Living a student life gives you the chance to find a summer job or part time job. It offers you the chance 
to start putting money in your student bank account, meet some new people and improve your CV before you graduate.
As long as you are not studying in the city/town that you live in, you’ll likely have the option to work in your student town or work back at home (if you can handle living with your parents again!)
By all means, you can look for a job on our job search or even try Gumtree but the best way to find a job is to go to all the local companies you can possibly find and ask them for a job.
Here are our top tips for finding a student job (or any job for that matter):
1. Make a list of all the local businesses you want to work for.
Do a bit of research into where you can logistically work and then search online and local businesses directories to see what businesses are out there.
If you can, get the name, email and phone number for someone who works in the HR department of who works at the company.
2. Write a persuasive cover letter/email.
You’ll need to write an individual cover letter or email to the company you are writing to. You need to convey that you are hungry for work and will work hard and intelligently at the job you are given.
Explain your strengths and what you can offer the company, cover what work you have done in the past which might be applicable to the company.
Something like this:
Dear whom it may concern (better if you find their name!),
I’m writing as I have a great interest in your company.
It intrigues me in many ways, I like the way you are (fill in blank) and I can see myself helping in these different ways (fill in blank).
I’m currently a student at (fill in blank) University and I’m looking to provide my (fill in blank) skills to you by offering to work with you for free for one week and if you like what I have to bring to the table, hopefully work with you beyond that date.
I’ve worked in similar positions before (explain) and I can provide with any references you need in order to satisfy your requirements that I’ll be a great addition to your company.
It would be great to come and meet you to chat through any potential opportunities.
Kindest regards,
Your name.
3. Make sure your CV is perfect.
Is your CV formatted properly? Are you proud of it? If not, get a free CV review from The CV Centre.
4. Persevere and have a little belief.
You may have to email 50 HR departments, call 45 HR managers and knock on 80 doors but you must believe that you’ll get a job in the end. It’s extremely unlikely that you’ll get a job on your first, second or even third application.
Keep pushing to get what you want. Nothing ever comes easy until you push hard enough. I think it was around the 10th application that I got my part time job (selling cruises over the phone). Around 10 to 12 hours a week would bring me £500 or £600 a month. Most of which I could save.
5. Be a good interviewee.
You’ll still have to be excellent at interviews so make sure you know how to get through an interview. There is a great free interview e-course if you sign up here.