Any ideas for student jobs?

musician11

I'm struggling to live on my loan, just wondered if anyone had any ideas of things I could do to make some extra money?

Riq

I worked for Natwest as a temp during my uni years. Pays quite well and you get to sit down most of the day!

I think the thing is called "On-Call" now, you basically cover holidays, sickness etc in local branches. It isn't guaranteed but you are able to turn work down if you are too busy.

Generally I got as much work as I wanted as most branches are either under staffed or someone is off with stress!!

In my day though it was called "Local Flexible Employment Register". Bit more of a catchy name though now!

You may also want to check out the Gambling Loopholes forum. As a student you will have plenty of free time to make the most of them!! But that is only if you have some spare money to start. Worth a read anyway and see what you think.

roxalana

Either you can get a job with regular hours, which is good for knowing how much money you have coming in, but can be difficult at deadline/exam time

Or you can do casual/ as required work.

Bars, shops, cinemas tend to offer both kinds of work and are where most students I know work (and in Student Union venues).

You can also try approaching agencies for stuff like data entry work (which tends to pay a bit more than shops).

You could also approach your Universities disabilities service to see how you could go about being an academic support worker (can involve taking notes, reading articles, photocopying things etc).

Also doing things like Psychology experiments or being on the Police line-up register (as a fill-in person in ID parades) can bring in extra cash.

You might want to decide if you only want to work in the hols or throughout termtime when considering work. If you only want to do agency work in the summer then approach agencies early!

TigerAngel11

I wanted to ask this question - though I'm planning ahead, as I'm starting in September and know I'll need a job to support me.

My problem is that I don't know if I'll be able to work in the service sector (shops, bars, waitressing, etc.) as I have anxiety and, although it's improving, I can't imagine being able to do that type of work now.

I did notice that my university (can I call it that yet?!) has a scheme that helps students find employment from the university. There are all kindsof vacancies, including promoting the NUS Extra card and being a telephonist for the alumni department. I thought these would be great as the hours are low enough to fit in around study, but enough to make a difference.

Leigh

chuckley

bar work = flexible

roxalana

TigerAngel,

If you are worried about retail work etc, then data entry (esp if you are in a small office) might be for you as it usually pays above min wage.

Although I obviously don't know your situation, both myself and a family member have both become less anxious the more service sector work we have done - it forced us out of our comfort zone and although it was difficult at first I am really glad I did it, so perhaps choose some short term work that won't be majorly anxiety inducing (e.g. telephone work- not cold calling!) and build up your confidence?

baby_fuzz

Hiya,

Just thought I'd share my tips on how I got through university. Basically, through the summer, I would absolutely cane it - get every single job that I could, and work from 8am-midnight every day. That way, you're too busy working to spend the money, and it means that you have a nice pot to work with by the start of term. Take the pot of money, and put it somewhere less accessible, and set up a monthly standing order to your current account. That way you won't spend it all at once. And during term, seeing as I had 30hrs of lectures a week, I could only fit in a weekend job, but there's nothing to say you can't do bar work (or anything else for that matter) during the week... I also had friends who had so few hours at uni, they were actually holding down full-time jobs (although I don't know how tax stuff works out around that...).

Alternatives? You could try and go for an internship - although, often they are not super-well paid, they give you loads of experience, and that'll really help with getting a job afterwards.

Idiophreak

I used to work at HMV through uni - was pretty good money, worked weekends and holidays - and you get a good discount on stuff, too! (which makes it around the same price as anywhere online, but that's beside the point )

burf16

Write your CV out and do a tailored covering letter and send it out to as many companies in your local area as possible.

I had a job selling cruises in my first and second years at Uni, I was the only guy in the office!