If you are a student you will probably be looking forward to the Easter break, but with summer well on its way, you may want to start thinking about finding work you can do during the summer break to earn a bit of extra money. Whether you are staying local to your university or heading back home for the summer, there are often a number of employers who are looking for staff to cover during the summer period. Bar work, waiting on table’s staff and retail work is often a popular choice as often this type of work is readily available and you may not need any previous experience.
It is worth getting your name down early as masses of students look for work during the summer, and if you leave it too late you may miss out.
Even if a restaurant, pub, cafe or shop is not advertising for people, you may still want to register your interest with them. The best way to do this is to create a CV and covering letter that you can drop in. They can then keep this on file and contact you should something come up.
On your covering letter, explain what type of work you are looking for, what hours you can do and the dates you will be available. If you have a holiday booked during the summer period you may wish to state this on your letter or wait until you attend an interview to let them know.