Many people use the summer months as a good opportunity for seasonal
work. It can be a great asset to help you develop or learn a new
skill, meet new people and help you to gain useful experience for
your career. This blog will go over the reasons why a summer job can
be useful, tips for finding a summer job and examples of the kind of
summer work that is out there. For more information, keep reading!
Good Reasons To
Consider A Holiday Job
Extra Income - Taking seasonal work over the summer is a great way
to produce some extra income over the sunny months. If you’re a
student, using summer work opportunities to get some extra cash is a
great idea that comes with plenty of additional benefits, without
having to interfere with your studies. Even if you aren’t a
student, seasonal work has lots of perks that can benefit anyone!
Expand Your Skills - Summer work is an excellent way to develop your
skills outside of school, university or your current job. It may be
something outside of your comfort zone, or more in line with your
career path. Either way, taking on a role over the summer will help
you to keep developing and learning new skills. This will be useful
when it comes to future employers as they will see your extensive
range of talents and capabilities.
Industry Experience - If you are looking to start a career in a
particular industry, taking on work over the summer is a great way
to get your foot in the door and showcase your initiative. A
seasonal role can show employers that you are a proactive individual
who is serious about taking the right steps forward for their
career.
Tips For Your Job
Search
Searching
for a summer job should be relatively simple, as lots of seasonal
work should be available to you, however there are some tips and
tricks you can use to help you on your search.
Start Looking In
Advance
This
may seem like obvious advice, but many people who wait until summer
begins to start looking for their summer job and it is likely that a
lot of roles will already have been filled by the time the summer
begins.
Employers
will likely want to hire people before the season begins, so getting
your application in nice and early is definitely a good idea. Not to
mention, other people going for summer jobs will likely apply in
advance, so getting ahead on this can definitely improve your chances
of getting the job that you want.
Ask Friends And
Family
While
there are many job search sites you can use to help you find a
suitable role over the summer, you may find that reaching out to
people you already know could be a good place to start. Friends and
family may have some recommendations or know of employers looking for
people to fill job roles.
Finding
a job through a mutual connection can benefit you by giving you a
more personal reference to an employer. They may be more comfortable
and trusting of you, knowing that there is a mutual connection
involved.
Refine Your Search
It
may seem like obvious advice, but refining your search to ensure that
you are only looking at summer jobs is extremely important.
Especially if you are returning back to education or will not be
working after the summer has ended. If you find your job in advance,
and ensure that you have only looked at summer jobs, you will be in
an organised and prepared position going into the summer!
You
also don’t have to limit your search strictly to online jobs. You
may spot advertisements in shop windows or pinned up around your
town. These advertisements are just as good as online applications,
so don’t limit yourself to only looking online as you could miss
the perfect opportunity.
Examples Of Summer
Jobs
You
will most likely have a range of options when it comes to summer
jobs, especially if you live in a touristy area. Summer is usually
the peak time for tourist destinations and many commercial businesses
will be looking for employees. This includes restaurants, parks,
shopping centres and more... These are a few options that you should
consider for your summer work, as they help to develop great skill
sets.
Sports & Leisure
During
the summer, water parks and parks and leisure centres are definitely
a hit, with lots of employment opportunities too! Sports and leisure
jobs could look like:
These
are just a few examples of what a sports and leisure job could
entail. If you’re an active person, or looking to progress a career
in these industries, this could be an excellent opportunity to gain
experience.
Wait Staff
Restaurants
and bars come into their peak season during the summer, trying to
accommodate the tourism spike. If you’re interested in a
hospitality role, there are sure to be a plethora of opportunities,
as this is one of the busiest industries during summer. Jobs in
hospitality could look like:
Bar staff
Baristas
Wait staff
Servers
Runners
Hospitality
roles are excellent for helping you to learn skills in a fast-paced
and intense environment, while also helping you develop your people
skills with your customers.
Cleaner Summer Jobs &
Kitchen Jobs
If
you aren’t much of a people person, but you’re looking for
transferable skills, then cleaning roles or kitchen staff roles may
appeal to you. Kitchen and cleaning roles could include:
Kitchen pot wash
Cleaning jobs
Chef job roles
Kitchen assistant
Retail Assistants
Retail
jobs will also be plentiful in the summer, with tourism on the
incline, more staff will be needed in shops. Retail jobs are a good
way to get experience in a shop, operating a till, processing refunds
and much more. While the industry is slightly less customer-service
based then hospitality, it is still a good way of improving people
skills and learning how to deliver good customer service.
Why Parkdean?
Parkdean
Resorts are a brilliant summer job opportunity for anyone! We are
dedicated to inspiring people and creating amazing memories for our
holiday home-owners. Creating a safe environment for friends,
families and couples to enjoy is at the core of our values.
Summer Roles In Devon
We
operate across a wide range of locations throughout the UK. With
facilities in Cornwall, Devon and many more, we offer great
opportunities for families and friends to enjoy the beaches, as well
as great employment opportunities for our staff to grow and develop.
Our
full list of locations reaches across:
Progression
As
an employer, we want to offer all of our staff an equal opportunity
to progress and develop their career. We value all of our staff
extremely highly and want to help them take the right steps towards
their career.
Our
Mastering Business Leadership programme, Leading The Way Academy and
Kitchen Academy have all been designed to get the best out of our
team members, and help them reach their full potential. No matter your
age, current job or level of experience, there’s always a space for
you here at Parkdean Resorts.
Contact
For
further enquiries about what we do or how we can help you find the
perfect role for summer, feel free to get in touch with us today at
Parkdean Resorts. Our wonderful team will be happy to answer any questions
and help you find what you’re looking for.
