Local Information
Careers • Job Shop • Placement
JobCentre Plus Office 49a High Street, Paisley, PA1 2AN Tel: 0141 800 200 Web: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Employability Link
Recruitment Agencies Allstaff 4 County Place, Paisley Tel: 0141 887 1137 Web: www.allstaff.co.uk Stafffinders 6 New Street, Paisley Tel: 0141 887 1155 Web: www.stafffinders.co.uk Prime Staff Services 28 High Street, Paisley Tel: 0141 848 5711 Web: www.primestaff.co.uk Total Recruitment 1b School Wynd, Paisley Tel: 0141 889 5655 Web: www.trgroupscotland.co.uk Local Newspapers Paisley Daily Express Recruitment Day: Monday, Wednesday & Friday Web: www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk Daily Record Recruitment Day: Thursday Web: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Vacancies The Job Shop has vacancy notice boards which you are free to browse during opening hours, however full vacancy details can be found online: www.uws.prospects.ac.uk The Job Shop also maintains a vacancy information portal on Netvibes - a free resource providing RSS feeds and many links to Job Search websites. www.netvibes.com/uws-jobshop
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Here to help you find: • Part-time jobs • Summer work • Volunteering opportunities
Volunteering can have many benefits in terms of the skills you learn and the wider network of contacts you can make. It is also a rewarding activity that can give enormous sense of satisfaction. Volunteering Drop In Sessions are held during the academic year in various locations on Paisley Campus. Check with the Job Shop regarding dates and times. www.uws.ac.uk/jobshop Click on Volunteering Contact Us Paisley Campus Employability Link, Elles Building West T: 0141 848 3809 E: sts.jobshop@uws.ac.uk W: www.uws.ac.uk/jobshop
Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton & Paisley Campuses and online at www.uws.ac.uk/jobshop
The Job Shop - www.uws.ac.uk/jobshop Writing a CV for a Part Time Job
Top 10 Tips To Help You Find Work
National Insurance Number
A part time CV should be shorter than a graduate CV. More detail should be given to practical skills relevant to the position being applied for.
1. Register with our online vacancy system at www.uws.prospects.ac.uk and sign up for email alerts.
Everyone over the age of 16 who works in the UK pays National Insurance contributions, as long as earnings are more than a certain level.
Career Objective - this can be omitted from a part time CV - unless the position being applied for is a stepping stone to your career aspirations.
2. Register with other online recruitment sites (for a full list visit our Netvibes Portal www.netvibes.com/uws-jobshop
British citizens in the UK are issued with an National Insurance number automatically once they turn 16 years old.
3. Check out our Virtual Careers Library - Looking for work & Applying for work.
International students who wish to work in the UK may apply for a number by calling 0845 6000 643 (text phone 0845 6000 644). They will ask for your details and a post code, and arrange an interview for you at the nearest centre which is in Glasgow. Please note this number can be very busy.
Education - your degree title and institution you are attending is sufficient. Practical skills gained at University will also be useful eg. Working as part of a team, good communication skills, IT Skills, working on your own initiative. Work Experience - relevant work experience for the position being applied for should be included. Other Skills - eg. First Aid, Driving licence, computing skills, languages. Interests - can be included but only if the interests are relevant to the position being applied for. Referees - two referees should be included preferably employer references, although academic references can be used.
4. Have your CV checked over by one of our Careers Advisers. 5. Register with local recruitment agencies. 6. Visit your local JobcentrePlus office or visit their website.
NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBERCARD
7. Look in the Local Papers. 8. Hit the local high street or local shopping centres. Many jobs are advertised just by a poster or card in the window.
NI Number
SS 20 11 90 A YOUR NAME THIS IS NOT PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION
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Drop a copy of your CV into all the shops, bars & restaurants that you would like to work in, even if they are not advertising vacancies in the window.
10. Try contacting “Large Chains� eg. Tesco, Asda, KFC, Pizza Hut, Morrisons, Boots, WH Smith, Frankie & Bennys.
NB Your NI number is not proof of identity or proof of your right to work.
Know Your Rights It is important that you know what the current National Minimum Wage is and what you rights are as an employee. Check out our website for useful links.