Comparing the Life of a Working Student to a Regular Student

Students, especially those of higher education institutions will be able to afford the costs of their education through the allowance they receive from their parents, private or publicly funded scholarships, or student loans. However, students who still need financial assistance even after availing of one or more of these aforementioned support can take advantage of working student jobs to earn more. Having a working student life is becoming more and more commonplace as a result of the global economic crisis for students who are determined to pursue an academic degree.



The common source of working student jobs for tertiary education students include part-time work in restaurants, as waiters, waitresses, kitchen helpers, bar-tending in nightclubs and bars, in the campuses of universities or educational institutions where students are studying, in banks and other financial institutions, babysitting chores for private individuals, and Internet-based working student jobs such as those dealing with coursework writing, translation or blogging.

Regular students have an advantage over those having working student jobs because they have more time to allot on their studies and other interests at university such as sports or being involved in student organisations. However, that is not to say that the working student life is always stressful. Many of these companies or organisations offering part-time working student jobs only require the student to report to work at least four hours a day for three to four days of the week. This is still manageable for most students to adjust their working hours to those of their study and class hours, which of course should take precedence.

In addition, those who have working student jobs get the benefit of learning administrative and office skills if the student happens to be working in an office or corporate space. He or she also acquires vital time management skills in scheduling his or her work while doing coursework, studying for examinations, doing sports or even hanging out with friends. This is a major advantage to a student's resume that employers are inclined to look favourably. It shows that the student is not only capable of multitasking, he or she has also gained valuable on-the-job experience and training.

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