Gap Years Are Exciting

Gap years are exciting, strange and full of experiences you’ll keep with you for years and years to come – but how do you get started, and especially if you’re looking to visit and work within the UK? Luckily, there are a few resources and directories online which can help you narrow down the type of work you’d like to do while you enjoy the history and culture that Great Britain has to offer. These sites are also great resources for advice on how to spend your time and how best to spread any money out that you may have earned from a tax refund before departing. It’s always important to look at getting your tax back before you leave, so make sure you do so before checking out the following sites – after all, you never know what you could be entitled to!

E4S

E4S, or Employment 4 Students, is taglined as the UK’s most visited student jobsite, and with fifteen years under its belt is considered possibly your first and maybe even best port of call for working holiday makers in the UK. With a fantastic search engine at the heart of the site, you can filter out companies, dates, job titles and more, making your first search even more likely to be your last. With company profiles, advice, guides and opportunities for TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language), E4S is a great little resource for anyone looking to work while holidaying.

BUNAC

 BUNAC, meanwhile, has been around just a little longer than E4S (since 1962, in fact!) and it’s represented as a travel agent for working holidays. With an attractive search feature and an emphasis on finding you work and experience within the UK (as well as the rest of the world over), BUNAC provides a real wealth of exceptional companies who are offering work experience, volunteering and paid internships to willing travellers. If you have a good idea about what you’re looking for and are keen to plunge straight in, BUNAC may be the site for you.

Prospects

For advice on all things career related, whether you are a UK national or are a working holiday maker, Prospects.ac.uk is your one-stop shop for tried and tested advice with clarity to boot. The site has a catalogue of working holiday providers alongside tips and ideas on where to go, what to do, and how to spend your money once you’ve worked at getting your tax back! If you are still considering your options and would like case studies and further options to consider before jumping right in, Prospects is a great place to start, as well as being an excellent source of career advice in general.
You are not alone in wanting to work while holidaying in the UK! There’s a huge amount of information and friendly advice available for you at your very fingertips, and the above are just a few sites to get you started. Why not have a look around and see what makes an impression on you?