Helpful links to support your tech job search

techfolk - tech jobs in Bristol, the South West and beyond

LinkedIn - jobs and network - update your core skills, set your status to 'open to opportunities' and job content can find you

StackOverflow - complete your profile and core skills, and amend your status so job content can find you

jobtensor - AI driven semantic search and match - this tool targets jobs in tech, science and engineering

TechSPARK jobs - jobs in tech across the South West region

Bristol and Bath Science Park - jobs with firms at BBSP

Indeed - an aggregator of jobs, including those on employer websites

Adzuna - job board

Jobsite / TotalJobs - generalist job board, listing tech jobs

Jobserve - tech jobs, lots of contract positions

CWjobs - job board leaning towards ICT vacancies

CV Library - generalist job board

Monster.co.uk - generalist job board

Playlist of TED talks on working smarter

Excellent blog on becoming a productive programmer and getting work/life balance

@StuHerbert's excellent article on securing your first job as a Software Engineer - applies at all levels

Check out salary benchmarking and market trends from IT jobs watch, and from The Salary Calculator too as a point of comparison

Telephone interview tips - the basics

A handy Tax and National Insurance calculator, for contractors and permanent

News on the South West Tech and innovation scene - from SW Innovation

 More news, events, jobs and features on the South West tech scene - from TechSPARK

Talks, events and happenings at the British Computer Society Bristol branch

Meetup.com - find others who share your tech interests: all sorts of get-togethers happening near you

Wondering where your next employer's tech may sit on Gartner's technology curve?

See what others are saying about a prospective employer, on Glassdoor (tends to feature larger employers, and particularly happy / disgruntled reviews)

Numbeo is a handy tool for comparing the cost of living between cities