100 best places to find jobs in West Sussex
Jobs can be hard to get at the best of times. Right now job opportunities are harder to come by, even here in "affluent" Sussex. Finding work in West Sussex has seldom been more demanding.
All this means that looking for the right job can be an endless and dispiriting full-time job in itself.
Big list of West Sussex job hunting resources
So we've put together a big list of 100 places to find work in West Sussex - websites which regularly show available jobs in West Sussex.We've checked these sites to see how many jobs in West Sussex they show at any one time. Nearly all of them had work available here in West Sussex. Most have good job search facilities. And we've also included a few local firms that might be useful allies in your job hunting campaign.
If you're hoping to find a job, we hope the list helps. Good luck with your job hunting
1. A1 Direct Recruitment
A1 are determined to be top of the pile - alphabetically at least. From their Crawley office they handle predominately driving jobs.2. 1four1
We've temporarily removed this job site as there seemed to be some issues with it.3. About You Recruitment
About You Recruitment handle jobs in Insurance, Finance, Office Support, Travel and Languages. Offices in Crawley.4. Accountancy Recruitment
A good place to look for finance and accounting positions in West Sussex.5. Adecco
Giant employment agency Adecco has a strong presence in Sussex, with branches in Chichester, Brighton and Petersfield.6. Alexander Lloyd
Jobs in the finance, HR, pensions and compliance sector are the speciality of Crawley based Alexander Lloyd.7. AMR Group
Estate agent jobs handled from their office in Billingshurst and elsewhere across the UK.8. Artisan Recruitment Ltd
A good place to look for jobs in the catering and hospitality industries.9. Ashdown Personnel
For local East Grinstead jobs.10. Aviation Job Search
The aviation industry is a huge employer here in West Sussex and this is the place to look for work in the aviation industry.11. Beacon Recruitment and Consultancy
Chichester based. Deal with jobs in the industrial, commercial, technical and accountancy sectors.12. Blue Arrow
Office work leviathan has an office Worthing and plenty of jobs in the West Sussex area.13. BlueFire Consulting
Employment Agency in Sussex filling jobs in quite a few sectors across the UK. Not too many of their jobs are actually in West Sussex, but still worth adding to your job hunting list.14. Carewise Ltd
Lancing and Horsham based Carewise is a care agency and a useful contact for care workers.15. Caterer.com
If you are after hospitality jobs, this is a great place to start. There are usually hundreds of jobs in West Sussex shown on the site.16. Charity Job
Finding charity jobs is especially hard at the moment, but Charity Job has a few of them.17. City Field Recruitment
Specialist in filling agricultural and horticultural jobs.18. Class Cover
A good place to look for teaching jobs in Sussex and across the south-east. Class Cover have their head office in Billingshurst.19. Computer People
IT specialist (of course) with a branch in Crawley. Not that many Sussex jobs showed up at the time of our search of their website though.20. Corrigan Bentley
Executive jobs. Search and selection in Crawley.21. CW Jobs
CW is an IT jobs specialist and has about 100 West Sussex IT jobs at any one time.22. Day Nurseries
The site usually has a handful of Nursery School Jobs in West Sussex .23. De-Luxe Services
Specialist provider of permanent and temporary staff in the agriculture, catering, driving and distribution sectors.24. DGH
Sussex-based IT jobs recruitment.25. Dune Office Recruitment
Based in Brighton, Dune Recruitment have a small number of jobs in Sussex - generally in office work, including legal jobs, telesales and administration.26. Era Healthcare
If you're after jobs in the care services sector, Era Healthcare in Worthing could be a good place to look for work.27. Everyday Recruitment
This recruitment agency is based in Selsey and specialises in sourcing temporary staff. But they also have full time and permanent jobs too.28. First Col
A pretty useful source of nursing jobs.29. First Recruitment
A good selection of jobs in the Horsham and Crawley areas. First Recruit also has an office in Brighton.30. Flight Crew Finder
Based near Chichester, Flight Crew Finder has a good selection of aviation jobs.31. Fox Recruitment
For jobs in the media, marketing and event and exhibition sectors. Based in East Grinstead.32. FPR Group
Carries a good number of healthcare and catering jobs.33. Futures Recruitment
Futures Recruitment Services in Chichester look after a number of commercial jobs which are listed on their website - practically all the jobs are local to West Sussex.34. GAAP web
Excellent aggregator of finance and accountancy jobs with lots of financial jobs in West Sussex.35. Graduate Recruitment Bureau
Brighton based - finding jobs for graduates and people starting out on the career ladder.36. Gumtree
Gumtree generally has around 1,000 or so jobs advertised in West Sussex, mainly in lower paid roles. Can be a good place to look for restaurant and bar jobs in particular.37. Harris Lord Recruitment
Horsham recruitment agency with permanent, temporary and contract jobs across several divisions - from office work to legal jobs, science jobs and jobs in sales and marketing.38. Harvey John
Legal and accountancy recruitment agency based in Brighton39. Hays
Jobs giant with large number of accountancy and office jobs.40. Headline Consulting Ltd
Headline focus on technical jobs, especially in the aerospace and defence sectors.41. HR Go
Big firm with an office in Crawley. Recruits for jobs in most sectors but didn't have any Sussex jobs when we checked - oh no! Could be a good source of jobs though, so included in the list.42. Hunter Dunning
Chichester architectural jobs specialist.43. Hunters Recruitment
Sussex coastal recruitment agency in Shoreham where you can submit your CV - there are some interesting candidate services the company offers too.44. Interaction Recruitment
Interaction has offices in Worthing and Brighton and has a varied selection of 20-50 jobs in West Sussex at any one time.45. JobSite
The huge Jobsite, which originated in Chichester, has the best part of 1,000 jobs of all levels here in the county and loads of work further afield.46. Kelly
Kelly has an office in Brighton and has a large number of office and admin jobs in Sussex.47. Lobster Recruitment
Search and Selection company with offices in Crawley and Worthing which has vacancies in the Care and Hospitality sectors here in Sussex.48. Manpower
Large national employment agency with details of lots of local jobs. Offices in Crawley and Brighton too.49. Mansell Recruitment Group
Mansell Recruitment Group fill engineering and technical job vacancies here and worldwide from their offices in Crawley.50. Nurses Plus
Nursing jobs specialist with offices in Chichester.51. Ocean City Recruitment
Driving and industrial positions filled from their offices in Crawley and Portsmouth.52. Office Angels
Office Angels in Brighton specialise in .....you've guessed it....53. Panache
Panache is a nursing care agency which focuses on nursing jobs in the Worthing area.54. Parkhouse
Lots of industrial jobs in West Sussex, especially around the Crawley area.55. Parmar Staffing
Small recruitment agency with a good mixture of Sussex jobs in several mainstream sectors.56. Permanent Solutions Direct
A handy place to look if you are after an HR job in the Crawley area.57. Personnel Selection
Industrial and office jobs in West Sussex - the company has offices in Bognor Regis, Brighton and beyond.58. Pin Stripe People
Aim to find people for jobs in West Sussex, Hampshire and London and welcome receipt of your cv.59. Planet Recruit
If you are after an IT job, particularly programming or developing jobs, Planet Recruit normally has about 50 or West Sussex IT jobs.60. Premier Nursing
Provides private nursing care and is a good source of nursing jobs in West Sussex.61. Premier recruitment Solutions
The jobs handled by Premier are predominately Sussex-based. Their website is a good place to look for local jobs in the Industrial, Hospitality, Catering, Transport, Care and Commercial sectors.62. Prestige Nursing and Care
Large nursing agency with an office in Worthing, West Sussex.63. PSD
PSD is an executive and management recruitment firm. Although it handles senior appointments across the UK, one of its offices is right here in West Sussex at Haywards Heath.64. Pure Healthcare
Provides staffing for nursing homes, care homes, hospitals and is on the lookout for healthcare workers.65. Reed
Reed is a huge national employment agency with offices in Brighton, Worthing and Fareham. Their website has details of thousands of jobs including lots of work in Sussex.66. Reflex HR
Haywards Heath recruitment firm Reflex HR is a specialist in jobs in the building and construction industries.67. RSL jobs
Worthing-based specialist technical recruitment agency supplying both contract and permanent staff within the Engineering and Construction Industries worldwide. So they don't have many specifically Sussex jobs, but no stone should be left unturned when job hunting.68. Search Consultancy
Crawley-based Search have an attractive and easy to use website with around 100 West Sussex vacancies advertised.69. Securitech
With offices in Haywards Heath, Securitech fills engineering and IT positions here in Sussex and further afield.70. Select Appointments
Has an office in Crawley. Not too many jobs in West Sussex last time we searched their website, but theoretically a possible source of job leads.71. Shannon White
Technical recruitment company based in Horsham. Has a small number of engineering jobs in West Sussex.72. Shore Group
Construction jobs specialist with an office in Shoreham-by-Sea.73. Simply Law jobs
Usually has 100 law and paralegal jobs in West Sussex.74. Simply Sales Jobs
As it says in the title, a sales jobs specialist which usually has around 50 or so sales jobs in West Sussex available.75. SLS Recruitment Services
Horsham based. Specialist in Pharmaceutical, Financial Services and IT industry jobs.76. Solid Recruitment Solutions
Recruits people for sales and marketing jobs, technical jobs, commercial jobs and positions in the financial services industry.77. Solutions2
Solutions 2 Recruitment is a Haywards Heath recruitment agency with a dozen or so job vacancies in Sussex advertised on its website at any one time.78. SPR
Search and Selection business handling senior appointments. Based at Gatwick.79. Strategic Employment
Crawley based. Handles job vacancies in IT, Sales and marketing, HR and training and Supply Chain and Logistics.80. Student Jobs
Jobs for students are particularly hard to get. Try this website for around 100 West Sussex student jobs.81. Synchronicity Group
Recruiting for management positions in the Property sector and in several other field. Mainly deal with top jobs.82. Tate
Brighton office jobs specialist which tends to advertise office support and office professional roles on its website.83. Team
Very nice people, with an office in Chichester. Team handle medical jobs and work in the catering, industrial, driving and commercial sectors.84. The Guardian
The Guardian jobs section has a really interesting mix of IT and public sector jobs wit quitea few in West Sussex when we looked at it. Soit gets into our list of handy West Sussex job finding resources.85. The Recruitment Consultancy
Although their main office is in Guildford, the company also has an office in Worthing and specifically covers Sussex and has some local office jobs advertised on its website.86. The Recruitment Place
Aviation, office travel and industrial jobs specialist based here in Crawley.87. Thorne Employment Ltd
Carries a small but interesting mix of jobs, with a good portion of them here in West Sussex.88. Total Jobs
Total jobs has getting on for 100,00 jobs at any one time with around 1,000 in West Sussex. All types of work.89. Touchpoint Resource Limited
Internet type jobs. Touchpoint handle Digital and e-commerce jobs. It's also make me thirsty reading their website as I have twice typed Touchpint...there, I've done it again.90. Travail
Burgess Hill recruitment consultancy Travail handles commercial and industrial jobs in Sussex and across the UK.91. Turnfield
IT and Telecommunications jobs.92. Turnfield
Resourcing and Recruiting Consultancy in Horsham which focuses on IT Professionals.93. USP Recruitment Services
Middleton-on-Sea based USP Recruitment doesn't have any jobs listed on its website, but specialises in filling vacancies in the commercial, accountancy and technical sectors.94. Vantage Recruitment Solutions
Based at Gatwick, most of their jobs are in London, but you may fancy commuting to work. Or maybe not?95. West Sussex County Council
Despite the apparnet slowdown in the public sector spending steamroller, West Sussex County Council still has plenty of jobs available.96. West Sussex NHS
The Health Service is a huge employer in West Sussex and their website has hundreds of health and care-related jobs.97. Wild Recruitment
Based in Portsmouth but has jobs in the Chichester area and the westernmost part of the county.98. Wisdom Recruitment
Small recruitment agency based in Horsham.99. Workmates
Bognor Regis employment agency with a number of local industrial jobs on their website.100. All West Sussex Jobs
All West Sussex Jobs and its sister sites, which cover Chichester Jobs, Worthing Jobs and most other places in the county, often have a varied list of several hundred jobs. Very useful.
So there we have it. 100 places to find work in West Sussex.
Once again, good luck with the job hunting. If you know someone who's looking for work, perhaps this list might help them too.
Mark Hoult
West Sussex.info
PS If you find somewhere really useful to job seekers in West Sussex that you think should be added to this list, please email us and we'll do an update if we get enough fresh and useful information.
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