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Job Search Tools UK reviews and compares UK job-search tools: browser extensions, sponsor checkers, salary tools, and more — with honest limits for each one.
How to Evaluate Any UK Job-Search Tool
A four-question method for judging any UK job-search tool: what it does, what it costs, what data it sees, and what its limits are.
Read guide Tool guidesAI Writing Tools for UK Job Applications: Where They Fit
Where AI writing tools genuinely help a UK job application, where they quietly damage it, and the one rule that matters when sponsorship is involved.
Read guide Tool guidesBrowser Permissions Explained for Job-Search Extensions
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit: what that Chrome permission really allows a job-search extension to do, and how to narrow it.
Read guide Tool guidesFree vs Paid UK Job Search Tools: What to Pay For
Which UK job-search tools are genuinely free, what a paid tool can honestly sell you, and the three payments that are never legitimate in a UK job search.
Read guide Tool guidesSalary Tools vs Skilled Worker Floors: What They Miss
Market salary tools answer a different question from the Skilled Worker rules. The two-part test, the 37.5-hour pro-rata trap, and how to check it free.
Read guide Tool guidesATS CV Checkers: What They Actually Score
What an ATS really does with your CV, what free ATS checkers can and cannot measure, and the parsing fixes that make a genuine difference.
Read guide Tool guidesHow to Check a UK Employer's Sponsor Licence: 5 Free Ways in 2026
Five free ways to check whether a UK employer holds a sponsor licence in 2026 — from the official GOV.UK file to checkers that work on the job page itself.
Read guide Tool guidesThe Chrome Extensions Worth Using for UK Job Seekers in 2026
Chrome extensions worth using for a UK job search: sponsor checkers, autofill, ATS resume tools, and writing helpers — with privacy and limits for each.
Read guide Tool guidesJob Application Trackers: Spreadsheet, App or Extension
Spreadsheets, dedicated apps and browser extensions for tracking UK job applications: what each does well, what they cost you, and the fields that matter.
Read guide SafetyVisa Job Scams in the UK: The Warning Signs
How UK visa and sponsorship job scams work, the eight signals that give them away, what legitimate tools never ask for, and exactly where to report one.
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