Exploring Job Advertisement Websites in Belfast

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Exploring Job Advertisement Websites in Belfast

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to evaluate and compare four different job advertisement websites for students in Belfast and identify the advantages and disadvantages of each.

What do you already know about job advertisement websites?

What websites will we investigate?

1. https://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/
2. https://www.nijobs.com/
3. https://uk.indeed.com/
4. https://www.jobapplyni.com/

What are we looking for?

1. Is the website easy to use?
2. How can you filter the search? eg location / Belfast / hours of job / rate of pay / 
3. How large is the font?  How much reading is there? 
4. Is there a lot of spam / advertisements?
5. Can you upload a CV to apply?
6. What instructions are there?

https://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/
What are the advantages of this website?

https://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/
What are the disadvantages of this website?

https://www.nijobs.com/
What are the advantages of this website?

https://www.nijobs.com/
What are the disadvantages of this website?

https://uk.indeed.com/
What are the advantages of this website?

https://uk.indeed.com/
What are the disadvantages of this website?

https://www.jobapplyni.com/
What are the advantages of this website?

https://www.jobapplyni.com/
What are the disadvantages of this website?

Slide 10: Conclusion

Groups to offer verbal feedback on the website they investigated.

1. What are the strengths?
2. What are the weaknesses?
3. Would you recommend this website?
4. Score out of 10 ?

Which website will you go to first when looking for local jobs?

Indeed

nijobfinder

nijobs

jobapplyni

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.