A lot of college students are looking for summer jobs to earn money for their vacation, to explore future careers or to add experience on their CV. Of course, if you want to have the opportunity to pick a great position from various options, it might be better to start looking for it in the spring but there are still some available for you. Begin with visiting your school’s employment center, they will help to find summer jobs for you. Don’t forget to contact the person who is responsible for your program of study and who likely knows about open positions related to your career path.
2. Apply for a Paid Internship
Read our blog post 6 creative things students should do over summer break to get more information about summer internship programs.
3. Work as a Private Tutor
If you’re a smart student who gets good grades or is a talented teacher, private tutoring will be an easy way to boost your bank balance. It will be a flexible, part-time job that won’t take a lot of your personal time. Start to promote your service using social networks and websites concerned with career opportunities in private tutoring, for example First Tutors. You can also speed up your job search using some old-fashioned methods, such as to hang your ads on local notice boards or to ask neighborhood schools to place your posters on their property. There are also a lot of online tutoring jobs like teaching English by Skype. Explore all ways!
4. Look for Season Jobs
You can find plenty of season jobs at summer camps, beaches, cafes and many other places. It’s not necessary to have experience and high skills to be hired there. These sort of jobs won’t settle into a routine because you won’t have to work there more than 1-3 months. Moreover, there will be less expectations, less pressure on you and more time to communicate with your coworkers, which is great. If you are a responsible, creative person who has fun playing with kids, you might look for nanny positions. Busy parents often pay great salaries for sitting with their children. Furthermore, you can get good recommendations and will find similar job quickly if you have financial trouble during fall or spring semesters.
5. Become an Entrepreneur
Find out more details about running your own business in our blog article 6 creative things students should do over summer break.
6. Freelance
What about becoming a student freelancer? You have enough time this summer to try it, taking part in a few projects. You can become a content writer, online tutor, data entry expert, virtual assistant, internet marketer, programmer, graphic designer, survey taker or some other freelancer. If you relish working this way, you can decide to continue to combine freelance and study in the fall semester. Don’t forget to prepare a few basic things for this kind of job like opening a bank, a PayPal account and to check that you have consistent access to the internet. Even if you don’t have your own laptop, you can work from a school or local library. So everything is possible!