Part time work

Part-time work (including temporary and seasonal work) can help you in ways you might not have thought about. As well as bringing in valuable cash, you can also:

• gain experience of different companies and industries
• learn work-related skills that will help your future career prospects
• build ‘soft skills’ such as the ability to work in a team and the confidence to communicate with people at different levels     
• build up your CV

In some cases a part-time job or ‘temp’ role could even turn into a full-time permanent job…

Top tips

Remember to:

• collect and record evidence of what you’ve achieved while working – it will help you when you put together your CV
• make sure you don’t over commit yourself if you’re working part-time while you’re studying. Although it’s tempting to work as much as possible to boost your cash funds - it’s important to leave yourself sufficient time for coursework, revision and anything else you’d like to do during your free time…

Rules about part-time work
There are a few rules about the hours young people can work and the type of work you can do. Click here to find out more.