Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Jobs for Students

By Alex Wu

While it is not easy too find jobs when you are not yet graduated from college, you can take chance of the available part time job opportunities. Students actually have many options for part time jobs because many organizations and businesses need flexible staffs to make sure the small tasks and operational activities are done on time. Part time workers help to handle a lot, from the seasonal work loads to the simple day to day tasks. You usually work in shifts or few days in a week so that there is room to manage your other activities. Of course it can be messy without good time management. But if you really consider spending time for value-added activities during your college years, part time job maybe one of the extra 'activities' you should add into the schedule. Well, students can take jobs as follows and consider the advantages and disadvantages:

1. On-campus jobs. You can contact the college employment service to find information about on campus jobs. In many campuses, administrative and other formal jobs are categorized into work study. If you are not qualified for them, then you can find positions at the hostel, kitchen, or others. The jobs do not pay high, but you can enjoy the extra income of your spare time. So why not? Imagine if you work as beverage boy/girl, dishwasher, or others for few hours every day or few days in a week when you usually spend the time for sleeping or gossiping, isn't that a good choice? You earn extra money and you spend the time wisely. Of course the work is usually not challenging, but it is fine because you get some experiences and learn to be responsible. You can always find other jobs.

2. Work Study. Work study is usually job that requires you to work for several hours or shifts in a week at your university. It can be as library staff, clerk, department receptionist, administrative jobs, or others. You usually need to fill the application form provided by the Financial Aid Office at your university to see if you are qualified for work study. The pay is not high, but you have advantages for the flexible hours and the experience. Work study will give you great feel of office environment because the work and surrounding is usually quite formal and well-planned. Also, it is easier for you to manage time between class schedule and work shifts.

3. Off-campus jobs. Off campus jobs maybe the most challenging of all. You have more difficulties in time allocation and work longer hours. The pay is usually higher because the workload is too. But you should take it as a challenge to prove out your credibility and productivity. Off-campus jobs range from many, public relation, department store staff, retail staff, marketer, housekeeper, online jobs, nanny, tutor, etc. The extra income can be considerable since you may also get other benefits from the workplace.


4. Internships. Internships are great for real-work experience. You are not always paid, but it is big advantage to put intern experience in your CV. Discuss with your academic advisor about the available intern programs for your major. Even though you may not get paid, the experience should outweigh the time and effort you spend. And you can still do other jobs while that. - 16890

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5 Tips To Better Writing Articles

By Lewis Jorge

Article writing is one of the very popular internet jobs and people are earning loads in just a matter of hours. Though earnings are faster in writing articles, the job of article writing isn't easy. It requires skills and the expertise in order to write and submit a good quality article. And these skills are not easily gained without motivation and dedication. So, this article will tell you the basic aspects of article writing in a precise manner.

The basic aspects of article writing or the requisite in order to be a good article writer are language/vocabulary skills, research skills and writing environment. The writing environment will differ from article to article and this is one area where most writers find it difficult to cope with.

The language skills however remain the primary skills of article writing. This is because language skill is the thing that would help budding writers to stand on their own legs. The other skills that would clearly distinct a good writer from an ordinary writer is the style or the presentation, the vocabulary, the powers of imagination, the adaptability and acceptability. These skills can be developed as and when you develop the basic skills of language and vocabulary and start writing quality articles on your own.

Attaining these skills is not at all tough. All it needs is motivation and dedication. You can easily gain these skills by taking grammar and vocabulary courses until you excel in it. Keep in mind the fact that nothing succeeds like success and when you excel in your basic skills then it is just a matter of time that you excel in the advanced levels of article writing.

One good way of improving your writing skill is to write articles on various topics rather than concentrating on one particular theme. Clear examples are mentioned earlier. (You can write SEO centered articles, normal rewrites, newspaper articles etc). And select a website that is visited frequently by people and submit your articles there. You are bound to get feedbacks in the form of comments in such websites

Comments or the feedbacks really help in improving oneself. It helps to perceive one's skills in a better manner. Accepting a mistake is indeed a challenge and comments will help you do that in a much easier way. So, take the comments for your good and act accordingly.

The last advice in order to excel in this field would be research and research well. Yes, a good article write should start writing articles only after doing a fair amount research. For example, writing articles that require facts and information would require researching and providing false information would not be tolerated. Keep these factors in mind and work accordingly. - 16890

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