London town, where the streets are paved with gold (if you can find a decent job that is)

Try registering your details with the Guardian jobs section; they email you with any new posts, let employers find you, and the site is very comprehensive with loads of hints and tips and well, jobs. Select London and keep your requirements broad for the best possible hope of finding a job near you.

For a site that’s entirely based in London, try LondonJobs.

They have over 4000 jobs on offer so you can be sure to find the one that’s right for you. If you need a job super soon make sure you check out the agencies on your local high street, they offer local jobs that will get to you before they get on the internet, sign up to as many as you can, make sure you dress smartly and have plenty of copies of your CV to hand out. Quite often agencies like Reed, or Adecco will have you complete some basic literacy and numeracy tests on the spot so have a clear head when you pop in.