Originally Posted by Magpie1

This is how I managed to land my job in the UK from the USA.

I started out just by applying on line and was making zero progress. So I decided to take a weeks vacation to England booked the flights and then contacted a couple of agencies and told them that I was returning to live in the UK and the situation with getting my wife's visa under the new rules. They managed to get me seven interviews during that week. Admittedly I was totally open to location and they stretched from Rochester in Kent all the way up to Wakefield in Yorkshire. So off I went and after a week of interviews I ended up with 2 offers of which I excepted one and start mid April

Now I am just hoping my wife's visa comes through in time so we can travel together rather than separately.

Admittedly I have a specific skill set which probably helped but I was amassed at the amount of interviews they lined me up with.

So it is possible you just have to be determined enough.

Originally Posted by borboletawords

HI there,
congratulations on finding a job. I'm very happy for you. you must be so happy too. hopefully your wife's visa will come through.
i tried to send you an IM but was unable to. i was just wondering if you could give me some advice on how to get a non-EEA visa for your spouse? which form did you apply for? many thanks kel

Originally Posted by TrappedinUK

Hi, this is my first post. I came back in 2008 after living in USA for a while. I live in Essex, close to London. Its difficult to get back into the job market after living overseas. Temporary work is the easiest to get into but still very competitive. Other people I know who have gone traveling for a year or so also report the same thing. Its like your being punished for taking time out of your career, and once you return your treated like any other immigrant.

Originally Posted by windsong

I thought it was time we had a thread for job-seeking in the UK with input by those who are seeking and those who have already done so. A list of potential topics for discussion was kindly put together by another member. Here it is:

• Feedback from successful jobseekers for specific jobs
• Best websites for particular job searches
• Jobseeker tips
• Where the jobs are for particular skills
• Where is good to locate to commute-wise to get to those jobs
• What skills you should hone or emphasise for maximum possibilities
• Where is a happy medium jobs location (customised) to meet an individual's needs to also be fairly near family and/or friends
• Where is jobs "utopia"???

What resources are you using to find jobs and, if you have found one already, how did you find it?

Originally Posted by windsong

Every job application should include a good cover letter. What does the UK expect to see in a cover letter?

(I've written some in the USA but I would not consider them particularly good, although I used them as an opportunity to highlight a few items in my resume; however, I'm not sure if the UK expects to see the same content in a cover letter as in the USA).

Originally Posted by jemima55

Has anybody heard of, or got a "certificate of good conduct"?
I came across it when I was filling in an application form yesterday. I would need a CRB clearance as I am a teacher, but since they can't search your records abroad, I understand this certificate is sometimes required, and you get it from where you were living. It's the first time I'd come across it, and just wondered if, and how anybody's obtained one.

Originally Posted by ldollard

i think only the antiquated British police do such a thing.

Originally Posted by jemima55

Has anybody heard of, or got a "certificate of good conduct"?
I came across it when I was filling in an application form yesterday. I would need a CRB clearance as I am a teacher, but since they can't search your records abroad, I understand this certificate is sometimes required, and you get it from where you were living. It's the first time I'd come across it, and just wondered if, and how anybody's obtained one.

Originally Posted by WEBlue

This is often required for such jobs in the USA too.

As Dunroving says, in the USA you contact your former state or local police dept to get a criminal records check done on yourself.

EHow has some instructions here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4780136_chec...ackground.html