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Part-time Work
Abi SharmaCareers Adviser
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Who are Careers?What we do What we don’t do
Advise on how you can find part time and full time work, work experience or internships
Recommend or introduce you to an employer
Support you in writing job applications, CVs and preparing for interviews, through workshops and short appointments with a careers adviser
Arrange a placement, part time or full time work for you
Keep our online jobs database up-to-date with part time and full time vacancies
Provide lists of all the employers recruiting people from your country or your degree subject
Help you choose a career which suits you through information and discussion with a careers adviser in a short appointment
Proofread your CV/ application form for spelling and grammatical errors.
Run events through which you can meet employers and find out about different careers in and outside the UK. They come onto campus but they don’t recruit (at a fair/event)
Give detailed advice about your entitlement to work in the UK:
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1. types of part-time work available on and off campus
2. how to find and apply for part-time jobs
3. the usefulness of their part-time work in gaining future employment
What we are covering today
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Types of part-time work
On-campus - Student Ambassadors - Exam invigilators - Students Union roles
(www.qmsu.org) - events workers- Course Reps (www.qmsu.org)- www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs &
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Types of part-time work
Off-campus
• shop work: clothes retail, hair and beauty, chemist, newsagent
• Hospitality• market research• language teaching• local council jobs• tourist attractions• health services• film work• publicity work
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Finding job vacancies 1) You often don’t need experience 2) Use websites on part-time work leaflet
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Other ways of finding jobsTake your CV to local shops / central London shops
Go into main streets in central London: Oxford &
Regent Street, Covent Garden. Also Westfield and
Canary Wharf.
How did you find out about your part-time job?
It was quite a challenge for me as I chose to randomly drop my CVs in almost everywhere possible, from high street retail outlets, to superstores and many more. At a later date one of the Starbucks stores needed a member of staff. I was called for interview and got the job.
Nafis Ahmad, Student from Bangladesh
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Applying for Jobs
1) Advert will tell you to send your CV to the company directly or fill out an application form online/download
2) Don’t bother with websites where you load your CV up for employers to look at: only 3% of jobs gained from posting your CV online!
3) How to write a CV: CV clinic daily at 12.45 or CV workshop on Monday 11th Oct, 1-2pm
4) Book a short appointment with an adviser to get your application form checked
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Your CV
Personal Details
Work Experience
Education
Interests/Achievements
References
Your Name
123 Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
[email protected], 0207 882 8546
Work Experience
(2007-2008) Sales Assistant, X Shop
Answering customers enquiries & providing good customer service
Stocktaking & maintaining the shop floor
Managing a team of three people: giving inductions, training on tills, timetabling till work, signing off holiday, resolving staff problems.
Education
(2009-) BA Politics, Queen Mary University
(2001-2008) High School
A-Levels: Politics (A), Maths (B), English (C)
GCSEs: 10 at grades A* to B
Interests
Music: part of X youth orchestra for four years, with weekly rehearsals and a summer tour
References:
Name & Address & Email Name, address & email
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Cover Letters• Beginning• This identifies who you are, what you are applying for, and
how you heard about it.
• Middle • To explain your skills and experience relevant to the job• To explain why you want to work for them
• End • Briefly states your availability for interview.• Sign off the letter:• Yours sincerely if you addressed to a particular name, or
Yours faithfully if you used a job title/Sir/Madam.
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Part-time work helps you get a full-time job/internship
• Get English work experience for your CV• Get soft-skills examples for application
forms and interviews• Improve your English• Gain cross cultural understanding• Gain useful contacts for your job hunt• Understand the professional work
environment in the UK
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2. What if I can’t get a job?
Remember it might take a while
Volunteering withwww.providevolunteering.org
On-campus unpaid opportunities
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Other resources to help youQM Careers website:
www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/students/international
www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/jobs
Other
www.careers.lon.ac.uk/international
www.facebook.com/qmcareers
Read emails from Abi Sharma on [email protected] - info on career related events and check our website and events calendar
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What to do next?
• Attend talk on writing CVs: 11th Oct, 1-2pm • Attend a CV clinic 12.45pm• Read your part-time work leaflet• If you are having problems book to talk to a
Careers Adviser in a short appointment
