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LOVE YOUR PART–TIME JOB...
EVEN THE TRULY AWFUL ONES
The part-time job is a rite of passage, an
introduction to the world of work often
with limited responsibility and maximum
menial tasks. But whether you love or
hate them, they are always useful to have
on your CV.
Working alongside your studies portrays
many valuable attributes that graduate
employers are looking for in potential
candidates.
You will have to prioritise your workload
to ensure you attend all your lectures
and get your assignments in on time, no
matter how many late shifts you’ve had
to work at the pub that week, displaying
tremendous amounts of personal
organisation.
MILKROUND
You will have demonstrated your
responsible side by handling other
people’s money and ensuring customer
service is consistently up to scratch,
regardless of how stressed you are with
Uni work, or how hard you celebrated
your essay score the night before.
You’ll have had to work in a team,
understand instructions from a senior
member of staff and work independently
to get your tasks done. Whether it’s
working on a till, making coffee or
packing vegetables, it’s all relevant!
As long as you know how to use your
time in temporary roles as examples in
interviews and job applications, you can
easily turn those eight hours a week
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spent waiting tables at the local hotel
into “a flexible working opportunity to
refine your communication and customer
service skills, which offered experience
of self-motivation (forcing yourself to
go to work) and problem-solving (how
to keep that nuisance regular customer
happy every single week without losing
your temper)”. It’s all a matter of how
you word it.
No matter what job you do, you’re sure
to come away with some memorable
moments and stories – whether they’re
good or bad!
We’ve collected some of our part-time
job highlights and horror stories; even
Milkrounders had to start somewhere…
HIGHLIGHTS AND
HORROR STORIES
Nicole Cross - Account Manager
My best part-time job was working at
Waitrose whilst I was still at school. I
had lots of fun working on the checkouts
and got to meet and get to know some
regular customers, which was sweet.
A bonus was being part of John Lewis,
so we were entitled to discounts and
benefits.
Joe Simpson - ATS Client
Services Manager
The best job I ever had was working in