Jobs For Students In College

U nless you plan to beg,           there are probably several campus  borrow, and steal your way      jobs designated as federal         through school, chances are     work-study jobs, meaning the       you are going to find a job at        government pays a percentage of    some point in your college            your salary. As a work-study       career. The search for legal and      student, you probably need to      gainful campus employment can be      have a regular term-time job       a challenging one, but textbooks,     first semester, so start looking   course packets, and kegs do not       as soon as you arrive on campus.   buy themselves, my friend. There      Begin your job search late and     are jobs for students out there       you may end up serving vegan       if you look early and hard            shepherd’s pie in the dining       enough.                               halls. If your school has a                                              student employment office, check   Before you hit the pavement, you      it for job positions or listings.  need to decide whether or not you     Your school may also have a World  really want a job your first          Wide Web site where campus         semester freshman year. Between       employers can post job             academics, activities, and            descriptions or announcements      meeting a slew of new people,         around campus, and follow them up  taking a regular job might mean       with a phone call or visit         sacrificing some important            promptly. Since most office and    aspects of your first year. You       library jobs on campus do not      might want to wait until second       require specialized skills,        semester freshman year to start       applicants often do not have to    looking a job; a lot of campus        submit resumes, and are hired on   jobs actually open up second          the basis of an informal           term.                                 interview. Many employers fill                                           spots on modified first-come,      If you are a work-study student,      first-serve basis, so it is        important to start your job-hunt      book thieves trying to slip Hegel  early.                                down their pants.                                                                                           Depending on how much money you       2. The Office job                  need to contribute to your            Administrative offices and         teaching books and personal           academic departments often hire    expenses, you will have to figure     students to do clerical work such  out what kind of job best suits       as typing, filing, and running     your needs. You may need a steady     errands. These jobs tend to be     campus job with regular weekly        pretty menial but if you do not    hours. On the other hand, you may     mind paper cuts and need to work   need only to give your cash flow      a lot of hours, they are not too   the occasional jump-start. Here       bad. If you are applying for       are some of the most common types     office jobs, keep your eye out     of campus jobs.                       for interesting prospects like                                           the admissions office. Also, if    Steady Jobs                           you have computer skills and your                                        office job requires extensive      1. The Library                        computer work, you may be          Library jobs are good because the     eligible for a higher wage.        hours tend to be flexible;                                               librarians usually hire a large       3. The Lab job                     number of students to cover the       If you are interested in the       many hours that they are open,        sciences or just like cutting up   and you are bound to find hours       rats, the lab may be the place     that work into your schedule.         for you. Chemistry, biology, and   Working in the library generally      physics professors often hire      entails shelving books, manning       undergraduates to help with their  the circulation desks, or keeping     research. Do not get too excited;  watch at the exits for deranged       you would not be splicing DNA but  washing test tubes. There is a        a classmate’s grades out of the    plus side to lab jobs, though         crapper while lining your wallet.  eventually you probably will get                                         to contribute to interesting          6. Babysitting                     research. And working for a           Professors have kids too, and      professor in a lab job can open       those kids need their diapers      up opportunities for summer           changed. Sure, it is not the most  research or future academic           glam job in the world, but it      projects. Most technical lab jobs     does mean fast cash and minimal    are paid; if you are doing more       commitment.                        advanced work, you might receive                                         school credits instead.               For more information on the                                              different kinds of students loan,  Quick cash, low commitment            students credit card, finding the                                        right student insurance plan,      4. Escort services                    students tutor, please visit the   Some schools hire students,           following website:                 usually on a floating or rotating     basis, to walk a student patrol       size="-2">http://students.mygener  and respond to calls for campus       alknowledge.com/Articles/Students  escorts after dark. 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