Summer Jobs in Britain 2004 (Summer Jobs Britain, 2004)

Lists over 30,000 exciting vacancies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the summer of 2004 including not only paid jobs and voluntary work but also vacation traineeships which give on-the-job work experience relevant to a possible future career.

Summer Jobs in Britain explains when and to whom to apply and gives information on wages (up to $400 per week), when the work is available, and what experience (if any) is required. It also includes tips on work permits, including the Work in Britain scheme for American students, and information on taxation, and the British national minimum wage.

Opportunities featured include possibilities to work as catering staff from Land"s End to John O"Groats; guides in a Scottish whisky distillery; ticket marshals at a Grand Prix race track; apple pickers and marquee erectors; software designers; hang-gliding instructors; helpers at a monkey sanctuary; ride operators at theme parks; teachers of English as a foreign language; or as volunteers at Buddhist retreats, on steam railways, or on the archaeological excavation of a Roman fort.