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Pouring pints in grimy bars, handing out flyers in the street in the rain, and dressing up as a hot dog to sell new products: these are just some of the ways that cash-strapped students can earn money alongside their studies.Pouring pints in grimy bars, handing out flyers in the street in the rain, and dressing up as a hot dog to sell new products: these are just some of the ways that cash-strapped students can earn money alongside their studies.
As a struggling student there's pressure to find a part-time job – any job – to help make ends meet. Whether it's babysitting the spawn of the devil or working in a demotivating call centre job, part-time jobs help meet the costs not covered by your student loan.As a struggling student there's pressure to find a part-time job – any job – to help make ends meet. Whether it's babysitting the spawn of the devil or working in a demotivating call centre job, part-time jobs help meet the costs not covered by your student loan.
According to the NUS the average student has to find over £7,800 per academic year to cover the shortfall between their living costs and their student loan. This year 86% of students want to find summer work, according to a recent survey of 529 students run by the Student Room. But you shouldn't expect anything too glamourous: 79% of the students surveyed said there are too few jobs available, and 23% said conditions are worse for part-time staff than for their full-time colleagues.According to the NUS the average student has to find over £7,800 per academic year to cover the shortfall between their living costs and their student loan. This year 86% of students want to find summer work, according to a recent survey of 529 students run by the Student Room. But you shouldn't expect anything too glamourous: 79% of the students surveyed said there are too few jobs available, and 23% said conditions are worse for part-time staff than for their full-time colleagues.
It's a tough time to look for work, so it's hard to be too fussy as a student. Any opportunity to earn is one to be grabbed with both hands. I was once required to coreograph a dance routine as part of an interview for a bar job – and the job turned out to be awful too. It's a tough time to look for work, so it's hard to be too fussy as a student. Any opportunity to earn is one to be grabbed with both hands. I was once required to choreograph a dance routine as part of an interview for a bar job – and the job turned out to be awful too.
What's the worst job you've ever done? Do you have an unusual story of earning money as a broke student? How about part-time work that seemed great on paper but ended up being far from it? Or was there a job you thought you'd hate that actually turned out to be much better than expected? Share you experiences in the comments section below.What's the worst job you've ever done? Do you have an unusual story of earning money as a broke student? How about part-time work that seemed great on paper but ended up being far from it? Or was there a job you thought you'd hate that actually turned out to be much better than expected? Share you experiences in the comments section below.