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Students seeking part time work

For most students your government loan will only just cover your living and travel expenses, if you're lucky. If you are one of these students then you'll be looking for a job to pay for any of life's little luxuries.

Students looking for part time work have many options and there are also a wide range of summer jobs for students including summer jobs abroad. We have a list of some big firms who look to specifically employ students on very flexible hours:

If you’re looking for student jobs in a specific area you can click on the following links:

- Student jobs in Birmingham
- Student jobs in Liverpool
- Student jobs in Newcastle
- Student jobs in Reading
- Student jobs in London

Summer jobs in Europe for students

Finding work for students abroad can be fairly easy as long as you're flexible.

First of all you need to decide if you're looking for a job related to your course or if you're simply looking to earn some cash. If you're looking for summer jobs in Europe then as long as you're working in a member country of the European Union then you will not need a separate work VISA.

However if you're looking to travel further abroad then you will have to look into that country's VISA regulations. For a list of foreign embassies within the UK click on this link.

Graduate Jobs

If you've finished university and you're looking for a 'proper' job then there are thousands of places looking to offer a career to a university graduate.

Unfortunately there are millions of students looking for careers so there is always going to be competition. We have a list of some great graduate employers below: