The GCU Careers Connect, Jobs and Events service has vacancies that are aimed specifically at university students and graduates, so it is a key website for you to register with.You may also want to register with other general or sector specific websites, and a small selection are listed below.
Part-time jobs
If you are looking for a part-time job, then you will probably have to try a variety of different approaches and use different sources and web sites. The Careers Service will advertise part-time jobs whenever we are notified of these and remember that the Work Experience Hub provides you with a ‘one stop shop’ to a range of on-campus opportunities.
UK employers really value the experiences that students gain from part-time jobs. Working in any sector can demonstrate effective skills in communication, team work, problem solving, planning and organisation and time management.
Remember there will be a limit to the hours that you can work during term time. Examples of the types of part-time jobs that students often find are in the following sectors:
Restaurants and hotels
Call centres
Retail and customer service
Security
Bars and clubs
Caring
You may want to register with a recruitment agency so you need to find out which one might offer the kind of work you are prepared to do. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has a consultancy finder which allows you to search for recruitment consultants by sector (for example accountancy, engineering).
Other websites that you may find useful for your search for part-time work:
Graduate jobs
When it comes to searching for graduate jobs, then GCU Careers Connect is the best starting point for you, but there are also a number of other websites that you can explore. Don’t wait until you graduate before you start doing your research as many employers advertise vacancies several months in advance of when they actually intend to start new staff.
Specialist websites
As an international student you may have specific skills that you want to promote to an employer, for example language or technical skills. There will be specialist web sites that may be more suited to your specific area of study or interests and you will need to research these to find out which ones are most suitable. You can find a selection of these on GCU Careers in Options with my degree subject
You can also use the following websites to search for graduate opportunities:
As a graduate you may also be interested in an opportunity to work on a short-term project with an established business or social enterprise:
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
General websites
Major Scottish sectors:
In Scotland there are a number of large public organisations as well as a range of private sectors that you can research.
My Job Scotland (Scotland’s local government jobs)
Jobs ac.uk (jobs in UK universities)
NHS Scotland Recruitment (jobs in the Scottish health service)
International:
The Careers Group Jobonline (use the location search)