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My daughter finished her first year of uni three weeks ago and has been looking for a summer job; partly for the money but also for something to do! She is happy to do any kind of work, shop/bar/factory etc and isn't expecting more than £5 per hour.

So far she has sent out 137 emails, handed out 100 cvs and registered with three agencies but no luck.

We live in the suburbs of a medium sized town but no tourist jobs (you wouldn't want to visit). Shops are losing staff rather than recruiting and bar/ restaurant work seems to go to those who previously worked there. We don't live in an agricultural area and there aren't any factories on nearby bus routes.

I feel so sorry for her as she is trying so hard,so nice mumsnetters any ideas?

STAR.
She needs to look at the JD and PS and pick out the specifics and reply that's she's right for the job because she has the relevant experience / she should give detailed examples stating
Situation
Task needing completing
Actions she took
Result she achieved.

Good luck.

Posh hotels - often have vacancies in housekeeping. Babysitting? Cleaning with one of those big companies that send teams round?

Where do her friends work? Can they ask at their jobs/put in a word?

The indeed jobs website is pretty good. You can get emails daily of all available jobs in your area.

Just a note - some bigger companies ask you to complete a question aire on line - if you pass they send you an email to book an interview - make sure she reads the email! Most bigger companies boots m&s only advertise on their own websites

Also - we have a local jobs FB page either jobs or seekers advertise there

Taylor cv to each job
Look in shop windows - often smaller establishments put note on window apply within - our local homebase did this too
Register for babysitting via agency or put notices up in community centres etc
My dd kept going round town and got lucky so don't despair
Also care work or cleaning

My DH has an office based business in a high street location.

He's employed several young people who have been walk-ins. One he took on as a student and she's soon going full time now that she's graduated.

Presentable, smiling, keen and a short CV and in DH's case 'could I have this person in front of a client?'

He admires greatly anyone who has the gumption to get out there and puts the effort in in person.

Don't just focus on big name retailers, get her to try smaller independents too.

Oh and babysitting. Around here a 17 yo babysitter gets paid £8 an hour!

I work in care. Please only encourage into care work if she would actually do it well and enjoy it. It is soul destroying when young people try to come into our work and have no desire to do it.

Mcdonalds are always recruiting round here. People tend to be a bit sniffy about working there, but it's a job. They seem to offer shift premiums too.

What's her degree field? It might give us an idea of what skills she might have. Could she do a bit of freelance work over the summer?

Try your local hospital bank staff, basically temps. We get loads of students in over the summer in medical records and admin. Not bad pay, well here is £9 an hour but might be different where you are. Worth a go?

Wow thanks for all of your useful advice and kind words of encouragement. I have sent my daughter off to read the whole thread and follow the tips.
Thanks again

Should add I used to work for McDonalds in a none touristy town and the struggled in the summer as all their students went home.

I worked for one of the exam boards during my summer vacations: mostly checking that examiners had added up marks correctly but also some admin/office work.

Wetherspoons is a good bet... Vacancies on their website. I worked there to save to go travelling it was fun.

I do find the suggestions of baby sitting a bit though...I wouldn't leave my dc with a 19 year old with no experience