

www.pcg.org.uk  - The Professional Contractors Group, Tel:0845 125 9899

www.contractoruk.com  - Useful information for contractors

www.DTI.gov.uk - Tele:0845 955 5105

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Umbrella Companies

Parasol IT
www.parasolit.co.uk

Tel: 0870 744 7890
Fax: 0870 744 3909
Email: info@parasolit.co.uk

Orange Genie
www.orangegenie.com

Tel: 0845 602 3483

Fax: 01296 718948

Email: info@orangegenie.com

Work2Live

www.Work2Live.co.uk

Tel: 0870 765 4320

Fax: 0845 330 7204

Email: enquiry@work2live.co.uk

JSA Group 

www.jsagroup.co.uk

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Technology Suppliers
 
www.flatvision.co.uk - Suppliers of TFT, LCD & Plasma Display Solutions

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Training Companies

Computeach

The National IT Learning Center

Inter Train
ITrain is the UK's leading independent Oracle Services Company. ITrain deliver an unparalleled range of Training in:

• Oracle - Developer, DBA, Designer etc
• Java - Programming and Development
• Microsoft - SQL Server, ASP.NET etc
• E-Commerce - HTML, JavaScript, XML etc.

These courses are delivered at training centres based in London, Coventry, Manchester, Edinburgh, along with partner sites in Leeds, Belfast, Dublin and other sites worldwide. ITrain can also provide onsite, hosted and tailored training at your chosen location.
Visit www.itrainonline.co.uk/pls/datatrain/home

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Guide to contracting

See our Contractors Section

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