Student Jobs
Here we have a selection of some best practices when considering student employment and curriculum vitae advice. We are also excited to provide you with links to our hand-picked partners.
Consider if you want to work in the UK, and if so how much money you need to earn. If you are studying, do you have time to work as well?
Check if you are allowed to work in the UK, and if so how many hours a week you can work. For certain types of work programme you may need to get a visa before coming to the UK. Student visa will allow you to work only 20 hours per week.
Can I Work? You can take part-time or holiday work, but you must not: work for more than 20 hours a week during term time unless your placement is part of your studies, has been agreed with your educational institution and leads to a degree or qualification awarded by a nationally recognised examining body; do business, be self-employed or provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer; or work full-time in a permanent job.
Start searching for a job, use this great Online Job Hunting Guide.
To apply for a job, you may need to create a British-style CV and write a covering letter. For help in doing this: Please Click Here to find out how The CV Centre's professional CV writing services can help to maximise your chances of getting the job you deserve.
You may be invited to one or more job interviews. To prepare yourself, see:
Once you have started working you have to adapt to the culture of the workplace and deal with issues such as tax.
HM Revenue & Customs is the government organisation responsible for taxation. To work legally you need the correct type of visa, and you need to be paying taxes on your earnings (both National Insurance and income tax).
After you have been offered a job in the UK for the first time, you will need to obtain a National Insurance (NI) number (this is two letters followed by a 6-digit number and a final letter). If your employer has a computerised payroll (payment system), a temporary National Insurance number is sometimes used to allow the computer to work, but this is not a real number and you must still apply for a permanent National Insurance number. Your employer or an adviser at a Job Centre can tell you which telephone number you need to call. You will be asked to give some personal details, including the address and telephone number of your workplace and of your accommodation, and you will need to make an appointment at the correct local office of the Department of Work and Pensions (formerly known as the Benefit Agency). At the office you will be asked to complete an application form and there will be a brief interview. You will be expected to take two types of identity with you to prove your name, UK address and date of birth: usually a passport and a letter from your employer (containing your name and address and confirming that you have a job offer). After your interview, it may take one or two months (or sometimes longer) before you are issued with your National Insurance number. When you have received your number you should tell your employer.
