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Work experience vacancies for undergraduates
Vacancies for all types of work experience are posted on our vacancy website CEEC4jobs
A range of reference books are also available giving useful advice on work experience and provide signposts to organisations offering these opportunities. Links to many other vacancy sources on the web are available at the bottom of this page.
Speculative job applications
If you are intending to target specific organisations with 'speculative' job applications, the reference section of the CEEC Information Room holds many directories of organisations in specific market sectors. Refer to our Key British Enterprises directories to identify the major organisations in the field where you would like to gain work experience.
Part-time vacancies
For part-time vacancies also check regional and local newspapers held in the Information Room. Don't forget to register with the Student Unions 'Job Shop' where many part-time vacancies for casual work are also available: http://jobshop.lusu.co.uk/
Vacancy sources on the web:
Sites sponsored or in partnership with Lancaster University Careers Service:
National Council for Work Experience
Prospects Work Experience
Prospects Work Experience contains features on everything from how to get work experience to how to make it look good on your CV, as well as case studies from a diverse range of students and organisations. It also includes profiles of employers with work experience opportunities.Collect this publication from CEEC or check out information on employers and organisations offering work experience.
United Kingdom: regional and national
Employment4students - The Internship & Work Experience section of the website
Community Service Volunteers
This is the UK’s largest organisation organising voluntary work.
Oxfam
Oxfam Includes a "What You Can Do" page with details of Oxfam Volunteer Placements.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
Hotrecruit.co.uk
For students and travellers looking for part-time work in the UK
fish4jobs
This site is updated daily with the latest regional vacancies advertised by the UK's Regional Press.
National Centre for Volunteering
Vacation Work Publications Provides advice on seeking vacation work and provides links to a range of organisations offering vacation work.
STEP The Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP) is a major provider of project-based work placements. Opportunities include term-time, Summer and 12 month placements.
Work-experience.org
UK-based web gateway providing information and work experience opportunities.
Workgateways
WORKgateways is a portal that aids in organizing UK jobs for travellers with work visas from all over the world including: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. If you are planning to work in the UK, this site will help you with everything you need to know.
Inside Careers
Official career information and the latest graduate vacancies.
Overseas
AIESEC
International exchange programme.
American Work Experience
Various positions in the US on Summer Camps (Counsellors and Support Staff) and as members of their Summer Work Travel Programme.
BUNAC
Working holidays abroad.
Camp America
Placements in US summer camps. Placements include Camp Counsellors plus a variety of support roles.
Council on International Educational Exchange
Provides access to a wide range of work and study opportunities abroad ranging from casual work to career-related placements.
Frontier
Volunteer based projects in tropical countries.
Gapadvice.org
For independent gap year information, research and advice for people of all ages.
Conservation and community projects overseas IAESTE
International work placements for science and engineering students.
Internjobs.com
Internships Online is an international database of job openings and internships for students and recent graduates.
Kareeve.com
Website highlighting seasonal job vacancies for students, such as summer camp jobs, ski resort jobs etc
natives.co.uk
"...the season workers' web site - all about ski jobs, summer jobs and working in resorts."
Peterson's Summer Opportunities Channel
Raleigh International
Personal development charity which provides opportunities to work on challenging
environmental and community projects around the world.
StudentJobs4U.co.uk
Easy to use website offering a variety of jobs from different employers in the UK and Europe. Differs from most jobs websites in that they offer jobs from the smaller and relatively unknown employers in Europe.
Other work experience sites:
The Year Out Group is a portal for many organisations who offer structured year out programmes and is supported by UCAS and the DfEE. Information on members and their programmes is available on the following site: http://www.yearoutgroup.org/organisations.htm
Get paid to do voluntary work!
Imagine spending time making a difference working for your dream charity and getting paid. That's what the World of Difference UK programme is all about. Over the years we've helped hundreds of people bring their skills and experience to the charities of their choice
http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/aboutWOD.html
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