Top 5 summer jobs

While many of your friends are busy packing their bikini, factor 50 and a good book, you’re getting a head start on your career.

That’s right. By the end of the summer holidays, when everyone else is sunburned and skint, you’ll have gained invaluable work experience, networked with the best contacts and have a rather enviable bank balance.

Yes, the summer was made for go-getters like you.

So, let’s find out where you can build strong foundations for a great future.

Salut!

Learn your trade in one of the many establishments looking for bar staff – some not just for the holiday season but as a starting place for a career that could see you quickly progress to Bar Manager.

And don’t forget a bar is a great place to network. So, don’t be shy. Promote yourself and broaden your horizons.

Bon appetit!

Restaurant staff are incredibly important to Britain’s tourism industry. Working here you’re on the front line of hospitality.

Not only will you have the chance to meet – and work with – lots of people from all over the world, you’ll learn how to provide the best customer service.

That’s a valuable skill you can transfer to many different job sectors when summer’s over.

Yes, chef!

Working in a busy kitchen as a porter or assistant not only teaches you how to stay cool amid the heat and the fast-paced action (great for your CV), it can offer the secret ingredient for a culinary career.

Many head chefs began by helping out for the summer – and discovered a taste for catering that would one day make them famous.

Welcome!

Like the sound of a job as a receptionist at a five-star hotel or in a top visitor attraction? People management and problem solving are fantastic skills to add to your CV. Not to mention the staff discounts can be pretty generous!

Hello World!

If you’re more the outdoor type and the idea of summer spent indoors leaves you cold, why not take up a role as a Tour Guide?

There are great opportunities to use your communication skills and show off some of the UK’s best scenery and attractions – and this could lead to more work in exotic locations all over the planet.

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Posted on May 21, 2019