good part-time jobs for students

msmyth18

Ive worked in bars, admin & insurance. By far the best was the insurance job!

The uni job shop should be your first port of call.. plenty of student orientated jobs for you!

artchick

I was a youth worker for most of my time at uni - good pay starts about £7.50 per hour. The job was a good laugh and each day was different.

Fitted in really well with lectures as most work is during the evening midweek or on a weekend during the day - still plenty of time to party!!!

dave_phoenix

I did loads of different jobs whilst at uni (admin, sales, call centre etc). However, the best was working in the SU bar - decent hours, decent(ish) money, and because it served food you got your dinner and free drinks when the events where on... ideal in my opinion!

rmiller

i worked in a cafe all 4 years of uni in a really busy shopping mall. so hours were flexible and during the holidays they ALWAYS need extra help and I need extra hours. I found a great place to work that paid £6.75/hour which was great for me!

kimono_2

I would definitely recommend looking into temping.

I've been working as a temp over the holidays. I found the job through Reed. The job itself is pretty straight forward; I work in the admin office of a large car sales place. The pay is excellent compared to many other student jobs (£7.69ph). They have offered me a weekend reception role, which is perfect for when I go back to uni. The company is a division of Lloyds TSB so there may be a possibility of graduate work as well. It's a good way to get your foot in the door of major companies without a long interview process. Plus, it's been great for work experience and boosting my CV.

Have a look at the website of the major temp agencies (Reed, Hayes etc) and see what's available. In my experience it's much better to ring up and speak to someone in person rather than sending off emails or online forms.

Another thing I've tried is market research. The work is inconsistant but well paid, and great for boosting confidence in speaking to the public. I did some telephone surveying, but the best way to make money is to survey at events. I got sent to Liverpool for a few weekends and made about £200 a time for 2 days work. The best thing was the flexibility. I could choose when I wanted to go in for the telephone work and easily refuse a weekend event if I was too busy. Employers tend not to care too much as long as you fill your quota, and will keep you on the books if you can't work over exam periods, for example.

IMO it's best to avoid retail and bar work for large companies unless you're a bit desperate as the pay and working conditions are TERRIBLE.

Hope that helped!