Presentation by Careers and Employability Centre about finding part time work in Brighton, September 2016

1. Careers and Employability Centre
Finding Part Time
Work

2. By the end of the session you will be
aware of:
1. the types of part time work
available locally
2. how you can find part time jobs
3. how to apply and where to get
support with this
This session

3. Suggested hours:
Undergrad: max 15 hrs / wk
Postgrad: max 20 hrs / wk
International student: max 20
hr per week Visa restriction.
What is part time work?

4. 2016
25 & over: £7.20 per hour
21 – 24: £6.70 per hour
18 to 20: £5.30 per hour
Money

5. All workers have to pay:
Tax & National Insurance
• Personal Tax Allowance
• National Insurance Nil up to
£153
• Fill in your tax form
• Get a National Insurance
Number
www.gov.uk/apply-national-
insurance-number
Tax and national insurance

6. Brighton & Hove: local job market
Brighton & Hove is a
tourist resort.
Much of the part time
work available is in
service industries such
as restaurants and
hotels.

7. What could you do?
Examples of part-time work locally
• Bar work / restaurants / cafés
• Shop work / supermarkets
• Telephone work
• Cleaning
• Administration
• Casual work
• Babysitting

8. Specialist local labour market
• Creative & Digital Media sector
• Small / medium sized business enterprises
• Public sector: education, health, local
government
• Voluntary and community sector
• Finance - American Express European HQ
• Language schools
• Service sector
• Social care

9. Working at the University
• Work on campus is popular
and competitive
Examples: Library, Student
Union, Co-op, Student
Ambassadors
• Search CareerHub
• Also see Students’ Union
website:
www.sussexstudent.com

10. Sussex travel times
Brighton-Lewes: 15 mins
Brighton-Worthing: 21 mins
Brighton- Crawley: 30 mins
Brighton-Eastbourne: 32 mins
Brighton-London: 51 mins
Check travel fares too…

11. www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search
Jobs advertised on CareerHub
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/newstudents2016
• Jobs in Brighton & Hove, campus and
Sussex
• Part-time Careers Fair – 22nd September
• Sign up for regular job alerts
How to find part time work

12. How to find part time work
• Speculative approaches - some shops/ bars have notices in windows / ask!
• Newspapers - The Argus on Tues &Thurs, Friday Ad, Leader
• Government work search site
• Recruitment agencies - www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/recruitment
• Word of mouth / network - lots of jobs are never advertised
• Careers and employability events – meet employers

13. www.jobseekers.direct.gov.uk: search for local work
www.theargus.co.uk/jobs: local newspaper online
www.brightonandhovejobs.com: local jobs
www.friday-ad.co.uk: online free press online
www.reed.co.uk: free for local employers to advertise so popular
https://jobs.brighton-hove.gov.uk: Brighton & Hove City Council
(try East and West Sussex councils too)
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/recruitment: List of local recruitment agencies
Seasonal Jobs in larger shops & supermarkets often lead to more work
Useful websites

14. How to apply
Employers may request:
• CV
• CV and covering letter
• printed application form
• online application form

15. How to apply
In your CV or application form,
think about:
• what the employer is looking
for – job advert or
specification
• how you can give examples of
where you match with what
they’re looking for

16. CV and application support
We offer:
• CV workshops & CV clinics
book online via Career Hub
• Check our website’s CV
support pages:
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/cvs
• 1:1 Careers Adviser
appointments

17. Careers & Employability Centre
Ground Floor, The Library
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers
Come along to events – listed @
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/events
Careers Advisers appointments daily, book using
Career Hub: careers@sussex.ac.uk
www.facebook.com/sussexcareers
www.twitter.com/sussxunicareers