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Vacation work and gap year job Hunting / Ŷƚ ƌ ŽĚƵĐ ƚ ŝ ŽŶ During your vacations or gap year you will probably want to look for paid work either in the UK or overseas. This is also a good opportunity to gain valuable work experience perhaps as a volunteer. This booklet will give ideas of where to look for work and has a number of useful website links.
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Staff are available to answer your enquiries and resources are available for use
Jobs Boards on campus
Located outside the Resource Centre, The Snug, in the Library and SU.
CV and Application Help
Receive help putting together an CV.
Jobs+ Vacancies Board
Jobs+ Connect
BG Futures Module on Blackboard
http://bishopg.prospects.ac.uk
https://jobsconnect.bishopg.ac.uk
Search under work experience
Create an online profile to be
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and volunteering for holiday paid and volunteering work.
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jobs, PG & further study.
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Centre or email us. Contact us: bgfutures@bishopg.ac.uk | 01522 583605 | Resource Centre in Hardy |
tŚĞƌ Ğ ƚ Ž ů ŽŽŬ Ĩ Žƌ ǀ ĂĐ Ă ƚ ŝ ŽŶ ǁŽƌ Ŭ Voluntary work Volunteering is a good way to gain experience. It is also a good opportunity to make links with employers in the area of work you are interested in. Volunteering factsheet - http://issuu.com/bgcareers/docs/volunteering
Work Experience As well as earning money during your holidays or gap year, it may be worth setting aside some time to gain work experience. Search for work experience opportunities and graduate/undergraduate placements
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Jobs Vacancies section of the BG Futures module on Blackboard. www.prospects.ac.uk
Search for graduate and undergraduate schemes
www.step.org.uk
Shell step is a UK wide programme offering undergraduate project based work within small to medium businesses. Paid & Voluntary)
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www.targetjobs.co.uk
Search for graduate and undergraduate schemes
http://issuu.com/bgcareers/docs/work_experience - BGfutures factsheet on work experience