The hunt for a part-time job

Adam Coombs, student blogger

It finally hits you. Your student loan is not going to be enough to sustain your wild life of parties anymore. Well, maybe if you cut out food and decide that alcohol is more important than the rent, but most sane people would either cut back on going out or do what I’ve been doing for the past month or so. And that is to try and find a part-time job in recession-struck Britain.

Jobs Seen on The Street 12.11.09

Part time vacancies seen this week:

Seen on Retail Choice website

• Sales Assistants at Kurt Geiger (in Selfridges, city centre)
• Sales Associates at GAP
• Out of hours Merchandiser, PC World (Stockport)

Seen on Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Retail Merchandising Assistant REF: FTS/134176
• Retail Merchandising Assistant at the Trafford Centre REF: STY/89659
• Sales Assistant at the Trafford Centre REF: STY/89614
• Waiting Staff at Little Casbah (Stockport) REF: SOO/45575
• Admin Assistant at M & W Freight (Sale) REF: ALU/67786
• Weekend Receptionist at Turner Hire Drive (Altrincham) REF: ALU/67797
• Events Waiting Staff at Ringways (Altrincham) REF: ALU/67805

Is teaching your back-up?

Anastasia Miari – student blogger

Teaching, for a lot of us, is a back up. If all else fails, then teach, right? If this is your mindset, maybe you should consider taking part in the Student Associates Scheme, as I did for three weeks this summer.

Along with a great number of students, before this summer I thought that teaching would be a brilliant fall back if my acting/ journalism/TV-producing career doesn’t exactly go to plan. Lets face it, the country’s not getting any richer and jobs aren’t exactly being handed out willy nilly. So, I decided that I’d see if teaching was actually for me.

The Student Associates Scheme is organised by The University of Manchester in

Jobs Seen on The Street 5.11.09

Apologies for not being able to bring you our usual post last week. Normal service now resumed! Part time jobs seen this week are:

Seen by our roving reporter Sarah M

• Zizzi are opening a new restaurant in Didsbury this month and are looking for staff. Email your CV to recruitment@zizzi.co.uk and more information on the opening at http://www.zizzi.co.uk/news/

Seen on Fish 4 Jobs website

• Retail Advisor at the Trafford Centre (apply via Adecco recruitment)
• Sales/Canvassers for a national newspaper (Altrincham)

Seen on  Reed employment agency website

• Camera Demonstrators at Gekko

25th Nov Placement Fair and Career Development Day

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School are holding a Placement Fair & Career Development Day on Wednesday 25th November in partnership with Pro Manchester, a corporate membership organisation representing the 240,000 employed in the financial and professional service community in and around Greater Manchester.

The Fair is open to all students from MMU, Salford and The University of Manchester to attend. Open to students studying on any year of any course (undergraduate or postgraduate) but may be of particular interest to those interested in; Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, IT, Computing, Law, Media, Advertising and PR.

More details follow…

Prices increase, opportunities decrease – find a solution now!

Student blogger – Priya Thakrar

I remember when I hit the age of 16. I’d be in town every Saturday handing my CV out to every shop I could – especially the clothing retail ones in hope of some store discount! I ended up working in a petrol station. Although I’d moan about this at the time, I now realise that the experience I gained from assisting in simple commerce such as on the till or shop floor has been vital to progressing my employability skills. It’s not that I’ve become an

Applying for work experience – don’t delay…

It’s that time of year now the clocks have gone back that it’s darker earlier, you’re really busy with lectures, seminars, life in general … and then things like application deadlines start to get in the way as well!  You might have noticed deadlines for graduate schemes are coming up soon but did you know that some work experience opportunities will close shortly as well?   If not, here’s a few things to think about so you don’t miss out…

Jobs Seen on The Street 22.10.09

Part time jobs seen this week include…

Seen by roving reporter Holly:

• Sales Advisor in Shoon shoe store (St. Annes Square)

Seen on Fish 4 Jobs website

• Cashier at Perfect Homes (Salford)

Seen on Reed employment agency website

• In store technology promotions for Gekko (Stockport)
• Marketing Assistant at Legal Place law firm

Jobs Seen on The Street 15.10.09

Part time jobs seen this week are:

Seen by our roving reporter Sarah…

• Part time staff at University V Grills (inside the Precinct Centre, Oxford Rd), apply within for details

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Test Centre Administrator REF: SSF/15198
• Merchandiser at Manchester Fort shopping centre REF: BEW/23123
• Trainee Pharmacy Dispenser (Salford) REF: SSF/15167
• Mystery Shopper at Tern Consultancy (Stretford) REF: STY/89241
• Runner/Waiting Staff at Landzel (Sale) REF: ALU/67284
• Sales Consultant at the Trafford Centre REF: STY/89144
• Sports/Dance Coach (Salford) REF: ECC/21416
• Sales Associate at Timberland (Manchester Airport) REF: OLY/15912 

Jobs Seen on The Street 8.10.09

Part time jobs seen this week are:

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Sales Advisor at Evans (Arndale Centre) REF: FTS/133218
• Waiting Staff at Urbis REF: FTS/133280
• Mystery Shoppers at ESA Market Research REF: SBH/16491