This document provides information and tips for students searching for part-time job opportunities. It outlines various types of part-time roles including campus jobs, hospitality, retail, and tutoring. It also discusses how to find opportunities through networks, job boards, and recruitment agencies. The document warns about scam jobs and provides details on national minimum wage and tax requirements for part-time work. Students are directed to campus career services for additional support with CVs, interviews, and researching employers.

1. Part-time job search
Tahira Majothi
careers consultant
www.careers.salford.ac.uk
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2. Session Aims
Tips on where to look for part-time work
Awareness of scam jobs
National Insurance and Income Tax
Part-time Job CV
Careers and Employability Service
support

3. What types of opportunities are out there?
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4. Campus opportunities
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/vacancies

5. http://www.salfordstudents.com/jobs

6. The direct approach
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7. Hospitality
Flickr: George Chelebiev, Coffee meant something different back then. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

8. Waiter / Waitress
Flickr: Prayitno, pouring 8 (eight) martini simultaneously. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

9. Retail
Flickr: Ikhlasul Amal, Customer Service. Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)

10. Admin / Call Centres
Flickr: Domenico. My new job at the call center. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kugelfisch/

11. Festivals / Events
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12. Tutoring /
Learning mentors
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13. Leisure, travel
and tourism
Flickr: Geraint Rowland. Waiting Game. https://www.flickr.com/photos/geezaweezer/

14. Charity fund raisers
Flickr: Thunderchild7, Kiss Rocks. Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)

15. Market Research /
Mystery Shopping
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16. How to find the opportunities?
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17.  Networks – university staff, friends, family, peers etc
 Advertised roles
 Clubs, societies, networking events, voluntary/paid
work contacts
 Google alerts and social media (FB, Twitter, LinkedIn)
 Recruitment Agencies
 Jobs boards - fish4jobs, Monster,
Universal Jobs Match
 Local Council websites www.lgjobs.com
 Professional associations / Learned societies
http://www.totalprofessions.com/profession-finder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_learned_societies#United_Kingdom

18. Advantage Student
Console
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/vacancies

19. Recruitment Agencies
• Recruitment consultants usually have
temporary or p/t job opportunities.
• Specialist consultancies may have the latest
labour market information about specific
sectors and can provide useful application tips.
• Short-term experience will help you to see if
the industry is the ‘right fit’ for you.

20. Making the most
of Recruitment Agencies
• Manage expectations
• Give recruitment consultants an up-to-date CV
• Be specific about the type of work you are
looking for
• Contact recruitment consultants on a regular
basis to let them know you are still looking for
work
• Don’t feel obliged to take on an opportunity if it’s
not right for you!
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/recruitment

21. Working Abroad
Salford International Travel Bursaries
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/travel-bursary
BUNAC – work abroad
http://www.bunac.org/uk
Japanese teaching and exchange programme (JET)
http://www.jet-uk.org/index.php
Work or Volunteer overseas (British Council)
http://www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-create/opportunity/work-volunteer
Erasmus Salford
http://www.advice.salford.ac.uk/erasmus
Advice on working abroad
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/international-work
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/agcasspecialinterest

22. Watch out for
scam job adverts!
• Piece work or data entry to be done at home
• Employers who ask for bank details or money
upfront to pay for stock delivery
• Commission only work
• Pay at a lower level than the National
Minimum Wage (NMW)
Source: http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/findjobs/scamjobs/

23. National Minimum Wage
Year 21 and over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice*
2014
(current
rate)
£6.50 £5.13 £3.79 £2.73
2013 £6.31 £5.03 £3.72 £2.68
2012 £6.19 £4.98 £3.68 £2.65
2011 £6.08 £4.98 £3.68 £2.60
2010 £5.93 £4.92 £3.64 £2.50
Source: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

24. Tax and National Insurance
“Income Tax is payable, if you earn more than £192 a
week or £833 a month - this is your Personal Allowance
National Insurance if you earn more than £153 a week
Your employer will usually deduct Income Tax and
National Insurance from your wages through Pay As You
Earn (PAYE).”
https://www.gov.uk/student-jobs-paying-tax

25. Target CVs and cover letters
Flickr: Luke Chapman. Gift wrapping. https://www.flickr.com/photos/s13_eisbaer/

27. Summary
–Know yourself
–Know the job specifics
–Know the organisation
–Know why you want the
job!

28. Careers events
• Personal Branding: How to market BRAND YOU – 30th
October
• Industry Insights – Cooperative Bank, 4th November
• GOThinkBig: Manchester (Entertainment- Sport- PR, Advertising &
Marketing- Food & Drink industries) 5th November
• Industry Insights – Matalan, 11th November
• Computing, Science and Engineering Fair – 19th
November
Upcoming: CV workshops, Careers in China, IBM and
Chemical Scientist online events, job hunting and
social media.
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/jobsandcareers

29. Careers and Employability Service
CV Clinics at University House:
Tuesdays (10am - 12pm) & Thursdays (2pm – 4pm)
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/careeradvice
CV and Cover Letter Guides:
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/careerguides
Guide to finding part-time work:
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/careerguides
Salford (On-campus) Recruitment Fairs 2014-2015:
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/meetemployers

30. Useful Resources:
Researching Employers:
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/careerpaths
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/research_company
http://careers.theguardian.com/careers-blog/researching-an-employer
Interviews resources:
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/apply_interview
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/videosinterview
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/films