Career and guidance counsellors provide practical information about how university students can prepare themselves for the move from education to employment. Students can book an appoinment to discuss career related issues, such as resumé and cover letter writing and preparation for job interviews. You can book an appointment here. Useful material can be found below. Use it to your advantage! Careers Connection Career Connections Want to work in Iceland Work in Iceland is your one-stop shop to provide comprehensive information about the job market in Iceland, to help foreign experts move to Iceland for work. Finding a suitable job The basic fundamentals of finding suitable employment are for you to have good self-knowledge, know your skills, map your experience and to be aware of your strengths and how to better the situation. It is important to make a realistic assessment of yourself and realize where one's education and personal skills can thrive. The following questions are important to ask for the job search: What do I want? What is my future vision in regards to employment? What do I most value at work? What is my interest? What are my skills? What skill areas could I improve? In what kind of work environment would I want to work in? What job would suit me? Methods for job searching View job advertisements and think about the following: What do I know about the firm/company – what do I want to know? Job descriptions Job requirements Recruitment agencies Information on job vacancies World Wide Web Businesses recruit staff through their websites Look up information about companies/businesses policies, strategies and human resource policies. Networking Let your professional and personal network know that you are in a job search Tips about jobs from a contact Career Fairs Get in contact with companies Get information on the status of the labour market Use the opportunity to network and introduce yourself Looking for a job? Are you looking for work, long term, temporary or part-time with your studies? Below you will find a number of links to companies or offices that advertise job vacancies and/or receive job applications from individuals looking for work. Some of them offer also counselling or guidelines about writing a CV, cover letter and other important factors in the job seeking process. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Career Connections Alfreð Directorate of Labour Hagvangur HH Ráðgjöf Intellecta bl.is Starfatorg Storf.is Tvinna facebooklinkedintwitter
