Why a part-time job is great for your future career

With the Part-Time Jobs Fair next Tuesday 10th October 2017, 12pm-2pm in Our Place, we thought it would be great to talk about why a part-time job is great for your future career.

Part-time work can often just feel like a necessary part of student life, an essential top up to your maintenance loans. But, part-time jobs are much more than that in the eyes of your future employer. This blog names the top 5 skills you show graduate employers through part-time work, plus a run down of the best places to look for a Christmas temp job which often turn in to great long term part time roles.

1. Commitment. While your peers were spending Saturdays on netflix, your regular part-time job shows commitment. The determination and motivation to hold down regular work during student life. 
2. Working under pressure. Lots of part-time roles, like retail or hospitality, are fast paced and high pressure. If you can keep 12 tables of customers happy on a busy Saturday shift then you can definitely work well under pressure. 
3. Organisation and time-management. Balancing the routine of a part-time role and the rest of your studies is a tough act. Making it through university with a job and achieving great results demonstrates great organisation and your abilities to manage your time and priorities well. 
4. Team work. Your part-time job probably has you working alongside a team of colleagues. Knowing how to fit in to a team dynamic and remain motivated and motivate others in an essential skill for nearly all graduate jobs. 
5. Customer awareness. At a guess, your part-time job has you dealing with people on every shift. Understanding the customers needs and making them a priority in your working practice is a stand-out skill in graduate recruitment. 

 

So who is hiring for part-time seasonal roles this Christmas?

• Argos // hiring from August // http://argos.careers/xmas/
• Asda // hiring from October // https://www.asda.jobs/search-all-vacancies/
• Boots // hiring from August // https://www.boots.jobs/
• Co-op // hiring from August // https://jobs.coop.co.uk/
• Debenhams // hiring from October // http://debenhams-careers.com/
• Dunelm // hiring from September // https://www.dunelmcareers.com/
• John Lewis // hiring from August // contact local stores
• M+S // hiring from September // http://careers.marksandspencer.com/
• Next // hiring from November // https://careers.next.co.uk/
• Poundland // hiring from August // contact local stores
• Tesco // hiring from September // https://www.tesco-careers.com/
• The Works // hiring from September // contact local stores