Part-time jobs
- Earn extra money.
- Gain useful, practical experience and develop transferable skills to boost your CV.
We recommend you work no more than 15 hours a week during term time, so that it does not affect your study. You should satisfy the work and attendance requirements for your programme of study. Information on these can usually be found in your programme handbook.
If you're worried about money, the University has a Money Doctors advice page, with advice on making the most out of your money, or dealing with financial pressure during your studies.
Where to find part-time jobs
Your Careers Service
- Listen to our web presentation on finding part time work
- Vacancy database - Current part-time opportunities in Manchester.
- Part-Time Jobs - Finding and Applying - An information 'Career Essentials' booklet available from our Careers Resource Centre.
- The Recruitment Mall - Over 200 recruitment agencies, many dealing with temporary or part-time work.
Online sources of part-time jobs
- NEW: Jobs Seen on the Street
The new weekly feature on our undergraduate careers blog, listing Manchester-based part-time jobs seen advertised in newspapers, websites and shop windows, and more advice on find part-time work.
Undergraduate careers blog - JobCentre Plus
Government-run job site with hundreds of part time jobs.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk - Jobs Mine
Jobsite for the Manchester Evening News.
www.thejobsmine.co.uk - Student Jobs
Part-time work, summer jobs and some gap year and graduate opportunities. Vacancies available across the country.
www.student-jobs.co.uk - E4S Student Jobs
Jobsite listing part-time work across the UK as well as vacation work, internships and graduate jobs.
www.e4s.co.uk - Studentjobs4U
Part-time and vacation jobs.
www.studentjobs4u.co.uk - Student Gems
Website run by a student to help fellow students offer their skills to employers needing staff for short-term work and one-off projects, e.g. IT, photography, tuition.
www.studentgems.com - Manchester Temps
Temporary and part time jobs agency for Manchester City Council, listing jobs in administration, PA/secretarial, finance and Audio Typing and other areas. - Slivers of Time
Website for part-time casual work, funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
www.sliversoftime.com - Fish4Jobs
Opportunities available across the country. Vacancies from the Manchester Evening News are posted on the site.
www.fish4jobs.co.uk
Retail and Leisure Complexes
Manchester has several large retail, leisure and entertainment centres where you might find part-time work. They do not usually have online jobs listings so contact stores directly.
- Trafford Centre (Trafford Park)
www.traffordcentre.co.uk/students/jobs - Arndale Centre Jobsite (City centre)
www.manchesterarndale.com/jobs - The Triangle (City Centre)
www.trianglemanchester.co.uk - Stretford Mall (Stretford)
www.stretfordmall.com - Spinningfields (City centre, off Deansgate)
www.spinningfieldsonline.net
Other places to find part-time jobs
- Local newspapers - Manchester Evening News, Metro News or Jobs Northwest. Get these free at newsagents or on public transport.
- Manchester shops, bars and restaurants - Many advertise vacancies in their windows. The best way to find these jobs is walk around the city centre and ask.
- Look further afield. Many students just look along Oxford Road, where you compete with thousands of other students all looking for work. Check the city centre and areas like Didsbury, Withington and Stockport, all accessible via public transport.
- On the University campus - some parts of the University recruit students for part time work. Find out more about jobs on campus.
Get more advice and tips by checking the record of our live webchat on part-time jobs, which took place on 30 September 2008.
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