Part time jobs/ Christmas temp jobs

Waterstones! I work there and my job started as a Christmas temp job.

Does anyone know any high street shops that would take a 17 year old for part time work? I know it's gonna be hard as I don't have many links to people but it's worth a try I guess

Also do you know any companies that offer jobs as Christmas temps?

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Yup, you can apply for boots, forever 21 and H&M online. I did so with boots and my friend did for the other two.
We also went into debenhams, new look and bhs and handed in CVs. My friend got an interview four days later.

Another friend handed her cv into H&M and got an interview the very next day. A lot of high street stores are recruiting young 17 year old.

Just go to the check outs at high street jobs, ask if they're recruiting and hand in your cv.

Sorry to bandwagon on this thread, but are you expected to have experience for temp work? Been considering getting a temp job as some of the shops in town are advertising but I don't actually have any experience

Waterstones! I work there and my job started as a Christmas temp job.

Snap me too! I worked there last year and they want me back this year Brace yourself for a lot of people approaching you asking you to help them with books whose titles and/or authors they don't even know

OP, if you're considering applying to Waterstones, make sure you have relevant things on your CV. In other words, gush about books and literature as much as you can

XD Please tell me you too have experienced 'I'm looking for a book, I don't know the title or the author but it's orange. What do you mean you don't know?'

XD Please tell me you too have experienced 'I'm looking for a book, I don't know the title or the author but it's orange. What do you mean you don't know?'

Did you go into the store or apply online? Boots usually say to apply online

for boots you have to do it online as they make you do an online assessment before the interview process.

Does anyone know any high street shops that would take a 17 year old for part time work? I know it's gonna be hard as I don't have many links to people but it's worth a try I guess

Also do you know any companies that offer jobs as Christmas temps?

YESSS. Also last year I had an elderly lady come up to me and say "Excuse me, I'm looking for a book that I found in another branch... It... It... Had a picture of the most... exquisite chicken on the cover, and it was a chicken that was... Victorious over other chickens, and there was a... There was another book with victorious geese. Can you help me find it?"
Needless to say, I couldn't find it

Pay isn't bad for retail for under 18s, I'm on like £7.00 p/h and 7.5 hrs a week with occasional overtime. Generally you just go into a store with a CV and a covering letter saying why you want to work there specifically and proof read it thoroughly because you get considered less seriously if there are any typos or anything and they'll keep it on file or if there's a job vacancy review it and get back to you. I think it is quite competitive though, obviously a lot of people want to work with books because they're interesting. Good luck!