part time job for uni student? (1 Viewer)

[waterlml]

Hi just finished my hsc and i'm going to uni next year, i'm looking to find a part time job during uni years, how many hours should a uni student work during the first year? i have no work experience and only want to gain some work experiences in my first year

 

[futuremidwife]

Do a barista course and work in a cafe


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[Speed6]

^Excellent piece of advice from a respected member of the BOS community right there.

 

[futuremidwife]

^Excellent piece of advice from a respected member of the BOS community right there.

You're so wonderful.


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[enoilgam]

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In terms of part-time work, tutoring is excellent, especially working for yourself. A private tutor can pull anywhere from $30-$70 an hour cash and you aren't really going to make money like that elsewhere. I ran my own small tutoring business for just over four years and I managed to earn more than enough to keep myself comfortable as a uni student. I did however cut back in my last year of uni to make more time for a job related to my degree and future career, but looking back, this was a mistake as I would have been able to handle it.

However, the main drawback of tutoring is the lack of regular guaranteed employment. That being said, the demand is definitely out there and the key to making it work is offering a high quality service, because word-of-mouth is essential to getting work. As a small business owner once told me "When you run your own business, you have to be competitive every day of the week". Working as a tutor isn't like working at Coles where you can get away with a half-assed effort, if you don't offer a quality service you wont get more work. It's that simple.

Speaking of Coles, another good job is stacking shelves at a supermarket. My mates work at Coles doing night shift (8pm-12pm) and they make $20.2 an hour, plus time and a half on Saturdays and double time on Sundays. From what my mates tell me, the work is pretty easy and for the money, it definitely seems like a sweet number.

 

[RenegadeMx]

prostitution makes $$$

and u have to figure out how much to work a week yourself, some can handle 40hrs week, some cant even do 10

 

[BLIT2014]

I'm hoping to Tutor people :/

 

[Confound]

Look fot unpaid professional services work

 

[obliviousninja]

Look fot unpaid professional services work

Doesn't really happen, because you are a liability for the company.

 

[OzKo]

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In terms of part-time work, tutoring is excellent, especially working for yourself. A private tutor can pull anywhere from $30-$70 an hour cash and you aren't really going to make money like that elsewhere. I ran my own small tutoring business for just over four years and I managed to earn more than enough to keep myself comfortable as a uni student. I did however cut back in my last year of uni to make more time for a job related to my degree and future career, but looking back, this was a mistake as I would have been able to handle it.

However, the main drawback of tutoring is the lack of regular guaranteed employment. That being said, the demand is definitely out there and the key to making it work is offering a high quality service, because word-of-mouth is essential to getting work. As a small business owner once told me "When you run your own business, you have to be competitive every day of the week". Working as a tutor isn't like working at Coles where you can get away with a half-assed effort, if you don't offer a quality service you wont get more work. It's that simple.

Speaking of Coles, another good job is stacking shelves at a supermarket. My mates work at Coles doing night shift (8pm-12pm) and they make $20.2 an hour, plus time and a half on Saturdays and double time on Sundays. From what my mates tell me, the work is pretty easy and for the money, it definitely seems like a sweet number.

To add to this, students who have a working knowledge of business processes at this kind of scale are well regarded. While your actual duties may be basic, your ability to make decisions which comply with a business's guidelines will be a plus. This is why it's not worth discounting these kinds of role even if they don't relate directly to your field.

Edit: This relates to the Coles-type roles but with tutoring, you are effectively running your own business so that comes with an additional set of skills as well.

 

[astroman]

private tutoring.

 

[Confound]

Doesn't really happen, because you are a liability for the company.

Why would companies be giving out unpaid internships then?

 

[OzKo]

Doesn't really happen, because you are a liability for the company.

I was under the impression that this is a zero cost investment.

 

[Confound]

I was under the impression that this is a zero cost investment.

+1

 

[obliviousninja]

I was under the impression that this is a zero cost investment.

Reduction of productivity from others in the workplace

 

[OzKo]

Reduction of productivity from others in the workplace

They must be doing it wrong then.

 

[waterlml]

Do a barista course and work in a cafe


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that is actually a good one!!

 

[photastic]

that is actually a good one!!

gg. Followed nourah's advice and got kicked out by a few cafes today. Get some experience first lel

 

[enoilgam]

They must be doing it wrong then.

If a workplace has this mentality - then they are definitely doing something wrong and you should probably look elsewhere.