We have great relationships with lots of companies and associations that you might like to check out - either to help you in your job search or for general information. Some of the links are to companies who we work alongside or just think you should know about. If you know of any others you'd like to see here, please let us know.

The Jobs / Work Bit

For up-to-date information on the industry go to;

Marketing Magazine's online portal;
www.brandrepublic.co.uk

Marketing, Advertising and Design news and jobs publisher
Content holder of Marketing Week, Precision Marketing, Design Week and many more;
www.mad.co.uk

Marketing Week online;
www.marketingweek.co.uk

Research Magazine online;
www.research-live.com

PR Week's on-line website;
www.prweek.co.uk

The Marketing Professionals Network;
www.stopgap.co.uk/linkedin

Industry Association Websites;

The Direct Marketing Association
www.dma.org.uk

The Asssociation of Publishing Agencies
www.apa.co.uk

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
www.ipa.co.uk

The Market Research Society
www.marketresearch.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Marketing;
www.cim.co.uk

Need help in other areas?  Maybe one of these can help...

The Light Room offers a range of coaching services to create positive change and deliver tangible benefits to both individuals and organisations;
www.thelightroomconsultancy.co.uk

Whether it is a Career or Life Coach you are looking for, S2 can help you move your life forward;
www.s2associates.co.uk

Another coaching company that might be of interest;
www.energisingconnector.co.uk

THE site of services to Women in Industry;
www.auroravoice.com

Having problems understanding your tax code. This link should provide you with some answers to your questions;
www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/tax-codes.htm

Want to work in Australia but don't know where to start. Before you contact Stopgap in Sydney, check out this websites to see if you qualify for a working visa and how to go about obtaining it;
www.australia.org.uk

These sites will help you get from A to B in a jiffy;

Rather than spending minutes trawling through an A-Z, visit Street Map for a quick and easy search solution of where you need to get to;
www.streetmap.co.uk

Need to get to an interview quickly by the best possible route?  Route Planner at the AA will provide you with that information quickly;
www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

Need to get around London - Transport for London will help
www.tfl.gov.uk

Have you had a look around and realised that the Stopgap Group is not the right marketing recruitment agency for you?  Maybe one of these can help:

For good quality PA, secretarial and office support positions, we recommend:
www.joyceguiness.co.uk

For jobs in the Richmond / Twickenham area:
www.harrisjones.co.uk

Are you a graduate looking for help with that first job? Try;
www.graduate-recruitment.co.uk

The Fun Bit

There are lots of sites that everyone at the Stopgap Group relies on to help sort out their lives. If you have any others you find you can't live without - let us know and we'll add them.

Single and want to meet others - this site has some fantastic events really worth going to;
www.thesinglesolution.co.uk

Can't decide where to go for dinner. This site is easy to use and has some fantastic recommendations;
www.london-eating.co.uk

Fancy a night out at the theatre - this site will lead you in the right direction:
www.londontheatreclub.com

Great Companies doing great things:

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award provides a non-competitive programme of activities for 14-25 year olds. The Stopgap Group has supported the award for the past 5 years - to find out more take a look at;
www.theaward.org

Dress for Success provides interview suits, confidence boosts and career development to more than 45,000 women in over 73 cities each year. The Stopgap Group has worked with them in the past - if you would like to see some of the great work they do click on the following link'
www.dressforsuccess.org