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At BCU, you’ll find loads of opportunities to find part time work, placements or internships, or get help with planning for a career, writing your CV or practising for interviews.

We’ll help you to build, refine and develop your skills, find part-time work or gain experience that will contribute towards your CV and make you more attractive to future employers.

Working for the University – student jobs on campus

We have lots of student roles available on campus that allow you to earn some extra income whilst prioritising your studies and working hours that suit you.

Types of student roles:

• Student Ambassador - working open days, and events and providing campus tours or talking to visitors.
• Ìý- creating engaging content for BCU's social media channels.
• Photographer - capturing events, student life and ̽»¨Ö±²¥ for the University.
• Widening Participation Ambassador - facilitating activities, mentoring and tutoring with schools in the local area.
• Mentor - mentoring young people to help them progress to university.
• Admin Assistant - assisting teams across the university such as Admissions and Accommodation teams.
• Students' Union staff - working in one of BCU's campus shops or catering outlets.

Plus many other roles across the University!

The key benefits of working forÌýBCU are:

• You develop employability skills and learn how to articulate them to future employers
• You get to work on campus
• You work hours that fit around your studies
• You gain experience of recruitment and selection processes and receive feedback at every stage of the process to help you improve in areas you may need additional support (e.g. CV writing, interview techniques and so on)
• You can make connections and meet other students across the university

HowÌýto find a job on campus

Once you're a BCU student, you'll be able to register withÌý where jobs are advertised, you can also look out for roles in your student emails and on.Ìý also regularly employs students.

Working in ̽»¨Ö±²¥ or surrounding areas

With so many shops and theÌýÌýshopping centre drawing in more than 40 million customers a year, retail work is always flying around the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ job market. Plus, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ is a hub for events, nightlife and culture meaning you might be able to secure roles in one of the many restaurants, bars or venues in the city. Ìý

The key benefits of working inÌý̽»¨Ö±²¥ are:

• You may be able to pick up more hours working in shops, restaurants and bars and increase your hours during holidays and the summertime
• You can meet people from outsideÌýof BCU
• You'll get to know ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and it's people
• You will develop employability skills and learn how to articulate them to future employers
• You'll still be close to campus so you can get to work easily and spend little to no money on public transport

How to find a job in ̽»¨Ö±²¥:

You can see student jobs available right now in ̽»¨Ö±²¥ on Ìýand .

If you have a specific business you think you'd like to work for, take a look on their website. Some places you can look include:

• ÌýandÌýÌýfor hospitality and retail roles a short walk from campus
• Ìýto work in one of ̽»¨Ö±²¥'s event venues
• Supermarket websites, there are lots of express stores close to campus or bigger supermarkets you can reach using public transport
• Bars or restaurants in Digbeth, the Jewellery Quarter and Broad Street as they're some of ̽»¨Ö±²¥'s most bustling areas.

Careers+

Ìýis our dedicated Careers consultancy. They’re the experts on everything to do with Careers, and can provide essential support with CV and application writing, finding placements and part-time jobs, and getting on grad schemes. They’ll also help you out for three years after you graduate.

What can Careers+ support with?

• Career options and planning
• Job search
• Work experience, placements and internships
• CVs, cover letters and applications
• Interviews and assessment centres
• Networking
• Self-employment and entrepreneurship
• Professional mentoring
• Master’s and further study

How do I get support?

You can pop into the Careers+ offices in each faculty building, or book an appointment online. It’s all student-centred and will focus on what’s important for you.