Having the best grades in university will not guarantee you a job once you graduate, but gaining experience through different part-time jobs will.
Every year many students are graduating without having any experience on their resume, and they are struggling to find a suitable job that will kickstart their career. The best way to overcome this is to get part-time jobs while you are studying.
It may sound hard, but with the right time management and some ethics, you will be on your way to impress the employees.
The part-time jobs that you pick don’t even have to be relevant to what you want to do in the future. Some of the most successful people today started out with some pretty odd jobs.
For instance, did you know what was President Obama’s first job?
Scooping ice-cream.
That’s right, the most powerful man on the planet started working at a Baskin Robbins in Honolulu when he was a high school student.
Or Yahoo chairman, Maynard Webb; He started working as a paperboy when he was 12, and he claims that his first job actually taught him some great attitude and lessons about business that helped him build his career.
How will part-time jobs benefit you
Part-time jobs will help you find what you want to do. Simple.
You take up jobs and you learn how to manage your time, but most importantly, you learn more about yourself and what you want to do in life.
They might completely change your perspectives about the industry you have chosen or make you fall in love with it. At the end it all depends on you.
So don’t just look at a part-time job as a side hustle. It’s really more than just the extra income. They help you discover yourself and find the suitable career.
Afterall no matter how high the income, if you can’t sustain your mental health while working , it’s not worth it
A new study in Malaysia shows that 26% of youth want to commit suicide because of their job, and only 8% of them said that they loved their job.
The rate might be shocking, but it shows the reality that many young Malaysians don’t choose their careers wisely.
Here is another piece of advice…
If you do find a new part-time job and you don’t seem to like it, be patient and learn how to cope and learn new skills. It might take time until you fit in, or it might be the worst job ever for you. Either way it will be a good experience for you.
Some tips on how to manage part-time jobs while you study
Now, we know you’ve got a tight schedule. Assignment, studying for exams and keeping up with the Kardashians all at the same time is not easy. (Joking! There are better TV shows to watch!)
So here are some tips on how to make sure you don’t lose out on anything and still manage to get the right job:
- Keep a Journal : Write down what you need to get done for the week in your journal, and try to keep up with your goals. It’s okay if you don’t achieve everything, but make sure you don’t miss your deadlines
- Find a job that you like: Make sure you are comfortable with the job that you find and you like what you do. This doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be challenging, but it shouldn’t drain all your energy out either
- Cut down on ‘lepak’ time: Yes it may suck, but you have to sacrifice on some lepak-ing for a better future. Appreciate your friends and your hangouts, but learn how to manage work and fun.
- Bring work to school: Make use of your time at university to get some of your job done. (Bonus: this will make you look cool too.)
- Don’t fear burnout, but learn how to curb it: If at the end of the day, you feel too exhausted, while some of your friends are out there partying, don’t worry. You are on the right path. Learn what helps you relax, and put that on your schedule. Whether it’s video-games or keeping up with the Kardashians. (There, I said it again)
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