There are several employment agencies in the main towns of North Devon for employees to look for work and for employers to advertise vacancies.
There are several routes to finding or advertising job vacancies in the North Devon area.
Local companies tend to advertise vacancies within the local newspapers. There are two main newspapers which cover North Devon:
The North Devon Journal comes out every Thursday and you can buy it from newsagents for 80p. If you do not live locally, you can subscribe by calling 01872 247520
The North Devon Gazette is a free paper which is delivered to all houses every Wednesday. However, if you do not yet live in the region you can subscribe to by calling 01271 344303.
There are several recruitment agencies based primarily in Bideford and Barnstaple. The details are below:
Abacus Recruitment (UK) Ltd
4 Cross St, Barnstaple, EX31 1BA, T: 01271 859135, Email
1-5 Bridge St, Bideford, EX39 2BU, T: 01237 420600, Email
Absolute Driver Solutions
CDM, Westacott Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8AW
T: 01271 346 109 M: 07971 778 851, Email
Blue Arrow
129 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX311TD, T: 01271 379 085
Concept Staffing
2 Boutport Street, Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RH, T: 01271 343222 , Email
33 Mill Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 2JJ, T: 01237 425535, Email
Jobcentre Plus
Princess House, Queen Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8HD, T: 01271 395300
Northbank House, North Road, Bideford, EX39 2NR, T: 01237 496900
Workforce Recruitment
Victoria Chambers, 63 High Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1JB, T: 0845 880 00 59, Email
Wise Employment
100 High St, Barnstaple, EX31 1HR, T: 01271 377788, Email
There are also online recruitment websites which cover the Devon and South West area. These can be found at:
Devon Jobs - Public Sector Job Vacancies in the whole of Devon
Grad South West - Gradsouthwest advertises hundreds of jobs for talented students
Job Centre Plus - Job Centre online
Jobs SW - Job vacancies across the South West region
North Devon Gazette - Jobs advertised within the North Devon Gazette
This is Devon - Job adverts placed in the North Devon Journal
University of Exeter - Student and Graduate placement